The 1955 Belgian GPrix was held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 5, 1955 The 36-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. His teammate Stirling Moss finished second, Ferrari driver Nino Farina came in third and Paul Frère with this Ferrari 555 F1 Supersqualo finished 4th.

Paul Frère (1917-2008) was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium. He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix (3 for Scuderia Ferrari) debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points.He also won the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Ferrari with fellow Belgian teammate Olivier Gendebien. After retiring from active racing in 1960, he worked as an automotive journalist. He had numerous acquaintances amongst vehicle design engineers, especially in Japan at Honda and Mazda and also worked as a consultant to automobile manufacturers. He also had the opportunity to test numerous road and racing cars as a journalist, one of the highlights being the Audi R8 which he tested and demonstrated during a break in the proceedings of the Test Day of the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans. At the time he was 86 years old, making him the oldest racing driver to drive a then-current sportscar.Frère died on 23 February 2008 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence (France). Turn 15 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, formerly the first part of the Stavelot corner, has been renamed in his honour.

The Chronicle   The Race