1955 Daily Telegraph Trophy
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Date
3 September 1955
Official name
II Daily Telegraph Trophy
Location
Aintree Circuit, Merseyside
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1955 Daily Telegraph Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 September 1955 | ||
| Official name | II Daily Telegraph Trophy | ||
| Location | Aintree Circuit, Merseyside | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.81 km (3.00 miles) | ||
| Distance | 17 laps, 81.80 km (51.00 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 2:06.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Roy Salvadori | Maserati | |
| Time | 2:05.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The 2nd Daily Telegraph Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 September 1955 at Aintree Circuit, Merseyside. The race was run over 17 laps, and was won by British driver Roy Salvadori in a Maserati 250F. Salvadori also set fastest lap, and Stirling Moss was on pole position in a 250F but retired with engine problems. Bob Gerard was second in a Cooper T23-Bristol and Horace Gould third in another 250F.[1][2]
This was the first race for the BRM P25. It only managed a few laps in practice before oil leaking onto the tyres caused driver Peter Collins to spin off and damage the car.
