1
Juan Fangio
Mercedes
40 pts
2
Stirling Moss
Mercedes
23 pts
3
Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari
12 pts
Juan Fangio is the 1955 Formula 1 World Champion. Fangio won 4 out of 7 races and scored a total of 40 points. With 17 points behind Stirling Moss finished the season in second place and Eugenio Castellotti as third.The season started with the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix on January 16th. The last race of the season was the 1955 Italian Grand Prix on September 11th.
Number of races
7 races
First race
Argentine Grand Prix (January 16th)
Last race
Italian Grand Prix (September 11th)
Most wins
Juan Fangio (4)
Most pole positions
Juan Fangio (3)
Most podiums
Juan Fangio (5)
Most top 5 finishes
Juan Fangio (5)
Most points finishes
Juan Fangio (6)
Most DNF's
Robert Manzon (3)
Horace Gould (3)
Horace Gould (3)
1 more
1955 standings
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 4 | 5 | 40 | |
2 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 1 | 3 | 23 | -17 |
3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2 | 12 | -28 | |
4 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 11.33 | -28.67 |
5 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 2 | 10.33 | -29.67 | |
6 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 1 | 9 | -31 | |
7 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 1 | 8 | -32 |
8 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 7 | -33 | ||
9 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 1 | 6 | -34 | |
10 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 1 | 6 | -34 | |
11 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 1 | 5 | -35 | |
12 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 4 | -36 | |
13 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 3 | -37 | |
14 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 3 | -37 | |
15 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 3 | -37 | ||
16 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 3 | -37 | ||
17 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | -38 | |
18 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 1 | 2 | -38 | |
19 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 2 | -38 | ||
20 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 2 | -38 | ||
21 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 1 | 1.33 | -38.67 | |
22 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 1 | -39 | ||
23 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -39 | ||
24 | Bill Homeier | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -39 | ||
25 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -39 | ||
26 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 0 | -40 | ||
27 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 0 | -40 | ||
28 | Louis Chiron | Lancia | 0 | -40 | ||
29 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
30 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini | 0 | -40 | ||
31 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
32 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
33 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 0 | -40 | ||
34 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 0 | -40 | ||
35 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
36 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
37 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
38 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall | 0 | -40 | ||
39 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
40 | John Fitch | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
41 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
42 | Johnny Claes | Ferrari | 0 | -40 | ||
43 | Duane Carter | Kuzma | 0 | -40 | ||
44 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
45 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 0 | -40 | ||
46 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 0 | -40 | ||
47 | Clemar Bucci | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
48 | Jesús Iglesias | Gordini | 0 | -40 | ||
49 | Alberto Ascari | Lancia | 0 | -40 | ||
50 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 0 | -40 | ||
51 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
52 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 0 | -40 | ||
53 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 0 | -40 | ||
54 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 0 | -40 | ||
55 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
56 | Alberto Uria | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
57 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 0 | -40 | ||
58 | Peter Walker | Connaught | 0 | -40 | ||
59 | Cal Niday | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
60 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
61 | André Simon | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
62 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
63 | Shorty Templeman | Trevis | 0 | -40 | ||
64 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
65 | Jean Lucas | Gordini | 0 | -40 | ||
66 | Tony Rolt | Connaught | 0 | -40 | ||
67 | Keith Andrews | Schroeder | 0 | -40 | ||
68 | Pablo Birger | Gordini | 0 | -40 | ||
69 | Leslie Marr | Connaught | 0 | -40 | ||
70 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
71 | Eddie Russo | Pawl | 0 | -40 | ||
72 | Ted Whiteaway | HWM | 0 | -40 | ||
73 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
74 | Luigi Piotti | Arzani-Volpini | 0 | -40 | ||
75 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 0 | -40 | ||
76 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 0 | -40 | ||
77 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
78 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
79 | Rodger Ward | Kuzma | 0 | -40 | ||
80 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
81 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
82 | Jerry Hoyt | Stevens | 0 | -40 | ||
83 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
84 | Jimmy Reece | Pankratz | 0 | -40 |
1955 schedule
Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 16th | Argentine Grand Prix | #2 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Umberto Maglioli | José Froilán González |
May 22nd | Monaco Grand Prix | #44 Maurice Trintignant | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | Juan Fangio |
May 30th | Indianapolis 500 | #6 Bob Sweikert | Tony Bettenhausen | Jimmy Davies | Jerry Hoyt |
Jun 5th | Belgian Grand Prix | #10 Juan Fangio | Stirling Moss | Nino Farina | Eugenio Castellotti |
Jun 19th | Dutch Grand Prix | #8 Juan Fangio | Stirling Moss | Luigi Musso | Juan Fangio |
Jul 16th | British Grand Prix | #12 Stirling Moss | Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Stirling Moss |
Sep 11th | Italian Grand Prix | #18 Juan Fangio | Piero Taruffi | Eugenio Castellotti | Juan Fangio |