1955 Monaco Grand Prix
43rd World Championship race, 2nd World Championship Monaco Grand Prix, 2nd World Championship race at Monte Carlo
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 22 May 1955 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Maurice Trintignant  Ferrari |
| Pole position: |  Juan Manuel Fangio  Mercedes |
| Fastest lap: | Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes |
| Circuit: | Monte Carlo, 100 laps |
| Round: | 2 of 7 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +8 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 100 | 2hr 58m 09.700s | 8 |
| 2 | +2 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | 100 | +20.300s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 | Jean Behra & Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 99 | +1 lap | 2 2 |
| 4 | +10 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 99 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +2 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia | 99 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +13 |  Louis Chiron | Lancia | 95 | +5 laps | |
| 7 | +13 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini | 91 | +9 laps | |
| R | Cesare Perdisa & Jean Behra | Maserati | 86 | DNF | ||
| 8 | +7 | Piero Taruffi &  Paul Frere | Ferrari | 86 | +14 laps | |
| 9 | -6 |  Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 81 | +19 laps | |
| R | Alberto Ascari | Lancia | 80 | DNF | ||
| R |  Harry Schell | Ferrari | 68 | DNF | ||
| R | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 64 | DNF | ||
| R | Elie Bayol | Gordini | 63 | DNF | ||
| R | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 49 | DNF | 1 FL | |
| R | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Andre Simon | Mercedes | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Louis Rosier | Maserati (P) | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 7 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | |||||
- Hans Herrmann withdrew from the grand prix due to injury sustained in practice. Andre Simon was his replacement.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 1:41.100 |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Lancia | |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | |
| 4 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Maserati | |
| 6 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | |
| 7 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia | |
| 8 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Andre Simon | Mercedes | |
| 11 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | |
| 12 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | |
| 13 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | |
| 14 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| 15 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | |
| 16 | Elie Bayol | Gordini | |
| 17 | Louis Rosier | Maserati (P) | |
| 18 | Harry Schell | Ferrari | |
| 19 | Louis Chiron | Lancia | |
| 20 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini |
Non-qualifiers
- (P): privateer entry
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Lance Macklin | Maserati (P) |
| Ted Whiteaway | HWM-Alta (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Trintignant | 11.33 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 10 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | 6.33 |
| 4 | Eugenio Castellotti | 6 |
| 5 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Behra | 2 |
| = | Cesare Perdisa | 2 |
| 8 | Roberto Mieres | 2 |
| = | Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
| 10 | Umberto Maglioli | 1.33 |
| 11 | Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| = | Stirling Moss | 1 |
| = | Karl Kling | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Cesare Perdisa
- Last start
- Driver: Alberto Ascari, Louis Chiron
- Wins
- Driver: 1st for Maurice Trintignant (12th different winner, 1st French driver)
- Constructor: 20th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- Driver: 5th for Maurice Trintignant, 2nd for Jean Behra, 1st for Eugenio Castellotti & Cesare Perdisa (39th & 40th different podium finishers, 10th & 11th Italian drivers)
- Constructor: 63rd for Ferrari, 16th for Maserati, 1st and only for Lancia (11th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- Driver: 16th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 5th for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 15th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 6th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- Driver: 30th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 25th and last for Alberto Ascari. 5th for Stirling Moss
- Points finishes
- Driver: 25th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 1st for Eugenio Castellotti & Cesare Perdisa (64th & 65th different point scorers, 12th & 13th Italian drivers)