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1955 Season - Overview



Monaco made its return to the F1 calendar Two time champion Ascari crashed fatally during a Monza test in 1955 Stirling Moss became the first Briton to win the British GP A disaster at the Le Mans 24 led to the cancellation of the French, German, Spanish and Swiss GPs of 1955 Fangio won four of the seven concluded 1955 GPs and became the first driver to win three World Drivers' titles

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 18
No. of Drivers: 83
No. of Races: 7
No. of Race Winners: 4
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Juan Manuel Fangio - 3 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

Championship Points were not awarded to constructors till 1958

1955 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor






7
Sep 11
Italy
 J.M.Fangio
 Mercedes

1955 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

Connaught
Ken McAlpine
Leslie Marr
Peter Walker
Tony Rolt
Cooper
Jack Brabham
Epperly
Jim Rathmann
Ferrari
Eugenio Castellotti
Giuseppe Farina
Harry Schell
Johnny Claes
Jose Froilan Gonzalez
Maurice Trintignant
Mike Hawthorn
Paul Frere
Piero Taruffi
Umberto Maglioli
Gordini
Elie Bayol
Jacques Pollet
Jean Lucas
Jesus Iglesias
Mike Sparken
Nano da Silva Ramos
Pablo Birger
Robert Manzon
Kurtis Kraft
Al Herman
Al Keller
Andy Linden
Art Cross
Bill Homeier
Bill Vukovich
Bob Sweikert
Cal Niday
Chuck Weyant
Ed Elisian
Fred Agabashian
Jack McGrath
Jimmy Davies
Jimmy Daywalt
Johnnie Parsons
Johnny Boyd
Pat Flaherty
Pat O'Connor
Paul Russo
Ray Crawford
Sam Hanks
Tony Bettenhausen
Walt Faulkner
Kuzma
Duane Carter
Jimmy Bryan
Johnny Thomson
Rodger Ward
Lancia
Alberto Ascari
Eugenio Castellotti
Louis Chiron
Luigi Villoresi
Maserati
Alberto Uria
Andre Simon
Carlos Menditeguy
Cesare Perdisa
Clemar Bucci
Harry Schell
Horace Gould
Jean Behra
John Fitch
Lance Macklin
Louis Rosier
Luigi Musso
Peter Collins
Peter Walker
Roberto Mieres
Roy Salvadori
Sergio Mantovani
Mercedes
Andre Simon
Hans Herrmann
Juan Manuel Fangio
Karl Kling
Piero Taruffi
Stirling Moss
Pankratz
Jimmy Reece
Pawl
Eddie Russo
Phillips
Don Freeland
Schroeder
Keith Andrews
Stevens
Jerry Hoyt
Trevis
Eddie Johnson
Shorty Templeman
Vanwall
Harry Schell
Ken Wharton
Mike Hawthorn
   

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1955

According to stats...

  • Monaco made its return to the F1 calendar Two time champion Ascari crashed fatally during a Monza test in 1955 Stirling Moss became the first Briton to win the British GP A disaster at the Le Mans 24 led to the cancellation of the French, German, Spanish and Swiss GPs of 1955 Fangio won four of the seven concluded 1955 GPs and became the first driver to win three World Drivers' titles



DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 1955 season.
Harry Schell
Harry
Schell (4)
Jean Behra
Jean
Behra (4)
Karl Kling
Karl
Kling (4)
Eugenio Castellotti
Eugenio
Castellotti (3)
Horace Gould
Horace
Gould (3)
Luigi Musso
Luigi
Musso (3)