1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 26 June 1955 at the Nürburgring circuit.

West Germany  1955 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 8 races in the
1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date26 June 1955
LocationNürburgring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 22.810 km (14.173 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera
Time 10:23.3
Podium
First United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera
Second West Germany Walter Zeller BMW
Third Italy Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 10:35.0
Podium
First United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Second West Germany August Hobl DKW
Third United Kingdom John Surtees Mondial
250cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Hermann Paul Müller NSU
Time 10:56.7
Podium
First West Germany Hermann Paul Müller NSU
Second West Germany Wolfgang Brandt NSU
Third United Kingdom Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi
125cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Time 12:18.2
Podium
First Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Switzerland Luigi Taveri MV Agusta
Third Italy Remo Venturi MV Agusta
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Willi Faust BMW
Time 11:37.0
Podium
First West Germany Willi Faust BMW
Second West Germany Wilhelm Noll BMW
Third West Germany Walter Schneider BMW

500 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Geoff Duke Gilera 9 1:34:06.1 8
2   Walter Zeller BMW 9 +24.3 6
3   Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 9 +3:28.9 4
4   Umberto Masetti MV Agusta 3
5   Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 2
6   Jack Ahearn Norton 1
7   Hans-Günter Jäger Norton
8   Sven Andersson Norton
9   Kuno Johansson Matchless
10   Ernst Hiller Matchless
11   Bob Matthews Norton
12   Hans-Joachim Scheel Norton
13   H. Schreiber Norton
14   Phil Heath Norton
15   H. Scheifel Norton
[1]

350 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 7 1:14:52.1 8
2   August Hobl DKW 7 +13.0 6
3   John Surtees Norton 7 +16.3 4
4   Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi 3
5   Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 2
6   Karl Hofmann DKW 1
7   Siegfried Wünsche DKW
8   Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta
9   Keith Campbell Norton
10   Jack Ahearn Norton
11   Peter Murphy AJS
12   Bill Aislabie AJS
13   Helmut Hallmeier NSU
14   G. Bodmer DKW
15   H. Hötzer AJS
16   Arthur Wheeler AJS
17   Bob Brown AJS
18   K. Bähr Horex
19   Günther Borgesdiek Norton
20   Bruno Böhrer Parilla
21   Eric Houseley AJS
22   H. Kauret AJS
23   A. Huber AJS
24   Werner Mazanec AJS
25   Rudi Stein AJS
[1]

250 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Hermann Paul Müller NSU 6 1:06:19.6 8
2   Wolfgang Brandt NSU 6 +1:02.0 6
3   Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi 6 +1:05.7 4
4   Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 3
5   Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 2
6   Helmut Hallmeier NSU 1
7   Roberto Colombo Moto Guzzi
8   Fritz Kläger NSU
9   Roland Heck NSU
10   Karl-Julius Holthaus NSU
11   Horst Kassner NSU
12   Rudi Stein NSU
13   Florian Camathias NSU
14   Rudi Meier NSU
15   Hans-Joachim Scheel AWO
16   Siegfried Lohmann Adler
17   Ludwig Malchus NSU
18   Basil Keys Norton
19   W. Kesberg NSU
[1]

125cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1   Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 5 1:01:56.5 8
2   Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 5 +0.8 6
3   Remo Venturi MV Agusta 5 +1.6 4
4   Karl Lottes MV Agusta 5 +1:44.4 3
5   Bernhard Petruschke IFA 5 +2:46.0 2
6   Erhart Krumpholz IFA 5 +3:14.5 1
7   H. Bähr MV Agusta
8   Willi Scheidhauer MV Agusta
9   Werner Funk MV Agusta
10   Gerrit Dupont MV Agusta
11   Erich Wünsche MV Agusta
14 starters, 11 finishers
Source:[2][1]

Sidecar classification

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Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Willi Faust   Karl Remmert BMW 5 58:33.8 8
2   Wilhelm Noll   Fritz Cron BMW 5 +1:03.7 6
3   Walter Schneider   Manfred Grunwald BMW 5 +1:52.0 4
4   Jacques Drion   Inge Stoll Norton 3
5   Bob Mitchell   Max George Norton 2
6   Jean Murit   Francis Flahaut Norton 1
7   Helmut Fath   Emil Ohr BMW
8   Willy Mäder   Erich Schöttle Norton
9   Fritz Seeber   Franz Heiss BMW
10   Marcel Masuy   ? Norton
11   Fritz Bagge   ? Norton
12   Friedrich Staschel   Edgar Perduss BMW
13   Loni Neussner   ? Norton
14   V. Tongratz   ? Norton
15   T. Gobel   ? Norton
16   W. Nowak   ? Norton
17   Hans Haldemann   Herbert Läderach Norton
[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 174.
  2. ^ Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 23. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.


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