1955 Argentine Grand Prix

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Results from the 1955 Formula One Argentine Grand Prix held at Argentina on January 16, 1955

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	96	3:00:38.6	3	9
2	12	José Froilán González	Ferrari	96	+89.6 secs	1	2
Shr	12	Nino Farina	Ferrari				2
Shr	12	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari				2
3	10	Nino Farina	Ferrari	94	+2 Laps	5	1.33
Shr	10	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari				1.33
Shr	10	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari				1.33
4	8	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	94	+2 Laps	10	1
Shr	8	Karl Kling	Mercedes				1
Shr	8	Stirling Moss	Mercedes				1
5	18	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	91	+5 Laps	16	2
6	28	Harry Schell	Maserati	88	+8 Laps	7
Shr	28	Jean Behra	Maserati
7	22	Luigi Musso	Maserati	83	+13 Laps	18
Shr	22	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati
Shr	22	Harry Schell	Maserati
Ret	20	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	54	Engine	19
Shr	20	Jean Behra	Maserati
Shr	20	Luigi Musso	Maserati
Ret	26	Clemar Bucci	Maserati	54	Fuel Pressure	20
Shr	26	Harry Schell	Maserati
Shr	26	Carlos Menditéguy	Maserati
Ret	42	Jésus Iglesias	Gordini	38	Transmission	17
Ret	14	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	36	Engine	14
Ret	36	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	35	Accident	12
Shr	36	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia
Ret	16	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	29	Fuel System	8
Ret	30	Alberto Uria	Maserati	22	Out of Fuel	21
Ret	32	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	21	Accident	2
Ret	38	Élie Bayol	Gordini	7	Transmission	15
Ret	16	Jean Behra	Maserati	2	Accident	4
Ret	14	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2	Accident	6
Ret	34	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	2	Fuel Leak	11
Ret	40	Pablo Birger	Gordini	1	Accident	9
Ret	24	Carlos Menditéguy	Maserati	1	Accident	13

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: José Froilán González - 1:43.1
• Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:48.3
• Lap Leaders:
  • Juan Manuel Fangio 65 laps (1-2, 26-34, and 43-96)
  • Alberto Ascari 14 laps (3-5 and 11-21)
  • José Froilán González 9 laps (6-10 and 22-25)
  • Harry Schell 6 laps (35-40)
  • Roberto Mieres 2 laps (41-42) (Only race where he would lead a 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), Karl Kling (30 laps), and Stirling Moss (34 laps). They 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 Menditéguy (10 laps).
  • Car #36: Eugenio Castellotti (20 laps) and Luigi Villoresi (15 laps).
• This race holds the unusual distinction of being the hottest race ever for a Formula One event, 104°F (about 40°C). This record has since been tied twice, at the 1984 United States Grand Prix in Dallas and the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix.
• The extreme heat led to scoring nightmare of 16 driver substitutions. Only Juan Manuel Fangio and Roberto Mieres finished the race without a relief driver.
• Grand Prix debut for: Eugenio Castellotti and Alberto Uria. Only Grand Prix appearance for Jésus Iglesias.
• Last Grand Prix appearance for: Pablo Birger, Clemar Bucci, and Sergio Mantovani.

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