1955 Argentine Grand Prix
| 1955 Argentine Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 January 1955 | ||
| Official name | III Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | ||
| Location | Autódromo 17 de Octubre, Buenos Aires | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.912 km (2.431 miles) | ||
| Distance | 96 laps, 375.552 km (233.376 miles) | ||
| Weather | Very hot and dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:43.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:48.3 on lap 45[1] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
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The 1955 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Buenos Aires on 16 January 1955. It was race 1 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers and the third running of the Argentine Grand Prix.
The race was won from third on the grid by Juan Manuel Fangio for Mercedes. Ferrari drivers Nino Farina and Maurice Trintignant finished both second and third in two three-way shared drives with José Froilán González and Umberto Maglioli respectively. The high temperatures of the Argentinian summer proved to be very taxing for both drivers and cars. Fangio and Roberto Mieres were the only two drivers able to complete the race without handing their car to another driver.
According to former Ferrari and Maserati chief mechanic Giulio Borsari, Fangio acclimatized himself by moving to Argentina one month prior to the race and reducing his water consumption to one liter a day to cope with the extreme heat.[2] Fangio also suffered severe burns to his leg which, for the entire duration of the race, was rubbing against the chassis frame which was being heated by the exhaust. It took him 3 months to recover; his next race in Monaco was not until late May. It left a permanent scar on his leg later in life.
Entries
[edit ]| Team | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Daimler Benz AG | 2 | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| 4 | Germany Karl Kling | ||||
| 6 | United Kingdom Stirling Moss | ||||
| 8 | Germany Hans Herrmann | ||||
| Italy Scuderia Ferrari | 10 | Italy Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| 12 | Argentina José Froilán González | ||||
| 14 | France Maurice Trintignant | ||||
| Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati | 16 | France Jean Behra | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| 18 | Argentina Roberto Mieres | ||||
| 20 | Italy Sergio Mantovani | ||||
| 22 | Italy Luigi Musso | ||||
| 24 | Argentina Carlos Menditeguy | ||||
| 26 | Argentina Clemar Bucci | ||||
| 28 | United States Harry Schell | ||||
| Uruguay Alberto Uría | 30 | Uruguay Alberto Uría | Maserati A6GCM | ||
| Italy Scuderia Lancia | 32 | Italy Alberto Ascari | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | |
| 34 | Italy Luigi Villoresi | ||||
| 36 | Italy Eugenio Castellotti | ||||
| France Equipe Gordini | 38 | France Élie Bayol | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E |
| 40 | Argentina Pablo Birger | ||||
| 42 | Argentina Jesús Iglesias | ||||
Source:[3]
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Classification
[edit ]Qualifying
[edit ]Race
[edit ]- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drives
[edit ]- Car #12: José Froilán González (60 laps), Nino Farina (20 laps), and Maurice Trintignant (16 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
- Car #10: Nino Farina (50 laps), Umberto Maglioli (22 laps), and Maurice Trintignant (22 laps). They shared the 4 points for third place.
- Car #8: Hans Herrmann (30 laps), Karl Kling (30 laps), and Stirling Moss (34 laps). They shared the 3 points for fourth place.
- Car #28: Harry Schell (50 laps), and Jean Behra (38 laps).
- Car #22: Luigi Musso (50 laps), Sergio Mantovani (20 laps), and Harry Schell (13 laps).
- Car #20: Sergio Mantovani (30 laps), Jean Behra (14 laps), and Luigi Musso (10 laps).
- Car #26: Clemar Bucci (30 laps), Harry Schell (14 laps), and Carlos Menditeguy (10 laps).
- Car #36: Eugenio Castellotti (20 laps) and Luigi Villoresi (15 laps).
Championship standings after the race
[edit ]- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
| 2= | France Maurice Trintignant | 3 1⁄3 |
| 2= | Italy Nino Farina | 3 1⁄3 |
| 4 | Argentina José Froilán González | 2 |
| 5 | Argentina Roberto Mieres | 2 |
| Source:[6] | ||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Argentina 1955 – Best laps". STATS F1. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Giulio Borsari and Cesare De Agostini, La Ferrari in tuta, Il Borgo, Bologna, 1980.
- ^ "1955 Argentine GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Argentina 1955 - Qualifications • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "1955 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Argentina 1955 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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