1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix

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Date15 May 1955
LocationReims-Gueux
Course
  • Public roads
  • 8.301 km (5.158 mi)
France  1955 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 8 races in the
1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date15 May 1955
LocationReims-Gueux
Course
  • Public roads
  • 8.301 km (5.158 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera
Time 2:39.0
Podium
First United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera
Second Italy Libero Liberati Gilera
Third Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Gilera
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi
Time 3:02.0
Podium
First Italy Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi
Second United Kingdom Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi
Third Italy Roberto Colombo Moto Guzzi
125cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Romolo Ferri Mondial
Time 3:16.8
Podium
First Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Switzerland Luigi Taveri MV Agusta
Third Italy Giuseppe Lattanzi Mondial

The 1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 15 May 1955 at the Reims-Gueux circuit.

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera 30 1:22:52.8 8
2 Italy Libero Liberati Gilera 30 +2:00.2 6
3 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Gilera 30 +2:22.4 4
4 Italy Tito Forconi MV Agusta 3
5 France Jacques Collot Norton 2
6 Belgium Firmin Dauwe Norton 1
7 Switzerland Florian Camathias Norton
8 France Marcel Beauvais Norton
9 France Jean-Pierre Bayle Norton
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350 cc classification

125cc classification

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