1955 Albi Grand Prix
# 1955 Albi Grand Prix

The XVII Grand Prix d'Albi was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 29 May 1955 at Circuit Les Planques, Albi. The race was run over 105 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver André Simon in a Maserati 250F. Simon also set pole and fastest lap.

This was the last occasion of the Grand Prix d'Albi being run for Formula One cars, and the last race at Circuit des Planques, which was replaced by the Circuit d'Albi in 1962.

## Results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Position | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | André Simon | Ecurie Rosier | Maserati 250F | 2:23:22.1, 81.66 mph | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Maserati 250F | +1 lap | 3 |
| 3 | 22 | Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Maserati 250F | +2 laps | 7 |
| 4 | 10 | Jacques Pollet | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | +3 laps | 6 |
| 5 | 20 | Pierre Levegh | Pierre Levegh | Ferrari 625 | +4 laps | 8 |
| 6 | 16 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari 500 | +27 laps | 11 |
| Ret | 12 | Élie Bayol | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 68 laps, rear axle | 4 |
| Ret | 8 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 50 laps, transmission | 2 |
| Ret | 6 | Lance Macklin | Stirling Moss Ltd. | Maserati 250F | 36 laps, water hose | 5 |
| Ret | 24 | Ted Whiteaway | E.N. Whiteaway | HWM-Alta | 17 laps, engine | 10 |
| Ret | 18 | Michael Young | M.F. Young | Connaught A-Type-Lea Francis | 12 laps, crash | 9 |
