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

1955 Argentine Grand Prix

DateSunday, 16 January 1955
Winner
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Mercedes
Pole position
  • Jose Froilan Gonzalez
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • 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

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes963hr 00m 38.600s9 FL
2-1
  • (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez
  • (ITA) Giuseppe Farina
  • (FRA) Maurice Trintignant
Ferrari96+1m 29.600s
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
3+2
  • (ITA) Giuseppe Farina
  • (FRA) Maurice Trintignant
  • (ITA) Umberto Maglioli
Ferrari94+2 laps
  • 1.33
  • 1.33
  • 1.33
4+6
  • (DEU) Hans Herrmann
  • (DEU) Karl Kling
  • (GBR) Stirling Moss
Mercedes94+2 laps
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
5+11(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati91+5 laps2
6+1
  • (USA) Harry Schell
  • (FRA) Jean Behra
Maserati88+8 laps 
7+11
  • (ITA) Luigi Musso
  • (ITA) Sergio Mantovani
  • (USA) Harry Schell
Maserati83+13 laps 
R 
  • (ARG) Clemar Bucci
  • (USA) Harry Schell
  • (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy
Maserati54DNF 
R 
  • (ITA) Sergio Mantovani &
  • (ITA) Luigi Musso &
  • (FRA) Jean Behra
Maserati54DNF 
R (ARG) Jesus IglesiasGordini38DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari36DNF 
R 
  • (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti
  • (ITA) Luigi Villoresi
Lancia35DNF 
R (GBR) Stirling MossMercedes29DNF 
R (URY) Alberto UriaMaserati (privateer)22DNF 
R (ITA) Alberto AscariLancia21DNF 
R (FRA) Elie BayolGordini7DNF 
R (ITA) Luigi VilloresiLancia2DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraMaserati2DNF 
R (DEU) Karl KlingMercedes2DNF 
R (ARG) Pablo BirgerGordini1DNF 
R (ARG) 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
1(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
2(ITA) Alberto AscariLancia
3(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
4(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati
5(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
6(DEU) Karl KlingMercedes
7(USA) Harry SchellMaserati
8(GBR) Stirling MossMercedes
9(ARG) Pablo BirgerGordini
10(DEU) Hans HerrmannMercedes
11(ITA) Luigi VilloresiLancia
12(ITA) Eugenio CastellottiLancia
13(ARG) Carlos MenditeguyMaserati
14(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari
15(FRA) Elie BayolGordini
16(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati
17(ARG) Jesus IglesiasGordini
18(ITA) Luigi MussoMaserati
19(ITA) Sergio MantovaniMaserati
20(ARG) Clemar BucciMaserati
21(URY) Alberto UriaMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio9
2(FRA) Maurice Trintignant3.33
=(ITA) Giuseppe Farina3.33
4(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez2
5(ARG) Roberto Mieres2
6(ITA) Umberto Maglioli1.33
7(GBR) Stirling Moss1
=(DEU) Hans Herrmann1
=(DEU) Karl Kling1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

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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