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Maurice Trintignant won the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix

Maurice Trintignant won the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Eugenio Castellotti and Jean Behra at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Maurice Trintignant
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Maurice Trintignant, Eugenio Castellotti, and Jean Behra
Race date
May 22, 1955
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Maurice Trintignant finished first for Ferrari. Eugenio Castellotti is listed 2 for Lancia, with Jean Behra 3 for Maserati.

Grid to finish

Louis Chiron from P19 to P6 (+13), Jacques Pollet from P20 to P7 (+13), and Nino Farina from P14 to P4 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 4 Transmission, 3 +1 lap, 2 DNQ, and 2 Engine. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:42.400 on lap 27. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Maurice TrintignantFerrari2:58:09.7008
2Eugenio CastellottiLancia2:58:30.0006
3Jean BehraMaserati+1 lap2
3Cesare PerdisaMaseratiFinished2
4Nino FarinaFerrari+1 lap3
5Luigi VilloresiLancia+1 lap2
6Louis ChironLancia+5 laps0
7Jacques PolletGordini+9 laps0
8Piero TaruffiFerrari+14 laps0
8Paul FrèreFerrariFinished0
9Stirling MossMercedes+19 laps0
DNFCesare PerdisaMaseratiSpun off0
DNFJean BehraMaseratiDNF0
DNFAlberto AscariLanciaAccident0
DNFHarry SchellFerrariEngine0
DNFRoberto MieresMaseratiTransmission0
DNFÉlie BayolGordiniTransmission0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioMercedesTransmission1
DNFRobert ManzonGordiniGearbox0
DNFAndré SimonMercedesEngine0