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...side of the circuit has made future events unlikely, though the full Grand Prix circuit basically exists. Liverpool Motor club continue to use the circuit

...ucas LM55 Ferrari 750S.jpg|center|'''Jean Lucas in his Ferrari 750S at the 1955 La Mans''']] |Years || {{F1|1955}}

...e the 50th Anniversaries of the British successes of the '55 and '57 Grand Prix held at AIntree. ...well as in a sportscar race. He was to compete at the [[1957 British Grand Prix]] only for that not to happen as he was killed in the [[Mille Miglia]].

|Years || {{F1|1955}} - {{F1|1957}} |First race || [[1955 Argentine Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|1957]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1959 British Grand Prix|1959]] [[British Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1952 Swiss Grand Prix|1952]] [[Swiss Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|1956]] [[Belgian Grand Prix]]

|Years || 1955 - 1970 |First race || [[1955 British Grand Prix|1955]] [[British Grand Prix]]

|Years:||1950 - 1955 |First race:||[[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]]

|Years || 1950 - 1951, 1953, 1955 - 1956, 1958 |First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|1950]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1951 British Grand Prix|1951]] [[British Grand Prix]]

...poorly. His skills improved in 1947 and by 1948 he won the San Diego Grand Prix. He raced in an [[Offenhauser]] in 1949 and won several races. ...unds. His 1959 season ended by competing in the only [[United States Grand Prix]] held at [[Sebring Raceway]].

|First race:||[[1961 French Grand Prix|1961]] [[French Grand Prix]] |First win:||[[1961 French Grand Prix|1961]] [[French Grand Prix]]

...s a British multi-time world champion [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. ...inence after winning the 1949 Senior Clubmans TT and the Senior Manx Grand Prix and was to become the very first post-war motorcycling 'superstar', popular

...]] race at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] at the [[1955 Italian Grand Prix]]]] --> The following is a complete '''list of Grands Prix''' which have been a part of the [[Formula One#Distinction between Formula

|First race || [[1950 Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1956 Italian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|1956]] [[Argentine Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1961 United States Grand Prix|1961]] [[United States Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1956 Italian Grand Prix]]

|Years:||1950 - 1955 |First race:||[[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]]

...otorcycle racing]] championship season since its inception in [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]]. == Alphabetical list of Grands Prix ==

|First race:||[[1950 British Grand Prix]] [[British Grand Prix]] |First win:||[[1950 Monaco Grand Prix]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]

!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"|'''XIV GRAND PRIX DE MONACO''' The '''[[1956]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]''' was a [[Formula One]] race held on [[13 May]] [[1956]] at [[Circuit de

! colspan=2 |'''[[Netherlands|Dutch]] Grand Prix''' The '''Dutch Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] automobile race held at [[Circuit Zandvoort]], fro

...on of [[World War II]]. The race was the first ever to be called a [[Grand Prix]]. ...is in many ways similar to the more famous [[Formula One]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]].

|First race || [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1962 Dutch Grand Prix|1962]] [[Dutch Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom|British]] Grand Prix''' ...e the oldest continuously staged [[Formula One]] world championship Grands Prix.

|Debut || [[1955 Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1955 Italian Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Europe]]an Grand Prix''' ...n'' Grand Prix. The first race to be so named was the [[1923 Italian Grand Prix]], held at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] and won by [[Carlo Salamano]

...itish Empire|OBE]]''' (born [[September 17]], [[1929]] in [[London]]) is a British [[auto racing]] driver. ...One Drivers' World Championship. He came second four times in a row from [[1955]] to [[1958]].

...06, following the dramatic and highly political [[2005 United States Grand Prix]] (see below). In extremely wet weather, such as that seen in the [[2007 European Grand Prix]], the F1 cars are unable to keep up with the [[Safety car|Safety Car]] in

...g|240px|Route of the Silverstone Circuit as laid out for the British Grand Prix]] ...|BTCC]]; [[Touring car racing|WTCC]]; [[British Formula Three Championship|British F3]]

...he same entity (e.g. [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Toyota F1|Toyota]], [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] etc.) then the make is simply the name of that one cons | [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] || {{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom|British]] || {{flagiconUK}} [[Surrey]], [[United Kingdom]]

...ve drivers have died in this fashion, 24 during a World Championship Grand Prix race weekend, 8 during Indianapolis 500 World Championship events, 9 during | [[1954 German Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Italy|Italian]] Grand Prix''' ...running events on the [[motor racing]] calendar. The first Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] championship took place on [[September 4]], [[1921]] at [[Br

|align="center"| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|Race 7]] of 7 |align="center"| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|Race 8]] of 8

|Years:|| 1950 - 1955 |First race:||[[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|1950]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]

|In the [[1954 British Grand Prix]], seven drivers set the same fastest lap time, and each received 0.143 of |[[1955 Formula One season|1955]]–[[1957 Formula One season|1957]]

With 151 race starts and 81 race finishes, with 23 podiums and 6 Grand-Prix race wins, the A6GCM has had an exceptional track record supported by excep |F 1||9/1952||[[1952 Italian Grand Prix|23rd Gran Premio d´Italia]] ||[[José Froilán González]] ||2||Officine A

|Nationality || {{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom|British]] ...|| [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] - [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]]

''This page is accurate up to and including the [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[November 2]], [[2008]]).'' ...r records#Grand Chelem* (Led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)|Grand Chelem]]

This page is accurate up to and including the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[October 21]], [[2007]]). ...]{{•}} [[#Grand Chelem* (Led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)|Grand Chelem]]

...s]]; [[Superbike_racing#World Superbike series|World Superbike series]]; [[British Touring Car Championship|BTCC]]; [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]; [[Wo ...the city of [[London]], ensured a popular slot on the [[Formula One|Grand Prix]] calendar between [[1964]] and [[1986]]. Those in attendance were treated

! colspan=2 |'''[[Belgium|Belgian]] Grand Prix''' The '''Belgian Grand Prix''' is an automobile race, part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship.

! colspan=2 |'''Grand Prix des Nations''' | English || Grand Prix of the Nations

| Debut || [[1939 Tripoli Grand Prix]] ...|| 6 <small>(pre-war Voiturette)</small><br>25 <small>(post-war Grand Prix)</small><br>0 <small>(Formula One)</small>

! colspan=2 |'''Pescara Grand Prix''' ...y of vehicle class regulations and durations. In F1 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix formed a round of the [[Formula One]] World Championship, a race which stil

! colspan=2 |'''German Grand Prix''' ...er motor racing events, it holds the annual [[Formula One]] [[German Grand Prix]]. Situated in the [[Rhine]] valley, the circuit is completely flat, withou

[[Image:Lisboa.jpg|thumb|right|380px|Macau Grand Prix]] The '''Macau Grand Prix''' is a motor-racing event held annually in November in the streets of [[Ma

! colspan=2 |'''[[Monaco]] Grand Prix – [[F1]]''' The '''Monaco Grand Prix''' (''Grand Prix de Monaco'') is a [[Formula One]] race held each year on the [[Circuit de M

...lor:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:1957 Maserati 250F Grand Prix Recreation.JPG|280px|Recreation of a 1957 Maserati 250F]] ...rto Ascari]], [[Roberto Mieres]], [[Harry Schell]], [[Louis Rosier]], <br> 1955 + [[Jean Behra]], [[Luigi Musso]], [[Clemar Bucci]], [[Carlos Menditeguy]],

! colspan=2 |'''[[Australia]]n Grand Prix''' | Circuit || [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit]]

| Debut || [[1939 Tripoli Grand Prix]] ...|| 6 <small>(pre-war Voiturette)</small><br>25 <small>(post-war Grand Prix)</small><br>0 <small>(Formula One)</small>

===British Isles=== {{main|Hillclimbing in the British Isles}}

===Grand Prix racing=== ...[[1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1976]], and by the [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]], they were out of racing.

...250px|Monte Carlo, May 1985|Alain Prost pictured ahead of his Monaco Grand Prix win. It was one of the five victories that season that would make him Franc |Date of birth ||24 February 1955

...3; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:GM3062~Monaco-Grand-Prix-1950-Posters.jpg|280px]] ! colspan=2 |'''XI GRAND PRIX DE MONACO'''

...later the [[Carrera Panamericana]], the ''MM'' made ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' (Grand Touring) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a m ...Cars were assigned numbers according to their start time. For example, the 1955 Moss/Jenkinson car, #722, left Brescia at 7:22 AM (see below), while the fi

...the same [[Snaefell]] course (in 1930 it changed its name in [[Manx Grand Prix]] and with this denomination it's still raced in our days in the August-Sep ...ng|Motorcycling World Championship]] and was the home of the British Grand Prix until 1976. The most successful rider was the late [[Joey Dunlop]] who won

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...nt color="#505050">'''mid-gray'''</font>. Drivers who have entered a Grand Prix solely for the purpose of Friday testing (introduced in [[2003 Formula One This page is accurate up to and including the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[October 21]], [[2007]])

|First race ||[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] |First win ||[[1971 South African Grand Prix|1971]] [[South African Grand Prix]]

...own of [[Le Mans]], [[Sarthe]], [[France]]. Commonly known as the '''Grand Prix of Endurance''', it is organised by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO At a time when [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racing was occurring throughout Europe, Le Mans was envisioned as a diffe

Debut = [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|1950]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] | ...ari Tipo 125|Tipo 125]], which competed at several non-championship grands prix.

...uce cars of his own; the Ferrari team first appeared on the European grand prix scene after the end of [[World War II]]. ...4 [[pole position]]s, 11,182 laps led, and 180 fastest laps in 1622 grands prix contested.

[[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. Howe ...anned. The first race under the new regulations was the [[1946 Turin Grand Prix]] held on [[1 September]], the race being won by [[Achille Varzi]] in an [[

...sion was [[Tranquillo Zerbi]], designer of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars for Fiat. In 1933 when work commenced on the Fiat 500, the director ...the rear as well as unitary construction. When the 600 were introduced in 1955, rear engine cars had been produced for well over a decade and their advant

...racing in the general outrage over motor racing safety that followed the [[1955 Le Mans disaster]]. USAC controlled the championship until 1978. Starting i British driver [[Nigel Mansell]], the 1992 F1 Driver's Champion, switched to CART i

...(183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] engine which had been serviced in his shop by [[Fred Offenhauser]] in 191 ...8 its first success at the race. The following year, [[1966]], saw another British win, this time [[Graham Hill]] in a [[Lola]]-Ford.

...an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four va ...rix car]], which won Alfa Romeo the inaugural world championship for Grand Prix cars in 1925. For Alfa road cars Jano developed a series of small-to-mediu

...ar)|Jaguar]] racing in Le Mans. [[Mercedes-Benz]] still used drum-brake in 1955, but used a special hood as "air brake". ...is also known for the worst accident in the history of motor racing. In [[1955]], Pierre Levegh was invited to drive a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. Racing for t

==1955 The worst accident in racing history== See [[1955 Le Mans disaster]]