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Argentine Grand Prix

Gran Premio de Argentina 1955

Round 1 of 7Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos AiresJan 16 195596 laps

Podium

GONFerrari

FANMercedes

FARFerrari

Key facts

WinnerFAN3:00:38.600 from P3

PoleGON1:43.100

Fastest lapFAN1:48.300 on lap 45

Finishers16 / 35classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	FANJuan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	3	▲2	96	3:00:38.600	9	1:48.300
2	GONJosé Froilán González	Ferrari	1	▼1	96	+89.600s	2	–
3	FARNino Farina	Ferrari	–		0	+96 laps	2	–
4	TRIMaurice Trintignant	Ferrari	–		0	+96 laps	2	–
5	FARNino Farina	Ferrari	5	–	94	+2 laps	1.3	–
6	TRIMaurice Trintignant	Ferrari	–		0	+96 laps	1.3	–
7	MAGUmberto Maglioli	Ferrari	–		0	+96 laps	1.3	–
8	HERHans Herrmann	Mercedes	10	▲2	94	+2 laps	1	–
9	KLIKarl Kling	Mercedes	–		0	+96 laps	1	–
10	MOSStirling Moss	Mercedes	–		0	+96 laps	1	–
11	MIERoberto Mieres	Maserati	16	▲5	91	+5 laps	2	–
12	SCHHarry Schell	Maserati	7	▼5	88	+8 laps		–
13	BEHJean Behra	Maserati	–		0	+96 laps		–
14	MUSLuigi Musso	Maserati	18	▲4	83	+13 laps		–
15	MANSergio Mantovani	Maserati	–		0	+96 laps		–
16	SCHHarry Schell	Maserati	–		0	+96 laps		–
DNF	BUCClemar Bucci	Maserati	20		54	Fuel pressure		–
DNF	SCHHarry Schell	Maserati	–		0	Retired		–
DNF	MENCarlos Menditéguy	Maserati	–		0	Retired		–
DNF	MANSergio Mantovani	Maserati	19		54	Engine		–
DNF	BEHJean Behra	Maserati	–		0	Retired		–
DNF	MUSLuigi Musso	Maserati	–		0	Retired		–
DNF	IGLJesús Iglesias	Gordini	17		38	Transmission		–
DNF	TRIMaurice Trintignant	Ferrari	14		36	Engine		–
DNF	CASEugenio Castellotti	Lancia	12		35	Accident		–
DNF	VILLuigi Villoresi	Lancia	–		0	Retired		–
DNF	MOSStirling Moss	Mercedes	8		29	Fuel system		–
DNF	URIAlberto Uria	Maserati	21		22	Out of fuel		–
DNF	ASCAlberto Ascari	Lancia	2		21	Accident		–
DNF	BAYÉlie Bayol	Gordini	15		7	Transmission		–
DNF	VILLuigi Villoresi	Lancia	11		2	Fuel leak		–
DNF	BEHJean Behra	Maserati	4		2	Accident		–
DNF	KLIKarl Kling	Mercedes	6		2	Accident		–
DNF	BIRPablo Birger	Gordini	9		1	Accident		–
DNF	MENCarlos Menditéguy	Maserati	13		1	Accident		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	GONJosé Froilán González	Ferrari	1:43.100
2	ASCAlberto Ascari	Lancia	1:43.200	+0.100s
3	FANJuan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	1:43.600	+0.500s
4	BEHJean Behra	Maserati	1:43.800	+0.700s
5	FARNino Farina	Ferrari	1:43.800	+0.700s
6	KLIKarl Kling	Mercedes	1:44.100	+1.000s
7	SCHHarry Schell	Maserati	1:44.300	+1.200s
8	MOSStirling Moss	Mercedes	1:44.600	+1.500s
9	BIRPablo Birger	Gordini	1:44.800	+1.700s
10	HERHans Herrmann	Mercedes	1:44.900	+1.800s
11	VILLuigi Villoresi	Lancia	1:45.200	+2.100s
12	CASEugenio Castellotti	Lancia	1:45.300	+2.200s
13	MENCarlos Menditéguy	Maserati	1:45.400	+2.300s
14	TRIMaurice Trintignant	Ferrari	1:45.800	+2.700s
15	BAYÉlie Bayol	Gordini	1:46.100	+3.000s
16	MIERoberto Mieres	Maserati	1:46.200	+3.100s
17	IGLJesús Iglesias	Gordini	1:46.300	+3.200s
18	MUSLuigi Musso	Maserati	1:46.400	+3.300s
19	MANSergio Mantovani	Maserati	1:47.600	+4.500s
20	BUCClemar Bucci	Maserati	1:48.800	+5.700s
21	URIAlberto Uria	Maserati	1:51.200	+8.100s

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1955. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1954	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
1953	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari

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