1955 International Gold Cup

1955 International Gold Cup
Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season
Race details
Date	24 September 1955
Official name	II International Gold Cup
Location	Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.44 km (2.76 miles)
Distance	54 laps, 239.14 km (149.09 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Time	1:52.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Maserati
Time	1:53.2
Podium
First	Stirling Moss	Maserati
Second	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Third	Desmond Titterington	Vanwall

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	Grid
1	4	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	1h44m05.4, 85.94 mph	2
2	1	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia D50	1h45m11.6, +66.2s	1
3	9	Desmond Titterington	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall VW3	53 laps	6
4	11	Reg Parnell	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	53 laps	9
5	16	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering Ltd.	Maserati 250F	52 laps	7
6	18	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	Cooper T23-Bristol	52 laps	10
7	2	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia D50	51 laps	4
8	5	Luigi Musso	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	49 laps - gearbox	3
9	19	Michael Young	Roebuck Engineering	Connaught Type A-Alta	47 laps	18
10	15	Peter Walker	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type A-Alta	45 laps - transmission	8
11	12	Jack Fairman	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	44 laps	15
Ret	3	Alfonso de Portago	Marquis de Portago	Ferrari 625	35 laps - spin	14
Ret	21	John Young	John Coombs	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	24 laps - spin	17
Ret	7	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall VW2	16 laps - universal joint	5
Ret	17	Leslie Marr	L. Marr	Connaught Type B-Alta	16 laps - crash	11
Ret	24	Bruce Halford	Equipe Devone	Cooper T23-Bristol	14 laps - engine	16
Ret	6	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	9 laps - engine	12
Ret	10	Peter Collins	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	9 laps - oil pressure	13
Ret	22	Dick Gibson	R. Gibson	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	7 laps - engine	19
DNA	8	Ken Wharton	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	driver injured	-
DNA	14	Ottorino Volonterio	O. Volonterio	Maserati A6GCM		-
DNA	8	Charles Boulton	Ecurie Ane	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis		-

References

• "1955 International Gold Cup Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
• "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.