| 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 23 October 1955 | ||
| Official name | Gran Premio di Siracusa | ||
| Location | Syracuse, Sicily | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.597 km (3.479 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 391.81 km (243.46 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 2:03.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Tony Brooks | Connaught | |
| Time | 2:00.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Connaught | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on 23 October at the Syracuse Circuit in Sicily. The race was won by Tony Brooks, in his first Formula One race, driving a Connaught type B. This was the first international Grand Prix win for a British car since the 1924 San Sebastián Grand Prix.[1][2]
- ^ Lewis, Peter (1992). Motor Racing Through the Fifties. pp. 70–78. ISBN 1897632150.
- ^ Pritchard, Anthony (1990). Grand Prix Reflections. pp. 91–93. ISBN 1852601604.