1955 RedeX Trophy

1955 RedeX Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season
Race details
Date	13 August 1955
Official name	III RedeX Trophy
Location	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.35 km (2.71 miles)
Distance	25 laps, 108.67 km (67.75 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Maserati
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Maserati
Time	1:56.0
Podium
First	Harry Schell	Vanwall
Second	Ken Wharton	Vanwall
Third	Stirling Moss	Maserati

The 3rd RedeX Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 13 August 1955 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 25 laps, and was won by American driver Harry Schell in a Vanwall. Maserati driver Stirling Moss was on pole position and set fastest lap.^[1][2]

This was the first Formula 1 win for the Vanwall marque.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	142	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall VW2	50:07.4, 80.80 mph	2
2	149	Ken Wharton	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall VW3	+11.0s	4
3	125	Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss Ltd.	Maserati 250F	+18.6s	1
4	122	Jack Brabham	J.A. Brabham	Cooper T40-Bristol	25 laps	11
5	127	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F	25 laps	7
6	135	Jack Fairman	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	25 laps	8
7	140	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F	25 laps	5
8	136	Mike Oliver	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	25 laps	9
9	133	Michael Young	Roebuck Engineering	Connaught Type A-Alta
10	139	Charles Boulton	Ecurie Ane	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
11	120	Ottorino Volonterio	O. Volonterio	Maserati A6GCM
Ret	126	Peter Walker	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type B-Alta		6
Ret	138	John Webb	J.H. Webb	Turner-Lea Francis
Ret	133	John Young	John Coombs	Lotus Mark IX-Lea Francis
Ret	137	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	2 laps	3
DNS	11	Leslie Marr	L. Marr	Connaught Type B-Alta		10