1955 London Trophy
Motor car race
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The 3rd London Trophy (International Trophy) was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 30 July 1955 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 15 laps, and was won by British driver Mike Hawthorn in a Maserati 250F. Hawthorn started from pole position in Heat 1 and set fastest lap in the heat, and also in the final. Vanwall driver Harry Schell started from pole position in Heat 2 and set fastest lap in that heat. Schell was second in the final and Roy Salvadori in a Maserati 250F was third.[1]
| 1955 London Trophy | |||
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| Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 July 1955 | ||
| Official name | III London Trophy | ||
| Location | Crystal Palace Circuit, London | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.240 km (1.390 miles) | ||
| Distance | 15 (final) laps, 32.457 km (20.235 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:03.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Vanwall | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
Entries
1Numbers 4, 14 and 22 DNA
Results
Heats
Heat 1
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Heat 2
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Final
Grid positions for the final were determined by the drivers' finishing times in the heats. Only the top six drivers from each heat qualified for the final.
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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| 1 | Mike Hawthorn |
Maserati | 16:10.0, 77.30mph | 1 |
| 2 |  Harry Schell |
Vanwall | +1.4s | 3 |
| 3 | Roy Salvadori |
Maserati | +32.8s | 2 |
| 4 | Tony Brooks |
Connaught-Lea Francis | +53.0s | 6 |
| 5 | Paul Emery |
Emeryson-Alta | +1 lap | 7 |
| 6 |  Michael Young |
Connaught-Alta | +1 lap | 9 |
| 7 | Keith Hall |
Cooper-Bristol | +1 lap | 12 |
| 8 | Bill Holt |
Connaught-Lea Francis | 11 | |
| Ret | Horace Gould |
Maserati | 10 laps, transmission | 4 |
| DNS |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Bristol | 8 | |
| DNS | Jack Fairman |
Connaught-Alta | 5 | |
| DNS | Tom Kyffin |
Cooper-Bristol | 10 |