The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 7

Italian Grand Prix

1955  ·  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza  ·  11 September 1955  ·  50 laps

  1. 1st Juan Fangio Mercedes · 02:25:04.4
  2. 2nd Piero Taruffi Mercedes · +0.7
  3. 3rd Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari · +46.2

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Juan Fangio

Mercedes  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Nino Farina

Retirement Ferrari  —  Withdrew

03 Lap 27

Stirling Moss

Retirement Mercedes  —  Engine

04 Lap 32

Karl Kling

Retirement Mercedes  —  Gearbox

05 On the Charge

Carlos Menditeguy

Maserati  —  P16 → P5

06 Victory

Juan Fangio

Mercedes  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification Points

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / Retirement Pts
1 Juan Fangio Mercedes 1 50 02:25:04.4 8
2 Piero Taruffi Mercedes 9 50 +0.7 6
3 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 4 50 +46.2 4
4 Jean Behra Maserati 6 50 +3:57.500 3
5 Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 16 49 +1 Lap 2
14 Stirling Moss Mercedes 2 27 Engine 1

The result

Classification No points

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / Retirement
6 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 12 49 +1 Lap
7 Roberto Mieres Maserati 7 48 +2 Laps
8 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 15 47 +3 Laps
9 John Fitch Maserati 20 46 +4 Laps
10 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 14 38 Gearbox
11 Karl Kling Mercedes 3 32 Gearbox
12 Luigi Musso Maserati 10 31 Gearbox
13 Horace Gould Maserati 21 31 Suspension
15 Jacques Pollet Gordini 19 26 Engine
16 Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini 18 23 Fuel system
17 Peter Collins Maserati 11 22 Suspension
18 Harry Schell Vanwall 13 7 Suspension
19 Jean Lucas Gordini 22 7 Engine
20 Ken Wharton Vanwall 17 0 Injection
21 Nino Farina Ferrari 5 0 Withdrew
22 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 8 0 Withdrew
23 Luigi Piotti Arzani-Volpini — 0 Withdrew

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