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1955 Formula 1 Season  Arrow Image   Constructors

The Constructors Championship did not begin until 1958.
TeamsConstructorEngineChassis
United Kingdom Connaught Engineering
United Kingdom 
Rob Walker Racing Team
United Kingdom 
Leslie Marr 
Connaught Alta GP 2.5 L4 B-Type
 
United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 T40
 
Italy Scuderia Ferrari
Belgium 
Ecurie Belge 
Ferrari Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 500 F2
625
555
Lancia D50
 
France Equipe Simca-Gordini Gordini Gordini 23 2.5 L6 T16
 
Italy Scuderia Lancia Lancia Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 D50
 
Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati
Alberto Uria
France Ecurie Rosier
United Kingdom 
Stirling Moss Ltd
United Kingdom 
Goulds Garage
United Kingdom 
Owen Racing Organisation
United Kingdom 
Gilby Engineering 
Maserati Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 250F
A6GCM
 
Germany Daimler-Benz Mercedes-Benz Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 W196 R Streamliner
 
United Kingdom Vandervell Products Vanwall Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 VW 55
 
United Kingdom Edward N. 'Ted' Whiteaway HWM Alta GP 2.5 L4 53
 
Italy Scuderia Achille Varzi Arzani-Volpini Maserati 4CLT 2.5 L4 F1
 

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

1955 Drivers

Italy Alberto Ascari
France Élie Marcel Bayol
France Jean Marie Behra
Argentina Pablo Birger
Australia Sir John Arthur 'Jack' Brabham
Argentina Clemar Bucci
Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Monaco Louis Chiron
Belgium Johnny Claes
United Kingdom Peter John Collins
United Kingdom Jack Fairman
Argentina Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' Fangio
Italy Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina
United States John Cooper Fitch
Belgium Paul Frère
Argentina José Froilán González
United Kingdom Horace Gould
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn
Germany Hans Herrmann
Argentina Jesús Ricardo Iglesias
Germany Karl Kling
France Jean Lucas
United Kingdom Lance Noel Macklin
Italy Umberto Maglioli
Italy Sergio Mantovani
France Robert Manzon
United Kingdom Leslie Marr
United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine
Argentina Carlos Alberto Menditeguy
Argentina Roberto Mieres
United Kingdom Sir Stirling Moss
Italy Luigi Musso
Italy Cesare Perdisa
Italy Luigi Piotti
France Jacques Pollet
Brazil Hernando João da Silva Ramos
United Kingdom Tony Rolt
France Louis Rosier
United Kingdom Roy Francesco Salvadori
United States Harry Schell
France André Simon
France Mike Sparken
Italy Piero Taruffi
France Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant
Alberto Uria
Italy Luigi Villoresi
United Kingdom Peter Walker
United Kingdom Kenneth Wharton
United Kingdom Edward N. 'Ted' Whiteaway

Pos.DriverArg
Argentina
MON
Monaco
Ind
United States
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
Points
Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' FangioRet  40
Sir Stirling MossSHR  Ret 23
Eugenio CastellottiRet  Ret Ret 12
Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul TrintignantSHR  Ret Ret 11.3
Giuseppe 'Nino' FarinaSHR    DNS 10.3
Piero Taruffi    9
Roberto MieresRet  SHR Ret 7
Luigi MussoRet  Ret 6
10 Jean Marie BehraRet Ret  Ret Ret 6
11 Karl KlingSHR Ret  Ret Ret Ret 5
14 Paul Frère      3
17 Luigi VilloresiRet     DNS 2
18 Carlos Alberto Menditeguy      2
19 Cesare Perdisa SHR     2
20 José Froilán GonzálezSHR       2
21 Umberto MaglioliSHR      1.3
22 Hans HerrmannSHR       1
26 Mike Hawthorn Ret  Ret 10 0
27 Harry SchellRet    Ret Ret 0
28 Louis Chiron      0
30 Jacques Pollet   10  Ret 0
31 Mike Sparken      0
33 Hernando João da Silva Ramos    Ret Ret 0
36 Louis Rosier Ret    0
37 Kenneth Wharton     Ret 0
38 John Cooper Fitch      0
41 Johnny Claes    11   0
46 Sergio MantovaniRet       0
47 Clemar BucciRet       0
48 Jesús Ricardo IglesiasRet       0
49 Alberto AscariRet Ret      0
50 Kenneth McAlpine     Ret  0
51 Horace Gould    Ret Ret Ret 0
52 Robert Manzon Ret   Ret Ret  0
53 Sir John Arthur 'Jack' Brabham     Ret  0
54 Élie Marcel BayolRet Ret      0
55 Peter John Collins     Ret Ret 0
56 Alberto UriaRet       0
60 André Simon Ret    Ret  0
61 Roy Francesco Salvadori     Ret  0
63 Tony Rolt     Ret  0
66 Leslie Marr     Ret  0
67 Jean Lucas      Ret 0
70 Edward N. 'Ted' Whiteaway DNQ      0
C
Race cancelled
DNA
Did not arrive
DNP
Did not practice
DNPQ
Did not pre-qualify
DNQ
Did not qualify
DNS
Did not start
DSQ
Disqualified
EX
Excluded
NC
Non-classified finish
PO
Practiced only
Ret
Did not finish
SHR
Shared Result
TD
Friday test driver
WD
Withdrew entry before the event