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Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
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1955 Formula One Season
PosTeamConstructorChassisDriversPoints
 Scuderia Achille VarziArzani-Volpini Italy Luigi Piotti 
 Daimler-BenzMercedes-Benz
W196 R Streamliner 
Argentina Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' Fangio
Germany Hans Herrmann
Germany Karl Kling
United Kingdom Sir Stirling Moss
France André Simon
Italy Piero Taruffi 
 Scuderia FerrariFerrari
625 
Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Italy Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina
Belgium Paul Frère
Argentina José Froilán González
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn
Italy Umberto Maglioli
United States Harry Schell
Italy Piero Taruffi
France Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant
Italy Luigi Villoresi 
 Ecurie BelgeFerrari
625
500 F2 
Belgium Johnny Claes 
 Officine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati France Jean Marie Behra
Argentina Clemar Bucci
United Kingdom Peter John Collins
United Kingdom Horace Gould
Italy Sergio Mantovani
Argentina Carlos Alberto Menditeguy
Argentina Roberto Mieres
Italy Luigi Musso
Italy Cesare Perdisa
United States Harry Schell
France André Simon 
 Alberto UriaMaserati Alberto Uria 
 Scuderia LanciaLancia Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Monaco Louis Chiron
Italy Luigi Villoresi 
 Ecurie RosierMaserati France Louis Rosier 
 Stirling Moss LtdMaserati Belgium Johnny Claes
United States John Cooper Fitch
United Kingdom Lance Noel Macklin
United Kingdom Peter Walker 
 Goulds GarageMaserati United Kingdom Horace Gould 
 Owen Racing OrganisationMaserati United Kingdom Peter John Collins 
 Gilby EngineeringMaserati United Kingdom Roy Francesco Salvadori 
 Edward N. WhiteawayHWM
53 
United Kingdom Edward N. 'Ted' Whiteaway 
 Equipe Simca-GordiniGordini France Élie Marcel Bayol
Argentina Pablo Birger
Argentina Jesús Ricardo Iglesias
France Jean Lucas
France Robert Manzon
France Jacques Pollet
Brazil Hernando João da Silva Ramos
France Mike Sparken 
 Vandervell ProductsVanwall United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn
United Kingdom Kenneth Wharton 
 Connaught EngineeringConnaught
B-Type 
United Kingdom Jack Fairman
United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine 
 Rob Walker Racing TeamConnaught
B-Type 
United Kingdom Tony Rolt
United Kingdom Peter Walker 
 Leslie MarrConnaught
B-Type 
United Kingdom Leslie Marr 
 Cooper Car CompanyCooper
T40 
Australia Sir John Arthur 'Jack' Brabham 

1955 Season Review
RaceCircuitDateWinning DriverConstructor
 Argentine Grand Prix  Oscar GálvezJan 1955  Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' FangioMercedes-Benz 
 Monaco Grand Prix  MonacoMay 1955  Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul TrintignantFerrari 
 Indianapolis 500  IndianapolisMay 1955  Kurtis 
 Belgian Grand Prix  Spa-FrancorchampsJun 1955  Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' FangioMercedes-Benz 
 Dutch Grand Prix  ZandvoortJun 1955  Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' FangioMercedes-Benz 
 British Grand Prix  AintreeJul 1955  Sir Stirling MossMercedes-Benz 
 Italian Grand Prix  MonzaSep 1955  Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' FangioMercedes-Benz 

Formula One World Drivers' Champions
1950 G. Farina
1951 J. Fangio
1952 A. Ascari
1953 A. Ascari
1954 J. Fangio
1955 J. Fangio
1956 J. Fangio
1957 J. Fangio
1958 M. Hawthorn
1959 S. Brabham
1960 S. Brabham
1961 P. Hill, Jr
1962 N. Hill
1963 J. Clark, Jr.
1964 J. Surtees
1965 J. Clark, Jr.
1966 S. Brabham
1967 D. Hulme
1968 N. Hill
1969 S. Stewart
1970 K. Rindt
1971 S. Stewart
1972 E. Fittipaldi
1973 S. Stewart
1974 E. Fittipaldi
1975 A. Lauda
1976 J. Hunt
1977 A. Lauda
1978 M. Andretti
1979 J. Scheckter
1980 A. Jones
1981 N. Piquet
1982 K. Rosberg
1983 N. Piquet
1984 A. Lauda
1985 A. Prost
1986 A. Prost
1987 N. Piquet
1988 A. Senna
1989 A. Prost
1990 A. Senna
1991 A. Senna
1992 N. Mansell
1993 A. Prost
1994 M. Schumacher
1995 M. Schumacher
1996 D. Hill
1997 J. Villeneuve
1998 M. Hakkinen
1999 M. Hakkinen
2000 M. Schumacher
2001 M. Schumacher
2002 M. Schumacher
2003 M. Schumacher
2004 M. Schumacher
2005 F. Alonso
2006 F. Alonso
2007 K. Raikkonen
2008 L. Hamilton
2009 J. Button
2010 S. Vettel
2011 S. Vettel
2012 S. Vettel

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