1955 Dutch TT

The 1955 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 16 July 1955 at the Circuit van Drenthe, Assen.

  1955 Dutch TT

Race details
Race 6 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	16 July 1955
Location	Circuit van Drenthe, Assen
Course	Public roads 7.700 km (4.785 mi)
500 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Geoff Duke Reg Armstrong Gilera Gilera Time 3:31.6 Podium First Geoff Duke Gilera Second Reg Armstrong Gilera Third Umberto Masetti MV Agusta
350 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi Time 3:34.5 Podium First Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi Second Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi Third Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi
250 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Bill Lomas MV Agusta Time 3:42.4 Podium First Luigi Taveri MV Agusta Second Umberto Masetti MV Agusta Third Hermann Paul Müller NSU
125 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Luigi Taveri MV Agusta Time 3:53.4 Podium First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Second Remo Venturi MV Agusta Third Rudolf Grimas Mondial
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider Fastest lap Rider Cyril Smith Norton Time 3:51.9 Podium First Willi Faust BMW Second Wilhelm Noll BMW Third Bob Mitchell Norton

A new 4.7 mile (7.7 km) circuit had been built at Assen for the Dutch TT; the public road version was no longer used after 1954. This track set the foundation for future Dutch TT's.