1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the seventh competitive motorcycle season, with eight Grands Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.

Contents

[edit] Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 Flag of Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Park Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Report
2 Flag of France French Grand Prix Reims Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Italy Duilio Agostini Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
4 Flag of West Germany West German Grand Prix Nürburgring Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of West Germany Hermann Paul Müller Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
5 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas Flag of Italy Giuseppe Colnago Report
6 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
7 Flag of Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas Report
8 Flag of Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of the United Kingdom Dickie Dale Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Report

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke 50 United Kingdom Gilera 36 4
2 Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Ireland Gilera 30 1
3 Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Italy MV Agusta 19 1
4 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Colnago Italy Gilera 13 1
5 Flag of Italy Carlos Bandirola Italy MV Agusta 10 0
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 8 1
7 Flag of the United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom Norton 6 0
= Flag of Italy Libero Liberati Italy Gilera 6 0
= Flag of France Pierre Monneret France Gilera 6 0
= Flag of West Germany Walter Zeller Germany BMW 6 0
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Norton 5 0
12 Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 4 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Dickie Dale United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 4 0
= Flag of Belgium Léon Martin Belgium Gilera 4 0
15 Flag of Italy Tito Forconi Italy MV Agusta 4 0
16 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 3 0
= Flag of the Netherlands Drikus Veer Netherlands Gilera 3 0
= Flag of Italy Duilio Agostini Italy Moto Guzzi 3 0
= Flag of Italy Orlando Valdinoci Italy Gilera 3 0
20 Flag of Australia Bob Brown Australia Matchless 2 0
= Flag of Italy Alfredo Milani Italy Gilera 2 0
= Flag of France Jacques Collot France Norton 2 0
= Flag of New Zealand Peter Murphy New Zealand Matchless 2 0
= Flag of Italy Nello Pagani Italy MV Agusta 2 0
= Flag of Belgium Auguste Goffin Belgium Norton 2 0
26 Flag of Australia Jack Ahearn Australia Norton 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom John Clark United Kingdom Matchless 1 0
= Flag of Belgium Firmin Dauwe Belgium Norton 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Ennett United Kingdom Matchless 1 0
= Flag of South Africa Eddie Grant South Africa Norton 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom John Storr United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Ernst Riedelbauch Germany BMW 1 0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas 72 United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 32 4
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Dickie Dale United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 18 1
3 Flag of West Germany August Hobl Germany DKW 17 0
4 Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 14 1
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 13 0
6 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Norton 11 0
7 Flag of Italy Duilio Agostini Italy Moto Guzzi 8 1
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Norton 8 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom Norton 7 0
10 Flag of Italy Roberto Colombo Italy Moto Guzzi 7 0
11 Flag of Australia Keith Campbell Australia Norton 4 0
12 Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 3 0
= Flag of Belgium Auguste Goffin Belgium Velocette 3 0
14 Flag of New Zealand Peter Murphy New Zealand AJS 3 0
= Flag of West Germany Karl Hofmann Germany DKW 3 0
16 Flag of Australia Maurice Quincey Australia Norton 2 0
17 Flag of the Netherlands Hans Bartl Netherlands DKW 2 0
18 Flag of France Jacques Collot France Norton 1 0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of West Germany Hermann Paul Müller Germany NSU 16 1
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 14 0
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom NSU 13 1
4 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 11 1
5 Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Italy MV Agusta 11 0
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Sammy Miller United Kingdom NSU 10 0
7 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom NSU 8 1
= Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 8 1
9 Flag of West Germany Hans Baltisberger Germany NSU 6 0
= Flag of West Germany Wolfgang Brandt Germany NSU 6 0
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 6 0
12 Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 3 0
13 Flag of the United Kingdom Dave Chadwick United Kingdom RD Special 2 0
14 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Webster United Kingdom Velocette 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Helmut Hallmeier Germany NSU 1 0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 32 5
2 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 26 1
3 Flag of Italy Remo Venturi Italy MV Agusta 16 0
4 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Lattanzi Italy Mondial 11 0
5 Flag of Italy Angelo Copeta Italy MV Agusta 8 0
6 Flag of Italy Romolo Ferri Italy Mondial 7 0
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Webster United Kingdom MV Agusta 5 0
8 Flag of Austria Rudolf Grimas Austria Mondial 4 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom MV Agusta 3 0
= Flag of West Germany August Hobl Germany DKW 3 0
= Flag of West Germany Karl Lottes Germany MV Agusta 3 0
= Flag of Italy Tarquinio Provini Italy Mondial 3 0
13 Flag of West Germany Bernhard Pertrusche Germany IFA 2 0
= Flag of West Germany Willi Scheidhauer Germany MV Agusta 2 0
= Flag of West Germany Sigfried Wünsche Germany DKW 2 0
16 Flag of Spain Marcelo Cama Spain Montesa 1 0
= Flag of Italy Paolo Campanelli Italy Mondial 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Erhard Krumpholz Germany IFA 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ross Porter United Kingdom MV Agusta 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Erich Wünsche Germany MV Agusta 1 0