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Home / Seasons / 1955 F1 World Championship Season / 1955 Argentine Grand Prix

1955 Argentine Grand Prix

DateSunday, 16 January 1955
Winner
  • Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Germany flag lazyload Mercedes
Pole position
  • Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan Gonzalez
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Germany flag lazyload Mercedes
CircuitBuenos Aires, 96 laps
Round1 of 7
Race numbers

The 1955 Argentine Grand Prix was the

  • 42nd World Championship race
  • 3rd World Championship Argentine Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Buenos Aires
More 1955 season
More Argentine Grands Prix
Previous race1954 Spanish Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioMercedes963hr 00m 38.600s9 FL
2-1
  • Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan Gonzalez
  • Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina
  • France flag lazyload Maurice Trintignant
Ferrari96+1m 29.600s
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
3+2
  • Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina
  • France flag lazyload Maurice Trintignant
  • Italy flag lazyload Umberto Maglioli
Ferrari94+2 laps
  • 1.33
  • 1.33
  • 1.33
4+6
  • Germany flag lazyload Hans Herrmann
  • Germany flag lazyload Karl Kling
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss
Mercedes94+2 laps
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
5+11Argentina flag lazyload Roberto MieresMaserati91+5 laps2
6+1
  • USA flag lazyload Harry Schell
  • France flag lazyload Jean Behra
Maserati88+8 laps 
7+11
  • Italy flag lazyload Luigi Musso
  • Italy flag lazyload Sergio Mantovani
  • USA flag lazyload Harry Schell
Maserati83+13 laps 
R 
  • Argentina flag lazyload Clemar Bucci
  • USA flag lazyload Harry Schell
  • Argentina flag lazyload Carlos Menditeguy
Maserati54DNF 
R 
  • Italy flag lazyload Sergio Mantovani &
  • Italy flag lazyload Luigi Musso &
  • France flag lazyload Jean Behra
Maserati54DNF 
R Argentina flag lazyload Jesus IglesiasGordini38DNF 
R France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantFerrari36DNF 
R 
  • Italy flag lazyload Eugenio Castellotti
  • Italy flag lazyload Luigi Villoresi
Lancia35DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossMercedes29DNF 
R Uruguay flag lazyload Alberto UriaMaserati (privateer)22DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Alberto AscariLancia21DNF 
R France flag lazyload Elie BayolGordini7DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Luigi VilloresiLancia2DNF 
R France flag lazyload Jean BehraMaserati2DNF 
R Germany flag lazyload Karl KlingMercedes2DNF 
R Argentina flag lazyload Pablo BirgerGordini1DNF 
R Argentina flag lazyload Carlos MenditeguyMaserati1DNF 

Notes

  • Alberto Ascari ended lap 21 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:43.100

PosDriverConstructor
1Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
2Italy flag lazyload Alberto AscariLancia
3Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
4France flag lazyload Jean BehraMaserati
5Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
6Germany flag lazyload Karl KlingMercedes
7USA flag lazyload Harry SchellMaserati
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossMercedes
9Argentina flag lazyload Pablo BirgerGordini
10Germany flag lazyload Hans HerrmannMercedes
11Italy flag lazyload Luigi VilloresiLancia
12Italy flag lazyload Eugenio CastellottiLancia
13Argentina flag lazyload Carlos MenditeguyMaserati
14France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantFerrari
15France flag lazyload Elie BayolGordini
16Argentina flag lazyload Roberto MieresMaserati
17Argentina flag lazyload Jesus IglesiasGordini
18Italy flag lazyload Luigi MussoMaserati
19Italy flag lazyload Sergio MantovaniMaserati
20Argentina flag lazyload Clemar BucciMaserati
21Uruguay flag lazyload Alberto UriaMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1955 Argentine Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio9
2France flag lazyload Maurice Trintignant3.33
=Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina3.33
4Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan Gonzalez2
5Argentina flag lazyload Roberto Mieres2
6Italy flag lazyload Umberto Maglioli1.33
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss1
=Germany flag lazyload Hans Herrmann1
=Germany flag lazyload Karl Kling1

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

See also

  • Argentine Grand Prix
  • Buenos Aires circuit
  • 1955 World Championship season

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