1955 Curtis Trophy
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type=NC
|Country=GBR
|Grand Prix=Curtis Trophy
|GP_Suffix=
|Details ref=
|Date=29 May
|Year=1955
|Official name=III CurtisTrophy
|Location=Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
|Image = Snetterton 1963 annotated.svg
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 2.710
|Course_km = 4.361
|Distance_laps = 10
|Distance_mi = 27.100
|Distance_km = 43.610
|Weather=
|Attendance=
|Pole_Driver=Roy Salvadori
|Pole_Team=Maserati
|Pole_Time=
|Pole_Country=GBR
|Fast_Driver=Roy Salvadori
|Fast_Team=Maserati
|Fast_Time=1:48.0
|Fast_Country=GBR
|First_Driver=Roy Salvadori
|First_Country=GBR
|First_Team=Maserati
|Second_Driver=Archie Scott Brown
|Second_Country=GBR
|Third_Driver=Jimmy Somervail
|Third_Country=GBR
|Lapchart=}}
The 3rd CurtisTrophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 29 May 1955 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps, and was won by British driver Roy Salvadori in a Maserati 250F. Salvadori also set fastest lap and started from pole position.{{cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1955/1955.html#cur|title=1955 Non-World Championship Grands Prix|date=|publisher=silhouet.com|accessdate=2022-05-01}}{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1955-snetterton-f1/|title=1955 Snetterton F1|date=|publisher=Motor Sport|accessdate=2022-05-05}}
Results
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Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1
| 89 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Roy Salvadori | 18:11.8, 89.03 mph | 1 | ||||||
2
| 53 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Archie Scott Brown | Brian Lister Light Engineering | +1:16.6 | 2 | ||||||
3
| 86 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jimmy Somervail | +1:58.0 | 3 | ||||||
4
| 87 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Boulton | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1 lap | 5 | ||||||
Ret
| 88 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Dick Gibson | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 8 laps, overheating | 4 | ||||||
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| 17 | {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Crook | | - | ||||||
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| 90 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Collins | Car not ready | - | ||||||
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| 91 | {{flagicon|UK}} Reginald Croysdill | | - | ||||||
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| 92 | {{flagicon|UK}} Alastair Birrell | | - | ||||||
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| 93 | {{flagicon|UK}} Michael Young | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | Driver elsewhere | - | ||||||
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| 94 | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Riseley-Prichard | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | | - | ||||||
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| 95 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Horace Richards | | - |
References
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{{F1 NC race report|Name_of_race=Curtis Trophy|Year_of_race=1955|Previous_race_in_season=1955 Albi Grand Prix|Next_race_in_season=1955 Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race|Previous_year's_race=1954 Curtis Trophy|Next_year's_race=—}}