1955 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1955
- Name
- 1955 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1955
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
7 of 7 source-calendar events have race results; 7 have qualifying; 7 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: not_applicable.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Premio de Argentina 1955 | 1955-01-16 | completed |
| 2 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1955 | 1955-05-22 | completed |
| 3 | 1955 Indianapolis 500 | 1955-05-30 | completed |
| 4 | 1955 Belgian Grand Prix | 1955-06-05 | completed |
| 5 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1955 | 1955-06-19 | completed |
| 6 | 1955 RAC British Grand Prix | 1955-07-16 | completed |
| 7 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1955 | 1955-09-11 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11.33 |
| 5 | Nino Farina | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10.33 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 7 | Bob Sweikert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 8 | Roberto Mieres | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 9 | Jean Behra | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Luigi Musso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Karl Kling | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 12 | Jimmy Davies | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Tony Bettenhausen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Paul Russo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Johnny Thomson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Paul Frère | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | José Froilán González | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Cesare Perdisa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Luigi Villoresi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Carlos Menditéguy | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 21 | Umberto Maglioli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1.33 |
| 22 | Hans Herrmann | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 23 | Walt Faulkner | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 23 | Bill Homeier | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 25 | Bill Vukovich | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
Not applicable: the constructor championship began in 1958.