1955 Argentine Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 16 January 1955 |
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| Circuit | Buenos Aires, 96 laps |
| Round | 1 of 7 |
| Race numbers | The 1955 Argentine Grand Prix was the
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| Previous race | 1954 Spanish Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 96 | 3hr 00m 38.600s | 9 FL |
| 2 | -1 | Ferrari | 96 | +1m 29.600s |
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| 3 | +2 | Ferrari | 94 | +2 laps |
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| 4 | +6 | Mercedes | 94 | +2 laps |
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| 5 | +11 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 91 | +5 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +1 | Maserati | 88 | +8 laps | ||
| 7 | +11 | Maserati | 83 | +13 laps | ||
| R | Maserati | 54 | DNF | |||
| R | Maserati | 54 | DNF | |||
| R | Jesus Iglesias | Gordini | 38 | DNF | ||
| R |  Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Lancia | 35 | DNF | |||
| R |  Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 29 | DNF | ||
| R |  Alberto Uria | Maserati (privateer) | 22 | DNF | ||
| R |  Alberto Ascari | Lancia | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Elie Bayol | Gordini | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Behra | Maserati | 2 | DNF | ||
| R |  Karl Kling | Mercedes | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Pablo Birger | Gordini | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 1 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Alberto Ascari ended lap 21 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:43.100
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Lancia |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 5 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari |
| 6 | Karl Kling | Mercedes |
| 7 |  Harry Schell | Maserati |
| 8 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
| 9 | Pablo Birger | Gordini |
| 10 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes |
| 11 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia |
| 12 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia |
| 13 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati |
| 14 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
| 15 | Elie Bayol | Gordini |
| 16 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati |
| 17 | Jesus Iglesias | Gordini |
| 18 | Luigi Musso | Maserati |
| 19 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati |
| 20 | Clemar Bucci | Maserati |
| 21 | Alberto Uria | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1955 Argentine Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
| 2 | Maurice Trintignant | 3.33 |
| = | Giuseppe Farina | 3.33 |
| 4 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 |
| 5 | Roberto Mieres | 2 |
| 6 | Umberto Maglioli | 1.33 |
| 7 | Stirling Moss | 1 |
| = | Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| = | Karl Kling | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Eugenio Castellotti, Jesus Iglesias (only start), Alberto Uria (first Uruguayan driver to start a race since 1952)
- Last start
- Pablo Birger, Clemar Bucci, Sergio Mantovani
- Wins
- 14th for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD
- 5th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 20th for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to score 20 podiums, 1st Argentine driver), 18th & 19th for Giuseppe Farina, 15th and last for Jose Froilan Gonzalez, 3rd & 4th for Maurice Trintignant, 2nd and last for Umberto Maglioli
- 61st & 62nd for Ferrari, 8th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 3rd and last for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- 19th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 14th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 5th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 29th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 24th for Alberto Ascari, 12th and last for Jose Froilan Gonzalez, 1st for Jean Behra (27th different front row starter, 3rd French driver)
- Points finishes
- 2nd and last for Umberto Maglioli
- Win & fastest lap
- 8th for Juan Manuel Fangio