The 22nd annual running of the storied Mille Miglia, an automobile race held on a lengthy course made up entirely of public roads around Italy, took place on April 30 May 1, 1955. The route was based on a round trip between Brescia and Rome (It was also the 3rd round of the 1955 World Sportscar Championship). The '55 race was won by Mercedes-Benz factory driver Stirling Moss (and co-pilot navigator/journalist Denis Jenkinson). They completed the 992-mile distance in 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds - an average speed of 99 mph (160 km/h). The two Englishmen finished 32 minutes in front of their second-placed teammate, Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio.
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