1955 Formula One season

The 1955 Formula One season was the 6th of the championship. The champion was Juan Manuel Fangio in a close battle.

Season review
 Round Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report 1  Argentine Grand Prix January 16 Oscar Gálvez  Juan Manuel Fangio  Mercedes Report 2  Monaco Grand Prix May 22 Monaco  Maurice Trintignant  Ferrari Report 3  Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis  Bob Sweikert  Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser Report 4  Belgian Grand Prix June 5 Spa-Francorchamps  Juan Manuel Fangio  Mercedes Report 5  Dutch Grand Prix June 19 Zandvoort  Juan Manuel Fangio  Mercedes Report 6  British Grand Prix July 16 Aintree  Stirling Moss  Mercedes Report 7  Italian Grand Prix September 11 Monza  Juan Manuel Fangio  Mercedes Report

1955 Drivers Championship final standings
 Pos. Driver ARG MON 500 BEL NED GBR ITA Pts. 1  Juan Manuel Fangio 1* Ret* 1* 1 2 1 40 (41) 2  Stirling Moss 4† / Ret 9 2 2 1* Ret* 23 3  Eugenio Castellotti Ret† 2 Ret 5 6† / Ret 3 12 4  Maurice Trintignant 2† / 3† / Ret 1 6 Ret Ret 8 11.33 5  Nino Farina 2† / 3† 4 3 DNS 10.33 6  Piero Taruffi 8† 4 2 9 7  Bob Sweikert 1 8 8  Roberto Mieres 5 Ret 5† 4* Ret 7 7 9  Jean Behra 6† / Ret† / Ret 3† / Ret† 5† / Ret 6 Ret 4 6 10  Luigi Musso 7† / Ret† Ret 7 3 5 Ret 6 11  Karl Kling 4† / Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 5 12  Jimmy Davies 3 4 13  Tony Bettenhausen 2† 3 14  Paul Russo 2† 3 15  Paul Frère 8† 4 3 16  Johnny Thomson 4 3 17  José Froilán González 2† 2 18  Cesare Perdisa 3† / Ret† 8 2 19  Luigi Villoresi Ret† / Ret 5 DNS 2 20  Carlos Menditéguy Ret† / Ret 5 2 21  Umberto Maglioli 3† 6 1.33 22  Hans Herrmann 4† 1 23  Walt Faulkner 5† 1 24  Bill Homeier 5† 1 25  Bill Vukovich Ret* 1 26  Mike Hawthorn Ret Ret 7 6† 10 0 27  Harry Schell 6† / 7† / Ret† Ret 9† / Ret Ret 0 28  Louis Chiron 6 0 29  Andy Linden 6 0 30  Jacques Pollet 7 10 Ret 0 31  Al Herman 7 0 32  Mike Sparken 7 0 33  Sergio Mantovani 7† / Ret† 0 34  Hernando da Silva Ramos 8 Ret Ret 0 35  Lance Macklin DNQ 8 0 36  Pat O'Connor 8 0 37  Louis Rosier Ret 9 9 0 38  Ken Wharton 9† Ret 0 39  Jimmy Daywalt 9 0 40  John Fitch 9 0 41  Pat Flaherty 10 0 42  Duane Carter 11 0 43  Johnny Claes 11 0 44  Chuck Weyant 12 0 45  Eddie Johnson 13 0 46  Jim Rathmann 14 0 —  Robert Manzon Ret Ret Ret 0 —  Horace Gould Ret Ret Ret 0 —  Alberto Ascari Ret Ret 0 —  Elie Bayol Ret Ret 0 —  Andre Simon Ret Ret 0 —  Peter Collins Ret Ret 0 —  Peter Walker Ret Ret† 0 —  Jesus Iglesias Ret 0 —  Pablo Birger Ret 0 —  Alberto Uria Ret 0 —  Don Freeland Ret 0 —  Cal Niday Ret 0 —  Art Cross Ret 0 —  Shorty Templeman Ret 0 —  Sam Hanks Ret 0 —  Keith Andrews Ret 0 —  Johnnie Parsons Ret 0 —  Eddie Russo Ret 0 —  Ray Crawford Ret 0 —  Jimmy Bryan Ret 0 —  Jack McGrath Ret 0 —  Al Keller Ret 0 —  Johnny Boyd Ret 0 —  Ed Elisian Ret 0 —  Rodger Ward Ret 0 —  Jerry Hoyt Ret 0 —  Jimmy Reece Ret 0 —  Fred Agabashian Ret 0 —  Kenneth McAlpine Ret 0 —  Jack Brabham Ret 0 —  Roy Salvadori Ret 0 —  Leslie Marr Ret 0 —  Jean Lucas Ret 0 —  Clemar Bucci Ret† 0 —  Tony Rolt Ret† 0 —  Ted Whiteaway DNQ 0 Pos. Driver ARG MON 500 BEL NED GBR ITA Pts.
 * Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
 † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
 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  VII Gran Premio del Valentino Valentino Park March 27  Alberto Ascari  Lancia Report  XVI Grand Prix de Pau 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 M.R.C. 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

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