1955 Argentine Grand Prix

Date	Sunday, 16 January 1955
Winner	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Pole position	Jose Froilan Gonzalez Ferrari
Fastest lap	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Circuit	Buenos Aires, 96 laps
Round	1 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
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Previous race	1954 Spanish Grand Prix

Race result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+2	(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	96	3hr 00m 38.600s	9 FL
2	-1	(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (ITA) Giuseppe Farina (FRA) Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	96	+1m 29.600s	2 2 2
3	+2	(ITA) Giuseppe Farina (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (ITA) Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	94	+2 laps	1.33 1.33 1.33
4	+6	(DEU) Hans Herrmann (DEU) Karl Kling (GBR) Stirling Moss	Mercedes	94	+2 laps	1 1 1
5	+11	(ARG) Roberto Mieres	Maserati	91	+5 laps	2
6	+1	(USA) Harry Schell (FRA) Jean Behra	Maserati	88	+8 laps
7	+11	(ITA) Luigi Musso (ITA) Sergio Mantovani (USA) Harry Schell	Maserati	83	+13 laps
R		(ARG) Clemar Bucci (USA) Harry Schell (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	54	DNF
R		(ITA) Sergio Mantovani & (ITA) Luigi Musso & (FRA) Jean Behra	Maserati	54	DNF
R		(ARG) Jesus Iglesias	Gordini	38	DNF
R		(FRA) Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	36	DNF
R		(ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (ITA) Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	35	DNF
R		(GBR) Stirling Moss	Mercedes	29	DNF
R		(URY) Alberto Uria	Maserati (privateer)	22	DNF
R		(ITA) Alberto Ascari	Lancia	21	DNF
R		(FRA) Elie Bayol	Gordini	7	DNF
R		(ITA) Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	2	DNF
R		(FRA) Jean Behra	Maserati	2	DNF
R		(DEU) Karl Kling	Mercedes	2	DNF
R		(ARG) Pablo Birger	Gordini	1	DNF
R		(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	1	DNF

Notes

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

Pole time: 1:43.100

How the championship standings stood post-race.

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

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