title: 1955 International Gold Cup
text: # 1955 International Gold Cup
  
  The 2nd International Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 24 September 1955 at the Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire. The race was run over 54 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Maserati 250F.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Stirling Moss | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 1h44m05.4, 85.94 mph | 2 |
  | 2 | 1 | Mike Hawthorn | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | 1h45m11.6, +66.2s | 1 |
  | 3 | 9 | Desmond Titterington | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall VW3 | 53 laps | 6 |
  | 4 | 11 | Reg Parnell | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B-Alta | 53 laps | 9 |
  | 5 | 16 | Roy Salvadori | Gilby Engineering Ltd. | Maserati 250F | 52 laps | 7 |
  | 6 | 18 | Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol | 52 laps | 10 |
  | 7 | 2 | Eugenio Castellotti | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | 51 laps | 4 |
  | 8 | 5 | Luigi Musso | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 49 laps - gearbox | 3 |
  | 9 | 19 | Michael Young | Roebuck Engineering | Connaught Type A-Alta | 47 laps | 18 |
  | 10 | 15 | Peter Walker | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type A-Alta | 45 laps - transmission | 8 |
  | 11 | 12 | Jack Fairman | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B-Alta | 44 laps | 15 |
  | Ret | 3 | Alfonso de Portago | Marquis de Portago | Ferrari 625 | 35 laps - spin | 14 |
  | Ret | 21 | John Young | John Coombs | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 24 laps - spin | 17 |
  | Ret | 7 | Harry Schell | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall VW2 | 16 laps - universal joint | 5 |
  | Ret | 17 | Leslie Marr | L. Marr | Connaught Type B-Alta | 16 laps - crash | 11 |
  | Ret | 24 | Bruce Halford | Equipe Devone | Cooper T23-Bristol | 14 laps - engine | 16 |
  | Ret | 6 | Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Maserati 250F | 9 laps - engine | 12 |
  | Ret | 10 | Peter Collins | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | 9 laps - oil pressure | 13 |
  | Ret | 22 | Dick Gibson | R. Gibson | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 7 laps - engine | 19 |
  | DNA | 8 | Ken Wharton | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall | driver injured | - |
  | DNA | 14 | Ottorino Volonterio | O. Volonterio | Maserati A6GCM | | - |
  | DNA | 8 | Charles Boulton | Ecurie Ane | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | | - |
  