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1955 Formula One season

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Juan Manuel Fangio driving for Mercedes won his third Drivers' Championship.

The 1955 Formula One season was the ninth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the sixth World Championship of Drivers, which was contested over seven races between 16 January and 11 September 1955. The season also included several non-championship races for Formula One cars.

Juan Manuel Fangio won his second consecutive World Championship title.[1] It was his third in total, a record that would not be beaten until Alain Prost in 1993. This was the last championship for a Mercedes driver until 2014.

The season was coloured by tragedy. Two drivers were killed during the 1955 Indianapolis 500: Manny Ayulo and Bill Vukovich, winner of the two previous editions.[2] Italian Mario Alborghetti died at the non-championship Pau Grand Prix. Alberto Ascari, World Champion of 1952 and 1953, was killed while testing a Ferrari 750 Monza at Monza.[3][4][5] And ex-Formula One driver Pierre Levegh was killed in the 1955 Le Mans disaster, along with 83 spectators. This would lead to the cancellation of four F1 Grands Prix.

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers competed in the 1955 FIA World Championship. The list does not include those who only contested the Indianapolis 500.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds
West Germany Daimler Benz AG Mercedes W196 Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 C Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 1–2, 4–7
West Germany Karl Kling 1, 4–7
United Kingdom Stirling Moss 1–2, 4–7
West Germany Hans Herrmann 1–2
France André Simon 2
Italy Piero Taruffi 6–7
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625
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Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 E Italy Umberto Maglioli 1, 7
Argentina José Froilán González 1
France Maurice Trintignant 1–2, 4–7
United States Harry Schell 2, 4
Italy Piero Taruffi 2, 4
Belgium Paul Frère 2, 4
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 5–7
Italy Eugenio Castellotti 5–7
Italy Giuseppe Farina 1–2, 4
Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 7
Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P France Jean Behra 1–2, 4–7
Argentina Roberto Mieres 1–2, 4–7
Italy Sergio Mantovani 1
Italy Luigi Musso 1–2, 4–7
Argentina Carlos Menditeguy 1, 7
Argentina Clemar Bucci 1
United States Harry Schell 1
Italy Cesare Perdisa 2, 4
France André Simon 6
United Kingdom Peter Collins 7
United Kingdom Horace Gould 7
Uruguay Alberto Uria Maserati A6GCM Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P Uruguay Alberto Uria 1
Italy Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 P Italy Alberto Ascari 1–2
Italy Luigi Villoresi 1–2, 7
Italy Eugenio Castellotti 1–2, 4
Monaco Louis Chiron 2
France Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 E France Élie Bayol 1–2
Argentina Pablo Birger 1
Argentina Jesús Iglesias 1
France Robert Manzon 2, 5–6
France Jacques Pollet 2, 5, 7
Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos 5–7
France Mike Sparken 6
France Jean Lucas 7
France Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P France Louis Rosier 2, 4–5
United Kingdom Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 55 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 P United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 2, 4
United Kingdom Ken Wharton 6–7
United States Harry Schell 6–7
United Kingdom Stirling Moss Ltd Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D United Kingdom Lance Macklin 2, 6
Belgium Johnny Claes 4
United Kingdom Peter Walker 5
United States John Fitch 7
United Kingdom E.N. Whiteaway HWM-Alta 53 Alta GP 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Ted Whiteaway 2
Belgium Equipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 625 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 E Belgium Johnny Claes 5
United Kingdom Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D United Kingdom Horace Gould 5–6
United Kingdom Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B Alta GP 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine 6
United Kingdom Jack Fairman 6
United Kingdom R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught-Alta B Alta GP 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Tony Rolt 6
United Kingdom Peter Walker 6
United Kingdom Leslie Marr Connaught-Alta B Alta GP 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Leslie Marr 6
United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper-Bristol T40 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 D Australia Jack Brabham 6
United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D United Kingdom Peter Collins 6
United Kingdom Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D United Kingdom Roy Salvadori 6
Italy Scuderia Volpini Arzani-Volpini-Maserati F1 Maserati 4CLT 2.5 L4 P Italy Luigi Piotti 7

Team and driver changes

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Stirling Moss joined Juan Manuel Fangio at Mercedes.
The three drivers of the Lancia team (left Luigi Villoresi, middle Alberto Ascari, right Eugenio Castellotti), with their engineer Vittorio Jano (far right).

Mid-season changes

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Calendar

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Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires 16 January
2 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 22 May
3 United States Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 30 May[a]
4 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 5 June
5 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 19 June
6 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Merseyside 16 July
7 Italy Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 11 September

Calendar changes

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Cancelled rounds

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In the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster, it was decided to reschedule the French Grand Prix from 3 July to 25 September.[12] It was later cancelled, along with the German, Swiss and Spanish rounds.[13][14]

Grand Prix Circuit Original date
France French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux, Gueux 3 July
West Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring, Nürburg 31 July
Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Circuit Bremgarten, Bern 21 August
Spain Spanish Grand Prix Pedralbes Circuit, Barcelona 23 October

The circuits at Pedralbes and Bremgarten were never used again for racing. Motor racing was banned altogether in Switzerland until the 2018 Zürich ePrix.

Championship report

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Rounds 1 to 3

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Juan Manuel Fangio (left) and José Froilan González (right)

For the third year in a row, the championship opened with the Argentine Grand Prix. José Froilan González started on pole position. The Argentine had been a full-time Ferrari driver in 1954, but it would be his only race this year. Next to him on the front row started two double World Champions: Alberto Ascari in the Lancia and Juan Manuel Fangio in the Mercedes. Fangio took the lead at the start, but lost it to Ascari on lap 3. Teammate Stirling Moss went from eighth to third, while behind them, drivers and cars were beginning to succumb to the heat of 52 °C (126 °F). On lap 21, Ascari crashed out by himself, leaving González in the lead. However, he was still recovering from his accident in the 1954 RAC Tourist Trophy and got exhausted. Fearing he could not hold Fangio behind, he pitted to hand the car to teammate and 1950 World Champion Nino Farina. Fangio pitted as well, for new tyres and to cool off, while Moss retired due to a vapor lock in the fuel pump. This left another local driver, Roberto Mieres in the Maserati, in the lead after starting sixteenth. Sadly, his fuel pump faltered as well and he spent 10 minutes in the pits, coming home in fifth. Besides Mieres, Fangio would be the only classified driver not to have switched cars during the race, and went on to win. Two Ferraris completed the podium, but each had seen three different drivers behind the wheel, so Fangio had an immediate lead in the championship.[15][16]

The Monaco Grand Prix returned to the calendar after three years and was given the honorary title of European Grand Prix. A new rule to qualifying had been added: only the times recorded in the first practice session on Thursday afternoon would count for the front row of the grid and, thus, for pole position. The rest of the starting places would be decided by the remaining sessions on Friday and Saturday morning. This was done to entice spectators to come and watch every session, but it was an unpopular idea with the drivers. Fangio set the fastest time, ahead of Ascari and Moss, so they could relax and use the remaining sessions to try out car set-ups for the race. At the start of the race, Fangio held on to the lead, but Ascari fell back. Moss took second place after a few laps and was slowly closing up to his teammate in front. After the two drivers behind Moss pitted, Ascari was left in a lonely third place until, at half-distance, Fangio stopped on track with a broken transmission and, on lap 81, Moss's engine blew up. Ascari took the unexpected lead of the race, but mere seconds later, crashed coming out of the harbour chicane and plunged into the water. He was lucky to escape with just a cut on the nose. Maurice Trintignant took the win for Ferrari, the first of his career, ahead of Eugenio Castellotti for Lancia and Cesare Perdisa in Jean Behra's Maserati.[17]

The Indianapolis 500 was included in the Formula One championship, but no F1 drivers attended. Bob Sweikert won the race.

In the Drivers' Championship, Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) was leading with 11 points, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) with 10 and Bob Sweikert (Kurtis Kraft) with 8. Sweikert would not compete in any other rounds.

Rounds 4 to 6

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A statue in Milan to honour the memory of Alberto Ascari.

Four days after the Monaco Grand Prix, double World Champion Alberto Ascari was tragically killed in a test session at Monza. Further burdened by financial troubles, the Lancia team was left with two cars and just one driver. Soon, all assets would be merged into the Ferrari team, but this did not stop Eugenio Castellotti from scoring his first career pole position in the Belgian Grand Prix. The Mercedes cars of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss started beside him on the front row. Championship leader Maurice Trintignant started down in eleventh out of thirteen. At the start, Fangio and Moss quickly took the lead and never looked back. Castellotti retired on lap 16, allowing 1950 World Champion Nino Farina to finish third for Ferrari.[18]

Fangio leading Stirling Moss in the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix

On 11 June, the 24 Hours of Le Mans took place and many F1 drivers participated. During the race, Pierre Levegh crashed into the spectator area, killing 83 people and injuring at least 120 others. This led the FIA to postpone the French Grand Prix.[12] However, the Dutch Grand Prix was next on the F1 championship and went on undisturbed. Mercedes managed to occupy the front row with Fangio, Moss and Karl Kling. At the start, Luigi Musso put his Maserati into second position, but was outbraved by Moss. Kling tried his best to keep up with the leading trio but, on lap 21, spun off and retired. Fangio and Moss scored another one-two finish, a minute ahead of Musso. This was the first race since the 1950 French Grand Prix that none of the cars on the podium were powered by a Ferrari engine.[19]

For the British Grand Prix, Stirling Moss scored his first career pole position in front of his home crowd. Fangio started second, Jean Behra third for Maserati. The second row was filled by two more Mercedes: Karl Kling and Piero Taruffi. Fangio had the best start, but Moss regained the lead on lap 3, his car set up with a lower top speed but better acceleration out of the corners. Behra retired on lap 10, handing the top four positions to Mercedes, with Fangio once again in front. A couple of laps later, Moss retook the lead, grew his advantage to ten seconds and set a new lap record. Unused to having the team leader behind him, Moss looked back on the last lap and hesitated. But Fangio hang back, two tenths behind, leaving the home hero to take the win.[20]

In the Drivers' Championship, Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) led with 33 points, ahead of Stirling Moss (Mercedes) with 22 and Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) with 11 points. After the British Grand Prix, the German, Swiss, French and Spanish Grand Prix were cancelled, in the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. This left just one race in the championship and effectively handed the title to Fangio.

Round 7

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The Italian Grand Prix was run on the 10 km (6.2 mi) Monza layout including a new steep banking. Nino Farina crashed in practice when his rear tyre came apart under the load of the banked turn and the heat of the sun. He escaped unhurt but his Ferrari-run Lancia was written off, and although Sunday was substantially cooler, the other Lancia was withdrawn as a precaution. Like in Zandvoort, Mercedes-Benz in Formula One#Mercedes occupied the front row in the order of Fangio, Moss, Kling. Moss took the lead at the start, but gave way to his Argentinian team leader before the first lap was run. The fourth Mercedes of Taruffi went from ninth to fourth, the team repeating their procession run from last race. However, Moss pitted on lap 19 for a new windscreen and subsequently retired on lap 28 when his engine cut out. Kling's gearbox broke and he retired as well, leaving the German team worried, but Fangio and Taruffi finished the race untroubled, scoring another Mercedes 1-2, ahead of Eugenio Castellotti for Ferrari.[21]

Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) had collected 40 points and won his third Drivers' Championship, his second in a row. Teammate Stirling Moss was second with 23 points and Eugenio Castellotti third with 12. Mercedes withdrew from F1 after this season, marking it the final race until the team's revival in 2010, their final win until the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix and final championship title until 2014.

Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report
1 Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Argentina José Froilán González Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio West Germany Mercedes C Report
2 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio France Maurice Trintignant Italy Ferrari E Report
3 United States Indianapolis 500 United States Jerry Hoyt United States Bill Vukovich United States Bob Sweikert United States Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser F Report
4 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Italy Eugenio Castellotti Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio West Germany Mercedes C Report
5 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Argentina Roberto Mieres Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio West Germany Mercedes C Report
6 United Kingdom British Grand Prix United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Stirling Moss West Germany Mercedes C Report
7 Italy Italian Grand Prix Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio United Kingdom Stirling Moss Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio West Germany Mercedes C Report

World Championship of Drivers standings

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Points were awarded to the top five classified finishers, with an additional point awarded for setting the fastest lap, regardless of finishing position or even classification. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. Shared drives result in shared points for each driver if they finished in a points-scoring position. If more than one driver set the same fastest lap time, the fastest lap point would be divided equally between the drivers. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  FL
Race 8 6 4 3 2 1
Source:[22]
Pos. Driver ARG
Argentina
MON
Monaco
500
United States
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
Pts.
1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 1 (Ret) 1 1 2 1 40 (41)
2 United Kingdom Stirling Moss 4† / Ret 9 2 2 1 Ret 23
3 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ret† 2 Ret 5 6† / Ret 3 12
4 France Maurice Trintignant 2† / 3† / Ret 1 6 Ret Ret 8 11 13
5 Italy Nino Farina 2† / 3† 4 3 DNS 10 13
6 Italy Piero Taruffi 8† DNS 4 2 9
7 United States Bob Sweikert 1 8
8 Argentina Roberto Mieres 5 Ret 5† 4 Ret 7 7
9 France Jean Behra 6† / Ret† / Ret 3† / Ret† 5† / Ret 6 Ret 4 6
10 Italy Luigi Musso 7† / Ret† Ret 7 3 5 Ret 6
11 West Germany Karl Kling 4† / Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 5
12 United States Jimmy Davies 3 4
13 United States Tony Bettenhausen 2† 3
14 United States Paul Russo 2† 3
15 Belgium Paul Frère 8† 4 3
16 United States Johnny Thomson 4 3
17 Argentina José Froilán González 2 2
18 Italy Cesare Perdisa 3† / Ret† 8 2
19 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ret† / Ret 5 DNS 2
20 Argentina Carlos Menditeguy Ret† / Ret 5 2
21 Italy Umberto Maglioli 3† 6 1 13
22 West Germany Hans Herrmann 4† DNQ 1
23 United States Walt Faulkner 5† 1
24 United States Bill Homeier 5† 1
25 United States Bill Vukovich Ret 1
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ret Ret 7 6† 10 0
United States Harry Schell 6† / 7† / Ret† Ret DNS 9† / Ret Ret 0
Monaco Louis Chiron 6 0
United States Andy Linden 6 0
France Jacques Pollet 7 10 Ret 0
United States Al Herman 7 0
France Mike Sparken 7 0
Italy Sergio Mantovani 7† / Ret† 0
Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos 8 Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Lance Macklin DNQ 8 0
United States Pat O'Connor 8 0
France Louis Rosier Ret 9 9 0
United Kingdom Ken Wharton 9† Ret 0
United States Jimmy Daywalt 9 0
United States John Fitch 9 0
United States Pat Flaherty 10 0
United States Duane Carter 11 0
Belgium Johnny Claes DNS 11 0
United States Chuck Weyant 12 0
United States Eddie Johnson 13 0
United States Jim Rathmann 14 0
France Robert Manzon Ret Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Horace Gould Ret Ret Ret 0
Italy Alberto Ascari Ret Ret 0
France Élie Bayol Ret Ret 0
France André Simon Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Peter Collins Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Peter Walker Ret Ret† 0
Argentina Jesus Iglesias Ret 0
Argentina Pablo Birger Ret 0
Uruguay Alberto Uria Ret 0
United States Don Freeland Ret 0
United States Cal Niday Ret 0
United States Art Cross Ret 0
United States Shorty Templeman Ret 0
United States Sam Hanks Ret 0
United States Keith Andrews Ret 0
United States Johnnie Parsons Ret 0
United States Eddie Russo Ret 0
United States Ray Crawford Ret 0
United States Jimmy Bryan Ret 0
United States Jack McGrath Ret 0
United States Al Keller Ret 0
United States Johnny Boyd Ret 0
United States Ed Elisian Ret 0
United States Rodger Ward Ret 0
United States Jerry Hoyt Ret 0
United States Jimmy Reece Ret 0
United States Fred Agabashian Ret 0
United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Ret 0
Australia Jack Brabham Ret 0
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Ret 0
United Kingdom Leslie Marr Ret 0
France Jean Lucas Ret 0
Argentina Clemar Bucci Ret† 0
United Kingdom Tony Rolt Ret† 0
United Kingdom Ted Whiteaway DNQ 0
United Kingdom Jack Fairman DNS 0
Italy Luigi Piotti DNS 0
Pos. Driver ARG
Argentina
MON
Monaco
500
United States
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap
  • Italics indicates the fastest lap (1 point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)
  • Bold indicates pole position
  • † = Car driven by more than one driver

Non-championship races

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Other Formula One races were also held in 1955, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
Italy VII Gran Premio del Valentino Valentino Park 27 March Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Lancia Report
France XVI Pau Grand Prix Pau 11 April France Jean Behra Italy Maserati Report
United Kingdom III Glover Trophy Goodwood 11 April United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Italy Maserati Report
France IV Grand Prix de Bordeaux Bordeaux 25 April France Jean Behra Italy Maserati Report
United Kingdom VII BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 7 May United Kingdom Peter Collins Italy Maserati Report
Italy VIII Gran Premio di Napoli Posillipo 8 May Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Lancia Report
France XVII Grand Prix d'Albi Albi (Les Planques) 29 May France André Simon Italy Maserati Report
United Kingdom III Curtis Trophy Snetterton 29 May United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Italy Maserati Report
United Kingdom III Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race Davidstow 30 May United Kingdom Leslie Marr United Kingdom Connaught-Alta Report
United Kingdom III London Trophy Crystal Palace 30 July United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Maserati Report
United Kingdom III Daily Record Trophy Charterhall 6 August United Kingdom Bob Gerard Italy Maserati Report
United Kingdom III RedeX Trophy Snetterton 13 August United States Harry Schell United Kingdom Vanwall Report
United Kingdom II Daily Telegraph Trophy Aintree 3 September United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Italy Maserati Report
United Kingdom II International Gold Cup Oulton Park 24 September United Kingdom Stirling Moss Italy Maserati Report
United Kingdom I Avon Trophy Castle Combe 1 October United States Harry Schell United Kingdom Vanwall Report
Italy V Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse 23 October United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Connaught-Alta Report

Notes

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  1. ^ The Indianapolis 500 also counted towards the 1955 AAA Championship Car season, and was run for AAA Championship cars, but was not run to Formula One regulations.

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