1955 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1955 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 May 1955 at the Montjuïc circuit.
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| Race 1 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1 May 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Montjuïc circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Reg Armstrong | Gilera | 53 | 1:50:20.4 | 8 |
| 2 | Carlo Bandirola | MV Agusta | 53 | +31.9 | 6 |
| 3 | Umberto Masetti | MV Agusta | 53 | +1:19.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Orlando Valdinoci | Gilera | 3 | ||
| 5 | Nello Pagani | MV Agusta | 2 | ||
| 6 | Tito Forconi | MV Agusta | 1 | ||
| 7 | Giuseppe Colnago | Gilera | |||
| 8 | Alfredo Flores | Norton | |||
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125 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | 27 | 58:59.9 | 8 |
| 2 | Romolo Ferri | Mondial | 27 | +34.7 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 27 | +34.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Giuseppe Lattanzi | Mondial | 3 | ||
| 5 | Angelo Copeta | MV Agusta | 2 | ||
| 6 | Marcelo Cama | Montesa | 1 | ||
| 7 | Juan Atorrasagasti | MV Agusta | |||
| 8 | Francisco González | Montesa | |||
| 9 | Carlos del Val | Mondial | |||
| 10 | Enrico Sirera | Montesa | |||
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Sidecar classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Willi Faust | Karl Remmert | BMW | 27 | 1:02:02.9 | 8 |
| 2 | Cyril Smith | Stanley Dibben | Norton | 27 | +59.5 | 6 |
| 3 | Eric Oliver | Eric Bliss | Norton | 27 | +2:18.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Rudolf Koch | Christian Wirth | BMW | 3 | ||
| 5 | Ernesto Merlo | Vittorio Mussa | Gilera | 2 | ||
| 6 | Roland Benz | Jakob Kuchler | Norton | 1 | ||
| 7 | Fron Purslow | Alan Goodwin | BSA | |||
| 8 | Bill Beevers | Brian Morris | Norton | |||
| 9 | Luigi Marcelli | Lorenzo Dobelli | Norton | |||
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References
- Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 173.
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