Streamliner win winds up season

Date:
11 September 1955
Description:
The final race of the Formula One season, the Italian Grand Prix, marks a further success for Juan Manuel Fangio, who rides to victory in the streamlined version of the Mercedes-Benz W 196 – his fourth win in six races. Piero Taruffi, also driving a Mercedes-Benz, comes in second.

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Italian Grand Prix in Monza 11.09.1955: Winner Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 18) ahead of Stirling Moss (start number 16) on the steep-bank curve, both driving a Mercedes-Benz W 196 R with a streamlined body, followed by Karl Kling (start number 20).