1955
Season

1955

Drivers' Champion
P1 J.Fangio 40 pts
P2 S.Moss 23 pts
P3 E.Castellotti 12 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Mercedes 78 pts
P2 Ferrari 42 pts
P3 Maserati 23 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Juan Fangio Mercedes 40 4 — — +45 2,550 2,617
2 Stirling Moss Mercedes 23 1 — — -154 2,243 2,403
3 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 12 — — — +216 2,191 2,225
4 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 11 1 — — +50 2,196 2,366
5 Nino Farina Ferrari 10 — — — -287 2,146 2,482
6 Piero Taruffi Mercedes 9 — — — +121 2,344 2,344
7 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 8 1 — — +240 2,253 2,268
8 Roberto Mieres Maserati 7 — — — +45 2,241 2,260
9 Jean Behra Maserati 6 — — — +230 2,131 2,389
10 Luigi Musso Maserati 6 — — — -69 2,191 2,320
11 Karl Kling Mercedes 5 — — — -7 2,149 2,308
12 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 4 — — — +115 2,265 2,265
13 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 3 — — — +293 2,174 2,221
14 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 3 — — — +163 2,279 2,279
15 Paul Frère Ferrari 3 — — — +106 2,220 2,297
16 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 3 — — — +292 2,123 2,205
17 José Froilán González Ferrari 2 — — — +100 2,344 2,438
18 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 2 — — — +42 2,106 2,267
19 Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 2 — — — +258 2,028 2,112
20 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2 — — — -164 1,914 2,389
21 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 1 — — — +14 2,330 2,330
22 Hans Herrmann Mercedes 1 — — — -272 1,979 2,251
23 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 1 — — — +105 2,199 2,199
24 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 1 — — — +290 2,097 2,097
25 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 1 — — — -273 2,006 2,287
26 Harry Schell Vanwall 0 — — — -27 1,902 2,267
27 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 0 — — — -5 2,186 2,435
28 Louis Chiron Lancia 0 — — — +146 2,155 2,155
29 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +275 2,055 2,161
30 Jacques Pollet Gordini 0 — — — -33 2,028 2,097
31 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 0 — — — +4 2,179 2,189
32 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +136 2,136 2,136
33 Mike Sparken Gordini 0 — — — +127 2,127 2,127
34 Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini 0 — — — -31 1,987 2,129
35 Lance Macklin Maserati 0 — — — +230 1,962 2,070
36 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +152 2,104 2,124
37 Louis Rosier Maserati 0 — — — +7 2,052 2,218
38 Ken Wharton Vanwall 0 — — — -169 1,997 2,166
39 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +139 2,088 2,144
40 John Fitch Maserati 0 — — — +157 2,018 2,018
41 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +180 2,036 2,219
42 Johnny Claes Ferrari 0 — — — +46 1,873 2,085
43 Duane Carter Kuzma 0 — — — +46 2,098 2,232
44 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +65 2,065 2,065
45 Eddie Johnson Trevis 0 — — — +54 2,049 2,185
46 Jim Rathmann Epperly 0 — — — +59 2,024 2,342
47 Clemar Bucci Maserati 0 — — — +120 1,998 1,999
48 Jesús Iglesias Gordini 0 — — — +49 2,049 2,049
49 Alberto Ascari Lancia 0 — — — +77 2,011 2,609
50 Jack Brabham Cooper 0 — — — +45 2,045 2,526
51 Horace Gould Maserati 0 — — — +55 1,997 2,138
52 Robert Manzon Gordini 0 — — — -102 1,763 2,200
53 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught 0 — — — +71 1,989 2,016
54 Élie Bayol Gordini 0 — — — +28 1,955 2,062
55 Peter Collins Maserati 0 — — — -26 1,941 2,343
56 Alberto Uria Maserati 0 — — — -23 1,977 2,028
57 Don Freeland Phillips 0 — — — -34 2,057 2,204
58 Peter Walker Connaught 0 — — — -10 1,852 1,976
59 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -20 2,026 2,047
60 Roy Salvadori Maserati 0 — — — +24 1,936 2,339
61 André Simon Maserati 0 — — — -157 1,883 2,179
62 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -135 2,089 2,261
63 Shorty Templeman Trevis 0 — — — -20 1,980 1,994
64 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -87 1,999 2,286
65 Jean Lucas Gordini 0 — — — -75 1,925 1,925
66 Tony Rolt Connaught 0 — — — -50 1,895 1,945
67 Keith Andrews Schroeder 0 — — — -48 1,952 1,952
68 Pablo Birger Gordini 0 — — — -99 1,830 1,929
69 Leslie Marr Connaught 0 — — — -148 1,938 2,086
70 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +58 1,849 2,236
71 Eddie Russo Pawl 0 — — — -76 1,924 1,924
72 Ted Whiteaway HWM 0 — — — -142 1,858 1,858
73 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -90 1,910 1,910
74 Luigi Piotti Arzani-Volpini 0 — — — -145 1,855 2,025
75 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 0 — — — -245 2,001 2,253
76 Jack Fairman Connaught 0 — — — -152 1,783 2,188
77 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -295 2,003 2,307
78 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -147 1,853 1,979
79 Rodger Ward Kuzma 0 — — — -112 1,809 2,063
80 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -175 1,825 2,199
81 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -190 1,811 2,001
82 Jerry Hoyt Stevens 0 — — — -112 1,736 1,950
83 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -331 1,862 2,199
84 Jimmy Reece Pankratz 0 — — — -272 1,793 2,127

Driver Results

# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
1 Fangio 40 9 1 9 8 6 8
2 Moss 23 6 6 9 1
3 Castellotti 12 6 2 DNF 4
4 Trintignant 11 8
5 Farina 10 1 3 4 DNF
6 Taruffi 9 3 6
7 Sweikert 8 8
8 Mieres 7 2 1 4
9 Behra 6 2 DNF 3
10 Musso 6 4 2
11 Kling 5 4
12 Davies 4 4
13 Bettenhausen 3 3
14 Russo 3 3
15 Frère 3 3
16 Thomson 3 3
17 González 2 2
18 Perdisa 2
19 Menditeguy 2 DNF 2
20 Villoresi 2 2 DNF
21 Maglioli 1 1
22 Herrmann 1 1 DNF
23 Faulkner 1 1
24 Homeier 1 1
25 Vukovich 1 DNF
26 Schell 0
27 Hawthorn 0
28 Chiron 0
29 Linden 0
30 Pollet 0
31 Mantovani 0
32 Herman 0
33 Sparken 0
34 da Silva Ramos 0
35 Macklin 0 DNF
36 O'Connor 0
37 Rosier 0
38 Wharton 0
39 Daywalt 0
40 Fitch 0
41 Flaherty 0
42 Claes 0
43 Carter 0
44 Weyant 0
45 Johnson 0
46 Rathmann 0
47 Bucci 0
48 Iglesias 0
49 Ascari 0
50 Brabham 0
51 Gould 0
52 Manzon 0 DNF
53 McAlpine 0
54 Bayol 0
55 Collins 0
56 Uria 0
57 Freeland 0
58 Walker 0
59 Niday 0
60 Salvadori 0
61 Simon 0 DNF
62 Cross 0
63 Templeman 0
64 Hanks 0
65 Lucas 0
66 Rolt 0
67 Andrews 0
68 Birger 0
69 Marr 0
70 Parsons 0 DNF
71 Russo 0 DNF
72 Whiteaway 0 DNF
73 Crawford 0 DNF
74 Piotti 0 DNF
75 Bryan 0 DNF
76 Fairman 0 DNF
77 McGrath 0 DNF
78 Keller 0 DNF
79 Ward 0 DNF
80 Boyd 0 DNF
81 Elisian 0 DNF
82 Hoyt 0 DNF
83 Agabashian 0 DNF
84 Reece 0 DNF

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Mercedes 78 5 — — +11 2,089 2,660
2 Ferrari 42 1 — — -50 1,818 2,524
3 Maserati 23 — — — +11 1,619 1,945
4 Kurtis Kraft 21 1 — — — 1,714 1,892
5 Kuzma 3 — — — — 1,869 2,110
6 Pankratz 0 — — — — 1,993 2,044
7 Stevens 0 — — — — 1,937 2,062
8 Arzani-Volpini 0 — — — +49 2,049 2,049
9 HWM 0 — — — — 1,925 1,982
10 Pawl 0 — — — — 2,043 2,043
11 Schroeder 0 — — — — 2,039 2,042
12 Phillips 0 — — — — 2,181 2,181
13 Connaught 0 — — — — 1,882 2,012
14 Cooper 0 — — — — 1,943 2,140
15 Epperly 0 — — — — 2,019 2,129
16 Trevis 0 — — — — 2,021 2,021
17 Gordini 0 — — — -5 1,883 2,022
18 Lancia 0 — — — — 2,021 2,021
19 Vanwall 0 — — — -16 2,076 2,105

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Argentina Jan 16
2 Circuit de Monaco Monaco May 22
3 Indianapolis Motor Speedway USA May 30
4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Jun 05
5 Circuit Park Zandvoort Netherlands Jun 19
6 Aintree UK Jul 16
7 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 11

Teams

Arzani-Volpini
Luigi Piotti 1855
Connaught
Peter Walker 1852
Kenneth McAlpine 1989
Tony Rolt 1895
Leslie Marr 1938
Jack Fairman 1783
Cooper
Jack Brabham 2045
Epperly
Jim Rathmann 2024
Ferrari
José Froilán González 2344
Nino Farina 2146
Maurice Trintignant 2196
Eugenio Castellotti 2191
Luigi Villoresi 1914
Mike Hawthorn 2186
Paul Frère 2220
Johnny Claes 1873
Umberto Maglioli 2330
Gordini
Jesús Iglesias 2049
Élie Bayol 1955
Pablo Birger 1830
Jacques Pollet 2028
Robert Manzon 1763
Hernando da Silva Ramos 1987
Mike Sparken 2127
Jean Lucas 1925
HWM
Ted Whiteaway 1858
Kurtis Kraft
Bob Sweikert 2253
Tony Bettenhausen 2174
Jimmy Davies 2265
Walt Faulkner 2199
Andy Linden 2055
Al Herman 2136
Pat O'Connor 2104
Jimmy Daywalt 2088
Pat Flaherty 2036
Chuck Weyant 2065
Cal Niday 2026
Art Cross 2089
Sam Hanks 1999
Johnnie Parsons 1849
Ray Crawford 1910
Bill Vukovich 2006
Jack McGrath 2003
Al Keller 1853
Johnny Boyd 1825
Ed Elisian 1811
Fred Agabashian 1862
Paul Russo 2279
Bill Homeier 2097
Kuzma
Johnny Thomson 2123
Duane Carter 2098
Jimmy Bryan 2001
Rodger Ward 1809
Lancia
Alberto Ascari 2011
Louis Chiron 2155
Maserati
Roberto Mieres 2241
Luigi Musso 2191
Sergio Mantovani 2179
Clemar Bucci 1998
Alberto Uria 1977
Jean Behra 2131
Carlos Menditeguy 2028
Cesare Perdisa 2106
André Simon 1883
Louis Rosier 2052
Lance Macklin 1962
Horace Gould 1997
Peter Collins 1941
Roy Salvadori 1936
John Fitch 2018
Mercedes
Juan Fangio 2550
Hans Herrmann 1979
Stirling Moss 2243
Karl Kling 2149
Piero Taruffi 2344
Pankratz
Jimmy Reece 1793
Pawl
Eddie Russo 1924
Phillips
Don Freeland 2057
Schroeder
Keith Andrews 1952
Stevens
Jerry Hoyt 1736
Trevis
Eddie Johnson 2049
Shorty Templeman 1980
Vanwall
Harry Schell 1902
Ken Wharton 1997

Points System

Race Points
P1 8
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
Fastest Lap
+1 point

Fastest lap point awarded to any finisher. Shared drives allowed.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) T.Bettenhausen +293
Biggest Race Gain T.Bettenhausen Indianapolis Motor Speedway (+293)
Biggest Race Drop F.Agabashian Indianapolis Motor Speedway (-332)
Avg Field Elo 2,033

Season Elo Gainers

1 T.Bettenhausen +293
2 J.Thomson +292
3 B.Homeier +290
4 A.Linden +274
5 B.Sweikert +241

Season Elo Losers

1 F.Agabashian -332
2 A.Simon -296
3 J.McGrath -295
4 B.Vukovich -273
5 J.Reece -272