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1955 24 Heures du Mans
Le Mans
307 laps
Average speed of winner: 172.308 kph
Fastest lap: Mike Hawthorn 4:06.6
Video links: Levegh crash
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| Finish | Class | Class Rank | Drivers | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Owner | Laps |
| 1 | S 5.0 | 1 | Mike Hawthorn | 6 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Jaguar | 307 |
| Ivor Bueb | |||||||||
| 2 | S 3.0 | 1 | Peter Collins | 23 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | Aston Martin | 302 |
| Paul Frère | |||||||||
| 3 | S 5.0 | 2 | Johnny Claes | 10 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Francorchamps | 296 |
| Jacques Swaters | |||||||||
| 4 | S 1.5 | 1 | Helmut Polensky | 37 | Porsche KG | Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Porsche | 284 |
| Richard von Frankenberg | |||||||||
| 5 | S 1.5 | 2 | Wolfgang Seidel | 66 | Equipe Nationale Belge | Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Olivier | 276 |
| Olivier Gendebien | |||||||||
| 6 | S 1.5 | 3 | Helm Glöckler | 62 | Porsche KG | Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Porsche | 273 |
| Jaroslav Juhan | |||||||||
| 7 | S 2.0 | 1 | Peter Wilson | 34 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | Bristol 450C Open | Bristol 2.0L I6 | Bristol | 271 |
| Jim Mayers | |||||||||
| 8 | S 2.0 | 2 | Mike Keen | 33 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | Bristol 450C Open | Bristol 2.0L I6 | Bristol | 270 |
| Tommy Line | |||||||||
| 9 | S 2.0 | 3 | Tommy Wisdom | 32 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | Bristol 450C Open | Bristol 2.0L I6 | Bristol | 268 |
| Jack Fairman | |||||||||
| 10 | S 2.0 | 4 | Marcel Becquart | 35 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. | Frazer Nash Sebring | Bristol 2.0L I6 | Frazer Nash | 260 |
| Richard Stoop | |||||||||
| 11 | S 1.5 | 4 | Giulio Cabianca | 40 | Edgar Fronteras | OSCA MT-4 1500 | OSCA 1.5L I4 | Fronteras | 256 |
| Giuseppe Scorbati | |||||||||
| 12 | S 1.5 | 5 | Ken Miles | 41 | MG Cars Ltd. | MG EX182 | MG 1.5L I4 | MG | 249 |
| Johnny Lockett | |||||||||
| 13 | S 1.1 | 1 | Auguste Veuillet | 49 | Porsche KG | Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Porsche 1.1L Flat-4 | Porsche | 245 |
| Zora Arkus-Duntov | |||||||||
| 14 | S 2.0 | 5 | Robert Dickson | 28 | Standard-Triumph Ltd. | Triumph TR2 | Triumph 2.0L I4 | Standard-Triumph | 242 |
| Ninian Sanderson | |||||||||
| 15 | S 2.0 | 6 | Ken Richardson | 29 | Standard-Triumph Ltd. | Triumph TR2 | Triumph 2.0L I4 | Standard-Triumph | 242 |
| Bert Hadley | |||||||||
| 16 | S 750 | 1 | Louis Cornet | 63 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet | DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | DB | 236 |
| Robert Mougin | |||||||||
| 17 | S 1.5 | 6 | Ted Lund | 64 | MG Cars Ltd. | MG EX182 | MG 1.5L I4 | MG | 234 |
| Hans Waeffler | |||||||||
| 18 | S 1.5 | 7 | Gustave Olivier | 65 | Gustave Olivier | Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Olivier | 234 |
| Josef Jeser | |||||||||
| 19 | S 2.0 | 7 | Leslie Brooke | 68 | Standard-Triumph Ltd. | Triumph TR2 | Triumph 2.0L I4 | Standard-Triumph | 214 |
| Mortimer Morris-Goodall | |||||||||
| 20 | S 750 | 2 | Georges Trouis | 59 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet | DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | DB | 209 |
| Louis Héry | |||||||||
| 21 | S 1.1 | 2 | Edgar Wadsworth | 47 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T39 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | Cooper | 207 |
| John Brown | |||||||||
| 22 | S 3.0 | 2 | Luigi Musso | 16 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 307S | Maserati 3.0L I6 | Maserati | 239 |
| Luigi Valenzano | |||||||||
| 23 | S 3.0 | 3 | Briggs Cunningham | 22 | Briggs Cunningham | Cunningham C6-R | Offenhauser 2.9L I4 | Cunningham | 196 |
| Sherwood Johnston | |||||||||
| 24 | S 5.0 | 3 | Tony Rolt | 7 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Jaguar | 186 |
| Duncan Hamilton | |||||||||
| 25 | S 750 | 3 | Jean Hémard | 52 | Société Monopole | Monopole X88 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | Panhard | 145 |
| Pierre Flahault | |||||||||
| 26 | S 2.0 | 8 | Jacques Pollet | 30 | Automobiles Gordini | Gordini T15S | Gordini 2.0L I8 | Gordini | 145 |
| Hermano da Silva Ramos | |||||||||
| 27 | S 750 | 4 | René Philippe Faure | 60 | Automobili Stanguellini | Stanguellini 750 Bialbero | Fiat 0.7L I4 | Stanguellini | 136 |
| Pierre Duval | |||||||||
| 28 | S 3.0 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 19 | Daimler-Benz A.G. | Mercedes-Benz 307 SLR | Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I8 | Mercedes | 134 |
| Stirling Moss | |||||||||
| 29 | S 3.0 | 5 | Karl Kling | 21 | Daimler-Benz A.G. | Mercedes-Benz 307 SLR | Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I8 | Mercedes | 130 |
| André Simon | |||||||||
| 30 | S 1.1 | 3 | René Cotton | 51 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor | Panhard VM5 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | Panhard | 108 |
| André Beaulieux | |||||||||
| 31 | S 5.0 | 4 | Maurice Trintignant | 5 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 121LM | Ferrari 4.4L I6 | Ferrari | 107 |
| Harry Schell | |||||||||
| 32 | S 5.0 | 5 | Don Beauman | 8 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Jaguar | 106 |
| Norman Dewis | |||||||||
| 33 | S 3.0 | 6 | Roy Salvadori | 24 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | Aston Martin | 105 |
| Peter Walker | |||||||||
| 34 | S 3.0 | 7 | Pierre Louis-Dreyfus | 12 | Heldé | Ferrari 750 Monza | Ferrari 3.0L I4 | Helde | 104 |
| Jean Lucas | |||||||||
| 35 | S 750 | 5 | Paul Armagnac | 58 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet | DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | DB | 101 |
| Gérard Laureau | |||||||||
| 36 | S 1.1 | 4 | Colin Chapman | 48 | Lotus Engineering | Lotus Mk 9 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | Lotus | 99 |
| Ron Flockhart | |||||||||
| 37 | S 1.1 | 5 | Carlo Tomasi | 31 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 200S | Maserati 2.0L I4 | Maserati | 96 |
| Francesco Giardini | |||||||||
| 38 | S 2.0 | 9 | Pierre Chancel | 50 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor | Panhard VM5 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | Panhard | 94 |
| Robert Chancel | |||||||||
| 39 | S 5.0 | 6 | Reg Parnell | 1 | Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. | Lagonda DP166 | Lagonda 4.5L V12 | Lagonda | 93 |
| Dennis Poore | |||||||||
| 40 | S 3.0 | 8 | Tony Brooks | 25 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | Aston Martin | 83 |
| John Riseley-Prichard | |||||||||
| 41 | S 3.0 | 9 | Jean-Paul Colas | 27 | Jean-Paul Colas | Salmson 2307S Spyder | Salmson 2.3L I4 | Colas | 82 |
| Jacques Dewes | |||||||||
| 42 | S 5.0 | 7 | Umberto Maglioli | 3 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 121LM | Ferrari 4.4L I6 | Ferrari | 76 |
| Phil Hill | |||||||||
| 43 | S 1.5 | 8 | Walter Ringgenberg | 38 | Walter Ringgenberg | Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Ringgenberg | 65 |
| Hans-Jörg Gilomen | |||||||||
| 44 | S 1.5 | 9 | Kenneth McAlpine | 43 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught AL/SR | Lee-Francis 1.5L I4 | Connaught | 60 |
| Eric Thompson | |||||||||
| 45 | S 2.0 | 10 | Jacques Savoye | 4 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 121LM | Ferrari 4.4L I6 | Ferrari | 52 |
| Jacques Poch | |||||||||
| 46 | S 5.0 | 8 | Eugenio Castellotti | 69 | Alexandre Constantin | Constantin C Barquette | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | Constantin | 52 |
| Paolo Marzotto | |||||||||
| 47 | S 1.1 | 6 | Alan Rippon | 46 | Kieft Cars Ltd. | Kieft | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | Kieft | 47 |
| Bill Merrick | |||||||||
| 48 | S 5.0 | 9 | William Spear | 9 | Briggs Cunningham | Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Cunningham | 44 |
| Phil Walters | |||||||||
| 49 | S 750 | 6 | René Bonnet | 57 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet | DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | DB | 43 |
| Claude Storez | |||||||||
| 50 | S 5.0 | 10 | Peter Whitehead | 11 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T38 | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Cooper | 38 |
| Graham Whitehead | |||||||||
| 51 | S 3.0 | 10 | Pierre Levegh | 20 | Daimler-Benz A.G. | Mercedes-Benz 307 SLR | Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I8 | Mercedes | 34 |
| John Fitch | |||||||||
| 52 | S 2.0 | 11 | Cecil Vard | 36 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. | Frazer Nash Sebring | Bristol 2.0L I6 | Frazer Nash | 33 |
| Dick Odlum | |||||||||
| 53 | S 750 | 7 | Francis Navarro | 26 | Lance Macklin | Austin-Healey 100S | BMC 2.7L I4 | Cooper | 30 |
| Jean de Montrémy | |||||||||
| 54 | S 3.0 | 11 | Lance Macklin | 53 | Société Monopole | Monopole Sport X88 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | Monopole | 30 |
| Les Leston | |||||||||
| 55 | S 1.5 | 10 | Dick Jacobs | 42 | MG Cars Ltd. | MG EX182 | MG 1.5L I4 | MG | 27 |
| Joe Flynn | |||||||||
| 56 | S 750 | 8 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 56 | Automobiles VP | VP 166R | Renault 0.7L I4 | VP | 26 |
| Yves Lesur | |||||||||
| 57 | S 3.0 | 12 | Roberto Mières | 15 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 307S | Maserati 3.0L I6 | Maserati | 24 |
| Cesare Perdisa | |||||||||
| 58 | S 3.0 | 13 | Mike Sparken | 14 | Mike Sparken | Ferrari 750 Monza | Ferrari 3.0L I4 | Sparken | 23 |
| Masten Gregory | |||||||||
| 59 | S 750 | 9 | Mario Damonte | 61 | Nardi Automobili | Nardi 750LM | Giannini 0.7L I4 | Nardi | 5 |
| Roger Crovetto | |||||||||
| 60 | S 1.5 | 11 | Berwyn Baxter | 39 | Kieft Cars Ltd. | Kieft | Coventry Climax 1.5L I4 | Kieft | 4 |
| John Deeley |
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