Gridpedia1955 Italian Grand Prix
Juan Fangio won the 1955 Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 11 Sept 1955 for Mercedes, from pole position; Piero Taruffi was second and Eugenio Castellotti third.
10 of 23 starters were classified; 13 retired or were not classified. After the race Juan Fangio won the championship with 40 points, 17 ahead of Stirling Moss.
- Date
- 11 Sept 1955
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
- Round
- 7 of 7
- Winner
- Juan Fangio (Mercedes)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | FANJuan Fangio | Mercedes | 1 | 50 | 2:25:04.4 | 8 | |
| 2 | 14 | TARPiero Taruffi | Mercedes | 9 | 50 | +0.7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | CASEugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 4 | 50 | +46.2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 36 | BEHJean Behra | Maserati | 6 | 50 | +3:57.5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 34 | MENCarlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 16 | 49 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | MAGUmberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 12 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 7 | 28 | MIERoberto Mieres | Maserati | 7 | 48 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 15 | 47 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 40 | FITJohn Fitch | Maserati | 20 | 46 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | HAWMike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 14 | 38 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 20 | KLIKarl Kling | Mercedes | 3 | 32 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 30 | MUSLuigi Musso | Maserati | 10 | 31 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 38 | GOUHorace Gould | Maserati | 21 | 31 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 16 | MOSStirling Moss | Mercedes | 2 | 27 | Engine | 1 | |
| R | 26 | POLJacques Pollet | Gordini | 19 | 26 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | DASHernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 18 | 23 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 32 | COLPeter Collins | Maserati | 11 | 22 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 42 | SCHHarry Schell | Vanwall | 13 | 7 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 24 | LUCJean Lucas | Gordini | 22 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 44 | WHAKen Wharton | Vanwall | 17 | 0 | Injection | 0 | |
| W | 2 | FARNino Farina | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 10 | VILLuigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 8 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 46 | PIOLuigi Piotti | Arzani-Volpini | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 4 | 40 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 1 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 0 | 10.3 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Bob Sweikert | 1 | 8 | |
| 8 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 0 | 6 |