The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 5, 1955. It was race 4 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. The 36-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. His teammate Stirling Moss finished second and Ferrari driver Nino Farina came in third.

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1955 Belgian Grand Prix
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Spa-Francorchamps layout
Race details
Date	June 5, 1955
Official name	XVII Grote Prijs Van Belgie
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	14.120 km (8.774 miles)
Distance	36 laps, 508.320 km (315.855 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia
Time	4:18.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
Time	4:20.6
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
Second	Stirling Moss	Mercedes
Third	Nino Farina	Ferrari
Lap leaders

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Harry Schell set a grid time but his car was driven by teammate Maurice Trintignant. This was the easiest of wins for Mercedes. With the absence of Lancia, there was very little competition. Fangio disappeared into the distance with Moss tracking him round. Private entrant Eugenio Castellotti retired after 16 laps, Jean Behra crashed and Hawthorn's Vanwall had an oil leak. The domination of the silver cars was such that they came in over 2 minutes ahead of Farina in third place after he had lost a great deal of time attempting unsuccessfully to pass Castellotti.

• Car #24: Roberto Mieres (10 laps) and Jean Behra (25 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.

Drivers' Championship standings

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	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	19
1	2	Maurice Trintignant	11 1⁄3
1	3	Nino Farina	10 1⁄3
1	4	Bob Sweikert	8
11	5	Stirling Moss	7
Source: [3]

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• Note: Only the top five positions are included. Constructors' Championship not introduced until 1958.