1955 Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans
11-12 June - Circuit de la Sarthe: 4135.380 km (13.492 km x 307 laps)
Results:
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 5.0 |
6 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Mike Hawthorn Ivor Bueb |
Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 307 |
| 2 | S 3.0 |
23 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Peter Collins Paul Frère |
Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 302 |
| 3 | S 5.0 |
10 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Johnny Claes Jacques Swaters |
Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 296 |
| 4 | S 1.5 |
37 | Porsche KG | Helmut Polensky Richard von Frankenberg |
Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 284 |
| 5 | S 1.5 |
66 | Equipe Nationale Belga Gustave Olivier |
Wolfgang Seidel Olivier Gendebien |
Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 276 |
| 6 | S 1.5 |
62 | Porsche KG | Helm Glöckler Joroslav Juhan |
Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 273 |
| 7 | S 2.0 |
34 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | Peter S. Wilson Jim Mayers |
Bristol 450C Open | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 271 |
| 8 | S 2.0 |
33 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | Mike Keen Tommy Line |
Bristol 450C Open | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 270 |
| 9 | S 2.0 |
32 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | Tommy Wisdom Jack Fairman |
Bristol 450C Open | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 268 |
| 10 | S 2.0 |
35 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. | Marcel Becquart Richard Stoop |
Frazer Nash Sebring | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 260 |
| 11 | S 1.5 |
40 | Edgar Fronteras | Giulio Cabianca Giuseppe Scorbati |
O.S.C.A. MT-4 1500 | O.S.C.A. 1.5L I4 | 256 |
| 12 | S 1.5 |
41 | MG Cars Ltd. | Ken Miles Johnny Lockett |
MG EX182 | MG 1.5L I4 | 249 |
| 13 | S 1.1 |
49 | Porsche KG | Auguste Veuillet Zora Arkus-Duntov |
Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Porsche 1.1L I4 | 245 |
| 14 | S 2.0 |
28 | Standard Triumph Ltd. | Robert Dickson Ninian Sanderson |
Triumph TR2 | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 242 |
| 15 | S 2.0 |
29 | Standard Triumph Ltd. | Ken Richardson Bert Hadley |
Triumph TR2 | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 242 |
| 16 | S 750 |
63 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet | Louis Cornet Robert Mougin |
DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 236 |
| 17 | S 1.5 |
64 | MG Cars Ltd. | Ted Lund Hans Waeffler |
MG EX182 | MG 1.5L I4 | 234 |
| 18 | S 1.5 |
65 | Gustave Olivier | Gustave Olivier Josef Jeser |
Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 234 |
| 19 | S 2.0 |
68 | Standard Triumph Ltd. | Leslie Brooke Mortimer Morris-Goodall |
Triumph TR2 | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 214 |
| 20 | S 750 |
59 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet | Georges Trouis Louis Héry |
DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 209 |
| 21 | S 1.1 |
47 | Cooper Car Company | Edgar Wadsworth John Brown |
Cooper T39 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | 207 |
Did Not Finish: |
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| 22 | S 3.0 |
16 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Luigi Musso Luigi Valenzano |
Maserati 300S | Maserati 3.0L I6 | 239 |
| 23 | S 3.0 |
22 | Briggs Cunningham | Briggs Cunningham Sherwood Johnston |
Cunningham C6-R | Offenhauser 2.9L I4 | 196 |
| 24 | S 5.0 |
7 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Tony Rolt Duncan Hamilton |
Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 186 |
| 25 | S 750 |
52 | Société Monopole | Jean Hémard Pierre Flahaut |
Monopole X88 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 145 |
| 26 | S 2.0 |
30 | Automobiles Gordini | Jacques Pollet Hernando da Silva Ramos |
Gordini T15S | Gordini 2.0L I8 | 145 |
| 27 | S 750 |
60 | Automobili Stanguellini | René Philippe Faure Pierre Duval |
Stanguellini 750 Bialbero | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 136 |
| 28 | S 3.0 |
19 | Daimler-Benz A.G. | Juan Manuel Fangio Stirling Moss |
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR | Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I8 | 134 |
| 29 | S 3.0 |
21 | Daimler-Benz A.G. | Karl Kling André Simon |
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR | Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I8 | 130 |
| 30 | S 1.1 |
51 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor | René Cotton André Beaulieux |
Panhard VM5 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 108 |
| 31 | S 5.0 |
5 | Scuderia Ferrari | Maurice Trintignant Harry Schell |
Ferrari 121LM | Ferrari 4.4L I6 | 107 |
| 32 | S 5.0 |
8 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Don Beauman Norman Dewis |
Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 106 |
| 33 | S 3.0 |
24 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Roy Salvadori Peter Walker |
Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 105 |
| 34 | S 3.0 |
12 | "Heldé" | Pierre-Louis Dreyfus Jean Lucas |
Ferrari 750 Monza | Ferrari 3.0L I4 | 104 |
| 35 | S 750 |
58 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet | Paul Armagnac Gérard Laureau |
DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 101 |
| 36 | S 1.1 |
48 | Lotus Engineering | Colin Chapman Ron Flockhart |
Lotus Mk9 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | 99 |
| 37 | S 1.1 |
50 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor | Pierre Chancel Robert Chancel |
Panhard VM5 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 94 |
| 38 | S 2.0 |
31 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Carlo Tomasi Francesco Giardini |
Maserati 200S | Maserati 2.0L I4 | 96 |
| 39 | S 5.0 |
1 | Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. | Reg Parnell Dennis Poore |
Lagonda DP166 | Lagonda 4.5L V12 | 93 |
| 40 | S 3.0 |
25 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Tony Brooks John Riseley-Pritchard |
Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 83 |
| 41 | S 3.0 |
27 | Jean-Paul Colas | Jean-Paul Colas Jacques Dewez |
Salmson 2300S Spyder | Salmson 2.3L I4 | 82 |
| 42 | S 5.0 |
3 | Scuderia Ferrari | Umberto Maglioli Phil Hill |
Ferrari 121LM | Ferrari 4.4L I6 | 76 |
| 43 | S 1.5 |
38 | Walter Ringgenberg | Walter Ringgenberg Hans-Jörg Gilomen |
Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 65 |
| 44 | S 1.5 |
43 | Connaught Engineering | Kenneth McAlpine Eric Thompson |
Connaught AL/SR | Lea-Francis 1.5L I4 | 60 |
| 45 | S 2.0 |
69 | Alexandre Constantin | Jacques Savoye Jacques Poch |
Constantin C Barquette | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 52 |
| 46 | S 5.0 |
4 | Scuderia Ferrari | Eugenio Castellotti Count Paolo Marzotto |
Ferrari 121LM | Ferrari 4.4L I6 | 52 |
| 47 | S 1.1 |
46 | Kieft Cars Ltd. | Alan Rippon Bill Merrick |
Kieft | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | 47 |
| 48 | S 5.0 |
9 | Briggs Cunningham | William Spear Phil Walters |
Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 43 |
| 49 | S 750 |
57 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet | René Bonnet Claude Storez |
DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 44 |
| 50 | S 5.0 |
11 | Cooper Car Company | Peter Whitehead Graham Whitehead |
Cooper T38 | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 38 |
| 51 | S 3.0 |
20 | Daimler-Benz A.G. | Pierre Levegh John Fitch |
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR | Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I8 | 34 |
| 52 | S 2.0 |
36 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. | Cecil Vard Dick Odlum |
Frazer Nash Sebring | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 33 |
| 53 | S 750 |
53 | Société Monopole | Francis Navarro Jean de Montrémy |
Monopole Sport X88 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 30 |
| 54 | S 3.0 |
26 | Lance Macklin | Lance Macklin Les Leston |
Austin-Healey 100S | BMC 2.7L I4 | 28 |
| 55 | S 1.5 |
42 | MG Cars Ltd. | Dick Jacobs Joe Flynn |
MG EX182 | MG 1.5L I4 | 27 |
| 56 | S 750 |
56 | Automobiles VP | Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Lesur |
VP 166R | Renault 0.7L I4 | 26 |
| 57 | S 3.0 |
15 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Roberto Mières Cesare Perdisa |
Maserati 300S | Maserati 3.0L I6 | 24 |
| 58 | S 3.0 |
14 | Mike Sparken | Mike Sparken Masten Gregory |
Ferrari 750 Monza | Ferrari 3.0L I4 | 23 |
| 59 | S 750 |
61 | Nardi Automobili | Dr. Mario Damonte Roger Crovetto |
Nardi 750LM | Giannini 0.7L I4 | 5 |
| 60 | S 1.5 |
39 | Kieft Cars Ltd. | Berwyn Baxter John Deeley |
Kieft | Coventry Climax 1.5L I4 | 4 |
Class Winners:
| Index of Performance | Rickard von Frankenberg / Helmut Polensky | Porsche 550 |
| 21st Biennial cup | Rickard von Frankenberg / Helmut Polensky | Porsche 550 |
| 3001 - 5000cc | Mike Hawthorn / Ivor Bueb | Jaguar D-type |
| 2001 - 3000cc | Peter Collins / Paul Frére | Aston Martin DB3S |
| 1501 - 2000cc | Peter Wilson / Jim Mayers | Bristol 450 C |
| 1101 - 1500cc | Richard von Frankenberg / Helmut Polensky | Porsche 550 |
| 751 - 1100cc | Zora Arcus-Duntov / Auguste Veuillet | Porsche 356 |
| 501 - 750cc | Louis Cornet / Robert Mougin | D.B. Panhard |
