Date | Sunday 22 May 1955 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | Monaco GP |
Circuit | Monte Carlo |
Event Format | Race of 100 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #2 of 7 in 1955 #43 (of all time) |
Laps | 100 |
Circuit Perimeter | 3145 m |
Race Distance | 3145 × 100 = 314.500 km |
Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
Pole Position | Right |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Hot, Dry |
Entries | 25 |
Qualifiers | 20 |
Finishers | 11 |
Debutants |
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Milestones | Car 44 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Equipe Gordini – 100th Race Entry (Entrant)
Officine Alfieri Maserati – 100th Race Entry (Entrant)
Maurice Trintignant – 1st Win (Driver)
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Records Broken |
1. Most 8th Place Finishes – Ferrari (11),
2. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (9),
3. Highest 3rd Place Finish Ratio – Cesare Perdisa (100.00%),
4. Most Failures to Qualify – HWM (4),
5. Most Failures to Qualify – Lance Macklin (2),
6. Most 19th Place Qualifications – Louis Chiron (3)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Retirements – Maserati (110),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (96),
3. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (71),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Juan Manuel Fangio, Nino Farina (25),
5. Most Race Wins – Ferrari (20),
6. Most 4th Place Finishes – Ferrari (15),
7. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Juan Manuel Fangio (9),
8. Most Fastest Laps – Juan Manuel Fangio (15),
9. Most Races Led – Ferrari (39),
10. Most Races Led – Juan Manuel Fangio (24),
11. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (1317),
12. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (193),
13. Most Race Entries – Alberto Ascari, Louis Rosier, Nino Farina (32),
14. Most Poles – Juan Manuel Fangio (16),
15. Most 8th Place Qualifications – Maserati (11),
16. Most 11th Place Qualifications – Maserati (10),
17. Most 17th Place Qualifications – Maserati (11),
18. Most 17th Place Qualifications – Louis Rosier (4)
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