1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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Sports season

The 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the seventh F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eight Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 1 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 4 September.
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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| 1 | 1 May | Montjuïc Circuit | Report | ||||||
| 2 | 15 May | Reims | Report | ||||||
| 3 | 10 June | Snaefell Mountain | Report | ||||||
| 4 | 26 June | Nürburgring Nordschleife | Report | ||||||
| 5 | 3 July | Spa-Francorchamps | Report | ||||||
| 6 | 16 July | TT Circuit Assen | Report | ||||||
| 7 | 13 August | Dundrod Circuit | Report | ||||||
| 8 | 4 September | Monza | Report |
Standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the five best results were counted.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings
350cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 32 | 4 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 18 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Germany | DKW | 17 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Australia | Moto Guzzi | 14 | 1 | ||
| 5 | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 13 | 0 | ||
| 6 | United Kingdom | Norton | 11 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 8 | 1 | ||
| 8 | United Kingdom | Norton | 8 | 0 | ||
| 9 | United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 7 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Australia | Norton | 4 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 3 | 0 | ||
| = | Belgium | Velocette | 3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | New Zealand | AJS | 3 | 0 | ||
| = | Germany | DKW | 3 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Australia | Norton | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Netherlands | DKW | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | France | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | NSU | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2 | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 14 | 0 | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 13 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Switzerland | MV Agusta | 11 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Italy | MV Agusta | 11 | 0 | ||
| 6 | United Kingdom | NSU | 10 | 0 | ||
| 7 | United Kingdom | NSU | 8 | 1 | ||
| = | Italy | MV Agusta | 8 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Germany | NSU | 6 | 0 | ||
| = | Germany | NSU | 6 | 0 | ||
| 11 | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 6 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 3 | 0 | ||
| 13 | United Kingdom | RD Special | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | United Kingdom | Velocette | 1 | 0 | ||
| = | Germany | NSU | 1 | 0 |
125cc
Riders' standings
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Constructors' standings
Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
| Pos. | Constructor | ESP |
FRA |
MAN |
GER |
NED |
NAT |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 (48) | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 (19) | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Pos. | Constructor | ESP |
FRA |
MAN |
GER |
NED |
NAT |
Pts |
References
- Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). pp. 22–24. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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