__NOTOC__ The Ferrari 553 was a racing car produced by Ferrari which raced in (when the World Championship was run to F2 regulations) as a

Formula Two Formula Two (F2 or Formula 2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009– 2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The name ...

car and in as a

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553 F1

The 1953 553 F2 car was raced in the 1953 World Drivers' Championship by

Umberto Maglioli Umberto Maglioli (5 June 1928 – 7 February 1999) was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 September 1953. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 3 championship ...

and

Piero Carini Piero Carini (March 6, 1921 – May 30, 1957) was a racing driver from Italy. He was born in Genoa and died in Saint-Étienne, France. Racing career Carini finished third in the 1950 Modena Grand Prix, run that year to Formula Two rules, drivin ...

. It was first raced at Monza in the 1953 Italian Grand Prix on September 13, 1953. In 1954 the Ferrari 553 F1 car replaced it when the World Championship returned to F1 specifications. The car competed in six World Championship Grands Prix over the two seasons, making ten individual entries. Its only points finishing position was a win for

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at the

1954 Spanish Grand Prix The 1954 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 24 October 1954 at Pedralbes. It was the ninth and final race in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 80-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Mike Hawthorn after he started fro ...

. The engine was a '' Lampredi''

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, producing at 7200 rpm, from 2497.56 cc of total capacity. Because of the distinctive rounded bodywork and air-intake it was nicknamed ''Squalo'', meaning ''Shark'' in Italian. Ferrari 500 (Motor, 2480 cm³), Bj

555 F1

In 1955, Ferrari updated their existing 553 F1 car. New helical springs were used for the front suspension, instead of the transverse leaf-springs. The rear saw the replacement of a lower leaf-spring to an upper one. It also received a five-speed gearbox instead of a four-speed. It used the same capacity as before and the power output also remained the same. Because of the extended, rounded bodywork it was further nicknamed as a ''Supersqualo'' (''Super shark''). The car was first used at the Bordeaux GP on 24 April 1955. In

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, Peter Collins was still using the 555 F1, whilst the rest of the Scuderia drove the Lancia-Ferrari D50.

Formula One World Championship results

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References

External links

Ferrari 553 F2: Ferrari History

Ferrari 553 F1: Ferrari History

Ferrari 555 F1: Ferrari History

553 __NOTOC__ Year 553 ( DLIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 553 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar er ...

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