The 2nd International Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 24 September 1955 at the Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire. The race was run over 54 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Maserati 250F.
Results
Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid14 Stirling MossOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati 250F1h44m05.4, 85.94 mph221 Mike HawthornScuderia FerrariLancia D501h45m11.6, +66.2s139 Desmond TitteringtonVandervell Products Ltd.Vanwall VW353 laps6411 Reg ParnellConnaught EngineeringConnaught Type B-Alta53 laps9516 Roy SalvadoriGilby Engineering Ltd.Maserati 250F52 laps7618 Bob GerardF.R. GerardCooper T23-Bristol52 laps1072 Eugenio CastellottiScuderia FerrariLancia D5051 laps485 Luigi MussoOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati 250F49 laps - gearbox3919 Michael YoungRoebuck EngineeringConnaught Type A-Alta47 laps181015 Peter WalkerR.R.C. Walker Racing TeamConnaught Type A-Alta45 laps - transmission81112 Jack FairmanConnaught EngineeringConnaught Type B-Alta44 laps15Ret3 Alfonso de PortagoMarquis de PortagoFerrari 62535 laps - spin14Ret21 John YoungJohn CoombsConnaught Type A-Lea Francis24 laps - spin17Ret7 Harry SchellVandervell Products Ltd.Vanwall VW216 laps - universal joint5Ret17 Leslie MarrL. MarrConnaught Type B-Alta16 laps - crash11Ret24 Bruce HalfordEquipe DevoneCooper T23-Bristol14 laps - engine16Ret6 Horace GouldGould's Garage (Bristol)Maserati 250F9 laps - engine12Ret10 Peter CollinsOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P259 laps - oil pressure13Ret22 Dick GibsonR. GibsonConnaught Type A-Lea Francis7 laps - engine19DNA8 Ken WhartonVandervell Products Ltd.Vanwalldriver injured -DNA14 Ottorino VolonterioO. VolonterioMaserati A6GCM -DNA8 Charles BoultonEcurie AneConnaught Type A-Lea Francis -
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