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1955 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 50 laps
Round7 of 7
Race numbers

The 1955 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 48th World Championship race
  • 6th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 6th World Championship race at Monza
More 1955 season
More Italian Grands Prix
Next race1956 Argentine Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes502hr 25m 04.400s8
2+7(ITA) Piero TaruffiMercedes50+0.700s6
3+1(ITA) Eugenio CastellottiFerrari50+46.200s4
4+2(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati50+3m 57.500s3
5+11(ARG) Carlos MenditeguyMaserati49+1 lap2
6+6(ITA) Umberto MaglioliFerrari49+1 lap 
7 (ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati48+2 laps 
8+7(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari47+3 laps 
9+11(USA) John FitchMaserati (privateer)46+4 laps 
R (GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari38DNF 
R (DEU) Karl KlingMercedes32DNF 
R (ITA) Luigi MussoMaserati31DNF 
R (GBR) Horace GouldMaserati31DNF 
R (GBR) Stirling MossMercedes27DNF1 FL
R (FRA) Jacques PolletGordini26DNF 
R (BRA) Hermano da Silva RamosGordini23DNF 
R (GBR) Peter CollinsMaserati22DNF 
R (USA) Harry SchellVanwall7DNF 
R (FRA) Jean LucasGordini7DNF 
R (GBR) Ken WhartonVanwall0DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Giuseppe FarinaLancia   
  (ITA) Luigi VilloresiLancia   
  (ITA) Luigi PiottiArzani-Volpini-Maserati   

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:46.500

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
2(GBR) Stirling MossMercedes
3(DEU) Karl KlingMercedes
4(ITA) Eugenio CastellottiFerrari
5  
6(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati
7(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati
8  
9(ITA) Piero TaruffiMercedes
10(ITA) Luigi MussoMaserati
11(GBR) Peter CollinsMaserati
12(ITA) Umberto MaglioliFerrari
13(USA) Harry SchellVanwall
14(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari
15(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari
16(ARG) Carlos MenditeguyMaserati
17(GBR) Ken WhartonVanwall
18(BRA) Hermano da Silva RamosGordini
19(FRA) Jacques PolletGordini
20(USA) John FitchMaserati (privateer)
21(GBR) Horace GouldMaserati
22(FRA) Jean LucasGordini

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio40
2(GBR) Stirling Moss23
3(ITA) Eugenio Castellotti12
4(FRA) Maurice Trintignant11.33
5(ITA) Giuseppe Farina10.33
6(ITA) Piero Taruffi9
7(USA) Bob Sweikert8
8(ARG) Roberto Mieres7
9(FRA) Jean Behra6
10(ITA) Luigi Musso6
11(DEU) Karl Kling5
12(USA) Jimmy Davies4
13(USA) Paul Russo3
=(USA) Tony Bettenhausen3
15(USA) Johnny Thompson3
=(BEL) Paul Frere3
17(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez2
18(ITA) Cesare Perdisa2
19(ITA) Luigi Villoresi2
=(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy2
21(ITA) Umberto Maglioli1.33
22(DEU) Hans Herrmann1
23(USA) Walt Faulkner1
=(USA) Bill Homeier1
25(USA) Bill Vukovich1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Jean Lucas (only start)
Last start
John Fitch
Karl Kling
Roberto Mieres
Jacques Pollet
Ken Wharton
Wins
17th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Mercedes)
9th for Mercedes (last until 2012)
Race 1-2
5th for Mercedes
Podiums
24th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Mercedes)
5th and last for Piero Taruffi (first podium since 1952; only podium for Mercedes)
2nd for Eugenio Castellotti (first for Ferrari)
65th for Ferrari
16th & 17th for Mercedes (last until 2010)
Poles
18th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Mercedes)
8th for Mercedes (last until 2012)
1-2 start
4th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
3rd for Stirling Moss (last for Mercedes)
9th for Mercedes (last until 2012)
Front row starts
34th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Mercedes)
9th for Stirling Moss (last for Mercedes)
3rd and last for Karl Kling (last German front row starter until 1961)
Points finishes
9th and last for Piero Taruffi
1st for Carlos Menditeguy (71st different point scorer, 6th Argentine driver)
Pole & win
10th for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to win ten races from pole, 1st Argentine driver; last for Mercedes) NEW RECORD