1955 Formula One season

9th season of FIA's Formula One motor racing December 2023 1955 Drivers' Champion: Juan Manuel Fangio 3 450 Fangio in 1955 (cropped).jpg Juan Manuel Fangio driving for Mercedes won a then record-breaking third Drivers' Championship. Stirling Moss.jpg Fangio's teammate Stirling Moss finished runner-up in the World Championship of Drivers. Eugenio Castellotti (cropped2).jpg Eugenio Castellotti finished third in the World Championship of Drivers. The 1955 Formula One season was the ninth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the sixth World Championship of Drivers, which was contested over seven races between 16 January and 11 September 1955. The season also included several non-championship races for Formula One cars. Juan Manuel Fangio won his second consecutive World Championship title,https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1955/drivers.html 1955 Driver Standings Formula1.com 5 June 2024 his third in total. This was the last championship for a Mercedes driver until Lewis Hamilton in 2014. The season was coloured by tragedy. Two drivers were killed during the 1955 Indianapolis 500: Manny Ayulo and Bill Vukovich, winner of the two previous editions.Goldstein Richard 7 July 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/07/sports/rodger-ward-83-two-time-indianapolis-500-winner.html Rodger Ward, 83, Two-Time Indianapolis 500 Winner (obituary) New York Times 26 May 2018 Italian Mario Alborghetti died at the non-championship Pau Grand Prix. Alberto Ascari, World Champion of 1952 and 1953, was killed while testing a Ferrari 750 Monza at Monza.http://www.grandprixhistory.org/ascari_bio.htm Alberto Ascari – Biography Grand Prix History 10 August 2008 6 April 2016https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/18826717 Formula 1's greatest drivers. Number 11: Alberto Ascari BBC Sport 17 July 2012 6 April 2016https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/hall-of-fame/Alberto_Ascari.html Alberto Ascari | Formula 1® Formula 1 2018 2024-02-17 Four Grands Prix were cancelled after ex-Formula One driver Pierre Levegh was killed in the 1955 Le Mans disaster, along with 83 spectators. As of 2026, with just seven rounds completed during the season, the 1955 World Championship Grand Prix season jointly holds the record (along with the inaugural World Championship of Drivers season in 1950) for the fewest World Championship races held in a year for Grand Prix cars in the history of what is today referred to as the Formula One World Championship. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 1955 FIA World Championship. The list does not include those who only contested the Indianapolis 500. Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds FRG Daimler Benz AG Mercedes W196 Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 Continental ARG Juan Manuel Fangio 1–2, 4–7 FRG Karl Kling 1, 4–7 GBR Stirling Moss 1–2, 4–7 FRG Hans Herrmann 1–2 FRA André Simon 2 ITA Piero Taruffi 6–7 ITA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 Englebert ITA Umberto Maglioli 1, 7 ARG José Froilán González 1 FRA Maurice Trintignant 1–2, 4–7 USA 1912 Harry Schell 2, 4 ITA Piero Taruffi 2, 4 BEL Paul Frère 2, 4 GBR Mike Hawthorn 5–7 ITA Eugenio Castellotti 5–7 ITA Giuseppe Farina 1–2, 4 Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 7 ITA Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli FRA Jean Behra 1–2, 4–7 ARG Roberto Mieres 1–2, 4–7 ITA Sergio Mantovani 1 ITA Luigi Musso 1–2, 4–7 ARG Carlos Menditeguy 1, 7 ARG Clemar Bucci 1 USA 1912 Harry Schell 1 ITA Cesare Perdisa 2, 4 FRA André Simon 6 GBR Peter Collins 7 GBR Horace Gould 7 URY Alberto Uría Maserati A6GCM Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli URY Alberto Uría 1 ITA Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 Pirelli ITA Alberto Ascari 1–2 ITA Luigi Villoresi 1–2, 7 ITA Eugenio Castellotti 1–2, 4 MCO Louis Chiron 2 FRA Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Englebert FRA Élie Bayol 1–2 ARG Pablo Birger 1 ARG Jesús Iglesias 1 FRA Robert Manzon 2, 5–6 FRA Jacques Pollet 2, 5, 7 BRA 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos 5–7 FRA Mike Sparken 6 FRA Jean Lucas 7 FRA Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli FRA Louis Rosier 2, 4–5 GBR Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 55 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 Pirelli GBR Mike Hawthorn 2, 4 GBR Ken Wharton 6–7 USA 1912 Harry Schell 6–7 GBR Stirling Moss Ltd Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Dunlop GBR Lance Macklin 2, 6 BEL Johnny Claes 4 GBR Peter Walker 5 USA 1912 John Fitch 7 GBR E.N. Whiteaway HWM-Alta 53 Alta GP 2.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Ted Whiteaway 2 BEL Equipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 625 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Englebert BEL Johnny Claes 5 GBR Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Dunlop GBR Horace Gould 5–6 GBR Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B Alta GP 2.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Kenneth McAlpine 6 GBR Jack Fairman 6 GBR R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught-Alta B Alta GP 2.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Tony Rolt 6 GBR Peter Walker 6 GBR Leslie Marr Connaught-Alta B Alta GP 2.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Leslie Marr 6 GBR Cooper Car Company Cooper-Bristol T40 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop AUS Jack Brabham 6 GBR Owen Racing Organisation Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Dunlop GBR Peter Collins 6 GBR Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Dunlop GBR Roy Salvadori 6 ITA Scuderia Volpini Arzani-Volpini-Maserati F1 Maserati 4CLT 2.5 L4 Pirelli ITA Luigi Piotti 7 Team and driver changes thumb|right|Stirling Moss joined Juan Manuel Fangio at Mercedes. thumb|right|The three drivers of the Lancia team (left Luigi Villoresi, middle Alberto Ascari, right Eugenio Castellotti), with their engineer Vittorio Jano (far right). Stirling Moss moved from Maserati to Mercedes, like Juan Manuel Fangio had done already during the 1954 season. Maserati hired Jean Behra from Gordini, after which the French team reunited with Robert Manzon, their driver from 1953 and the years before. Vanwall hired Mike Hawthorn from Ferrari, so Peter Collins moved to Owen Racing Organisation, which would later become British Racing Motors. Lancia had made their debut at the end of 1954 and entered the 1955 season with full-time ambitions. They were able to hire top-class drivers Alberto Ascari, Luigi Villoresi and Eugenio Castellotti. Mid-season changes Maserati driver Sergio Mantovani lost a leg in a crash during practice for the non-championship Valentino Grand Prix.Small Steve The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who Guinness 1994 243 0851127029 The team hired Cesare Perdisa, who finished third on his debut. Peter Collins had been driving a Maserati 250F for Owen Racing Organisation when Maserati's team leader, impressed with his results, offered him a seat at the works team, starting at the Italian Grand Prix. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr048.html Italian GP, 1955 Race Report – GP Encyclopedia – F1 History on Grandprix.com 2016-08-01 http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/driver/567.html Peter Collins F1 Driver Profile ESPN.co.uk En.espn.co.uk 2016-08-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151223190534/http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/driver/567.html 2015-12-23 However, Collins parted with the team after just one race, as Ferrari offered him a seat for 1956. André Simon substituted for Mercedes driver Karl Kling in the Monaco Grand Prix. Double World Champion Alberto Ascari lost his life while testing a Ferrari 750 Monza at Monza. Along with serious financial troubles, this led to Lancia's team owner to halt operations and hand all assets to Enzo Ferrari.http://atlasf1.autosport.com/timeline/50s.html Formula One timeline atlasf1.autosport.com 27 June 2007http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/lancia.htm Lancia D50 ddavid.com 27 June 2007 2 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070702060150/http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/lancia.htm dead Ferrari brought back Mike Hawthorn to drive, after the Brit had spent half a year with Vanwall. The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans did not only see tragedy during the race: in Friday practice, Élie Bayol (driving in F1 for Gordini) had to avoid two spectators crossing the road. This caused him to have a severe crash, suffering a fractured skull and broken vertebrae.Spurring Quentin Le Mans: The Official History of the World's Greatest Motor Race 1949-59 2011 Haynes Publishing Sparkford 9781844255375 225 He was out of racing for the rest of the year, so the Gordini team hired sports car and rally driver Hermano da Silva Ramos. Gordini's team manager Jean Lucas took the wheel in the Italian Grand Prix, because Robert Manzon was unavailable. Calendar Round Grand Prix Circuit Date 1 Argentine Grand Prix ARG Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires 16 January 2 Monaco Grand Prix MCO Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 22 May 3 Indianapolis 500 USA 1959 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 30 MayThe Indianapolis 500 also counted towards the 1955 AAA Championship Car season, and was run for AAA Championship cars, but was not run to Formula One regulations. 4 Belgian Grand Prix BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 5 June 5 Dutch Grand Prix NLD Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 19 June 6 British Grand Prix GBR Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Merseyside 16 July 7 Italian Grand Prix ITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 11 September Calendar changes The Monaco and Dutch Grand Prix returned to the calendar after they had been run for the last time in 1952 and 1953, respectively. The British Grand Prix was moved from Silverstone to Aintree, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits. Cancelled rounds In the aftermath of the 11 June 1955 Le Mans disaster, the 19 June 1955 Dutch GP took place, but the French Grand Prix was postponed from 3 July to 25 Septemberhttps://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1955/13/matters-moment Matters of Moment Motor Sport Magazine Archive 7 July 2014 Motor Sport Magazine en 3 July 2019 and later cancelled altogether, along with the German, Swiss and Spanish rounds.https://autocar.co.uk The Autocar 22 April 1955 The Autocar en 3 July 2019 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 1 Haynes Publishing Group 1981 0-85429-276-4 82 Grand Prix Circuit Original date FRA French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux, Gueux 3 July (25 September) FRG German Grand Prix Nürburgring, Nürburg 31 July SUI Swiss Grand Prix Circuit Bremgarten, Bern 21 August ESP Spanish Grand Prix Pedralbes Circuit, Barcelona 23 October The circuits at Pedralbes and Bremgarten were never used again for racing. Motor racing head to head on circuits was banned altogether in Switzerland until the 2018 Zürich ePrix. Championship report Rounds 1 to 3 thumb|right|Juan Manuel Fangio (left) and José Froilan González (right) For the third year in a row, the championship opened early with the 16 January 1955 Argentine Grand Prix, followed a week later with the 1955 1000 km Buenos Aires opening the sports cars WC season. The Ferrari factory entries got disqualified, but a private Ferrari won anyway. The speed weeks ended with the 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix Formula Libre two-heat sprint race in which most drivers used their regular F1 cars. Mercedes took the opportunity to test the enlarged pump gas 3.0 version of the F1 engine intended for sports car racing in the upcoming 300 SLR, with Fangio winning a second race for Mercedes.September 2026 The Grand Prix was held in very hot weather of the Argentine summer. José Froilan González started on pole position. The Argentine had been a full-time Ferrari driver in 1954, but it would be his only race this year. Next to him on the front row started two double World Champions: Alberto Ascari in the Lancia and Juan Manuel Fangio in the Mercedes. Fangio took the lead at the start, but lost it to Ascari on lap 3. Teammate Stirling Moss went from eighth to third, while behind them, drivers and cars were beginning to succumb to the heat of 52 C on. On lap 21, Ascari crashed out by himself, leaving González in the lead. However, he was still recovering from his accident in the 1954 RAC Tourist Trophy and got exhausted. Fearing he could not hold Fangio behind, he pitted to hand the car to teammate and 1950 World Champion Nino Farina. Fangio pitted as well, for new tyres and to cool off, while Moss retired due to a vapor lock in the fuel pump. This left another local driver, Roberto Mieres in the Maserati, in the lead after starting sixteenth. Sadly, his fuel pump faltered as well and he spent 10 minutes in the pits, coming home in fifth. Besides Mieres, Fangio would be the only classified driver not to have switched cars during the race, and went on to win. Two Ferraris completed the podium, but each had seen three different drivers behind the wheel, so Fangio had an immediate lead in the championship.https://www.grandprix.com/races/argentine-gp-1955.html Argentine GP, 1955 GrandPrix.com 16 January 1955 2 June 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22PCcOG1SwU 1955 Formula 1 Argentine Grand Prix AI-Upscaled Andrea Colombo 25 April 2020 2 June 2024 With the F1 season having a four month break, teams and drivers focussed on testing or sportscar racing in Sebring or at the Mille Miglia.September 2026 The 22 May 1955 Monaco Grand Prix returned to the F1 calendar, after the 1950 pile-up race. The 1952 edition had been run with sportscars rather than F2. The 1955 GP was given the honorary title of European Grand Prix. A new rule to qualifying had been added: only the times recorded in the first practice session on Thursday afternoon would count for the front row of the grid and, thus, for pole position. The rest of the starting places would be decided by the remaining sessions on Friday and Saturday morning. This was done to entice spectators to come and watch every session, but it was an unpopular idea with the drivers. Fangio set the fastest time, ahead of Ascari and Moss, so they could relax and use the remaining sessions to try out car set-ups for the race. At the start of the race, Fangio held on to the lead, but Ascari fell back. Moss took second place after a few laps and was slowly closing up to his teammate in front. After the two drivers behind Moss pitted, Ascari was left in a lonely third place until, at half-distance, Fangio stopped on track with a broken transmission and, on lap 81, Moss's engine blew up. Ascari took the unexpected lead of the race, but mere seconds later, crashed coming out of the harbour chicane and plunged into the water. He was lucky to escape with just a cut on the nose. Maurice Trintignant took the win for Ferrari, the first of his career, ahead of Eugenio Castellotti for Lancia and Cesare Perdisa in Jean Behra's Maserati.https://web.archive.org/web/20230401070106/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1955/36/xiii-grand-prix-de-monaco/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1955/36/xiii-grand-prix-de-monaco/ 1955 Monaco Grand Prix race report: Trintignant triumphs where others fail Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 22 May 1955 1 April 2023 2 June 2024 The Indianapolis 500 was included in the Formula One championship, but no F1 drivers attended. Bob Sweikert won the race. In the Drivers' Championship, Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) was leading with 11 points, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) with 10 and Bob Sweikert (Kurtis Kraft) with 8. Sweikert would not compete in any other rounds.September 2026 Rounds 4 to 6 thumb|right|A statue in Milan to honour the memory of Alberto Ascari. Four days after the Monaco Grand Prix, double World Champion Alberto Ascari was tragically killed in a test session at Monza. Further burdened by financial troubles, the Lancia team was left with two cars and just one driver. Soon, all assets would be merged into the Ferrari team, but this did not stop Eugenio Castellotti from scoring his first career pole position in the Belgian Grand Prix. The Mercedes cars of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss started beside him on the front row. Championship leader Maurice Trintignant started down in eleventh out of thirteen. At the start, Fangio and Moss quickly took the lead and never looked back. Castellotti retired on lap 16, allowing 1950 World Champion Nino Farina to finish third for Ferrari.https://web.archive.org/web/20230329063858/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1955/33/grand-prix-de-belgique-5/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1955/33/grand-prix-de-belgique-5/ 1955 Belgian Grand Prix race report: Silver Arrows dominate Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 7 July 2014 29 March 2023 3 June 2024 thumb|right|Fangio leading Stirling Moss in the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix On 11 June, the 24 Hours of Le Mans took place and many F1 drivers participated. During the race, Pierre Levegh crashed into the spectator area, killing 83 people and injuring at least 120 others. This led the FIA to postpone the French Grand Prix. However, the Dutch Grand Prix was next on the F1 championship and went on undisturbed. Mercedes managed to occupy the front row with Fangio, Moss and Karl Kling. At the start, Luigi Musso put his Maserati into second position, but was outbraved by Moss. Kling tried his best to keep up with the leading trio but, on lap 21, spun off and retired. Fangio and Moss scored another one-two finish, a minute ahead of Musso. This was the first race since the 1950 French Grand Prix that none of the cars on the podium were powered by a Ferrari engine.https://web.archive.org/web/20230603115932/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1955/54/grote-prijs-van-nederland-2/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1955/54/grote-prijs-van-nederland-2/ 1955 Dutch Grand Prix race report: Mercedes march on Motorsport Magazine Motor Sport 19 June 1955 3 June 2023 3 June 2024 For the British Grand Prix, Stirling Moss scored his first career pole position in front of his home crowd. Fangio started second, Jean Behra third for Maserati. The second row was filled by two more Mercedes: Karl Kling and Piero Taruffi. Fangio had the best start, but Moss regained the lead on lap 3, his car set up with a lower top speed but better acceleration out of the corners. Behra retired on lap 10, handing the top four positions to Mercedes, with Fangio once again in front. A couple of laps later, Moss retook the lead, grew his advantage to ten seconds and set a new lap record. Unused to having the team leader behind him, Moss looked back on the last lap and hesitated. But Fangio hang back, two tenths behind, leaving the home hero to take the win.https://web.archive.org/web/20211202130836/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/1955-british-grand-prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/1955-british-grand-prix Stirling Moss' victory at the 1955 British Grand Prix Motorsport Magazine Paul Fearnley 3 July 2018 2 December 2021 3 June 2024 In the Drivers' Championship, Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) led with 33 points, ahead of Stirling Moss (Mercedes) with 22 and Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) with 11 points. After the British Grand Prix, the German, Swiss, French and Spanish Grand Prix were cancelled, in the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. This left just one race in the championship and effectively handed the title to Fangio. Round 7 The Italian Grand Prix was run on the 10 km on Monza layout including a new steep banking. Nino Farina crashed in practice when his rear tyre came apart under the load of the banked turn and the heat of the sun. He escaped unhurt but his Ferrari-run Lancia was written off, and although Sunday was substantially cooler, the other Lancia was withdrawn as a precaution. Like in Zandvoort, Mercedes occupied the front row in the order of Fangio, Moss, Kling. Moss took the lead at the start, but gave way to his Argentinian team leader before the first lap was run. The fourth Mercedes of Taruffi went from ninth to fourth, the team repeating their procession run from last race. However, Moss pitted on lap 19 for a new windscreen and subsequently retired on lap 28 when his engine cut out. Kling's gearbox broke and he retired as well, leaving the German team worried, but Fangio and Taruffi finished the race untroubled, scoring another Mercedes 1–2, ahead of Eugenio Castellotti for Ferrari.https://web.archive.org/web/20230419152243/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1955/22/26th-gran-premio-ditala/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1955/22/26th-gran-premio-ditala/ 1955 Italian Grand Prix race report: Fangio crowned F1 champion for third time Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 11 September 1955 19 April 2023 3 June 2024 Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) had collected 40 points and won his third Drivers' Championship, his second in a row. Teammate Stirling Moss was second with 23 points and Eugenio Castellotti third with 12. Mercedes withdrew from F1 after this season, marking it the final race until the team's revival in 2010, their final win until the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix and final championship title until 2014. Results and standings Grands Prix Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report 1 ARG Argentine Grand Prix ARG José Froilán González ARG Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Juan Manuel Fangio FRG Mercedes Continental Report 2 MCO Monaco Grand Prix ARG Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Juan Manuel Fangio FRA Maurice Trintignant ITA Ferrari Englebert Report 3 USA 1912 Indianapolis 500 USA 1912 Jerry Hoyt USA 1912 Bill Vukovich USA 1912 Bob Sweikert USA 1912 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser Firestone Report 4 BEL Belgian Grand Prix ITA Eugenio Castellotti ARG Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Juan Manuel Fangio FRG Mercedes Continental Report 5 NLD Dutch Grand Prix ARG Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Roberto Mieres ARG Juan Manuel Fangio FRG Mercedes Continental Report 6 GBR British Grand Prix GBR Stirling Moss GBR Stirling Moss GBR Stirling Moss FRG Mercedes Continental Report 7 ITA Italian Grand Prix ARG Juan Manuel Fangio GBR Stirling Moss ARG Juan Manuel Fangio FRG Mercedes Continental Report Scoring system List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems Points were awarded to the top five classified finishers, with an additional point awarded for setting the fastest lap, regardless of finishing position or even classification. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. Shared drives result in shared points for each driver if they finished in a points-scoring position. If more than one driver set the same fastest lap time, the fastest lap point would be divided equally between the drivers. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system: Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th FL Fastest lapRace86432 1Source:18 January 2019 World Championship points systems http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20190924032459/http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html 24 September 2019 21 December 2020 8W Forix World Championship of Drivers standings Pos. Driver ARGARG MONMCO 500USA 1912 BELBEL NEDNLD GBRGBR ITAITA Pts. 1 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio 1 f (Ret p f) 1 f 1 p 2 1 p 40 (41) 2 GBR Stirling Moss 4† / Ret 9 2 2 1 p f Ret f 23 3 ITA Eugenio Castellotti Ret† 2 Ret p 5 6† / Ret 3 12 4 FRA Maurice Trintignant 2† / 3† / Ret 1 6 Ret Ret 8 11 1 3 5 ITA Nino Farina 2† / 3† 4 3 DNS 10 1 3 6 ITA Piero Taruffi 8† DNS 4 2 9 7 USA 1912 Bob Sweikert 1 8 8 ARG Roberto Mieres 5 Ret 5† 4 f Ret 7 7 9 FRA Jean Behra 6† / Ret† / Ret 3† / Ret† 5† / Ret 6 Ret 4 6 10 ITA Luigi Musso 7† / Ret† Ret 7 3 5 Ret 6 11 FRG Karl Kling 4† / Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 5 12 USA 1912 Jimmy Davies 3 4 13 USA 1912 Tony Bettenhausen 2† 3 14 USA 1912 Paul Russo 2† 3 15 BEL Paul Frère 8† 4 3 16 USA 1912 Johnny Thomson 4 3 17 ARG José Froilán González 2† p 2 18 ITA Cesare Perdisa 3† / Ret† 8 2 19 ITA Luigi Villoresi Ret† / Ret 5 DNS 2 20 ARG Carlos Menditeguy Ret† / Ret 5 2 21 ITA Umberto Maglioli 3† 6 1 1 3 22 FRG Hans Herrmann 4† DNQ 1 23 USA 1912 Walt Faulkner 5† 1 24 USA 1912 Bill Homeier 5† 1 25 USA 1912 Bill Vukovich Ret f 1 — GBR Mike Hawthorn Ret Ret 7 6† 10 0 — USA 1912 Harry Schell 6† / 7† / Ret† Ret DNS 9† / Ret Ret 0 — MCO Louis Chiron 6 0 — USA 1912 Andy Linden 6 0 — FRA Jacques Pollet 7 10 Ret 0 — USA 1912 Al Herman 7 0 — FRA Mike Sparken 7 0 — ITA Sergio Mantovani 7† / Ret† 0 — BRA 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos 8 Ret Ret 0 — GBR Lance Macklin DNQ 8 0 — USA 1912 Pat O'Connor 8 0 — FRA Louis Rosier Ret 9 9 0 — GBR Ken Wharton 9† Ret 0 — USA 1912 Jimmy Daywalt 9 0 — USA 1912 John Fitch 9 0 — USA 1912 Pat Flaherty 10 0 — USA 1912 Duane Carter 11 0 — BEL Johnny Claes DNS 11 0 — USA 1912 Chuck Weyant 12 0 — USA 1912 Eddie Johnson 13 0 — USA 1912 Jim Rathmann 14 0 — FRA Robert Manzon Ret Ret Ret 0 — GBR Horace Gould Ret Ret Ret 0 — ITA Alberto Ascari Ret Ret 0 — FRA Élie Bayol Ret Ret 0 — FRA André Simon Ret Ret 0 — GBR Peter Collins Ret Ret 0 — GBR Peter Walker Ret Ret† 0 — ARG Jesus Iglesias Ret 0 — ARG Pablo Birger Ret 0 — URY Alberto Uría Ret 0 — USA 1912 Don Freeland Ret 0 — USA 1912 Cal Niday Ret 0 — USA 1912 Art Cross Ret 0 — USA 1912 Shorty Templeman Ret 0 — USA 1912 Sam Hanks Ret 0 — USA 1912 Keith Andrews Ret 0 — USA 1912 Johnnie Parsons Ret 0 — USA 1912 Eddie Russo Ret 0 — USA 1912 Ray Crawford Ret 0 — USA 1912 Jimmy Bryan Ret 0 — USA 1912 Jack McGrath Ret 0 — USA 1912 Al Keller Ret 0 — USA 1912 Johnny Boyd Ret 0 — USA 1912 Ed Elisian Ret 0 — USA 1912 Rodger Ward Ret 0 — USA 1912 Jerry Hoyt Ret p 0 — USA 1912 Jimmy Reece Ret 0 — USA 1912 Fred Agabashian Ret 0 — GBR Kenneth McAlpine Ret 0 — AUS Jack Brabham Ret 0 — GBR Roy Salvadori Ret 0 — GBR Leslie Marr Ret 0 — FRA Jean Lucas Ret 0 — ARG Clemar Bucci Ret† 0 — GBR Tony Rolt Ret† 0 — GBR Ted Whiteaway DNQ 0 — GBR Jack Fairman DNS 0 — ITA Luigi Piotti DNS 0 Pos. Driver ARGARG MONMCO 500USA 1912 BELBEL NEDNLD GBRGBR ITAITA Pts. † Position shared between multiple drivers of the same car. Non-championship races Other Formula One races were also held in 1955, which did not count towards the World Championship. Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report ITA VII Gran Premio del Valentino Valentino Park 27 March ITA Alberto Ascari ITA Lancia Report FRA XVI Pau Grand Prix Pau 11 April FRA Jean Behra ITA Maserati Report GBR III Glover Trophy Goodwood 11 April GBR Roy Salvadori ITA Maserati Report FRA IV Grand Prix de Bordeaux Bordeaux 25 April FRA Jean Behra ITA Maserati Report GBR VII BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 7 May GBR Peter Collins ITA Maserati Report ITA VIII Gran Premio di Napoli Posillipo 8 May ITA Alberto Ascari ITA Lancia Report FRA XVII Grand Prix d'Albi Albi (Les Planques) 29 May FRA André Simon ITA Maserati Report GBR III Curtis Trophy Snetterton 29 May GBR Roy Salvadori ITA Maserati Report GBR III Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race Davidstow 30 May GBR Leslie Marr GBR Connaught-Alta Report GBR III London Trophy Crystal Palace 30 July GBR Mike Hawthorn ITA Maserati Report GBR III Daily Record Trophy Charterhall 6 August GBR Bob Gerard ITA Maserati Report GBR III RedeX Trophy Snetterton 13 August USA 1912 Harry Schell GBR Vanwall Report GBR II Daily Telegraph Trophy Aintree 3 September GBR Roy Salvadori ITA Maserati Report GBR II International Gold Cup Oulton Park 24 September GBR Stirling Moss ITA Maserati Report GBR I Avon Trophy Castle Combe 1 October USA 1912 Harry Schell GBR Vanwall Report ITA V Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse 23 October GBR Tony Brooks GBR Connaught-Alta Report Notes References Category:Formula One seasons