The 1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix was a non-championship

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motor race held on 24 April 1955 on a street circuit centred around the

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. The Grand Prix was won by

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, who also set pole position, driving a

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finished second and

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third. Less than a minute separated the three drivers after nearly three hours of racing.

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, who had lost time fixing a loose tank strap, set fastest lap during a spirited attempt to catch the leading trio.

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Bordeaux Grand Prix Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

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