1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 15 May 1955 at the Reims-Gueux circuit.
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| Race 2 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 15 May 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Reims-Gueux | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Geoff Duke |
Gilera | 30 | 1:22:52.8 | 8 |
| 2 |  Libero Liberati |
Gilera | 30 | +2:00.2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Reg Armstrong |
Gilera | 30 | +2:22.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Tito Forconi |
MV Agusta | 3 | ||
| 5 |  Jacques Collot |
Norton | 2 | ||
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Firmin Dauwe |
Norton | 1 | ||
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Florian Camathias |
Norton | |||
| 8 | Marcel Beauvais |
Norton | |||
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Bayle |
Norton | |||
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350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Duilio Agostini |
Moto Guzzi | 24 | 1:16:16.5 | 8 |
| 2 | Dickie Dale |
Moto Guzzi | 24 | +1.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Roberto Colombo |
Moto Guzzi | 24 | +1:33.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Auguste Goffin |
Norton | 3 | ||
| 5 |  Peter Murphy |
AJS | 2 | ||
| 6 | Jacques Collot |
Norton | 1 | ||
| 7 | John Storr |
Norton | |||
| 8 |  Francis Flahaut |
Norton | |||
| 9 | Robin Fitton |
Velocette | |||
| 10 |  Bruno Böhrer |
Parilla | |||
| 11 | Tommy Wood |
Norton | |||
| 12 | Hans Haldemann |
Norton | |||
| 13 |  P. Whelan |
AJS | |||
| 14 | René Guérin |
Norton | |||
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125 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali |
MV Agusta | 12 | 40:29.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Luigi Taveri |
MV Agusta | 12 | +18.8 | 6 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Lattanzi |
Mondial | 12 | +18.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Tarquinio Provini |
Mondial | 3 | ||
| 5 | Angelo Copeta |
MV Agusta | 2 | ||
| 6 | Romolo Ferri |
Mondial | 1 | ||
| 7 | Otto Krebs |
Mondial | |||
| 8 | Bill Webster |
MV Agusta | |||
| 9 | Karl Kronmüller |
MV Agusta | |||
| 10 | Willi Scheidhauer |
MV Agusta | |||
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References
- Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 173.
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