Pit Lane F1
1955 Season - Round 2 - 1955-05-22
Maurice Trintignant won the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Eugenio Castellotti (Lancia) second and Cesare Perdisa (Maserati) third. The win came from P9 on the grid.
Louis Chiron (Lancia) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
23 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 9 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 14 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia | 7 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Louis Chiron | Lancia | 19 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini | 20 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 15 | +14 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 15 | +14 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 3 | +19 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 10 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 11 | Alberto Ascari | Lancia | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 12 | Harry Schell | Ferrari | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 6 | Transmission | 0 |
| 14 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 1 | Transmission | 1 |
| 16 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | André Simon | Mercedes | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 12 | Throttle | 0 |
| 19 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 17 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 20 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 8 | Transmission | 0 |
