1955 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, known officially as the XIIIe Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco, was held on May 22. A race of attrition resulted in defeat for the heavily favored team, and a win for French driver Maurice Trintignant in a , ahead of Eugenio Castellotti in a and Jean Behra in a .
==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
4 	André Simon 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
4 	Hans Herrmann 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
6 	Stirling Moss 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
8 	Robert Manzon 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
10 	Jacques Pollet 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
12 	Élie Bayol 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
14 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
18 	Mike Hawthorn 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 55 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
20 	Ken Wharton 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 55 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
22 	Lance Macklin 	Stirling Moss Ltd 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
24 	Ted Whiteaway 	Privateer 	 	53 	 	GP L4 2.5 	
26 	Alberto Ascari 	Scuderia Lancia 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
28 	Luigi Villoresi 	Scuderia Lancia 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
30 	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Lancia 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
32 	Louis Chiron 	Scuderia Lancia 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
34 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
36 	Roberto Mieres 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
38 	Luigi Musso 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
40 	Cesare Perdisa 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
42 	Giuseppe Farina 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
44 	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
46 	Harry Schell 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
48 	Piero Taruffi 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
48 	Paul Frère 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	1:41.1 	—
2 	26 	Alberto Ascari 	 	1:41.1 	—
3 	6 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:41.2 	+0.1
4 	30 	Eugenio Castellotti	 	1:42.0 	+0.9
5 	34 	Jean Behra 	 	1:42.5 	+1.4
6 	36 	Roberto Mieres 	 	1:43.7 	+2.6
7 	28 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	1:43.7 	+2.6
8 	38 	Luigi Musso 	 	1:44.3 	+3.2
9 	44 	Maurice Trintignant	 	1:44.4 	+3.3
10 	4 	André Simon 	 	1:45.4 	+4.3
11 	40 	Cesare Perdisa 	 	1:45.6 	+4.5
12 	18 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	1:45.6 	+4.5
13 	8 	Robert Manzon 	 	1:46.0 	+4.9
14 	42 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	1:46.1 	+5.0
15 	48 	Piero Taruffi 	 	1:46.4 	+5.3
16 	12 	Élie Bayol 	 	1:46.7 	+5.6
17 	14 	Louis Rosier 	 	1:46.8 	+5.7
18 	46 	Harry Schell 	 	1:46.9 	+5.8
19 	32 	Louis Chiron 	 	1:47.3 	+6.2
20 	10 	Jacques Pollet 	 	1:49.4 	+8.3
DNQ 	22 	Lance Macklin 	 	1:49.4 	+8.3
DNQ 	24 	Ted Whiteaway 	 	1:57.2 	+16.1
DNQ 	4 	Hans Herrmann 	 	Accident 	Accident
WD 	20 	Ken Wharton 	 	Injury 	Injury
WD 	48 	Paul Frère 	 	Appeared in race	Appeared in race
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	44 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	100 	2:58:09.7 	9 	8
2 	30 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	100 	+20.2 	4 	6
3 	34 	Jean Behra Cesare Perdisa	 	99 	+1 lap 	5 	22
4 	42 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	99 	+1 lap 	14 	3
5 	28 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	99 	+1 lap 	7 	2
6 	32 	Louis Chiron 	 	95 	+5 laps 	19 	
7 	10 	Jacques Pollet 	 	91 	+9 laps 	20 	
8 	48 	Piero Taruffi Paul Frère 	 	86 	+14 laps 	15 	
9 	6 	Stirling Moss 	 	81 	+19 laps 	3 	
Ret 	40 	Cesare Perdisa Jean Behra	 	81 	Accident 	11 	
Ret 	26 	Alberto Ascari 	 	80 	Water crash 	2 	
Ret 	46 	Harry Schell 	 	68 	Engine 	18 	
Ret 	36 	Roberto Mieres 	 	64 	Rear axle 	6 	
Ret 	12 	Élie Bayol 	 	63 	Rear axle 	16 	
Ret 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	49 	Transmission	1 	1
Ret 	8 	Robert Manzon 	 	38 	Gearbox 	13 	
Ret 	4 	André Simon 	 	24 	Valve 	10 	
Ret 	18 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	22 	Throttle 	12 	
Ret 	14 	Louis Rosier 	 	8 	Tank 	17 	
Ret 	38 	Luigi Musso 	 	4 	Transmission	8 	
DNQ 	22 	Lance Macklin 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	24 	Ted Whiteaway 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	4 	Hans Herrmann 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	20 	Ken Wharton 	 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
*First victory for Maurice Trintignant.
==Standings==
Drivers Championship only
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	1
2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	10 	1
3 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	1
4 	Eugenio Castellotti 	6 	7
5 	José Froilán González 	2 	
 	Roberto Mieres 	2 	
 	Jean Behra 	2 	
 	Cesare Perdisa 	2 	
 	Luigi Villoresi 	2 	
10 	Umberto Maglioli 	 	
11 	Hans Herrmann 	1 	
 	Karl Kling 	1 	
 	Stirling Moss 	1 	
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