1955 Alternate Formula One season

The 1955 Formula One season was the sixth in the history of Formula One. World Champion B. Bira returned to defend his crown with reigning entrant's champions, Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing.

Teams and Drivers

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin-Jaguar	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2	B. Bira	1-
				Dries van der Lof	1-
				Tony Bettenhausen	1-
				Maurice Trintignant	1-
Alexander Racing Team	Gordini	Gordini G-953	Gordini ART-004	Consalvo Sanesi	1-
				Robert Manzon	1-
				Porfirio Rubirosa	1-
				Paco Godia	1-2
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari 555	Reg Parnell	5-7
				Troy Ruttman	5-7
				Paco Godia	5-7
				Dorino Serafini	5-7
				Juan Manuel Fangio	7
				Ottorino Volonterio	7
				Guido Meregalli	7
Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo AR161	Alfa Romeo AR2V8	Jack Brabham	1-
				Giuseppe Farina	1-
		Alfa Romeo AR160	Alfa Romeo ARV8	Tony Gaze	1-
/ Scuderia Anglo-Italia	O.S.C.A.-Bentley	O.S.C.A. F154	Bentley 16VL-1	José Froilán González	1-
				Jacques Swaters	1-
	Bentley-O.S.C.A.	Bentley Speed 4	O.S.C.A. 156s	Peter Whitehead	1-
				Stirling Moss	1-
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo	Ambriosana A-004	Alfa Romeo ARV8	Luigi Musso	1-
				Alberto Uria	1-
		Ambriosana A-003		Jaroslav Juhan	1
Hampshire Racing Alliance	Bentley	Bentley Speed 4	Bentley 16VL-1	David Hampshire	1-
				Roy Salvadori	2-5, 7
Maria Teresa de Filippis	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. F154	O.S.C.A. 156s	Maria Teresa de Filippis	1-2,4-
				Ottorino Volonterio	3
				Giannino Marzotto	1-
Officine Renzo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo AR161	Alfa Romeo AR2V8	Dorino Serafini	1-4
				Toulo de Graffenried	1, 5-7
				Cesare Perdisa	2
				Hernando da Silva Ramos	3-7
		Alfa Romeo AR160	Alfa Romeo ARV8	Cesare Perdisa	4
	Ambrosiana-Ferrari	Ambriosana A-002	Ferrari 555	Franco Rol	1
				Toulo de Graffenried	2
				Cesare Perdisa	3
Phoenix Racing Organisation	Phoenix-O.S.C.A.	Phoenix PRO-4	O.S.C.A. 156s	Alberto Ascari	1-2
				Wolfgang von Trips	3-
Bernard C. Ecclestone	Mercedes-Bentley	Mercedes WM-2	Bentley 16VL-1	Bernie Ecclestone	1-
				Hernando da Silva Ramos	1-2
				Stuart Lewis-Evans	3-6
Ecurie Nationale Belge	Bentley	Bentley Speed 4	Bentley 16VL-1	Paul Frère	3
	Aston Martin-Jaguar	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2	André Pilette	3
	Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari 555	Johnny Claes	3
	Cooper-Jaguar	Cooper T40	Jaguar JFE-2	Lucien Bianchi	3
BRUNEL	O.S.C.A.-Porsche	O.S.C.A. F154	Porsche 755	Anne Hall	1,5
				Pat Moss	4
	Bentley	Bentley Speed 3	Bentley 163-1	Pat Moss	1,5
				Anne Hall	4
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati AM53	Maserati 200F	Ron Flockhart	1-
				Chico Landi	1-
Balkan Leader	Alfa Romeo-Balkan Lion	Alfa Romeo AR161	Balkan Lion F154	Stan Jones	1-
Loyer Racing	Loyer-Porsche	Loyer LR101	Porsche 755	Alfonso de Portago	1-
				Roger Loyer	2-3, 7-8
Anglo Racing Engineering	Gordini	Gordini G-953	Gordini ART-004	Aldo Gordini	1-
Reatherson Racing Developments	Bentley-Ferrari	Bentley Speed 4	Ferrari 555	Lance Macklin	1-2, 4-5
	Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari 555	Ken Wharton	1-2, 4-5
				Lance Macklin	3
Geoff Richardson Racing	Bentley	Bentley Speed 4	Bentley 16VL-1	Harry Schell	1-
		Bentley 53C	Bentley 16VL-1	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	1-
Assasti Millanti				André Milhoux
Rennkollektiv EMW	Aston Martin-Jaguar	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2	Karl Kling	3-4, 8-9
Ecurie Albertini				Sergio Mantovani
Trod von Hoff Racing	Von Hoff-O.S.C.A.	Von Hoff TVHR100	O.S.C.A. 156s	Helmut Niedermayr	1-5, 7
Owen Racing Organisation	Bentley-O.S.C.A.	Bentley Speed 4	O.S.C.A. 156s	Kenneth McAlpine	1-
Ecurie Voeckler	Alfa Romeo-Jaguar	Alfa Romeo AR161	Jaguar JFE-2	André Simon	1-5, 7
				Louis Chiron	1-2
				Toulo de Graffenried	3-4
				Jean-Louis Rosier	5, 7
		Alfa Romeo AR160		Clemar Bucci	7
Ecurie Maghreb	Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50	André Guelfi	1-6
				Louis Chiron	7-8
	Ambrosiana-O.S.C.A.	Ambriosana A-002	O.S.C.A. 156s	André Guelfi	8
Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	Porsche 855	Porsche 755	Eugenio Castellotti	1-
				Jean Behra	1-
British Commonwealth Motorsport Association	B.C.M.A.-Griffin	B.C.M.A. C-01	Griffin A/AS	Peter Collins
				Tony Brooks
				Umberto Maglioli
Escuderia Hernandez	Bentley-FIAT	Bentley Speed 4	FIAT 155	Roberto Mieres	1-5, 7
				Spider Webb	6
	Cooper-Ferrari	Cooper T41	Ferrari 555	Juan Gálvez	6
Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall VW55	Vanwall 254	Mike Hawthorn	1-
				Dennis Poore	1-
Julius Kubinsky	JK Mono-Tatra	JK Mono 3000	Tatra F1 V8	Jaroslav Vlcek	6
Guidobaldi	Guidobaldi-Mercedes	Guidobaldi FG01	Mercedes Benz UM153	Philippe Etancelin	2
				Theo Fitzau	6
				Jacques Pollet	7
Irish Racing Association	Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50	Desmond Titterington	1-
				Reg Armstrong	2, 5-7
				Joe Kelly	4
Scuderia Australasia	Cooper-Jaguar	Cooper T40	Jaguar JFE-2	Lex Davison	1-
Tasman Racing Alliance	O.S.C.A.-Vanwall	O.S.C.A. F154	Vanwall 254	Bib Stillwell	1-
State Committee for Sports and Body Culture of USSR	JK Mono-Tatra	JK Mono 3000	Tatra F1 V8	Mikhail Metelev	6
	Kharkov	Kharkov F1	Kharkov F1	Pavel Baranov	6
	GAZ	GAZ M550	GAZ M550	Vasiliy Kuznetzov	6
Scuderia Adriatica	Ambrosiana-Ferrari	Ambrosiana A-002	Ferrari 555	Lucien Bianchi	4-
Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper-Jaguar	Cooper T41	Jaguar JFE-2	David Murray	5
Jonkheer Gijsbert van Loon	Guidobaldi-Loonmotor	Guidobaldi FG01	Loonmotor SAMC-1A	Hans Tak	7

Grands Prix

Non-championship

Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor
Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts	Rouen-les-Essarts	9 April	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Alfa Romeo
Singapore Grand Prix	Thompson Road Circuit	9 April	Consalvo Sanesi	Consalvo Sanesi	Alberto Ascari	Phoenix-O.S.C.A.

Championship

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Entrant
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	8 May	Tony Bettenhausen	Dries van der Lof	Dries van der Lof	Aston Martin-Jaguar	Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing
2	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	22 May	Desmond Titterington	Jack Brabham	Alberto Ascari	Phoenix-O.S.C.A.	Phoenix Racing Organisation
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	5 June	Giuseppe Farina	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo SpA
4	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	17 July	Desmond Titterington	Desmond Titterington	Peter Collins	B.C.M.A.	British Commonwealth Motorsport Association
5	Scottish Grand Prix	Holyroodhouse	31 July	Tony Brooks	Desmond Titterington	Robert Manzon	Gordini	/ Alexander Racing Team
6	Soviet Grand Prix	Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit	21 August	Jack Brabham	Tony Brooks	Maurice Trintignant	Aston Martin-Jaguar	Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing
7	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	25 September	Desmond Titterington	Peter Collins	Jack Brabham	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo SpA

Cancelled Races

The following events were championship rounds cancelled by the event organisers following the 1955 Le Mans Disaster.

Race	Circuit	Date
Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	26 June
German Grand Prix	Nürburgring Nordschleife	11 September
Portuguese Grand Prix	Circuito de Monsanto	16 October
Moroccan Grand Prix	Anfa Circuit	23 October

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON	FRA	BEL	GBR	SCO	SOV	ITA	Pts.
1	Jack Brabham	Ret	Ret	1	8	Ret	Ret	1	18
2	Peter Collins		Ret	Ret	1	4	Ret	3	16
3	Tony Brooks		Ret	2	3	Ret	2	Ret	16
4	Alberto Ascari	3	1						13
5	Maurice Trintignant	6	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	1	5	12
6	Robert Manzon	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	10
7	Desmond Titterington	Ret	Ret	3	2	9	DNQ	Ret	10
8	Consalvo Sanesi	2	Ret	5	5	Ret	10	Ret	10
9	Dries van der Lof	1	Ret	Ret	Ret				9
10	Tony Gaze	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	7
11	Dorino Serafini	DNQ	3	Ret	10	DNQ	4	Ret	7
12	José Froilán González	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	2	DNQ	Ret	6
13	David Hampshire	DNQ	2	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNA	DNQ	6
14	Giuseppe Farina	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	6	5	Ret	6
15	Peter Whitehead	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	3	Ret	5
16	Umberto Maglioli		Ret	15	12	5	DNS	4	5
17	Stirling Moss	Ret	Ret	8	9	3	7	Ret	4
18	Porfirio Rubirosa	5	5	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
19	Hernando da Silva Ramos	7	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	9† /Ret/Ret	7	3
20	Mike Hawthorn	DNPQ	4	13	DNQ	DNQ		Ret	3
21	Maria Teresa de Filippis	4	Ret		DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	3
22	Paco Godia	Ret	Ret			10	Ret	6	1
23	Stuart Lewis-Evans			DNPQ			6		1
-	Harry Schell	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	7	Ret	Ret	0
-	Reg Armstrong		DNQ			8	DNQ	Ret	0
-	Roger Loyer		DNPQ	Ret			8		0
-	Jean-Louis Rosier					DNPQ		8	0
-	Bib Stillwell	DNQ	Ret	9	Ret	Ret		Ret	0
-	Toulo de Graffenried	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret†	9	0
-	Troy Ruttman					DNQ	9† /Ret	Ret	0
-	Reg Parnell					Ret	9†		0
-	Stan Jones	DNQ	Ret		11	DNQ	DNQ	10	0
-	Jacques Swaters	Ret	Ret	11	Ret				0
-	Mikhail Metelev						11		0
-	Clemar Bucci							11	0
-	Ottorino Volonterio			12				Ret	0
-	Jaroslav Vlcek						12		0
-	Vasiliy Kuznetsov						13		0
-	Dennis Poore	DNQ	DNPQ	14	DNPQ	DNQ		Ret	0
-	Theo Fitzau						14		0
-	Pavel Baranov						15		0
-	Johnny Claes		DNQ	16					0
-	Alfonso de Portago	DNPQ	DNPQ	17	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ	0
-	André Simon	DNPQ	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNPQ		Ret	0
-	Tony Bettenhausen	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
-	B. Bira	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				0
-	Lance Macklin	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				0
-	Giannino Marzotto	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	Ret	0
-	Luigi Musso	DNPQ	Ret		DNQ	DNPQ	Ret		0
-	Alberto Uria	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret		0
-	Cesare Perdisa		DNPQ	Ret	Ret				0
-	Eugenio Castellotti	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	0
-	Jean Behra	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret		0
-	Bernie Ecclestone	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ			Ret		0
-	Bob Sweikert					DNQ		Ret	0
-	Wolfgang von Trips			DNPQ		DNPQ	Ret		0
-	Alan Brown							Ret	0
-	Louis Chiron	DNPQ	DNQ				DNS		0
-	André Pilette	DNQ		DNQ					0
-	André Guelfi	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNQ	0
-	Roberto Mieres	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNQ	0
-	Roy Salvadori		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNQ	0
-	Karl Kling			DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNPQ	0
-	Philippe Étancelin		DSQ					DNQ	0
-	Geoff Duke						DNQ		0
-	Spider Webb						DNQ		0
-	Guido Meregalli							DNQ	0
-	Kenneth McAlpine	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNA	DNPQ	0
-	Anne Hall	DNPQ			DNPQ	DNPQ		DNPQ	0
-	Lex Davison	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ					0
-	Pat Moss	DNPQ			DNPQ	DNPQ			0
-	Ken Wharton		DNPQ		DNPQ	DNPQ			0
-	Ron Flockhart	DNPQ	DNPQ					DNPQ	0
-	Helmut Niedermayr		DNPQ	DNPQ					0
-	Edgar Barth				DNPQ	DNPQ			0
-	Lucien Bianchi				DNPQ			DNPQ	0
-	Franco Rol	DNPQ							0
-	Jaroslav Juhan	DNPQ							0
-	Aldo Gordini		DNPQ						0
-	Luigi Villoresi			DNPQ					0
-	Joe Kelly				DNPQ				0
-	David Murray					DNPQ			0
-	Jacques Pollet							DNPQ	0
-	Hans Tak							DNPQ	0

Constructors' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON	FRA	BEL	GBR	SCO	SOV	ITA	Pts.
1	Alfa Romeo	Ret	3	1	4	6	5	1	28
		Ret	Ret	4	8	Ret	Ret	2
		Ret	Ret	6	10	Ret	Ret	7
		DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9
		DNQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret
					Ret
2	B.C.M.A.		Ret	2	1	4	2	3	28
			Ret	15	3	5	Ret	4
			Ret	Ret	12	Ret	DNQ	Ret
3	Gordini	2	5	5	5	1	10	Ret	21
		5	6	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret
			DNPQ
4	Aston Martin-Jaguar	1	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	1	5	20
		6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNPQ		Ret
			DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ			DNPQ
5	Phoenix-O.S.C.A.	3	1	DNPQ		DNPQ	Ret		13

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