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LE MANS / 1955

1955 24 Hours of Le Mans

Overall results, source class labels, full published crews, car models and the evidence behind each entry.

Edition195524 Hours of Le Mans
Recorded entries68Includes available non-starting records
Winning carJaguar D-typePublished overall classification

One race. Its championship context.

1 organizer/reference rank disagreements are recorded for this edition. This page retains the full reference classification; see the source conflict notes.

Published classification

68 records
OverallCar #Class / source labelEntrantCrewCar modelEngine as publishedLapsEvidence
16S 5.0Jaguar Cars Ltd.Mike Hawthorn · Ivor BuebMike Hawthorn Ivor BuebJaguar D-typeJaguar 3.4L S6307Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
223S 3.0Aston Martin Lagonda LtdPeter Collins · Paul FrèrePeter Collins Paul FrèreAston Martin DB3SAston Martin 2.9L S6302Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
310S 5.0Ecurie FrancorchampsJacques Swaters · Johnny ClaesJacques Swaters Johnny ClaesJaguar D-typeJaguar 3.4L S6296Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
437S 1.5Porsche KGHelmut Polensky · Richard von FrankenbergHelmut Polensky Richard von FrankenbergPorsche 550 RS SpyderPorsche 1498cc F4284Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
566 ReserveS 1.5Ecurie Belge / Gustave OlivierWolfgang Seidel · Olivier GendebienWolfgang Seidel Olivier GendebienPorsche 550 RS SpyderPorsche 1498cc F4276Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
662S 1.5Porsche KGHelmut 'Helm' GlöcklerHelmut 'Helm' Glöckler / Jaroslav JuhanPorsche 550 RS SpyderPorsche 1498cc F4273Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
734S 2.0Bristol Aeroplane Co.Peter Wilson Jim MayersBristol 450CBristol 1979cc S6271Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
833S 2.0Bristol Aeroplane Co.Mike Keen Tommy LineBristol 450CBristol 1979cc S6270Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
932S 2.0Bristol Aeroplane Co.Tommy Wisdom · Jack FairmanTommy Wisdom Jack FairmanBristol 450CBristol 1979cc S6268Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1035S 2.0Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.Marcel Becquart Richard ‘Dickie’ StoopFrazer Nash SebringBristol 1971cc S6260Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1140S 1.5Edgar Fronteras (private entrant)Giulio CabiancaGiulio Cabianca Giuseppe ScorbatiO.S.C.A. MT-4O.S.C.A. 1491cc S4256Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1241S 1.5MG Cars Ltd.Ken MilesKen Miles John LockettMG EX.182MG 1489cc S4249Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1349S 1.1Porsche KGAuguste Veuillet · Zora Arkus-DuntovAuguste Veuillet Zora Arkus-DuntovPorsche 550 RS SpyderPorsche 1097cc F4245Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1428S 2.0Standard Triumph Ltd.Ninian SandersonNinian Sanderson Bob DicksonTriumph TR2Triumph 1991cc S4242Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1529S 2.0Standard Triumph Ltd.Ken RichardsonKen Richardson Bert HadleyTriumph TR2Triumph 1991cc S4242Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1663S 750Ecurie Jeudy-BonnetLouis Cornet Robert MouginDB HBR-MCPanhard 745cc F2236Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1764S 1.5MG Cars Ltd.Ted Lund Hans WaefflerMG EX.182MG 1489cc S4234Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1865S 1.5Gustave Olivier (private entrant)Gonzague OlivierGonzague Olivier Josef JeserPorsche 550 RS SpyderPorsche 1498cc F4234Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
N/C *68 ReserveS 2.0Standard Triumph Ltd.Leslie BrookeLeslie Brooke Mortimer Morris-GoodallTriumph TR2Triumph 1991cc S4214Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
1959S 750Ecurie Jeudy-BonnetLouis Héry Georges TrouisDB HBR SpyderPanhard 745cc F2209Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
N/C *47S 1.1Cooper Car Co.John Brown Edgar WadsworthCooper T39Coventry Climax 1098cc S4207Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF16S 3.0Officine Alfieri MaseratiLuigi Musso · Luigi "Gino" ValenzanoLuigi Musso Luigi "Gino" ValenzanoMaserati 300SMaserati 3.0L S6239Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF22S 3.0Briggs CunninghamBriggs Cunningham · Sherwood JohnstonBriggs Cunningham Sherwood JohnstonCunningham C6-ROffenhauser 2.9L S4196Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF7S 5.0Jaguar Cars Ltd.Tony Rolt · Duncan HamiltonTony Rolt Duncan HamiltonJaguar D-typeJaguar 3.4L S6186Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF30S 2.0Automobiles GordiniHermano da Silva Ramos · Jacques PolletHermano da Silva Ramos Jacques PolletGordini T15SGordini 1987cc S8145Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF52S 750Société MonopoleJean Hémard Pierre FlahaultMonopole X86Panhard 745cc F2145Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF60S 750Automobili StanguelliniRené Philippe Faure Pierre DuvalStanguellini S750 BialberoStanguellini 740cc S4136Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF19S 3.0Daimler-Benz AGJuan Manuel Fangio · Stirling MossJuan Manuel Fangio Stirling MossMercedes-Benz 300 SLRMercedes-Benz 3.0L S8134Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF21S 3.0Daimler-Benz AGKarl Kling · André SimonKarl Kling André SimonMercedes-Benz 300 SLRMercedes-Benz 3.0L S8130Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF51S 1.1Automobiles Panhard et LevassorRené Cotton André BeaulieuxPanhard VM-5Panhard 850cc F2108Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF5S 5.0Scuderia FerrariMaurice Trintignant · Harry SchellMaurice Trintignant Harry SchellFerrari 735 LMFerrari 4.4L S6107Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF8S 5.0Jaguar Cars Ltd.Don Beauman · Norman DewisDon Beauman Norman DewisJaguar D-typeJaguar 3.4L S6106Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF24S 3.0Aston Martin Lagonda LtdRoy Salvadori · Peter WalkerRoy Salvadori Peter WalkerAston Martin DB3SAston Martin 2.9L S6105Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF12S 3.0"Heldé""Heldé" (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus) · Jean Lucas"Heldé" (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus) Jean LucasFerrari 750 MonzaFerrari 3.0L S4104Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF58S 750Ecurie Jeudy-BonnetPaul Armagnac Gérard LaureauDB HBR-MCPanhard 745cc F2101Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DSQ48S 1.1Lotus EngineeringColin Chapman · Ron FlockhartColin Chapman Ron FlockhartLotus Mark IXCoventry Climax 1098cc S499Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF31S 2.0Officine Alfieri MaseratiCarlo Tomasi Francesco GiardiniMaserati 200SMaserati 1986cc S496Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF50S 1.1Automobiles Panhard et LevassorPierre Chancel Robert ChancelPanhard VM-5Panhard 850cc F294Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF1S 5.0Aston Martin Lagonda LtdReg Parnell · Dennis PooreReg Parnell Dennis PooreLagonda DP-166Lagonda 4.5L V1293Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF25S 3.0Aston Martin Lagonda LtdTony Brooks · John Riseley-PritchardTony Brooks John Riseley-PritchardAston Martin DB3SAston Martin 2.9L S683Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF27S 3.0J.-P. Colas (private entrant)Jean-Paul Colas Jacques DewezSalmson 2300S CabrioletSalmson 2.3L L482Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF3S 5.0Scuderia FerrariUmberto Maglioli · Phil HillUmberto Maglioli Phil HillFerrari 735 LMFerrari 4.4L S676Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF38S 1.5W. Ringgenberg (private entrant)Walter Ringgenberg Hans-Jörg GilomenPorsche 550Porsche 1498cc F465Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF43S 1.5Connaught EngineeringKenneth McAlpine · Eric ThompsonKenneth McAlpine Eric ThompsonConnaught AL/SRLea-Francis 1484cc S460Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF4S 5.0Scuderia FerrariEugenio CastellottiEugenio Castellotti Paolo MarzottoFerrari 735 LMFerrari 4.4L S652Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF69S 2.0A. Constantin (private entrant)Jacques Savoye Jacques PochConstantin 203C SpyderPeugeot 1425cc S4 Supercharged52Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF46S 1.1Kieft Cars Ltd.Alan Rippon Ray MerrickKieft SportCoventry Climax 1098cc S447Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF57S 750Ecurie Jeudy-BonnetRené BonnetRené Bonnet Claude StorezD.B. HBRPanhard 745cc F244Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF9S 5.0Briggs CunninghamPhil WaltersPhil Walters William "Bill" SpearJaguar D-typeJaguar 3.4L S643Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF11S 5.0Cooper Car CoPeter Whitehead · Graham WhiteheadPeter Whitehead Graham WhiteheadCooper T38Jaguar 3.4L S638Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF20S 3.0Daimler-Benz AGPierre Levegh · John Fitch" Pierre Levegh " (Pierre Bouillin) John FitchMercedes-Benz 300 SLRMercedes-Benz 3.0L S834Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF36S 2.0Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.Cecil VardCecil Vard Dick OdlumFrazer Nash SebringBristol 1971cc S633Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF53S 750Société MonopoleJean de MontrémyFrancis Navarro Jean de MontrémyMonopole Sport X88Panhard 745cc F230Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF26S 3.0Lance Macklin (private entrant)Lance Macklin · Les LestonLance Macklin Les LestonAustin-Healey 100 SBMC A90 2.7L S428Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF42S 1.5MG Cars Ltd.Dick Jacobs Joe FlynnMG EX.182MG 1489cc S427Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF56S 750Automobiles VPYves Giraud-CabantousYves Giraud-Cabantous Yves LesurVP 166RRenault 747cc S426Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF15S 3.0Officine Alfieri MaseratiRoberto Mieres · Cesare PerdisaRoberto Mieres Cesare PerdisaMaserati 300SMaserati 3.0L S624Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF14S 3.0"Mike Sparken" (private entrant)"Mike Sparken" (Michel Pobejersky) · Masten Gregory"Mike Sparken" (Michel Pobejersky) Masten GregoryFerrari 750 MonzaFerrari 3.0L S423Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF61S 750Ufficine NardiDr. Mario Damonte Roger CrovettoNardi ‘Damolnar’ BisiluroGiannini 735cc S45Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNF39S 1.5Kieft Cars Ltd.Berwyn Baxter John DeeleyKieft SportTurner 1493cc S44Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNS2S 5.0Ecurie RosierLouis Rosier · Georges GrignardLouis Rosier Georges GrignardTalbot-Lago T26 GS SpyderTalbot 4.5L S6Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNS17S 3.0Automobiles GordiniRobert Manzon · Élie Bayol · Jean BehraRobert Manzon Élie Bayol Jean BehraGordini T24SGordini 3.0L S8Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNS45S 1.1Arnott Racing CarsJim RussellJim Russell Peter TaylorArnott SportsCoventry Climax 1098cc S4Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNS54S 750Moretti AutomobiliLino Fayen Herman RogenryMoretti 750SMoretti 750cc S4Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
DNS55S 750Moretti AutomobiliGiorgio Ubezzi Mesnest BellangerMoretti 750SMoretti 750cc S4Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Reserve70S 750Société Pierre FerryJacques Blaché Louis PonsFerry Sports F750Renault 747cc S4Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Reserve72S 750Automobiles VPJean-Marie Dumazer André Héchard Jérôme PourondVP 155RRenault 747cc S4Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Reserve75S 750Ecurie RosierJean-Louis RosierJean-Louis Rosier Jean EstagerRenault 4CV/1068 SpyderRenault 747cc S4Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

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