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1955 Daily Telegraph Trophy
1955 British GP
1954 Italian GP

1955 Italian GP

1955 International Gold Cup
1956 Argentine GP
1956 Italian GP
 XXVI  Gran Premio d'Italia

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 11 September 1955
Start time14:00
Event Italian GP
Circuit Monza
Event FormatRace of 50 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#7 of 7 in 1955
#48 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps50
Circuit Perimeter10000 m
Race Distance10000 × 50 = 500.000 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherMild, Dry
Participants
Entries23
Qualifiers23
Finishers9
Debutants
Luigi Piotti (Driver),
Arzani-Volpini (Car Manufacturer),
Arzani-Volpini Special (Car Model),
   Ferrari D50 (Car Model),
Gordini T32 (Car Model),
Scuderia Volpini (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 12 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Records Broken 1. Highest Race Win Ratio Mercedes (23.08%),
2. Most 5th Place Finishes in a Season Maserati (5),
3. Most 7th Place Finishes in a Season Maserati (5),
4. Most Race Entries Juan Manuel Fangio (35)
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (73),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (100),
3. Most Retirements Maserati (122),
4. Most Podium Finishes Juan Manuel Fangio (24),
5. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Juan Manuel Fangio (29),
6. Most Race Wins Juan Manuel Fangio (17),
7. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (23),
8. Most 5th Place Finishes Maserati (15),
9. Most 6th Place Finishes Ferrari (14),
10. Most 7th Place Finishes Maserati (14),
11. Most 8th Place Finishes Ferrari (12),
12. Most 9th Place Finishes Maserati (10),
13. Most Races Led Juan Manuel Fangio (28),
14. Most Race Entries Maserati (219),
15. Most Poles Juan Manuel Fangio (18),
16. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (17),
17. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (18),
18. Most 7th Place Qualifications Maserati (12),
19. Most 10th Place Qualifications Maserati (11),
20. Most 11th Place Qualifications Maserati (12),
21. Most 16th Place Qualifications Maserati (15),
22. Most 20th Place Qualifications Maserati (8),
23. Most 21st Place Qualifications Maserati (8)

World Championship standings
1  Juan Manuel Fangio 40 
2  Stirling Moss 23 
3  Eugenio Castellotti 12 up
4  Maurice Trintignant 10 up
5  Nino Farina 9 up
6  Piero Taruffi 9 up
7  Bob Sweikert 8 up
8  Roberto Mières 7 up
9  Jean Behra 6 up
10  Luigi Musso 6 up
11  Karl Kling 5 up
12  Jimmy Davies 4 up
13  Tony Bettenhausen 3 up
  Paul Russo 3 up
15  Paul Frère 3 up
  Johnny Thomson 3 up
17  José Froilan González 2 
18  Cesare Perdisa 2 
19  Carlos Menditéguy 2 
  Luigi Villoresi 2 
21  Umberto Maglioli 1.3 up
22  Hans Herrmann 1 up
23  Walt Faulkner 1 up
  Bill Homeier 1 up
25  Bill Vukovich 1 up
1  Mercedes / Mercedes 40 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 24 
3  Maserati / Maserati 15 
4  Lancia / Lancia 6 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 18Car 18Car 16
EntrantDaimler Benz AGDaimler Benz AGDaimler Benz AG
Driver Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio Stirling Moss
Car Mercedes W196 Mercedes W196 Mercedes W196
EngineMercedes 2.5 L8Mercedes 2.5 L8Mercedes 2.5 L8
Time2:25'04.42'46.52'46.9
Speed206.792 km/h216.216 km/h215.698 km/h