Famous Races

Start Your Engines!!!

Here is the first in our fabulous series of famous races. This one comes direct from the pages of Hot Rods and Racing Cars, an American comic book, published by Charlton from November 1951 to June 1973. The race covered here is the Grand Prix D'Europe Automobile of 1955, at probably the most famous and most historic track in the world, Monaco.

Event	XIII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Date	22nd May 1955
Location	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Lap Length	3.145 km - 1.955 mi
Race Length	100 laps, 314.5 km - 195.5 mi
Pole Position	1:41.1, Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes
Fastest Lap	1:42.4, Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes

Monaco

The Grand Prix at Monte Carlo | Hot Rods and Racing Cars #7 | July 1957 |

Footnote

The 1955 Monaco Grand Prix was the first victory for Maurice Trintignant, and in fact the first win for a French Formula One driver.
Sadly it was also the last Grand Prix appearance for Alberto Ascari, who was killed just four days later testing a Ferrari sports car at Monza.