1955 Formula One season

The 1955 Formula One season was the 6th of the championship. The champion was Juan Manuel Fangio in a close battle.

Season review

Round	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 16	Oscar Gálvez	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Report
2	File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Grand Prix	May 22	Monaco	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	Report
3	23x15px Indianapolis 500	May 30	Indianapolis	23x15px Bob Sweikert	23x15px Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	Report
4	Belgian Grand Prix	June 5	Spa-Francorchamps	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Report
5	Dutch Grand Prix	June 19	Zandvoort	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Report
6	British Grand Prix	July 16	Aintree	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	Report
7	Italian Grand Prix	September 11	Monza	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Report

1955 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos.	Driver	ARG	MON File:Flag of Monaco.svg	500 23x15px	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA	Pts.
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	1*	Ret*		1*	1	2	1	40 (41)
2	Stirling Moss	4† / Ret	9		2	2	1*	Ret*	23
3	Eugenio Castellotti	Ret†	2		Ret	5	6† / Ret	3	12
4	Maurice Trintignant	2† / 3† / Ret	1		6	Ret	Ret	8	11.33
5	Nino Farina	2† / 3†	4		3			DNS	10.33
6	Piero Taruffi		8†				4	2	9
7	23x15px Bob Sweikert			1					8
8	Roberto Mieres	5	Ret		5†	4*	Ret	7	7
9	Jean Behra	6† / Ret† / Ret	3† / Ret†		5† / Ret	6	Ret	4	6
10	Luigi Musso	7† / Ret†	Ret		7	3	5	Ret	6
11	Karl Kling	4† / Ret			Ret	Ret	3	Ret	5
12	23x15px Jimmy Davies			3					4
13	23x15px Tony Bettenhausen			2†					3
14	23x15px Paul Russo			2†					3
15	Paul Frère		8†		4				3
16	23x15px Johnny Thomson			4					3
17	José Froilán González	2†							2
18	Cesare Perdisa		3† / Ret†		8				2
19	Luigi Villoresi	Ret† / Ret	5					DNS	2
20	Carlos Menditéguy	Ret† / Ret						5	2
21	Umberto Maglioli	3†						6	1.33
22	Hans Herrmann	4†							1
23	23x15px Walt Faulkner			5†					1
24	23x15px Bill Homeier			5†					1
25	23x15px Bill Vukovich			Ret*					1
26	Mike Hawthorn		Ret		Ret	7	6†	10	0
27	23x15px Harry Schell	6† / 7† / Ret†	Ret				9† / Ret	Ret	0
28	File:Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron		6						0
29	23x15px Andy Linden			6					0
30	Jacques Pollet		7			10		Ret	0
31	23x15px Al Herman			7					0
32	Mike Sparken						7		0
33	Sergio Mantovani	7† / Ret†							0
34	Hernando da Silva Ramos					8	Ret	Ret	0
35	Lance Macklin		DNQ				8		0
36	23x15px Pat O'Connor			8					0
37	Louis Rosier		Ret		9	9			0
38	Ken Wharton						9†	Ret	0
39	23x15px Jimmy Daywalt			9					0
40	23x15px John Fitch							9	0
41	23x15px Pat Flaherty			10					0
42	23x15px Duane Carter			11					0
43	Johnny Claes					11			0
44	23x15px Chuck Weyant			12					0
45	23x15px Eddie Johnson			13					0
46	23x15px Jim Rathmann			14					0
—	Robert Manzon		Ret			Ret	Ret		0
—	Horace Gould					Ret	Ret	Ret	0
—	Alberto Ascari	Ret	Ret						0
—	Elie Bayol	Ret	Ret						0
—	Andre Simon		Ret				Ret		0
—	Peter Collins						Ret	Ret	0
—	Peter Walker					Ret	Ret†		0
—	Jesus Iglesias	Ret							0
—	Pablo Birger	Ret							0
—	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Alberto Uria	Ret							0
—	23x15px Don Freeland			Ret					0
—	23x15px Cal Niday			Ret					0
—	23x15px Art Cross			Ret					0
—	23x15px Shorty Templeman			Ret					0
—	23x15px Sam Hanks			Ret					0
—	23x15px Keith Andrews			Ret					0
—	23x15px Johnnie Parsons			Ret					0
—	23x15px Eddie Russo			Ret					0
—	23x15px Ray Crawford			Ret					0
—	23x15px Jimmy Bryan			Ret					0
—	23x15px Jack McGrath			Ret					0
—	23x15px Al Keller			Ret					0
—	23x15px Johnny Boyd			Ret					0
—	23x15px Ed Elisian			Ret					0
—	23x15px Rodger Ward			Ret					0
—	23x15px Jerry Hoyt			Ret					0
—	23x15px Jimmy Reece			Ret					0
—	23x15px Fred Agabashian			Ret					0
—	Kenneth McAlpine						Ret		0
—	Jack Brabham						Ret		0
—	Roy Salvadori						Ret		0
—	Leslie Marr						Ret		0
—	Jean Lucas							Ret	0
—	Clemar Bucci	Ret†							0
—	Tony Rolt						Ret†		0
—	Ted Whiteaway		DNQ						0
Pos.	Driver	ARG	MON File:Flag of Monaco.svg	500 23x15px	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA	Pts.

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Light blue	Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

* Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
† Position shared between more drivers of the same car
Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-Championship race results

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

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
VII Gran Premio del Valentino	Valentino Park	March 27	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	Report
XVI Grand Prix de Pau	Pau	April 11	Jean Behra	Maserati	Report
III Glover Trophy	Goodwood	April 11	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	Report
IV Grand Prix de Bordeaux	Bordeaux	April 25	Jean Behra	Maserati	Report
VII BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	May 7	Peter Collins	Maserati	Report
VIII Gran Premio di Napoli	Posillipo	May 8	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	Report
XVII Grand Prix d'Albi	Albi	May 29	André Simon	Maserati	Report
III Curtis Trophy	Snetteron	May 29	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	Report
III Cornwall M.R.C. Formula 1 Race	Davidstow	May 30	Leslie Marr	Connaught-Alta	Report
III London Trophy	Crystal Palace	July 30	Mike Hawthorn	Maserati	Report
III Daily Record Trophy	Charterhall	August 6	Bob Gerard	Maserati	Report
III RedeX Trophy	Snetterton	August 13	23x15px Harry Schell	Vanwall	Report
II Daily Telegraph Trophy	Aintree	September 3	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	Report
II International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	September 24	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Report
I Avon Trophy	Castle Combe	October 1	23x15px Harry Schell	Vanwall	Report
V Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	October 23	Tony Brooks	Connaught-Alta	Report

1955 Formula One Season Media

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Juan Manuel Fangio in a Mercedes Benz W196, pictured at the Nurburgring in 1986. This was the car he used to win his 3rd Drivers' Championship