1955 Monaco Grand Prix

1955 Monaco Grand Prix
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Round	2 of 1955
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Monaco Circuit layout for 1955
Race Details
Date	May 22, 1955
Official Name	XIIIe Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Temporary street circuit 3.145km (1.955mi)
Distance	100 laps, 314.500km (195.463 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Time	1:41.1
Fastest Lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Time	1:42.4 on lap 27
Podium
First	Maurice Trintignant Ferrari
Second	Eugenio Castellotti Lancia
Third	Jean Behra Maserati
Lap Leaders

The 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, known officially as the XIII^e Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco, was held on May 22. A race of attrition resulted in defeat for the heavily favored Mercedes team, and a win for French driver Maurice Trintignant in a Ferrari, ahead of Eugenio Castellotti in a Lancia and Jean Behra in a Maserati.

Background

Entry List

The full entry list for the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entreat	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
4	André Simon	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
4	Hans Herrmann	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
6	Stirling Moss	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
8	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
10	Jacques Pollet	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
12	Élie Bayol	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
14	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
18	Mike Hawthorn	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 55	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
20	Ken Wharton	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 55	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
22	Lance Macklin	Stirling Moss Ltd	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
24	Ted Whiteaway	Privateer	HWM	53	Alta	GP L4 2.5	D
26	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia	DS50 V8 2.5	P
28	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia	DS50 V8 2.5	P
30	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia	DS50 V8 2.5	P
32	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia	DS50 V8 2.5	P
34	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
36	Roberto Mieres	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
38	Luigi Musso	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
40	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
42	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	555 L4 2.5	E
44	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	555 L4 2.5	E
46	Harry Schell	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	555	Ferrari	555 L4 2.5	E
48	Piero Taruffi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	555	Ferrari	555 L4 2.5	E
48	Paul Frère	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	555	Ferrari	555 L4 2.5	E

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	1:41.1	—
2	26	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	1:41.1	—
3	6	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	1:41.2	+0.1
4	30	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	1:42.0	+0.9
5	34	Jean Behra	Maserati	1:42.5	+1.4
6	36	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	1:43.7	+2.6
7	28	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	1:43.7	+2.6
8	38	Luigi Musso	Maserati	1:44.3	+3.2
9	44	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	1:44.4	+3.3
10	4	André Simon	Mercedes	1:45.4	+4.3
11	40	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	1:45.6	+4.5
12	18	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall	1:45.6	+4.5
13	8	Robert Manzon	Gordini	1:46.0	+4.9
14	42	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	1:46.1	+5.0
15	48	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	1:46.4	+5.3
16	12	Élie Bayol	Gordini	1:46.7	+5.6
17	14	Louis Rosier	Maserati	1:46.8	+5.7
18	46	Harry Schell	Ferrari	1:46.9	+5.8
19	32	Louis Chiron	Lancia	1:47.3	+6.2
20	10	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	1:49.4	+8.3
DNQ	22	Lance Macklin	Maserati	1:49.4	+8.3
DNQ	24	Ted Whiteaway	HWM-Alta	1:57.2	+16.1
DNQ	4	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	Accident
WD	20	Ken Wharton	Vanwall	Injury
WD	48	Paul Frère	Ferrari	Appeared in race

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		Juan Manuel Fangio
3		Alberto Ascari
Stirling Moss
			______________
	______________		4
	5		Eugenio Castellotti
	Jean Behra
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Roberto Mieres
8		Luigi Villoresi
Luigi Musso
			______________
	______________		9
	10		Maurice Trintignant
	André Simon
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12		Cesare Perdisa
13		Mike Hawthorn
Robert Manzon
			______________
	______________		14
	15		Giuseppe Farina
	Piero Taruffi
				______________
		______________		16
______________		17		Élie Bayol
18		Louis Rosier
Harry Schell
			______________
	______________		19
	20		Louis Chiron
	Jacques Pollet

Race

Results

The full results for the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	44	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	100	2:58:09.7	9	8
2	30	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	100	+20.2	4	6
3	34	Jean Behra Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	99	+1 lap	5	2 2
4	42	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	99	+1 lap	14	3
5	28	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	99	+1 lap	7	2
6	32	Louis Chiron	Lancia	95	+5 laps	19
7	10	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	91	+9 laps	20
8	48	Piero Taruffi Paul Frère	Ferrari	86	+14 laps	15
9	6	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	81	+19 laps	3
Ret	40	Cesare Perdisa Jean Behra	Maserati	81	Accident	11
Ret	26	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	80	Water crash	2
Ret	46	Harry Schell	Ferrari	68	Engine	18
Ret	36	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	64	Rear axle	6
Ret	12	Élie Bayol	Gordini	63	Rear axle	16
Ret	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	49	Transmission	1	1
Ret	8	Robert Manzon	Gordini	38	Gearbox	13
Ret	4	André Simon	Mercedes	24	Valve	10
Ret	18	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall	22	Throttle	12
Ret	14	Louis Rosier	Maserati	8	Tank	17
Ret	38	Luigi Musso	Maserati	4	Transmission	8
DNQ	22	Lance Macklin	Maserati
DNQ	24	Ted Whiteaway	HWM-Alta
DNQ	4	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes
WD	20	Ken Wharton	Vanwall

Milestones

• First victory for Maurice Trintignant.

Standings

Drivers Championship only

Drivers' World Championship
Pos.	Driver	Pts	+/-
1	Maurice Trintignant	11 1⁄3	▲1
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	10	▼1
3	Giuseppe Farina	6 1⁄3	▼1
4	Eugenio Castellotti	6	▲7
5	José Froilán González	2
	Roberto Mieres	2
	Jean Behra	2
	Cesare Perdisa	2
	Luigi Villoresi	2
10	Umberto Maglioli	1 1⁄3
11	Hans Herrmann	1
	Karl Kling	1
	Stirling Moss	1