This black-and-white newsreel is presented by Shell and covers the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix. The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit on June 5, 1955. It was race 4 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Driver won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio.

Shell logo (00:09). Men carry straw bales (00:13). Uniformed officers and spectators (00:25). Point-of-view of a driving F1 car (00:44). Views of the Francorchamps circuit near the town of Spa (00:53). Point-of-view of a driving car (01:24). Views of the circuit and the ‘La Source’, ‘Raidillon’, ‘Burnenville’, ‘Malmedy’, ‘Masta’, ‘Stavelot’, and ‘La Carriere’ circuit marks (01:45). A man in uniform rides a bike (03:01). A barking dog (03:11). A man is setting up a parasol (03:14). Rainfall (03:27). Race cars are covered with tarps as engines are inspected in the circuit (03:31). The Lancia car driven by Eugenio Castellotti (03:40). The Vanwall car driven by Mike Hawthorn (03:44). Three Mercedes cars driven by Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, and Karl Kling (03:49). The Maserati cars driven by Jean Behra, Luigi Musso, Cesare Perdisa, Louis Rosier, Roberto Mieres, and Johnny Claes (03:53). Eugenio Castellotti enters his car and drives (03:58). Stirling Moss starts driving (04:14). Nino Farina in a Ferrari car is driving (04:34). Footage of the cars driving, the crewmembers, and the audience (04:45). Paul Frére in a Ferrari car drives (05:31). The cars continue driving (05:42). A dog is running loose on the circuit (05:50). Stirling Moss stops to switch cars (06:01). Footage of the cars racing (06:10). A clock showing 5 o’clock (06:21). Spectators watch as the drivers finish the practice rounds (06:24). The drivers pull into the pits (06:36). Views of the organizing committee and crowds leaving the circuit (06:37). The race cars are inspected and prepared for the race (07:12). The cars are pushed down to the circuit (08:31). Club de Spa royal automobile club (09:26). The presidents of the Belgian national team (09:35). The course administrator and the president of the club de Spa (09:39). Spectators (09:47). Cars in the pits and the crewmembers and spectators at the circuit (09:57). Cheering spectators (11:03). The race cars line up at the starting grid and the racers walk to the grid (11:09). The racers are briefed on the track (11:53). Views of the audience (12:05). View of the circuit and the spectators (12:10). The drivers getting into cars (12:24). The race begins (12:58). Crew walk off the track (13:20). Spectators drinking champagne and watching the race (16:38). Maurice Trintignant, Ferrari, stops at the pit with a technical issue (16:48). The engine is checked (16:59). Audience members watch the race using binoculars (17:07). The race continues (17:11). Jean Behra, Maserati, spins off the track and retires from the race (17:17). The race continues (17:24). Maurice Trintignant re-enters the race from the pit (17:34) and the race continues (17:41). Jean Behra is walking into the pits (17:55). He puts his helmet back on (18:10). Roberto Mieres, Maserati, exits the pit (18:28). Fangio, Mercedes, passes the wreck of Behra’s car (18:41). Views of the race continuing and the spectators (18:43). Eugenio Castellotti, Lancia, pushed off track (21:26). The race continues (21:32). Luigi Musso, Maserati, stops in the pit (22:20). The race continues while Musso is still in the pit (22:32). He enters the race again (22:46). Musso reenters the pit after one lap (22:59). The race continues (23:05). Karl Kling, Mercedes, stops in the pit (23:30). The race continues and spectators watch and have picnics (23:59). Views of timekeepers positioned in a glass box (24:46). Views of the race and the spectators (25:02). Views of the Argentinian commentator broadcasting the race (25:51). The race continues (26:07). Fangio passes the finish line (07:01) followed by Stirling Moss (27:10). Fangio presented a flower bouquet (28:22) and the audience cheers (28:28). Fangio receives his trophy (28:36).

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