ten positions are included in this set of standings. A score of 1.00 means meeting the minimum distance for the car, and a higher score is exceeding the nominal target distance. 21st Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup (1954/1955) Statistics Taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Fastest lap in practice – Castelloti, #4 Ferrari 735 LM – 4m 14.0s; 191.14 kp/h (118.77 mph) Fastest lap – Hawthorn, #6 Jaguar D-Type – 4m 06.6s; 196.96 kp/h (122.39 mph) Fastest car in speedtrap – Fangio, #19 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR – 292.21 kp/h (181.57 mph) Distance – 4135.38 km (2569.73 miles) Winner's average speed – 172.31 km/h (107.07 mph) Attendance – about 400,000 World Championship standings after the race Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car, with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Citations References Spurring, Quentin (2011) Le Mans 1949-59 Sherborne, Dorset: Evro Publishing Anderson, Gary G. (2000) Austin-Healey 100, 100–6, 3000 Restoration Guide MotorBooks International Cannell, Michael (2011) The Limit London: Atlantic Books Clarke, R.M. - editor (1997) Le Mans 'The Jaguar Years 1949-1957' Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands Books Clausager, Anders (1982) Le Mans London: Arthur Barker Ltd Foster, Frank (2013) F1: A History of Formula One Racing BookCaps Study Guides Hill, Phil (2004) Ferrari, a Champion's view Deerfield: Dalton Watson Laban, Brian (2001) Le Mans 24 Hours London: Virgin Books Moity, Christian (1974) The Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1949-1973 Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Co Pomeroy, L. & Walkerley, R. - editors (1956) The Motor Year Book 1956 Bath: The Pitman Press Whitaker, Sigur E. (2014) Tony Hulman: The Man Who Saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway McFarland External links Racing Sports Cars website – Le Mans 24 Hours 1955 entries, results, technical detail. Retrieved 10 December 2016. Le Mans History website – Le Mans History, hour-by-hour (incl. pictures, YouTube links). Retrieved 10 December 2016. Formula 2 website – Le Mans results & reserve entries. Retrieved 10 December 2016. World Sportscar Championship website – Le Mans results & reserve entries. Retrieved 10 December 2016. Team Dan website – Le Mans results & reserve entries. Retrieved 10 December 2016. Le Mans 1955 from The Mike Hawthorn Tribute Site – Extensive 1955 Le Mans coverage – reports, analysis, photos/video of race & crash. Retrieved 10 December 2016 The Deadliest Crash