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==Notes==
===Drivers===
*First World Championship for [[Jack Brabham]].
*First fastest lap for [[Peter Collins]].
*First podium for [[Tony Gaze]].
*First point for [[Paco Godia]].
*Final start for [[Giuseppe Farina]], [[Giannino Marzotto]] and [[Porfirio Rubirosa]].
*First and only start for [[Clemar Bucci]] and [[Alan Brown]].
*First start for [[Eugenio Castellotti]].
*Final entry and start for [[Reg Armstrong]], [[Bib Stillwell]], [[Toulo de Graffenried]], [[Dennis Poore]], [[Bob Sweikert]] and [[Jean-Louis Rosier]].
*First entry for [[Hans Tak]].
*First and only entry for [[Clemar Bucci]], [[Alan Brown]], [[Jacques Pollet]] and [[Guido Meregalli]].
*Final entry for [[Roberto Mières]], [[Karl Kling]], [[Philippe Étancelin]], [[Kenneth McAlpine]], [[Anne Hall]].
===Constructors===
*Final win and podium for [[Alfa Romeo]].
*Final points for [[Aston Martin]] and the [[Jaguar]] engine.
*Final start for [[Bentley]] and [[Porsche]] chassis and the [[Balkan Lion]] engine.
*Final entry for [[Porsche]], [[Ambrosiana]] and [[Loyer]] chassis and the [[FIAT]] engine.
*First entry for the [[Loonmotor]] engine.
===Entrants===
*Final win, podium, points and starts for [[Alfa Romeo SpA]].
*Final points, starts and entries for [[Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing]].
*Final starts and entries for [[Scuderia Anglo-Italia]], [[Maria Teresa de Filippis]] (privately), [[Geoff Richardson Racing]], [[Tasman Racing Alliance]], [[Balkan Leader]], [[Porsche System Engineering]] and [[Officine Renzo]].
*Final entry for [[Loyer Racing]], [[Rennkollektiv EMW]] and [[Guidobaldi]].
*First entry for [[Jonkheer Gijsbert van Loon]].
===Lap leaders===
*[[Desmond Titterington]]: 2 laps (1-2)
*[[Peter Collins]]: 3 laps (3-5)
*[[Jack Brabham]]: 30 laps (6-35)
===Records broken===
====Drivers====
*Youngest World Champion: [[Jack Brabham]] (29 years, 5 months, 23 days)
*Most career entries: [[Maurice Trintignant]] (48)
*Most career starts: [[Robert Manzon]] (46)
*Oldest entrant: [[Guido Meregalli]] (61 years)
====Constructors====
*Most races entered: [[Ferrari]] and [[Alfa Romeo]] (50)
*Most race entries: [[Ferrari]] (270)
*Most races started: [[Alfa Romeo]] (50)
*Most race starts: [[Ferrari]] (234)
*Most points: [[Ferrari]] (261.5)
*Most laps led: [[Alfa Romeo]] (842)


==Championship standings==
==Championship standings==

Latest revision as of 07:35, 8 March 2023

Flag of Italy svg.png 1955 Italian Grand Prix
Race 7 of 7 in the 1955 Alternate Formula One season
Monza 1955.jpg
Date September 25, 1955
Official Name XXVI Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Course Permanent racing facility
10.000 km (6.214 mi)
Distance 35 laps, 350.0 km (217.49 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole Position
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Desmond Titterington Lancia
Time 1:58.80
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins B.C.M.A.
Time 2:02.32
Podium
First Flag of Australia svg.png Jack Brabham Alfa Romeo
Second Flag of Australia svg.png Tony Gaze Alfa Romeo
Third Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins B.C.M.A.


The 1955 Italian Grand Prix was the seventh and final race of the 1955 Formula One World Championship and was held in Monza on September 25th 1955. The race was the scene of a wide open title fight and was ultimately won by Jack Brabham, who subsequently sealed his first world championship. His Alfa Romeo teammate Tony Gaze finished second, preventing third-place finisher Peter Collins from matching Brabham's points total. Brabham was eighth in the championship before the race.

Background

It's the end of the season, and what a season it's been. Many scary accidents all around, the tragic passing of Alberto Ascari just days after an emotional first victory at the action-packed French Grand Prix, the mass cancellation of Grands Prix following the catastrophe at le Mans and the...uh...eventful Soviet Grand Prix.

After all this, it's rookie Tony Brooks who leads the championship for the British Commonwealth Motorsport Association, with teammate Peter Collins his closest rival, four points behind. Six points behind, Manzon, Titterington, Trintignant and Sanesi are all in contention, as are Jack Brabham and Dorino Serafini. However, rumours are saying that the Soviet Grand Prix might get stripped of its championship status. This makes this final Grand Prix all the more important.

To make matters even more interesting, for the very first time, the impressiev concrete oval will be used in conjunction with the regular course, making for a circuit 10 kilometres in length.

  • Despite Stuart Lewis-Evans scoring a miraculous point in Estonia, Bernie Ecclestone will not be making an appearance in Monza, and has cast doubts over any further participation in the future.
  • Roy Salvadori will be driving the second Hampshire Bentley once again after skipping the Soviet round due to budget issues.
  • After missing the race in Estonia, Ecurie Voeckler come back with a three-car operation for Jean-Louis Rosier, André Simon and the promising Argentine Clemar Bucci, all in Alfa-Jag combinations.
  • Despite his strong performance in Estonia, Roger Loyer will not be competing in Monza, with Alfonso de Portago once again sole driver for Loyer Racing.
  • For the first time, the works Porsche team is reduced to one car, as Jean Behra's chassis could not be repaired in time, fueling rumours that Stuttgart may be backing out of Formula 1 once more at the end of the year.
  • Karl Kling steps back into the EMW, once again looking to make the main qualifying session, if not the grid itself.
  • After Spider Webb's very brief stint at Hernandez (in which he never actually drove the car), Roberto Mieres steps back in the Cooper-FIAT to finish the year in Monza.
  • With the German Grand Prix beign cancelled, Theo Fitzau's drive for Guidobaldi was moved to the Soviet Grand Prix. In order to give Jacques Pollet his promised drive, an extra entry in Italy was announced to cap Guidobaldi's year.
  • After a hugely eventful Soviet Grand Prix, Ferrari completely rearranged their line-up. Reg Parnell was released from his contract while the team bought back cars from customers in order to field a mind-blowing six cars for this race. Aside from Ruttman, Godia and Serafini, Ottorino Volonterio and racing veterans Philippe Etancelin and Guido Meregalli, who are 58 and 61 years old respectively.
  • After Louis Chiron self-entered the Maghreb Lancia in Estonia, which was subsequently crashed by Hernando da Silva Ramos when he took over the car for the race, Maghreb have been forced to enter only the second car, an Ambrosiana-O.S.C.A., for regular driver André Guelfi.
  • Bib Stillwell and Tasman missed the Soviet Grand Prix to save money, as they fear running out of money before heading back to New Zealand. In the meantime, they are back in Monza, hoping to get another good result.
  • After the failure of the early-season Cooper partnership, Maserati cut their schedule to the three Southern races at season's end. However, the Portuguese and Moroccan Grands Prix were canceled, leaving Ron Flockhart with only the Italian Grand Prix to score a result for the team.
  • Vanwall also missed the Soviet Grand Prix, but due to staunch political opinions from Tony Vandervell. Hawthorn and Poore will once again attempt to make the grid.
  • Finally, JAMR have managed to scrape together a four-car team. Joining regulars Bettenhausen and Trintignant will be Bob Sweikert, who already drove for the team in Scotland, and Alan Brown.
  • When Luigi Musso retired in Estonia, Scuderia Ambrosiana's run in F1 ended. Racking up too many debts in the process of designing their new car and hiring two perceived second-rate drivers sealed their fate.
  • Lucien Bianchi takes Scuderia Adriatica's Ambrosiana-Ferrari package for a second spin at the team's home race after a promising run at Silverstone.
  • Despite a chronic failure to get results, BRUNEL have made the rash decision to send Anne Hall and the O.S.C.A.-Porsche to Monza for one final entry.
  • Faced with a return to the place where team leader Alberto Ascari was killed in May, Phoenix Racing Organisation decided not to make the trip and instead close up shop after Wolfgang von Trips proved uncapable of continuing the team's spirit.
  • Slightly out-of-touch Dutch nobleman Jonkheer Gijsbert van Loon has decided to enter Formula One with one of the more bizarre cars seen yet. Armed with a relatively small budget, he purchased a Guidobaldi and built an engine called the Loonmotor using the plans from the 2-year-old Aqua failure. Poor Hans Tak has been hired to drive the car. Some people remember that one year ago, a certain Baron Trod van Hoff made a rather similar début...

Race weekend

Prequalifying

No huge surprise here, due to the relatively small amount of contestants. Hans Tak managed to be almost 19 seconds slower than Alan Brown.

Qualifying

The only real surprise is Maria Teresa de Filippis failing to make the grid by half a second. There were many disappointments, though, such as JAMR failing to crack the top ten and the Ferraris of Etancelin and Meregalli failing to make the cut by a more substantial margin. At least all 42 drivers managed to get below the 3-minute mark.

At the front, the battle for the championship looks to be extremely interesting, with the main players, Brooks, Collins, Brabham and Titterington, in the top four positions. While Brabham only has an outside shot, should the other three retire, he has a very good chance of winning the race, so he should not be discounted.

Race

Tony Brooks got the short end of the stick at the start, ending up seventh, then eighth after lap two. Further back, Tony Bettenhausen's clutch burnt out on the grid, and on the second lap, Harry Schell got a puncture on the banking, already reducing the field to 32 cars, then 31 when Gonzalez pulled into the pits with an oil leak. At the front, meanwhile, Peter Collins passed Titterington to take the lead on lap 3, while Brabham wqs stuck behind the Ulsterman. He made it through into second place on lap 4.

On the next lap, chaos erupted in the midfield when Rubirosa span out while fighting Alan Brown. Serafini and and Ruttman were backed into each other, but Trintignant took the opportunity and passed the lot of them! On lap 6, Jack Brabham took the lead of the race, which meant he was in the provisional championship lead. Further back, Serafini retired when he had a spin defending from Volonterio. But this was only an indication of things to come.

On lap 7, Peter Whitehead attempted to pass Farina on the outside of the banking, but Farina blocked too late and they tangled. Whitehead stopped at the bottom of the banking with light damage, but Farina's car barrel-rolled and was sent into the trees lining the circuits. He was taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance.

But the race continued. Tony Gaze soon passed Collins, making Brabham's title bid even stronger. Further back, Eugenio Castellotti used Clemar Bucci to spin out of the race, reducing the pack to just 26 cars after only nine laps. Then, they were 25, when Bib Stillwell pulled off the track with gearbox issues. Then, it was Reg Armstrong whose engine blew up on lap 11. On lap 13, another mass retirement happened, when Alan Brown developed an oil leak. Behind him, Troy Ruttman and Giannino Marzotto span off on the oil. Ruttman's accident was more serious, and he was also sent to hospital.

On the very next lap, Moss ended Anglo-Italia's race with a lazy spin defending from Brooks, who moved back up to fourth in the process. But this lasted only two laps. On lap 16, Titterington attempted to pass Brooks for fourth place. In the ensuing battle, Brooks had a spin, ending his race and taking matters out of his hands. Almost immediately afterwards, Titterington took third place from Peter Collins. This in itself did not help him, as Jack Brabham was still virtually world champion.

Towards the back, André Simon clashed with Stan Jones over 15th position, with the Frenchman retiring with substantial damage to his car. A bit further ahead, Mike Hawthorn pulled into the pits with suspension failure, reducing the field to half the cars that started. Then to sixteen when Volonterio span out at Lesmo, perhaps on oil. Manzon then passed Collins on lap 22 to reach third place, which would mean the world title should Brabham retire...

The field's numbers were again reduced, this time to 14, when Bob Sweikert's clutch failed. Then, Gordini's legendary unreliability struck again, when Consalvo Sanesi's engine failed out of fifth place. A few laps later, Robert Manzon ran over debris and ended his race in the straw bales. Dennis Poore's race then ended with two laps remaining with a broken gearbox. On the final lap, Ramos' brakes failed, spilling fluid onto the circuit, and Jean-Louis Rosier span out on the fluid.

But nobody could stop Jack Brabham. Before the start of the season, people were predicting total domination by the Alfa Romeo. As it turned out, Lancia and B.C.M.A. were more than capable adversaries, but in the end, Jack Brabham, who was eighth before the race started, took the race victory and the world title with it, with teammate Tony Gaze completing an Alfa Romeo 1-2. Peter Collins came through with third position, enough to tie Tony Brooks and take second place in the championship on countback. Umberto Maglioli scored a career-best fourth place, with Trintignant just beating Paco Godia to fifth place.

Classification

Entry list

No Driver Entrant Chassis Engine
1 Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis O.S.C.A. F154 O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s
2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Hampshire Racing Alliance Bentley Speed 4 Bentley 16VL-1 3.0 V16
3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley Speed 4 Bentley 16VL-1 3.0 V16
4 Flag of Brazil svg.png Hernando da Silva Ramos Flag of Italy svg.png Officine Renzo Alfa Romeo AR161 Alfa Romeo AR2V8 1.5 V8
5 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo AR161 Alfa Romeo AR2V8 1.5 V8
6 Flag of France svg.png Jean-Louis Rosier Flag of France svg.png Écurie Voeckler Alfa Romeo AR161 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
7 Flag of Spain svg.png Alfonso de Portago Flag of Austria svg.png Loyer Racing Loyer LR101 Porsche 755 1.5 L4
8 Flag of Italy svg.png Eugenio Castellotti Flag of Germany svg.png Porsche System Engineering Porsche 855 Porsche 755 1.5 L4
9 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png/Flag of France svg.png Alexander Racing Team-Gordini Gordini G-953 Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6
10 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini G-953 Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6
11 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini G-953 Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6
12 Flag of Germany svg.png Karl Kling Flag of Germany svg.png Rennkollektiv EMW Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
14 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mières Flag of Argentina svg.png Escuderia Hernandez Cooper T41 FIAT 155 1.5 V8
15 Flag of France svg.png Philippe Étancelin Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
16 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Ottorino Volonterio Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
17 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
18 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Flag of Italy svg.png/Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Scuderia Anglo-Italia O.S.C.A. F154 Bentley 16VL-1 3.0 V16
19 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Bentley Speed 4 O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s
20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Bentley Speed 4 O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s
21 Flag of the United States svg.png Harry Schell Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Richardson Racing Bentley Speed 4 Bentley 16VL-1 3.0 V16
22 Flag of France svg.png André Guelfi Flag of Morocco svg.png Écurie Maghreb Ambrosiana A-002 O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s
23 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Desmond Titterington Flag of Ireland svg.png Irish Racing Cars Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8
24 Flag of Ireland svg.png Reg Armstrong Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8
25 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British Commonwealth Motorsport Association B.C.M.A. C-01 B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin 2.5 L6
26 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tony Brooks B.C.M.A. C-01 B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin 2.5 L6
27 Flag of Italy svg.png Umberto Maglioli B.C.M.A. C-01 B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin 2.5 L6
28 Flag of Australia svg.png Bib Stillwell Flag of New Zealand svg.png Tasman Racing Alliance O.S.C.A. F154 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4
29 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ron Flockhart Flag of Italy svg.png Officine Alfieri Maserati Cooper T41 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
30 Flag of Australia svg.png Jack Brabham Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo AR161 Alfa Romeo AR2V8 1.5 V8
31 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo AR161 Alfa Romeo AR2V8 1.5 V8
32 Flag of Australia svg.png Tony Gaze Alfa Romeo AR161 Alfa Romeo AR2V8 1.5 V8
33 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Vanwall Vanwall VW55 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4
34 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dennis Poore Vanwall VW55 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4
35 Flag of Italy svg.png Giannino Marzotto Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis O.S.C.A. F154 O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s
36 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
37 Flag of the United States svg.png Bob Sweikert Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
38 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Alan Brown Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
39 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
40 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967) svg.png/Flag of China svg.png Balkan Leader Alfa Romeo AR161 Balkan Lion F154 1.5 L4
41 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Kenneth McAlpine Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Owen Racing Organisation Bentley Speed 4 Bentley 16VL-1 3.0 V16
42 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Pollet Flag of France svg.png Guidobaldi Guidobaldi FG01 Mercedes Benz UM153 4.5 V10
43 Flag of Belgium svg.png Lucien Bianchi Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Adriatica Ambrosiana A-002 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
44 Flag of Spain svg.png Paco Godia Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
45 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
46 Flag of Italy svg.png Guido Meregalli Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
47 Flag of France svg.png André Simon Flag of France svg.png Écurie Voeckler Alfa Romeo AR161 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
48 Flag of Argentina svg.png Clemar Bucci Alfa Romeo AR161 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
49 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Anne Hall Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png BRUNEL O.S.C.A. F154 Porsche 755 1.5 L4
50 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Hans Tak Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Jonkheer Gijsbert van Loon Guidobaldi FG01 Loonmotor SAMC-1A 1.5 L8

Prequalifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 38 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Alan Brown Aston Martin-Jaguar 2:50.21 -
2 37 Flag of the United States svg.png Bob Sweikert Aston Martin-Jaguar 2:53.51 + 3.30
3 6 Flag of France svg.png Jean-Louis Rosier Alfa Romeo-Jaguar 2:56.34 + 6.13
4 14 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mières Cooper-FIAT 2:57.51 + 7.30
5 15 Flag of France svg.png Philippe Étancelin Ferrari 2:57.78 + 7.57
6 46 Flag of Italy svg.png Guido Meregalli Ferrari 2:57.94 + 7.73
7 48 Flag of Argentina svg.png Clemar Bucci Aston Martin-Jaguar 2:58.67 + 8.46
8 3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley 3:00.63 + 10.42
9 49 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Anne Hall O.S.C.A.-Porsche 3:01.48 + 11.27
10 12 Flag of Germany svg.png Karl Kling Aston Martin-Jaguar 3:01.56 + 11.35
11 29 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ron Flockhart Cooper-Maserati 3:01.72 + 11.51
12 41 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Kenneth McAlpine Bentley 3:01.85 + 11.64
13 43 Flag of Belgium svg.png Lucien Bianchi Ambrosiana-Ferrari 3:02.94 + 12.73
14 42 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Pollet Guidobaldi-Mercedes 3:06.48 + 16.27
15 50 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Hans Tak Guidobaldi-Loonmotor 3:08.98 + 18.77

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 23 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Desmond Titterington Lancia 2:46.81 -
2 25 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins B.C.M.A. 2:47.19 + 0.38
3 30 Flag of Australia svg.png Jack Brabham Alfa Romeo 2:47.44 + 0.63
4 26 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tony Brooks B.C.M.A. 2:48.21 + 1.40
5 32 Flag of Australia svg.png Tony Gaze Alfa Romeo 2:48.53 + 1.72
6 11 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini 2:49.81 + 3.00
7 24 Flag of Ireland svg.png Reg Armstrong Lancia 2:49.86 + 3.05
8 31 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 2:50.56 + 3.75
9 20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Bentley-O.S.C.A. 2:50.63 + 3.82
10 28 Flag of Australia svg.png Bib Stillwell O.S.C.A.-Vanwall 2:51.00 + 4.19
11 10 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini 2:51.18 + 4.37
12 34 Flag of Spain svg.png Paco Godia Ferrari 2:51.98 + 5.17
13 19 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Bentley-O.S.C.A. 2:52.00 + 5.19
14 36 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin-Jaguar 2:52.38 + 5.57
15 27 Flag of Italy svg.png Umberto Maglioli B.C.M.A. 2:52.73 + 5.92
16 45 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 2:52.85 + 6.04
17 38 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Alan Brown Aston Martin-Jaguar 2:52.88 + 6.07
18 9 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Gordini 2:52.90 + 6.09
19 39 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin-Jaguar 2:53.15 + 6.34
20 6 Flag of France svg.png Jean-Louis Rosier Alfa Romeo-Jaguar 2:53.22 + 6.41
21 4 Flag of Brazil svg.png Hernando da Silva Ramos Alfa Romeo 2:53.43 + 6.62
22 17 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 2:53.67 + 6.86
23 21 Flag of the United States svg.png Harry Schell Bentley 2:54.03 + 7.22
24 18 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González O.S.C.A.-Bentley 2:54.27 + 7.46
25 16 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Ottorino Volonterio Ferrari 2:54.57 + 7.76
26 5 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 2:54.67 + 7.86
27 37 Flag of the United States svg.png Bob Sweikert Aston Martin-Jaguar 2:55.12 + 8.31
28 33 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 2:55.17 + 8.36
29 35 Flag of Italy svg.png Giannino Marzotto O.S.C.A. 2:55.27 + 8.46
30 47 Flag of France svg.png André Simon Alfa Romeo-Jaguar 2:55.77 + 8.96
31 34 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dennis Poore Vanwall 2:56.03 + 9.22
32 48 Flag of Argentina svg.png Clemar Bucci Alfa Romeo-Jaguar 2:56.17 + 9.36
33 8 Flag of Italy svg.png Eugenio Castellotti Porsche 2:56.25 + 9.44
34 40 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Alfa Romeo-Balkan Lion 2:56.62 + 9.81
35 1 Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis O.S.C.A. 2:57.15 + 10.34
36 7 Flag of Spain svg.png Alfonso de Portago Loyer-Porsche 2:57.39 + 10.58
37 22 Flag of France svg.png André Guelfi Ambrosiana-O.S.C.A. 2:57.60 + 10.79
38 3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley 2:58.42 + 11.61
39 46 Flag of Italy svg.png Guido Meregalli Ferrari 2:58.95 + 12.14
40 2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Bentley 2:59.04 + 12.23
41 15 Flag of France svg.png Philippe Étancelin Ferrari 2:59.80 + 12.99
42 14 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mières Cooper-FIAT 2:59.87 + 13.06

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 30 Flag of Australia svg.png Jack Brabham Alfa Romeo 35 1:41:33.08 3 9
2 32 Flag of Australia svg.png Tony Gaze Alfa Romeo 35 + 32.90 5 6
3 25 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins B.C.M.A. 35 + 2:41.47 2 4
4 27 Flag of Italy svg.png Umberto Maglioli B.C.M.A. 34 + 1 lap 15 3
5 39 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin-Jaguar 34 + 1 lap 19 2
6 34 Flag of Spain svg.png Paco Godia Ferrari 34 + 1 lap 12 1
7 4 Flag of Brazil svg.png Hernando da Silva Ramos Alfa Romeo 32 Brakes 21
8 6 Flag of France svg.png Jean-Louis Rosier Alfa Romeo-Jaguar 32 Spin 20
9 5 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 32 + 3 laps 26
10 40 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Alfa Romeo-Balkan Lion 32 + 3 laps 34
11 48 Flag of Argentina svg.png Clemar Bucci Alfa Romeo-Jaguar 32 + 3 laps 32
Ret 34 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dennis Poore Vanwall 30 Gearbox 31
Ret 11 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini 27 Accident 6
Ret 10 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini 23 Engine 11
Ret 37 Flag of the United States svg.png Bob Sweikert Aston Martin-Jaguar 21 Clutch 27
Ret 23 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Desmond Titterington Lancia 20 Engine 1
Ret 16 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Ottorino Volonterio Ferrari 18 Spin 25
Ret 33 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 17 Suspension 28
Ret 47 Flag of France svg.png André Simon Alfa Romeo-Jaguar 16 Collision 30
Ret 26 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tony Brooks B.C.M.A. 15 Collision 4
Ret 20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Bentley-O.S.C.A. 13 Collision 9
Ret 38 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Alan Brown Aston Martin-Jaguar 12 Oil leak 17
Ret 45 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 12 Accident 16
Ret 35 Flag of Italy svg.png Giannino Marzotto O.S.C.A. 12 Accident 29
Ret 24 Flag of Ireland svg.png Reg Armstrong Lancia 10 Engine 7
Ret 28 Flag of Australia svg.png Bib Stillwell O.S.C.A.-Vanwall 9 Gearbox 10
Ret 8 Flag of Italy svg.png Eugenio Castellotti Porsche 8 Collision 33
Ret 31 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 6 Collision 8
Ret 19 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Bentley-O.S.C.A. 6 Collision 13
Ret 17 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 5 Collision 22
Ret 9 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Gordini 4 Collision 18
Ret 18 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González O.S.C.A.-Bentley 2 Oil leak 24
Ret 21 Flag of the United States svg.png Harry Schell Bentley 1 Puncture 23
Ret 36 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin-Jaguar 0 Clutch 14
DNQ 1 Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis O.S.C.A.
DNQ 7 Flag of Spain svg.png Alfonso de Portago Loyer-Porsche
DNQ 22 Flag of France svg.png André Guelfi Ambrosiana-O.S.C.A.
DNQ 3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley
DNQ 46 Flag of Italy svg.png Guido Meregalli Ferrari
DNQ 2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Bentley
DNQ 15 Flag of France svg.png Philippe Étancelin Ferrari
DNQ 14 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mières Cooper-FIAT
DNPQ 49 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Anne Hall O.S.C.A.-Porsche
DNPQ 12 Flag of Germany svg.png Karl Kling Aston Martin-Jaguar
DNPQ 29 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ron Flockhart Cooper-Maserati
DNPQ 41 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Kenneth McAlpine Bentley
DNPQ 43 Flag of Belgium svg.png Lucien Bianchi Ambrosiana-Ferrari
DNPQ 42 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Pollet Guidobaldi-Mercedes
DNPQ 50 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Hans Tak Guidobaldi-Loonmotor

Notes

Drivers

Constructors

Entrants

Lap leaders

Records broken

Drivers

Constructors

Championship standings

Pos Driver Points
1 Flag of Australia svg.png Jack Brabham 18
2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins 16
3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tony Brooks 16
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari 13
5 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant 12
Pos Constructor Points
1 Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo 28
2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png B.C.M.A. 28
3 Flag of France svg.png Gordini 21
4 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Aston Martin-Jaguar 20
5 Flag of Spain 1945-1977 svg.png Phoenix-O.S.C.A. 13
Pos Driver Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British Commonwealth Motorsport Association 28
2 Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo SpA 21
3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png/Flag of France svg.png Alexander Racing Team-Gordini 21
4 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing 20
5 Flag of Spain 1945-1977 svg.png Phoenix Racing Organisation 13
  • Only the top five positions are listed.
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