1955 FIA Formula One World Championship season | |
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The 1955 Formula One season was the sixth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1955 World Championship of Drivers,[1] which commenced on January 16, 1955 and ended on September 11 after seven races. Juan Manuel Fangio won his second consecutive World Championship title in a season that was curtailed by tragedies.
The season also included a number of non-championship Formula One races.
Season summary[]
Mercedes drivers again dominated the championship, with Fangio taking four races, and his new team mate Moss the British Grand Prix. Ferrari won at Monaco after the Mercedes broke down and Ascari crashed into the harbour. Although Ascari was apparently unscathed, the double World Champion crashed fatally at Monza while testing sportscars four days later.
The disaster at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 11 June which killed Pierre Levegh and over 80 spectators led to the cancellations of the French, German, Spanish and Swiss Grands Prix.[2]
Moss' win at Aintree took the title battle to the final round, fittingly at Monza. A mechanical failure ended Moss's challenge, and an entertaining battle, handing Fangio his third title.
Season review[]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Constructor | Tyre | Report |
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1 | Argentine Grand Prix | Oscar Gálvez | January 16 | José Froilán González | Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | C | Report |
2 | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | May 22 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | E | Report |
3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | May 30 | Jerry Hoyt | Bill Vukovich | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | F | Report |
4 | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa- Francorchamps |
June 5 | Eugenio Castellotti | Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | C | Report |
5 | Dutch Grand Prix | Zandvoort | June 19 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Roberto Mieres | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | C | Report |
6 | British Grand Prix | Aintree | July 16 | Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | C | Report |
7 | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | September 11 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Stirling Moss | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | C | Report |
Teams and drivers[]
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1955 FIA World Championship.
Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Rounds |
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Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes | W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C | Juan Manuel Fangio | 1–2, 4–7 |
Karl Kling | 1, 4–7 | |||||
Stirling Moss | 1–2, 4–7 | |||||
Hans Herrmann | 1 | |||||
André Simon | 2 | |||||
Piero Taruffi | 6–7 | |||||
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Lancia |
625 555 D50 |
Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 |
E | Giuseppe Farina | 1–2, 4, 7 |
Umberto Maglioli | 1, 7 | |||||
José Froilán González | 1 | |||||
Maurice Trintignant | 1–2, 4–7 | |||||
Harry Schell | 2 | |||||
Piero Taruffi | 2 | |||||
Paul Frère | 2, 4 | |||||
Mike Hawthorn | 5–7 | |||||
Eugenio Castellotti | 5–7 | |||||
Luigi Villoresi | 7 | |||||
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P | Jean Behra | 1–2, 4–7 |
Roberto Mieres | 1–2, 4–7 | |||||
Sergio Mantovani | 1 | |||||
Luigi Musso | 1–2, 4–7 | |||||
Carlos Menditeguy | 1, 7 | |||||
Clemar Bucci | 1 | |||||
Harry Schell | 1 | |||||
Cesare Perdisa | 2, 4 | |||||
André Simon | 6 | |||||
Peter Collins | 7 | |||||
Horace Gould | 7 | |||||
Alberto Uria | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P | Alberto Uria | 1 |
Scuderia Lancia | Lancia | D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | P | Alberto Ascari | 1–2 |
Luigi Villoresi | 1–2 | |||||
Eugenio Castellotti | 1–2, 4 | |||||
Louis Chiron | 2 | |||||
Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | Élie Bayol | 1–2 |
Pablo Birger | 1 | |||||
Jesús Iglesias | 1 | |||||
Robert Manzon | 2, 5–6 | |||||
Jacques Pollet | 2, 5, 7 | |||||
Hermano da Silva Ramos | 5–7 | |||||
Mike Sparken | 6 | |||||
Jean Lucas | 7 | |||||
Ecurie Rosier | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P | Louis Rosier | 2, 4–5 |
Vandervell Products | Vanwall | VW 55 | Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 | P | Mike Hawthorn | 2, 4 |
Ken Wharton | 6–7 | |||||
Harry Schell | 6–7 | |||||
Stirling Moss Ltd | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D | Lance Macklin | 2, 6 |
Johnny Claes | 4 | |||||
Peter Walker | 5 | |||||
John Fitch | 7 | |||||
E.N. Whiteaway | HWM | 53 | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D | Ted Whiteaway | 2 |
Equipe Nationale Belge | Ferrari | 625 500 |
Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | E | Johnny Claes | 5 |
Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D | Horace Gould | 5–6 |
Connaught Engineering | Connaught | B | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D | Kenneth McAlpine | 6 |
Jack Fairman | 6 | |||||
Tony Rolt | 6 | |||||
Peter Walker | 6 | |||||
Leslie Marr | 6 | |||||
Cooper Car Company | Cooper | T40 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D | Jack Brabham | 6 |
Owen Racing Organisation | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D | Peter Collins | 6 |
Gilby Engineering | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D | Roy Salvadori | 6 |
Scuderia Volpini | Arzani-Volpini | F1 | Maserati 4CLT 2.5 L4 | P | Luigi Piotti | 7 |
1955 Drivers Championship final standings[]
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- Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)
- Bold indicates pole position
- † = Car driven by more than one driver
- Championship points were awarded on an 8-6-4-3-2 basis for the first five places at each race. One point was awarded for fastest race lap at each race.
- Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
Non-Championship race results[]
Other Formula One races also held in 1955, which did not count towards the World Championship.
Race Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
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Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | January 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | Report |
VII Gran Premio del Valentino | Valentino Park | March 27 | Alberto Ascari | Lancia | Report |
XVI Pau Grand Prix | Pau | April 11 | Jean Behra | Maserati | Report |
III Glover Trophy | Goodwood | April 11 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | Report |
IV Grand Prix de Bordeaux | Bordeaux | April 25 | Jean Behra | Maserati | Report |
VII BRDC International Trophy | Silverstone | May 7 | Peter Collins | Maserati | Report |
VIII Gran Premio di Napoli | Posillipo | May 8 | Alberto Ascari | Lancia | Report |
XVII Grand Prix d'Albi | Albi | May 29 | André Simon | Maserati | Report |
III Curtis Trophy | Snetteron | May 29 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | Report |
III Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | Davidstow | May 30 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta | Report |
III London Trophy | Crystal Palace | July 30 | Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | Report |
III Daily Record Trophy | Charterhall | August 6 | Bob Gerard | Maserati | Report |
III RedeX Trophy | Snetterton | August 13 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | Report |
II Daily Telegraph Trophy | Aintree | September 3 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | Report |
II International Gold Cup | Oulton Park | September 24 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Report |
I Avon Trophy | Castle Combe | October 1 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | Report |
V Gran Premio di Siracusa | Syracuse | October 23 | Tony Brooks | Connaught-Alta | Report |
Notes[]
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