1955 F1 World Championship Season
6th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Juan Manuel Fangio (3rd title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: | n/a |
| Races: | 7 |
| Winning drivers: | Juan Manuel Fangio (4)  Maurice Trintignant (1)  Bob Sweikert (1)  Stirling Moss (1) |
| Winning constructors: |  Mercedes (5)  Ferrari (1) Kurtis Kraft (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Maurice Trintignant Bob Sweikert Stirling Moss |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
1955 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 16 January | 1955 Argentine Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 22 May | 1955 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | 30 May | 1955 Indianapolis 500 |
| 4 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 5 June | 1955 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 19 June | 1955 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 6 | Britain DT | Aintree | 16 July | 1955 British Grand Prix |
| 7 | Italy | Monza | 11 September | 1955 Italian Grand Prix |
Race Winners
- Highlight: Home driver race winner
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 3 | 1m 29.600s |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 9 | 20.300s |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 14 | 2m 43.558s |
| 4 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 2 | 8.100s |
| 5 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 1 | 0.300s |
| 6 | Britain | Aintree | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 1 | 0.200s |
| 7 | Italy | Monza | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 1 | 0.600s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver polesitter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 2 | 0.500s |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | DNF | 0.000s |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Jerry Hoyt | Stevens-Offenhauser | 31 | 0.027s |
| 4 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | DNF | 0.500s |
| 5 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 1 | 0.400s |
| 6 | Britain | Aintree | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 1 | 0.200s |
| 7 | Italy | Monza | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 1 | 0.300s |
Fastest Laps
- Highlight: Home driver fastest lap setter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
| 4 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 5 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Roberto Mieres | Maserati |
| 6 | Britain | Aintree | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
| 7 | Italy | Monza | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
1955 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 40 (41) | |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 23 | -17 |
| 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia Ferrari | 12 | -28 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 11.33 | -28.67 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 10.33 | -29.67 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari Mercedes | 9 | -31 |
| 7 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | -32 |
| 8 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 7 | -33 |
| 9 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 6 | -34 |
| = | Jean Behra | Maserati | 6 | -34 |
| 11 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 5 | -35 |
| 12 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | -36 |
| 13 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -37 |
| = | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -37 |
| = | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 3 | -37 |
| = | Paul Frere | Ferrari | 3 | -37 |
| 17 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 2 | -38 |
| = | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 2 | -38 |
| = | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia | 2 | -38 |
| = | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 2 | -38 |
| 21 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 1.33 | -38.67 |
| 22 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 1 | -39 |
| = | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -39 |
| = | Bill Homeier | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -39 |
| = | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -39 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 8 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- Fastest lap: 1 point
- Only the best five results counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ARG | MCO | 500 | BEL | NLD | GBR | ITA | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.67 | 1 | |
| 3 | Alberto Ascari | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | Stirling Moss | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.17 | 1 | |
| 5 | Karl Kling | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.40 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Jean Behra | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4.83 | 3 | |
| 7 | Eugenio Castellotti | 12 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6.67 | 1 | |
| 8 | Giuseppe Farina | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7.00 | 4 | |||
| 9 | Paul Frere | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | ||||||
| 10 | Luigi Villoresi | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8.67 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | Andre Simon | 10 | 8 | 9.00 | 8 | |||||
| 12 | Pablo Birger | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | ||||||
| 13 | Roberto Mieres | 16 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9.17 | 6 | |
| 14 | Luigi Musso | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9.33 | 4 | |
| 15 | Piero Taruffi | 15 | 5 | 9 | 9.67 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | Hans Herrmann | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | ||||||
| 17 | Peter Walker | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | ||||||
| 18 | Mike Hawthorn | 12 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10.40 | 5 | ||
| 19 | Cesare Perdisa | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | |||||
| 20 | Harry Schell | 7 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 11.25 | 7 | |||
| 21 | Maurice Trintignant | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11.50 | 8 | |
| 22 | Robert Manzon | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11.67 | 11 | ||||
| 23 | Umberto Maglioli | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | ||||||
| 24 | Louis Rosier | 17 | 12 | 13 | 14.00 | 12 | ||||
| 25 | Tony Rolt | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | ||||||
| 26 | Carlos Menditeguy | 13 | 16 | 14.50 | 13 | |||||
| 27 | Johnny Claes | 14 | 16 | 15.00 | 14 | |||||
| 28 | Elie Bayol | 15 | 16 | 15.50 | 15 | |||||
| 29 | Ken Wharton | 15 | 17 | 16.00 | 15 | |||||
| 30 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16.67 | 14 | ||||
| 31 | Jacques Pollet | 20 | 12 | 19 | 17.00 | 12 | ||||
| 32 | Jesus Iglesias | 17 | 17.00 | 17 | ||||||
| 33 | Ken McAlpine | 17 | 17.00 | 17 | ||||||
| 34 | Peter Collins | 24 | 11 | 17.50 | 11 | |||||
| 35 | Lance Macklin | 21 | 16 | 18.50 | 16 | |||||
| 36 | Sergio Mantovani | 19 | 19.00 | 19 | ||||||
| 37 | Louis Chiron | 19 | 19.00 | 19 | ||||||
| 38 | Leslie Marr | 19 | 19.00 | 19 | ||||||
| 39 | Horace Gould | 15 | 22 | 21 | 19.33 | 15 | ||||
| 40 | Clemar Bucci | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | ||||||
| 41 | Roy Salvadori | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | ||||||
| 42 | John Fitch | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | ||||||
| 43 |  Alberto Uria | 21 | 21.00 | 21 | ||||||
| 44 | Jack Fairman | 21 | 21.00 | 21 | ||||||
| 45 | Ted Whiteaway | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | ||||||
| 46 | Jean Lucas | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | ||||||
| 47 | Mike Sparken | 23 | 23.00 | 23 | ||||||
| 48 | Luigi Piotti | 23 | 23.00 | 23 | ||||||
| 49 |  Jack Brabham | 25 | 25.00 | 25 |
Race Results Overview
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.