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1955 Mille Miglia

The Race & Results In Detail

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The 1955 Mille Miglia Race

Results: 1955 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: May 1-2, 1955 / Winner: Moss – Jenkinson / Winning Speed: 98.53 mph / Starters: 521 / Finishers: 281

The race would not start for another two months but already Daimler-Benz was hard at work earmarking 20,000 pounds for preperation. Sixty technicians had taken over the Union garage in which they deposited stocks of spare as well as piles of tires, their organization headquarters at Gardone. Their drivers Kling, Hans Herrmann and Moss would travel between the factory in Stuttgart and Brescia for their reconnaissance laps. Neubauer insisted that his drivers should cover the route a minimum of five times or 5,000 miles in all, Kling would end up doing almost 30,000 miles in practice. Fangio was the last to arrive but as sooan as his bags were unpacked he to was sent out by Neubauer. Hiring a little 1100 Fiat, Fangio began his own study of the route.

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Dennis David
Founder of Grand Prix History website (now part of Sports Car Digest), David is a walking encyclopedia of all things Grand Prix. He has researched and written about the history of Grand Prix Motor Racing through the lives of its greatest drivers, people and events with a special focus on the history of Formula 1.
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