24 Horas de Le Mans de 1955
Datos de esta edición:
– 4ª prueba puntuable para el WSC (World Sportscar Championship) de 1955
– Longitud del circuito: 13.492 m
Primer clasificado:
– Distancia recorrida: 4.135,380 km
– Velocidad media: 172,308 km/h
– Margen r/ al segundo: 62,360 km
Vuelta rápida
– Mike Hawthorn #6 Jaguar type D – Jaguar Cars Ltd. en 4min 06s 6
– 21ª Copa Bienal: #37 Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder – Porsche KG
– Premio de la Performance: #37 Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder – Porsche KG
CLASIFICACIÓN FINAL DE LAS 24 HORAS DE LE MANS DE 1955
| Pos | Cat | Nº | Escudería [País] | Pilotos | Chasis Motor | Vueltas | D.recorrida Vel. media |
| 1 | S 5.0 | 6 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Mike Hawthorn [GBR] Ivor Bueb | Jaguar D-Type Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 307 | 4.135,380 km 172,308 km/h |
| 2 | S 3.0 | 23 | Aston Martin Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Collins [BEL] Paul Frère | Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 302 | 4.073,020 km 169,709 km/h |
| 3 | S 5.0 | 10 | Écurie Francorchamps [BEL] | [BEL] Johnny Claes [BEL] Jacques Swaters | Jaguar D-Type Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 296 | 3.986,930 km 166,022 km/h |
| 4 | S 1.5 | 37 | Porsche KG [DEU] | [DEU] Helmut Polensky [DEU] Richard von Frankenberg | Porsche 550/4 RS1500 Spyder Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 284 | 3.829,730 km 159,572 km/h |
| 5 | S 1.5 | 66 | É. Nationale Belge / G. Olivier [BEL] / [FRA] | [DEU] Wolfgang Seidel [BEL] Olivier Gendebien | Porsche 550/4 RS1500 Spyder Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 276 | 3.715,550 km 154.815 km/h |
| 6 | S 1.5 | 62 | Porsche KG [DEU] | [DEU] Helm Glöckler [GUA] Joroslav Juhan | Porsche 550/4 RS1500 Spyder Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 273 | 3.679,670 km 153,320 km/h |
| 7 | S 2.0 | 34 | Bristol Aeroplane Company [GBR] | [GBR] Peter S. Wilson [GBR] Jim Mayers | Bristol 450C Open Bristol 2.0L I6 | 271 | 3.654,310 km 152,264 km/h |
| 8 | S 2.0 | 33 | Bristol Aeroplane Company [GBR] | [GBR] Mike Keen [GBR] Tommy Line | Bristol 450C Open Bristol 2.0L I6 | 270 | 3.641,380 km 151,724 km/h |
| 9 | S 2.0 | 32 | Bristol Aeroplane Company [GBR] | [GBR] Tommy Wisdom [GBR] Jack Fairman | Bristol 450C Open Bristol 2.0L I6 | 268 | 3.614,400 km 150,600 km/h |
| 10 | S 2.0 | 35 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. [GBR] | [FRA] Marcel Becquart [GBR] Richard Stoop | Frazer Nash Sebring Bristol 2.0L I6 | 260 | 3.506,160 km 146.090 km/h |
| 11 | S 1.5 | 40 | Edgar Fronteras [ITA] | [ITA] Giulio Cabianca [ITA] Giuseppe Scorbati | O.S.C.A. MT-4 1500 O.S.C.A. 1.5L I4 | 256 | 3.449,080 km 143,712 km/h |
| 12 | S 1.5 | 41 | MG Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Ken Miles [GBR] Johnny Lockett | MG EX182 MG 1.5L I4 | 249 | 3.353 910 km 139,746 km/h |
| 13 | S 1.1 | 49 | Porsche KG [DEU] | [FRA] Auguste Veuillet [USA] Zora Arkus-Duntov | Porsche 550/4 Spyder Porsche 1.1L I4 | 245 | 3.303,570 km 137,649 km/h |
| 14 | S 2.0 | 28 | Standard Triumph Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Robert Dickson [GBR] Ninian Sanderson | Triumph TR2 Triumph 2.0L I4 | 242 | 3.263,310 km 135,971 km/h |
| 15 | S 2.0 | 29 | Standard Triumph Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Ken Richardson [GBR] Bert Hadley | Triumph TR2 Triumph 2.0L I4 | 242 | 3.263,150 km 135,965 km/h |
| 16 | S 750 | 63 | Écurie Jeudy-Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] Louis Cornet [FRA] Robert Mougin | DB HBR Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 236 | 3.177 890 km 132,412 km/h |
| 17 | S 1.5 | 64 | MG Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Ted Lund [CHE] Hans Waeffler | MG EX182 MG 1.5L I4 | 234 | 3.156,250 km 131,510 km/h |
| 18 | S 1.5 | 65 | Gonzague Olivier [FRA] | [FRA] Gonzague Olivier [DEU] Josef Jeser | Porsche 550/4 Spyder Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 234 | 3.155,310 km 131,471 km/h |
| 19 | S 2.0 | 68 | Standard Triumph Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Leslie Brooke [GBR] Mortimer Morris-Goodall | Triumph TR2 Triumph 2.0L I4 | 214 | 2.885,640 km 120,235 km/h |
| 20 | S 750 | 59 | Écurie Jeudy-Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] Georges Trouis [FRA] Louis Héry | DB HBR Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 209 | 2.815,140 km 117,298 km/h |
| 21 | S 1.1 | 47 | Cooper Car Company [GBR] | [GBR] Edgar Wadsworth [GBR] John Brown | Cooper T39 Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | 207 | 2.789,610 km 116,234 km/h |
| 22 ABD | S 3.0 | 16 | Officine Alfieri Maserati [ITA] | [ITA] Luigi Musso [ITA] Luigi Valenzano | Maserati 300S Maserati 3.0L I6 | 239 | – Av. Transmisión |
| 23 ABD | S 3.0 | 22 | Briggs Cunningham [USA] | [USA] Briggs Cunningham [USA] Sherwood Johnston | Cunningham C6-R Offenhauser 2.9L I4 | 196 | – Av. Motor |
| 24 ABD | S 5.0 | 7 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Tony Rolt [GBR] Duncan Hamilton | Jaguar D-Type Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 186 | – Fuga de gasolina |
| 25 ABD | S 750 | 52 | Société Monopole [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Hemard [FRA] Pierre Flahaut | Monopole X88 Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 145 | – Accidente |
| 26 ABD | S 2.0 | 30 | Automobiles Gordini [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Pollet [BRA] Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini T15S Gordini 2.0L I8 | 145 | – Fuga en radiador |
| 27 ABD | S 750 | 60 | Automobili Stanguellini [ITA] | [FRA] René Philippe Faure [FRA] Pierre Duval | Stanguellini 750 Bialbero Fiat 0.7L I4 | 136 | – Encendido |
| 28 ABD | S 3.0 | 19 | Daimler-Benz A.G. [DEU] | [ARG] Juan Manuel Fangio [GBR] Stirling Moss | Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I8 | 134 | – Retirado |
| 29 ABD | S 3.0 | 21 | Daimler-Benz A.G. [DEU] | [DEU] Karl Kling [FRA] André Simon | Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I8 | 130 | – Retirado |
| 30 ABD | S 1.1 | 51 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor [FRA] | [FRA] René Cotton [FRA] André Beaulieux | Panhard VM5 Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 108 | – Av. cambio |
| 31 ABD | S 5.0 | 5 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [FRA] Maurice Trintignant [USA] Harry Schell | Ferrari 121LM Ferrari 4.4L I6 | 107 | – Av. Motor |
| 32 ABD | S 5.0 | 8 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Don Beauman [GBR] Norman Dewis | Jaguar D-Type Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 106 | – Salida de pista |
| 33 ABD | S 3.0 | 24 | Aston Martin Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Roy Salvadori [GBR] Peter Walker | Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 105 | – Av. Motor |
| 34 ABD | S 3.0 | 12 | « Heldé » [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Louis-Dreyfus [FRA] Jean Lucas | Ferrari 750 Monza Ferrari 3.0L I4 | 104 | – Av. Distribución |
| 35 ABD | S 750 | 58 | Écurie Jeudy-Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] Paul Armagnac [FRA] Gérard Laureau | DB HBR Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 101 | – Av. neumático |
| 36 DSQ | S 1.1 | 48 | Lotus Engineering [GBR] | [GBR] Colin Chapman [GBR] Ron Flockhart | Lotus 9 Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | 99 | – Descalificado |
| 37 ABD | S 1.1 | 50 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Chancel [FRA] Robert Chancel | Panhard VM5 Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 94 | – Av. Alimentación |
| 38 ABD | S 2.0 | 31 | Officine Alfieri Maserati [ITA] | [ITA] Carlo Tomasi [ITA] Francesco Giardini | Maserati 200S Maserati 2.0L I4 | 96 | – Av. Distribución |
| 39 ABD | S 5.0 | 1 | Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Reg Parnell [GBR] Dennis Poore | Lagonda DP166 Lagonda 4.5L V12 | 93 | – Fuga de gasolina |
| 40 ABD | S 3.0 | 25 | Aston Martin Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Tony Brooks [GBR] John Riseley-Pritchard | Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 83 | – Av. Batería |
| 41 ABD | S 3.0 | 27 | Jean-Paul Colas [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Paul Colas [FRA] Jacques Dewez | Salmson 2300S Spyder Salmson 2.3L I4 | 82 | – Fuga de aceite |
| 42 ABD | S 5.0 | 3 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [ITA] Umberto Maglioli [USA] Phil Hill | Ferrari 121LM Ferrari 4.4L I6 | 76 | – Av. Radiador |
| 43 ABD | S 1.5 | 38 | Walter Ringgenberg [CHE] | [CHE] Walter Ringgenberg [CHE] Hans-Jörg Gilomen | Porsche 550/4 Spyder Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 65 | – Av. Motor |
| 44 ABD | S 1.5 | 43 | Connaught Engineering [GBR] | [GBR] Kenneth McAlpine [GBR] Eric Thompson | Connaught AL/SR Lea-Francis 1.5L I4 | 60 | – Av. Motor |
| 45 ABD | S 2.0 | 69 | Alexandre Constantin [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Savoye [FRA] Jacques Poch | Constantin C Barquette Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 52 | – Av. Transmisión |
| 46 ABD | S 5.0 | 4 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [ITA] Eugenio Castellotti [ITA] Count Paolo Marzotto | Ferrari 121LM Ferrari 4.4L I6 | 52 | – Av. Motor |
| 47 ABD | S 1.1 | 46 | Kieft Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Alan Rippon [GBR] Bill Merrick | Kieft Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | 47 | – Fuga de aceite |
| 48 ABD | S 5.0 | 9 | Briggs Cunningham [USA] | [USA] William Spear [USA] Phil Walters | Jaguar D-Type Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 43 | – Av. Distribución |
| 49 ABD | S 750 | 57 | Écurie Jeudy-Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] René Bonnet [FRA] Claude Storez | DB HBR Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 44 | – Av. Distribución |
| 50 ABD | S 5.0 | 11 | Cooper Car Company [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Whitehead [GBR] Graham Whitehead | Cooper T38 Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 38 | – Pres. de aceite |
| 51 ABD | S 3.0 | 20 | Daimler-Benz A.G. [DEU] | [FRA] Pierre Levegh [USA] John Fitch | Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I8 | 34 | – Accidente |
| 52 ABD | S 2.0 | 36 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. [GBR] | [IRL] Cecil Vard [GBR] Dick Odlum | Frazer Nash Sebring Bristol 2.0L I6 | 33 | – Av. Motor |
| 53 ABD | S 750 | 53 | Société Monopole [FRA] | [FRA] Francis Navarro [FRA] Jean de Montrémy | Monopole Sport X88 Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 30 | – Fuga de aceite |
| 54 ABD | S 3.0 | 26 | Lance Macklin [GBR] | [GBR] Lance Macklin [GBR] Les Leston | Austin-Healey 100S BMC 2.7L I4 | 28 | – Accidente |
| 55 ABD | S 1.5 | 42 | MG Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Dick Jacobs [IRL] Joe Flynn | MG EX182 MG 1.5L I4 | 27 | – Accidente |
| 56 ABD | S 750 | 56 | Automobiles VP [FRA] | [FRA] Yves Giraud-Cabantous [FRA] Yves Lesur | VP 166R Renault 0.7L I4 | 26 | – Av. Motor |
| 57 ABD | S 3.0 | 15 | Officine Alfieri Maserati [ITA] | [ARG] Roberto Mières [ITA] Cesare Perdisa | Maserati 300S Maserati 3.0L I6 | 24 | – Av. Transmisión |
| 58 ABD | S 3.0 | 14 | Mike Sparken [FRA] | [FRA] Mike Sparken [USA] Masten Gregory | Ferrari 750 Monza Ferrari 3.0L I4 | 23 | – Av. Motor |
| 59 ABD | S 750 | 61 | Nardi Automobili [ITA] | [FRA] Dr. Mario Damonte [FRA] Roger Crovetto | Nardi 750LM Crosley 0.7L I4 | 5 | – Accidente |
| 60 ABD | S 1.5 | 39 | Kieft Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Berwyn Baxter [GBR] John Deeley | Kieft Coventry Climax 1.5L I4 | 4 | – Alimentación |
ABD.=Abandona – ELI=Eliminado – DSQ.=Descalificado – NC.=No clasificado