F1 driver stats
Driver stats
Wins
| # | Driver | Wins | From pole | Win & f.lap | Hat-trick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) | 4 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) | 1 | – | – | – |
| 3 | (USA) Bob Sweikert (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – | – | – |
| 4 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Mercedes) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- First-time winners
- Stirling Moss
- Bob Sweikert
- Maurice Trintignant (first French winner)
For more information see 1955 race winners.
Podiums
| # | Driver | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) | 5 | 4 | 1 | – |
| 2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Mercedes) | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 3 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari) | 3 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Lancia, Ferrari) | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | (USA) Bob Sweikert (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 7 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 8 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 9 | (USA) Paul Russo (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 10 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi (Mercedes) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 11 | (ITA) Umberto Maglioli (Ferrari) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 12 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Maserati) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 13 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa (Maserati) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 14 | (USA) Jimmy Davies (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 15 | (ITA) Luigi Musso (Maserati) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 16 | (DEU) Karl Kling (Mercedes) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
- First-time podium finishers
- Tony Bettenhausen
- Eugenio Castellotti
- Jimmy Davies
- Cesare Perdisa
- Paul Russo
- Bob Sweikert
Notes
- Eugenio Castellotti scored one podium for Lancia (second) and one for Ferrari (third).
Pole positions
| # | Driver | Poles | Pole & win |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari) | 1 | – |
| 3 | (USA) Jerry Hoyt (Stevens) | 1 | – |
| 4 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Lancia) | 1 | – |
| 5 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Mercedes) | 1 | 1 |
- First-time polesitters
- Eugenio Castellotti
- Jerry Hoyt
- Stirling Moss (first British polesitter)
For more information see 1955 pole positions.
Fastest laps
| # | Driver | Fastest laps | Win & f.lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Mercedes) | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | (USA) Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – |
| 4 | (ARG) Roberto Mieres (Maserati) | 1 | – |
- First-time fastest lap setters
- Roberto Mieres
For more information see 1955 fastest laps.
Points finishes
| # | Driver | Points finishes | Points | Points per points finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) | 6 | 40 (41) | 6.83 |
| 2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Mercedes) | 5 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 3 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Lancia, Ferrari) | 3 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 4 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari) | 3 | 10.33 | 3.44 |
| 5 | (ARG) Roberto Mieres (Maserati) | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 6 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Maserati) | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 7 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) | 2 | 11.33 | 5.67 |
| 8 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi (Mercedes) | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 9 | (ITA) Luigi Musso (Maserati) | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 10 | (DEU) Karl Kling (Mercedes) | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 11 | (USA) Bob Sweikert (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 12 | (USA) Jimmy Davies (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 13 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 14 | (BEL) Paul Frere (Ferrari) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 15 | (USA) Paul Russo (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 16 | (USA) Johnny Thomson (Kuzma) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 17 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy (Maserati) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 19 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa (Maserati) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi (Lancia) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 21 | (ITA) Umberto Maglioli (Ferrari) | 1 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
| 22 | (USA) Walt Faulkner (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | (DEU) Hans Herrmann (Mercedes) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | (USA) Bill Homeier (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | (USA) Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
- First-time point scorers
- Eugenio Castellotti
- Jimmy Davies
- Walt Faulkner
- Bill Homeier
- Carlos Menditeguy
- Cesare Perdisa
- Bob Sweikert
- Johnny Thomson
Notes
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
- Eugenio Castellotti scored six points in one points finish for Lancia and six points in two points finishes for Ferrari.
Front row starts
| # | Driver | FR starts | Pole | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Mercedes) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 3 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari (Lancia) | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 4 | (DEU) Karl Kling (Mercedes) | 2 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 5 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Maserati) | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 7 | (USA) Jerry Hoyt (Stevens) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 8 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Lancia) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 9 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 10 | (USA) Jack McGrath (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
- First-time front row starters
- Jean Behra
- Tony Bettenhausen
- Eugenio Castellotti
- Jerry Hoyt
Retirements
| # | Driver | DNFs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Maserati) | 5 |
| 2 | (DEU) Karl Kling (Mercedes) | 4 |
| 3 | (USA) Harry Schell (Ferrari, Vanwall) | 4 |
| 4 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Lancia, Ferrari) | 3 |
| 5 | (FRA) Robert Manzon (Gordini) | 3 |
| 6 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) | 3 |
| 7 | (GBR) Horace Gould (Maserati) | 3 |
| 8 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Vanwall, Ferrari) | 3 |
| 9 | (ITA) Luigi Musso (Maserati) | 3 |
| 10 | (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy (Maserati) | 2 |
| 11 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi (Lancia) | 2 |
| 12 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari (Lancia) | 2 |
| 13 | (FRA) Elie Bayol (Gordini) | 2 |
| 14 | (ARG) Roberto Mieres (Maserati) | 2 |
| 15 | (FRA) Andre Simon (Mercedes, Maserati) | 2 |
| 16 | (GBR) Peter Walker (Maserati, Connaught) | 2 |
| 17 | (GBR) Peter Collins (Maserati) | 2 |
| 18 | (FRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos (Gordini) | 2 |
| 19 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Mercedes) | 2 |
| 20 | (ARG) Pablo Birger (Gordini) | 1 |
| 21 | (ARG) Clemar Bucci (Maserati) | 1 |
| 22 | (ARG) Jesus Iglesias (Gordini) | 1 |
| 23 | (ITA) Sergio Mantovani (Maserati) | 1 |
| 24 | (URY) Alberto Uria (Maserati) | 1 |
| 25 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) | 1 |
| 26 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa (Maserati) | 1 |
| 27 | (FRA) Louis Rosier (Maserati) | 1 |
| 28 | (USA) Fred Agabashian (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 29 | (USA) Keith Andrews (Schroeder) | 1 |
| 30 | (USA) Johnny Boyd (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 31 | (USA) Jimmy Bryan (Kuzma) | 1 |
| 32 | (USA) Ray Crawford (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 33 | (USA) Art Cross (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 34 | (USA) Ed Elisian (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 35 | (USA) Don Freeland (Phillips) | 1 |
| 36 | (USA) Sam Hanks (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 37 | (USA) Jerry Hoyt (Stevens) | 1 |
| 38 | (USA) Al Keller (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 39 | (USA) Jack McGrath (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 40 | (USA) Cal Niday (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 41 | (USA) Johnnie Parsons (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 42 | (USA) Jimmy Reece (Pankratz) | 1 |
| 43 | (USA) Eddie Russo (Pawl) | 1 |
| 44 | (USA) Shorty Templeman (Trevis) | 1 |
| 45 | (USA) Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 46 | (USA) Rodger Ward (Kuzma) | 1 |
| 47 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 1 |
| 48 | (GBR) Leslie Marr (Connaught) | 1 |
| 49 | (GBR) Ken McAlpine (Connaught) | 1 |
| 50 | (GBR) Tony Rolt (Connaught) | 1 |
| 51 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori (Maserati) | 1 |
| 52 | (FRA) Jean Lucas (Gordini) | 1 |
| 53 | (FRA) Jacques Pollet (Gordini) | 1 |
| 54 | (GBR) Ken Wharton (Vanwall) | 1 |
Notes
- Harry Schell retired from one race for both Ferrari and Vanwall.
- Eugenio Castellotti retired from two races for Lancia and one for Ferrari.
- Mike Hawthorn retired from two races for Vanwall and one for Ferrari.
- Andre Simon retired from one race for both Mercedes and Maserati.
- Peter Walker retired from one race for both Maserati and Connaught.