1955 F1 World Championship Season

Season

Season info

Season

Races

Drivers’ Champion

Juan Manuel Fangio (3rd title)

Constructors’ Champion

n/a

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Juan Manuel Fangio

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

n/a

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Standings

Driver standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

Qualifying

Qualifying stats

Season stats

Calendar

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	16 January
2	Monaco	Monte Carlo	22 May
3	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	30 May
4	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	05 June
5	Netherlands	Zandvoort	19 June
6	Britain	Aintree	16 July
7	Italy	Monza	11 September

Race results

No.	Grand Prix	Result
1	Argentina	Result
2	Monaco	Result
3	Indianapolis 500	Result
4	Belgium	Result
5	Netherlands	Result
6	Britain (drivers’ title decider)	Result
7	Italy	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1955 F1 World Championship (excluding Indianapolis 500 entries).

Arzani-Volpini (works team): Luigi Piotti (7)
Connaught (works team): Jack Fairman (6); Ken McAlpine (6)
Connaught (privateers): Leslie Marr (6); Tony Rolt (6); Peter Walker (6)
Cooper (works team): Jack Brabham (6)
Ferrari (works team): Maurice Trintignant (1-2, 4-7); Giuseppe Farina (1-2, 4); Umberto Maglioli (1, 7); Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1); Paul Frere (2, 4); Harry Schell (2); Piero Taruffi (2); Eugenio Castellotti (5-7); Mike Hawthorn (5-7)
Ferrari (privateers): Johnny Claes (5)
Gordini (works team): Elie Bayol (1-2); Pablo Birger (1); Jesus Iglesias (1); Robert Manzon (2, 5-6); Jacques Pollet (2, 5, 7); Hermano da Silva Ramos (5-7); Mike Sparken (6); Jean Lucas (7)
HWM (privateer): Ted Whiteaway (2)
Lancia (works team): Eugenio Castellotti (1-2, 4); Luigi Villoresi (1-2, 7); Alberto Ascari (1-2); Louis Chiron (2); Giuseppe Farina (7)
Maserati (works team): Jean Behra (1-2, 4-7); Roberto Mieres (1-2, 4-7); Luigi Musso (1-2, 4-7); Carlos Menditeguy (1, 7); Clemar Bucci (1); Sergio Mantovani (1); Harry Schell (1); Cesare Perdisa (2, 4); Andre Simon (6); Peter Collins (7); Horace Gould (7)
Maserati (privateers): Alberto Uria (1); Louis Rosier (2, 4-5); Lance Macklin (2, 6); Johnny Claes (4); Horace Gould (5-6); Peter Walker (5); Peter Collins (6); Roy Salvadori (6); John Fitch (7)
Mercedes (works team): Juan Manuel Fangio (1-2, 4-7); Stirling Moss (1-2, 4-7); Hans Herrmann (1-2); Karl Kling (1, 4-7); Andre Simon (2); Piero Taruffi (6-7)
Vanwall (works team): Mike Hawthorn (2, 4); Harry Schell (6-7); Ken Wharton (6-7)