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1955 - Le Mans 24 Hours

12 June 1955 - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France


Helmut Polensky and Richard von Frankenberg finish 4th overall and first in class in Porsche 550 Spyder

Class S1.5 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : Class S1.1 - 1st, 2nd

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
37 Porsche 550 Spyder 550-0046 S1.5 Helmut Polensky (D)/Richard von Frankenberg (D) Porsche KG (D) 4th 1st 284 laps
66 Porsche 550 Spyder 550-0015 S1.5 Olivier Gendebien (B)/Wolfgang Seidel (D) Ecurie Belge/Gonzague Olivier (B) 5th 2nd 276 laps
62 Porsche 550 Spyder 550-0047 S1.5 Helmut Glöckler (D)/Jaroslav Juhan (GUA) Porsche KG (D) 6th 3rd 273 laps
49 Porsche 550 Spyder 550-0048 S1.1 Auguste Veuillet (F)/Zora Arcus-Duntov (USA) Porsche KG (D) 13th 1st 245 laps
65 Porsche 550 Spyder 550-0016 S1.1 Gonzague Olivier (F)/Josef Jeser (D) Gonzague Olivier (F) 18th 2nd 234 laps
38 Porsche 550 Spyder 550-0031 S1.5 Walter Ringgenberg (CH)/Hans-Jörg Gilomen (CH) Walter Ringgenberg (CH) DNF 65 laps - Engine


World Sports Car Championship     Le Mans 24 Hours


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