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
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