Type: | NC |
Country: | GBR |
Grand Prix: | RedeX Trophy |
Date: | 13 August |
Year: | 1955 |
Official Name: | III RedeX Trophy |
Location: | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk |
Course: | Permanent racing facility |
Course Mi: | 2.71 |
Course Km: | 4.35 |
Distance Laps: | 25 |
Distance Mi: | 67.75 |
Distance Km: | 108.67 |
Pole Driver: | Stirling Moss |
Pole Team: | Maserati |
Pole Country: | GBR |
Fast Driver: | Stirling Moss |
Fast Team: | Maserati |
Fast Time: | 1:56.0 |
Fast Country: | GBR |
First Driver: | Harry Schell |
First Country: | USA |
First Team: | Vanwall |
Second Driver: | Ken Wharton |
Second Country: | GBR |
Second Team: | Vanwall |
Third Driver: | Stirling Moss |
Third Country: | GBR |
Third Team: | Maserati |
The 3rd RedeX Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 13 August 1955 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 25 laps, and was won by American driver Harry Schell in a Vanwall. Maserati driver Stirling Moss was on pole position and set fastest lap.[1] [2]
This was the first Formula 1 win for the Vanwall marque.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 142 | Harry Schell | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall VW2 | 50:07.4, 80.80 mph | 2 | |
2 | 149 | Ken Wharton | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall VW3 | +11.0s | 4 | |
3 | 125 | Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss Ltd. | Maserati 250F | +18.6s | 1 | |
4 | 122 | Jack Brabham | J.A. Brabham | Cooper T40-Bristol | 25 laps | 11 | |
5 | 127 | Roy Salvadori | Gilby Engineering | Maserati 250F | 25 laps | 7 | |
6 | 135 | Jack Fairman | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B-Alta | 25 laps | 8 | |
7 | 140 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Maserati 250F | 25 laps | 5 | |
8 | 136 | Mike Oliver | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B-Alta | 25 laps | 9 | |
9 | 133 | Michael Young | Roebuck Engineering | Connaught Type A-Alta | |||
10 | 139 | Charles Boulton | Ecurie Ane | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | |||
11 | 120 | Ottorino Volonterio | O. Volonterio | Maserati A6GCM | |||
Ret | 126 | Peter Walker | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type B-Alta | 6 | ||
Ret | 138 | John Webb | J.H. Webb | Turner-Lea Francis | |||
Ret | 133 | John Young | John Coombs | Lotus Mark IX-Lea Francis | |||
Ret | 137 | Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Maserati 250F | 2 laps | 3 | |
DNS | 11 | Leslie Marr | L. Marr | Connaught Type B-Alta | 10 |