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 | United Kingdom Geoff Duke | Gilera | 30 | 1:22:52.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Italy Libero Liberati | Gilera | 30 | +2:00.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong | Gilera | 30 | +2:22.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy Tito Forconi | MV Agusta | 3 | ||
| 5 | France Jacques Collot | Norton | 2 | ||
| 6 | Belgium Firmin Dauwe | Norton | 1 | ||
| 7 | Switzerland Florian Camathias | Norton | |||
| 8 | France Marcel Beauvais | Norton | |||
| 9 | France Jean-Pierre Bayle | Norton | |||
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350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Italy Duilio Agostini | Moto Guzzi | 24 | 1:16:16.5 | 8 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Dickie Dale | Moto Guzzi | 24 | +1.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy Roberto Colombo | Moto Guzzi | 24 | +1:33.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Belgium Auguste Goffin | Norton | 3 | ||
| 5 | New Zealand Peter Murphy | AJS | 2 | ||
| 6 | France Jacques Collot | Norton | 1 | ||
| 7 | United Kingdom John Storr | Norton | |||
| 8 | Morocco Francis Flahaut | Norton | |||
| 9 | United Kingdom Robin Fitton | Velocette | |||
| 10 | West Germany Bruno Böhrer | Parilla | |||
| 11 | United Kingdom Tommy Wood | Norton | |||
| 12 | Switzerland Hans Haldemann | Norton | |||
| 13 | File:Flag placeholder.svg P. Whelan | AJS | |||
| 14 | France René Guérin | Norton | |||
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125cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
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| 1 | Italy Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 12 | 40:29.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Switzerland Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | 12 | +18.8 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy Giuseppe Lattanzi | Mondial | 12 | +18.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy Tarquinio Provini | Mondial | 12 | +30.8 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy Angelo Copeta | MV Agusta | 12 | +1:09.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy Romolo Ferri | Mondial | 11 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | West Germany Otto Krebs | Mondial | |||
| 8 | United Kingdom Bill Webster | MV Agusta | |||
| 9 | West Germany Karl Kronmüller | MV Agusta | |||
| 10 | West Germany Willi Scheidhauer | MV Agusta | |||
| 14 starters, 10 finishers | |||||
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