1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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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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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.
500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Geoff Duke
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Gilera | 30 | 1:22:52.8 | 8 |
| 2 |  Libero Liberati
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Gilera | 30 | +2:00.2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Reg Armstrong
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Gilera | 30 | +2:22.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Tito Forconi
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MV Agusta | 3 | ||
| 5 |  Jacques Collot
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Norton | 2 | ||
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Firmin Dauwe
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Norton | 1 | ||
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Florian Camathias
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Norton | |||
| 8 | Marcel Beauvais
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Norton | |||
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Bayle
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Norton | |||
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350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Duilio Agostini
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Moto Guzzi | 24 | 1:16:16.5 | 8 |
| 2 | Dickie Dale
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Moto Guzzi | 24 | +1.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Roberto Colombo
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Moto Guzzi | 24 | +1:33.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Auguste Goffin
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Norton | 3 | ||
| 5 |  Peter Murphy
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AJS | 2 | ||
| 6 | Jacques Collot
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Norton | 1 | ||
| 7 | John Storr
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Norton | |||
| 8 |  Francis Flahaut
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Norton | |||
| 9 | Robin Fitton
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Velocette | |||
| 10 |  Bruno Böhrer
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Parilla | |||
| 11 | Tommy Wood
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Norton | |||
| 12 | Hans Haldemann
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Norton | |||
| 13 |  P. Whelan
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AJS | |||
| 14 | René Guérin
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Norton | |||
| [1] | |||||
125cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
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| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali
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MV Agusta | 12 | 40:29.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Luigi Taveri
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MV Agusta | 12 | +18.8 | 6 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Lattanzi
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Mondial | 12 | +18.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Tarquinio Provini
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Mondial | 12 | +30.8 | 3 |
| 5 | Angelo Copeta
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MV Agusta | 12 | +1:09.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Romolo Ferri
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Mondial | 11 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Otto Krebs
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Mondial | |||
| 8 | Bill Webster
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MV Agusta | |||
| 9 | Karl Kronmüller
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MV Agusta | |||
| 10 | Willi Scheidhauer
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MV Agusta | |||
| 14 starters, 10 finishers | |||||
| Source:[2][1] | |||||
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