1955 Dutch TT

The 1955 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 16 July 1955 at the Circuit van Drenthe, Assen.

Date16 July 1955

LocationCircuit van Drenthe, Assen

Course

• Public roads
• 7.700 km (4.785 mi)

Rider Geoff Duke
Reg Armstrong

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  1955 Dutch TT

Race details
Race 6 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	16 July 1955
Location	Circuit van Drenthe, Assen
Course	Public roads 7.700 km (4.785 mi)
500cc
Fastest lap Rider Geoff Duke Reg Armstrong Gilera Gilera Time 3:31.6 Podium First Geoff Duke Gilera Second Reg Armstrong Gilera Third Umberto Masetti MV Agusta
350cc
Fastest lap Rider Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi Time 3:34.5 Podium First Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi Second Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi Third Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi
250cc
Fastest lap Rider Bill Lomas MV Agusta Time 3:42.4 Podium First Luigi Taveri MV Agusta Second Umberto Masetti MV Agusta Third Hermann Paul Müller NSU
125cc
Fastest lap Rider Luigi Taveri MV Agusta Time 3:53.4 Podium First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Second Remo Venturi MV Agusta Third Rudolf Grimas Mondial
Sidecar (B2A)
Fastest lap Rider Cyril Smith Norton Passenger Stanley Dibben Time 3:51.9 Podium First rider Willi Faust BMW First passenger Karl Remmert Second rider Wilhelm Noll BMW Second passenger Fritz Cron Third rider Bob Mitchell Norton Third passenger Max George

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A new 4.7 mile (7.7 km) circuit had been built at Assen for the Dutch TT; the public road version was no longer used after 1954. This track set the foundation for future Dutch TT's.