1955 Albi Grand Prix

The XVII Grand Prix d'Albi was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 29 May 1955 at Circuit Les Planques, Albi. The race was run over 105 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver André Simon in a Maserati 250F.^[1][2] Simon also set pole and fastest lap.

1955 Albi Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season
Race details
Date	29 May 1955
Official name	XVII Grand Prix d'Albi
Location	Circuit Les Planques, Albi
Course	Street circuit
Course length	1.86 mi (2.99 km)
Distance	105 laps, 195.09 mi (313.97 km)
Pole position
Driver	André Simon	Maserati
Time	1:18.1
Fastest lap
Driver	André Simon	Maserati
Time	1:17.1
Podium
First	André Simon	Maserati
Second	Louis Rosier	Maserati
Third	Horace Gould	Maserati

This was the last occasion of the Grand Prix d'Albi being run for Formula One cars, and the last race at Circuit des Planques, which was replaced by the Circuit d'Albi in 1962.^[3]

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Position	Grid
1	2	André Simon	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F	2:23:22.1, 81.66 mph	1
2	4	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F	+1 lap	3
3	22	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	+2 laps	7
4	10	Jacques Pollet	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	+3 laps	6
5	20	Pierre Levegh	Pierre Levegh	Ferrari 625	+4 laps	8
6	16	Giorgio Scarlatti	Giorgio Scarlatti	Ferrari 500	+27 laps	11
Ret	12	Élie Bayol	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	68 laps, rear axle	4
Ret	8	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	50 laps, transmission	2
Ret	6	Lance Macklin	Stirling Moss Ltd.	Maserati 250F	36 laps, water hose	5
Ret	24	Ted Whiteaway	E.N. Whiteaway	HWM-Alta	17 laps, engine	10
Ret	18	Michael Young	M.F. Young	Connaught A-Type-Lea Francis	12 laps, crash	9