1955 Argentine Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description 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. It was also the first of three international races within two weeks, with the 1955 1000 km Buenos Aires opening the sports cars WC season, and the 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix Formula Libre race at the end of January seeing another win for Fangio and Mercedes, this time powered by the enlarged 3.0 sports car version of the F1 engine.

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, either due to exhaustion, or due to team orders.

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. Fangio also suffered severe burns to his leg which, for the entire duration of the 3 hour race, was rubbing against the chassis frame which was being heated by the exhaust. It left a permanent scar on his leg later in life. Apart from winning the Formula Libre race two weeks later, run in two heats of 30 laps, it took Fangio 3 months to recover. He finished second in the 1955 Mille Miglia, and his next F1 race in Monaco was not until late May.

Entries

Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
Template:Flagicon Daimler Benz AG	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes-Benz W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	C
	4	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling
	6	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss
	8	Template:Flagicon Hans Herrmann
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	10	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 555 2.5 L4	E
	12	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González
	14	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	16	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P
	18	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres
	20	Template:Flagicon Sergio Mantovani
	22	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso
	24	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy
	26	Template:Flagicon Clemar Bucci
	28	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell
Template:Flagicon Alberto Uría	30	Template:Flagicon Alberto Uría	Maserati A6GCM
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Lancia	32	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8
	34	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi
	36	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gordini	38	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	Gordini T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E
	40	Template:Flagicon Pablo Birger
	42	Template:Flagicon Jesús Iglesias
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Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	12	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:43.1
2	32	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Lancia	1:43.6	+0.5
3	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	1:43.7	+0.6
4	16	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	1:43.8	+0.7
5	10	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	1:43.9	+0.8
6	4	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling	Mercedes	1:44.1	+1.0
7	28	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati	1:44.3	+1.2
8	6	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Mercedes	1:44.6	+1.5
9	40	Template:Flagicon Pablo Birger	Gordini	1:44.8	+1.7
10	8	Template:Flagicon Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	1:44.9	+1.8
11	34	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	1:45.2	+2.1
12	36	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	1:45.3	+2.2
13	24	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	1:45.4	+2.3
14	14	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	1:45.8	+2.7
15	38	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	Gordini	1:46.1	+3.0
16	18	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	Maserati	1:46.2	+3.1
17	42	Template:Flagicon Jesús Iglesias	Gordini	1:46.3	+3.2
18	22	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	Maserati	1:46.4	+3.3
19	20	Template:Flagicon Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	1:46.4	+3.3
20	26	Template:Flagicon Clemar Bucci	Maserati	1:47.6	+4.5
21	30	Template:Flagicon Alberto Uría	Maserati	1:52.3	+9.2
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	96	3:00:38.6	3	91
2	12	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González Template:Flagicon Nino Farina Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	96	+1:29.6	1	2 2 2
3	10	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant Template:Flagicon Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	94	+2 laps	5	1 1⁄3 1 1⁄3 1 1⁄3
4	8	Template:Flagicon Hans Herrmann Template:Flagicon Karl Kling Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Mercedes	94	+2 laps	10	1 1 1
5	18	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	Maserati	91	+5 laps	16	2
6	28	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	88	+8 laps	7
7	22	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso Template:Flagicon Sergio Mantovani Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati	83	+13 laps	18
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Sergio Mantovani Template:Flagicon Jean Behra Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	Maserati	54	Engine	19
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Clemar Bucci Template:Flagicon Harry Schell Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	54	Fuel pressure	20
Ret	42	Template:Flagicon Jesús Iglesias	Gordini	38	Transmission	17
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	36	Engine	14
Ret	36	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	35	Accident	12
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Mercedes	29	Fuel system	8
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Alberto Uría	Maserati	22	Out of fuel	21
Ret	32	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Lancia	21	Accident	2
Ret	38	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	Gordini	7	Transmission	15
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	2	Accident	4
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling	Mercedes	2	Accident	6
Ret	34	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	2	Fuel leak	11
Ret	40	Template:Flagicon Pablo Birger	Gordini	1	Accident	9
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	1	Accident	13
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Notes

• ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives

• • 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), Stirling Moss (34 laps), Karl Kling (30 laps) 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

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	9
2=	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	3 1⁄3
2=	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	3 1⁄3
4	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	2
5	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	2
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.