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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Gordini | 38 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 36 | DNF | ||
R | Lancia | 35 | DNF | |||
R | ![]() | Mercedes | 29 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 22 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lancia | 21 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Gordini | 7 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lancia | 2 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati | 2 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Mercedes | 2 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Gordini | 1 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Ferrari |
2 | ![]() | Lancia |
3 | ![]() | Mercedes |
4 | ![]() | Maserati |
5 | ![]() | Ferrari |
6 | ![]() | Mercedes |
7 | ![]() | Maserati |
8 | ![]() | Mercedes |
9 | ![]() | Gordini |
10 | ![]() | Mercedes |
11 | ![]() | Lancia |
12 | ![]() | Lancia |
13 | ![]() | Maserati |
14 | ![]() | Ferrari |
15 | ![]() | Gordini |
16 | ![]() | Maserati |
17 | ![]() | Gordini |
18 | ![]() | Maserati |
19 | ![]() | Maserati |
20 | ![]() | Maserati |
21 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1955 Argentine Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 3.33 |
= | ![]() | 3.33 |
4 | ![]() | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1.33 |
7 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
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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