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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Italian Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Piero Taruffi and Eugenio Castellotti at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, Piero Taruffi, and Eugenio Castellotti
Race date
September 11, 1955
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Mercedes. Piero Taruffi is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Eugenio Castellotti 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Carlos Menditéguy from P16 to P5 (+11), John Fitch from P20 to P9 (+11), and Piero Taruffi from P9 to P2 (+7) 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 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 Gearbox, 3 Suspension, and 2 +1 lap. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:46.900 on lap 21. 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
1Juan Manuel FangioMercedes2:25:04.4008
2Piero TaruffiMercedes2:25:05.1006
3Eugenio CastellottiFerrari2:25:50.6004
4Jean BehraMaserati2:29:01.9003
5Carlos MenditéguyMaserati+1 lap2
6Umberto MaglioliFerrari+1 lap0
7Roberto MieresMaserati+2 laps0
8Maurice TrintignantFerrari+3 laps0
9John FitchMaserati+4 laps0
10Mike HawthornFerrariGearbox0
DNFKarl KlingMercedesGearbox0
DNFLuigi MussoMaseratiGearbox0
DNFHorace GouldMaseratiSuspension0
DNFStirling MossMercedesEngine1
DNFJacques PolletGordiniEngine0
DNFHermano da Silva RamosGordiniFuel system0
DNFPeter CollinsMaseratiSuspension0
DNFHarry SchellVanwallSuspension0
DNFJean LucasGordiniEngine0
DNFKen WhartonVanwallInjection0