1955 Monaco Grand Prix
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Circuit | Monte Carlo, 100 laps |
Round | 2 of 7 |
Race numbers | The 1955 Monaco Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +8 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 100 | 2hr 58m 09.700s | 8 |
2 | +2 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | 100 | +20.300s | 6 |
3 | +2 |
| Maserati | 99 | +1 lap |
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4 | +10 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 99 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +2 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Lancia | 99 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +13 | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Lancia | 95 | +5 laps | |
7 | +13 | (FRA) Jacques Pollet | Gordini | 91 | +9 laps | |
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| Maserati | 86 | DNF | ||
8 | +7 |
| Ferrari | 86 | +14 laps | |
9 | -6 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 81 | +19 laps | |
R | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Lancia | 80 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Harry Schell | Ferrari | 68 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 64 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Elie Bayol | Gordini | 63 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 49 | DNF | 1 FL | |
R | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Gordini | 38 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Andre Simon | Mercedes | 24 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 22 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Maserati (privateer) | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Luigi Musso | Maserati | 7 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(DEU) Hans Herrmann | Mercedes |
Notes
- Juan Manuel Fangio ended lap 49 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
- Hans Herrmann withdrew from the Grand Prix due to an injury sustained in practice. Andre Simon was his replacement.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:41.100
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
2 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Lancia |
3 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
4 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia |
5 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Maserati |
6 | (ARG) Roberto Mieres | Maserati |
7 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Lancia |
8 | (ITA) Luigi Musso | Maserati |
9 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
10 | (FRA) Andre Simon | Mercedes |
11 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa | Maserati |
12 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall |
13 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Gordini |
14 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari |
15 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | Ferrari |
16 | (FRA) Elie Bayol | Gordini |
17 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Maserati (privateer) |
18 | (USA) Harry Schell | Ferrari |
19 | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Lancia |
20 | (FRA) Jacques Pollet | Gordini |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 11.33 |
2 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 10 |
3 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 6.33 |
4 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | 6 |
5 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 |
6 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 2 |
= | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa | 2 |
8 | (ARG) Roberto Mieres | 2 |
= | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
10 | (ITA) Umberto Maglioli | 1.33 |
11 | (DEU) Hans Herrmann | 1 |
= | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 1 |
= | (DEU) Karl Kling | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Cesare Perdisa
- Last start
- Alberto Ascari
- Louis Chiron (last Monegasque driver to start a race until 1994)
- Wins
- 1st for Maurice Trintignant (12th different winner, 1st French driver; last win until 1958; only win for Ferrari)
- 20th for Ferrari (1st constructor to win 20 races)
- Podiums
- 5th for Maurice Trintignant (last podium until 1958; last for Ferrari)
- 2nd for Jean Behra (first for Maserati, first podium since 1952)
- 1st for Eugenio Castellotti (only podium for Lancia) & Cesare Perdisa (39th & 40th different podium finishers, 10th & 11th Italian drivers)
- 63rd for Ferrari
- 16th for Maserati
- 1st and only for Lancia (11th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 16th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 5th for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 15th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 6th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 30th for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to achieve 30 front row starts, 1st Argentine driver)
- 25th and last for Alberto Ascari
- 5th for Stirling Moss (first for Mercedes)
- Points finishes
- 25th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1st for Eugenio Castellotti & Cesare Perdisa (64th & 65th different point scorers, 12th & 13th Italian drivers)