1955 Italian Grand Prix

F1 Italy Italian XXVI Gran Premio d'Italia Autodromo Nazionale Monza 10km.svg Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout September 11 1955 1955 British Grand Prix 1956 Argentine Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy Permanent road course 6.214 10.000 50 310.700 500.023 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 2:46.5 Argentina Stirling Moss Mercedes 2:46.9 United Kingdom Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes Argentina Piero Taruffi Mercedes Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari Italy ITA The 1955 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, in Monza, Italy on 11 September 1955. It was the seventh and final race of the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. In the wake of the 1955 Le Mans disaster, the championship was still open after the British Grand Prix; although after that race (with the French Grand Prix already having been cancelled) the German, Swiss and Spanish Grands Prix were all cancelled. This meant that Fangio won the world driver's championship for the 3rd time and the 2nd time in succession. The Monza circuit near Milan had been revamped and resurfaced, and had been given all new pit and safety facilities. A new concrete banking had been constructed over where the original slightly banked version was, and the combined 10 km (6.214 mi) Monza circuit was used for the first time since 1933. The Curva Sud had also been modified from 2 right hand corners into one sweeping right-hander known as the "Parabolica", where run-off area was implemented. Of the 4 factory Mercedes cars in the race, Fangio and Moss drove the streamlined, closed-wheel W196's, while Kling and Taruffi drove open-wheel W196's. This was the 4th and last appearance of the streamlined Mercedes cars at a championship GP as well as the third and last time in Formula One history that a race had been won by a closed-wheel car. This was the last Grand Prix race for 1950 world champion Nino Farina. This was also the last Grand Prix win for a Mercedes-Benz as an engine manufacturer until David Coulthard won the 1997 Australian Grand Prix and the last Grand Prix win for Mercedes-Benz as a constructor until Nico Rosberg won the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix, and also the last 1-2 finish for Mercedes-Benz as an engine manufacturer until Mika Häkkinen and Coulthard at the 1997 European Grand Prix, as well as the last 1-2 finish for Mercedes-Benz as a constructor until Lewis Hamilton and Rosberg at the 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix. Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyreItaly Scuderia Ferrari2Italy Nino FarinaLancia D50Lancia DS50 2.5 V8Englebert4Italy Eugenio CastellottiFerrari 555Ferrari 555 2.5 L46UK Mike Hawthorn8France Maurice Trintignant12Italy Umberto MaglioliItaly Scuderia Lancia10Italy Luigi VilloresiLancia D50Lancia DS50 2.5 V8PirelliGermany Daimler Benz AG14Italy Piero TaruffiMercedes-Benz W196Mercedes M196 2.5 L8Continental16UK Stirling Moss18Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio20Germany Karl KlingFrance Equipe Gordini22Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva RamosGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L6Englebert24France Jean Lucas26France Jacques PolletItaly Officine Alfieri Maserati28Argentina Roberto MieresMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6Pirelli30Italy Luigi Musso32UK Peter Collins34Argentina Carlos Menditeguy36France Jean Behra38UK Horace GouldUK Stirling Moss Ltd40United States 1912 John FitchDunlopUK Vandervell Products42United States 1912 Harry SchellVanwall VW 55Vanwall 254 2.5 L4Pirelli44UK Ken WhartonItaly Scuderia Volpini46Italy Luigi PiottiArzani-VolpiniMaserati 4CLT 2.5 L4Source:https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1955&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1955 Italian GP ChicaneF1 9 January 2025 Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1 18 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 2:46.5—2 16 UK Stirling Moss Mercedes 2:46.8 +0.33 20 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 2:48.3 +1.84 4 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2:49.6 +3.15 2 Italy Nino Farina Lancia 2:49.9 +3.46 36 France Jean Behra Maserati 2:50.1 +3.67 28 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 2:51.1 +4.68 10 Italy Luigi Villoresi Lancia 2:51.6 +5.19 14 Italy Piero Taruffi Mercedes 2:51.8 +5.310 30 Italy Luigi Musso Maserati 2:52.1 +5.611 32 UK Peter Collins Maserati 2:55.3 +8.812 12 Italy Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 2:55.4 +8.913 42 United States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 2:55.5 +9.014 6 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:56.2 +9.715 8 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:56.3 +9.816 34 Argentina Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 2:58.4 +11.917 44 UK Ken Wharton Vanwall 2:59.5 +13.018 22 Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 2:59.8 +13.319 26 France Jacques Pollet Gordini 2:59.9 +13.420 40 United States 1912 John Fitch Maserati 3:03.1 +16.621 38 UK Horace Gould Maserati 3:05.2 +18.722 24 France Jean Lucas Gordini 3:15.9 +29.4DNS Did not start 46 Italy Luigi Piotti Arzani-Volpini-Maserati Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1955&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1955 Italian GP Qualification www.chicanef1.com 14 July 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 18 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 50 2:25:04.4 1 8 2 14 Italy Piero Taruffi Mercedes 50 +0.7 9 6 3 4 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 50 +46.2 4 4 4 36 France Jean Behra Maserati 50 +3:57.5 6 3 5 34 Argentina Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 49 +1 Lap 16 2 6 12 Italy Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 49 +1 Lap 12 7 28 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 48 +2 Laps 7 8 8 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 47 +3 Laps 15 9 40 United States 1912 John Fitch Maserati 46 +4 Laps 20 10 6 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 38 Gearbox 14 Ret Retired 20 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 32 Gearbox 3 Ret Retired 30 Italy Luigi Musso Maserati 31 Gearbox 10 Ret Retired 38 UK Horace Gould Maserati 31 Suspension 21 Ret Retired 16 UK Stirling Moss Mercedes 27 Engine 2 11 1 Ret Retired 26 France Jacques Pollet Gordini 26 Engine 19 Ret Retired 22 Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 23 Fuel System 18 Ret Retired 32 UK Peter Collins Maserati 22 Suspension 11 Ret Retired 42 United States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 7 Suspension 13 Ret Retired 24 France Jean Lucas Gordini 7 Engine 22 Ret Retired 44 UK Ken Wharton Vanwall 0 Injection 17 DNS Did not start 2 Italy Nino Farina Lancia Tyre 5 DNS Did not start 10 Italy Luigi Villoresi Lancia Tyre 8 DNS Did not start 46 Italy Luigi Piotti Arzani-Volpini-Maserati Engine Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1955/704/ 1955 Italian Grand Prix formula1.com 9 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140217003544/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1955/704/ 17 February 2014 Notes 1 1 – 1 point for fastest lap Final Championship standings Bold text indicates the World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 40 (41) 10px 2 UK Stirling Moss 23 10px 3 3 Italy Eugenio Castellotti 12 10px 1 4 France Maurice Trintignant 11 1 3 10px 1 5 Italy Nino Farina 10 1 3Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1955/italie/championnat.aspx Italy 1955 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 1 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. References 30em Further reading Johnston Colin The Silver Arrows Sign Off in Style: The 'All or Nothing' Story of the 1955 Italian Grand Prix https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/stories/the-silver-arrows-sign-off-in-style-the-story-of-1955-italian-grand-prix Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 25 October 2025 Italian Grand Prix 1955 1955 British Grand Prix 1956 Argentine Grand Prix 1954 Italian Grand Prix 1956 Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Category:Italian Grand Prix Category:1955 in Italian motorsport