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1955 Italy Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Monza circuit. Full information

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1955 Italy Grand Prix

1955 Italy Grand Prix is 48th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Monza circuit. Juan Manuel Fangio won the pole position and this race. Piero Taruffi and Eugenio Castellotti also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 50 laps (500 km).

Previous race: 1955 Britain Grand Prix
Next race: 1956 Argentina Grand Prix
Race Start: 11th September 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Italy Grand Prix

9th victory for the Mercedes team
17th victory for the Juan Manuel Fangio
24th podium for the Juan Manuel Fangio
5th podium for the Piero Taruffi
2nd podium for the Eugenio Castellotti

Juan Manuel Fangio - Winner of the 1955 Italy Grand Prix

1955 Italy Grand Prix

Mercedes-Benz W196s #18 - 1955 Italy Grand Prix winner

1955 Italy Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes-Benz W196s, #18	8.00	2h 25m 04.4s ( 206.792 km/h )	50	Daimler-Benz
2	Piero Taruffi	Mercedes-Benz W196, #14	6.00	2h 25m 05.1s ( +00.6s )	50	Daimler-Benz
3	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari 555, #4	4.00	2h 25m 50.6s ( +46.1s )	50	Scuderia Ferrari
4	Jean Behra	Maserati 250Fs, #36	3.00	2h 29m 01.9s ( +3m 57.5s )	50	Officine Alfieri Maserati
5	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati 250F, #34	2.00		49	Officine Alfieri Maserati
6	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari 555, #12	0		49	Scuderia Ferrari
7	Roberto Mieres	Maserati 250F, #28	0		48	Officine Alfieri Maserati
8	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 555, #8	0		47	Scuderia Ferrari
9	John Fitch	Maserati 250F, #40	0		46	Stirling Moss Ltd
ab	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari 555, #6	0	Gearbox	38	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Karl Kling	Mercedes-Benz W196, #20	0	Gearbox	32	Daimler-Benz
ab	Luigi Musso	Maserati 250F, #30	0	Gearbox	31	Officine Alfieri Maserati
ab	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F, #38	0	Oil pump	31	Officine Alfieri Maserati
ab	Stirling Moss	Mercedes-Benz W196s, #16	1.00	Engine	27	Daimler-Benz
ab	Jacques Pollet	Gordini T16, #26	0	Engine	26	Equipe Gordini
ab	Hermano Da Silva Ramos	Gordini T16, #22	0	Fuel pump	23	Equipe Gordini
ab	Peter Collins	Maserati 250F, #32	0	Suspension	22	Officine Alfieri Maserati
ab	Jean Lucas	Gordini T32, #24	0	Engine	7	Equipe Gordini
ab	Harry Schell	Vanwall VW 55, #42	0	Suspension	7	Vandervell Products Ltd
np	Giuseppe Farina	Lancia D50, #2	0	Tyre		Scuderia Ferrari
np	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia D50, #10	0	Tyre		Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Ken Wharton, Luigi Piotti	Vanwall VW 55, #44	0	Fuel pump	0	Vandervell Products Ltd

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Italy Grand Prix on the Monza circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes-Benz W196s, #18	2'46''5	Daimler-Benz
2	Stirling Moss	Mercedes-Benz W196s, #16	2'46''8	Daimler-Benz
3	Karl Kling	Mercedes-Benz W196, #20	2'48''3	Daimler-Benz
4	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari 555, #4	2'49''6	Scuderia Ferrari
5	Giuseppe Farina	Lancia D50, #2	2'49''9	Scuderia Ferrari
6	Jean Behra	Maserati 250Fs, #36	2'50''1	Officine Alfieri Maserati
7	Roberto Mieres	Maserati 250F, #28	2'51''1	Officine Alfieri Maserati
8	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia D50, #10	2'51''6	Scuderia Ferrari
9	Piero Taruffi	Mercedes-Benz W196, #14	2'51''8	Daimler-Benz
10	Luigi Musso	Maserati 250F, #30	2'52''2	Officine Alfieri Maserati
11	Peter Collins	Maserati 250F, #32	2'55''3	Officine Alfieri Maserati
12	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari 555, #12	2'55''4	Scuderia Ferrari
13	Harry Schell	Vanwall VW 55, #42	2'55''5	Vandervell Products Ltd
14	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari 555, #6	2'56''2	Scuderia Ferrari
15	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 555, #8	2'56''3	Scuderia Ferrari
16	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati 250F, #34	2'58''4	Officine Alfieri Maserati
17	Ken Wharton	Vanwall VW 55, #44	2'59''5	Vandervell Products Ltd
18	Hermano Da Silva Ramos	Gordini T16, #22	2'59''8	Equipe Gordini
19	Jacques Pollet	Gordini T16, #26	2'59''9	Equipe Gordini
20	John Fitch	Maserati 250F, #40	3'03''1	Stirling Moss Ltd
21	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F, #38	3'05''2	Officine Alfieri Maserati
22	Jean Lucas, Luigi Piotti	Gordini T32, #24	3'15''9	Equipe Gordini