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1957 Argentine Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryArgentina
Grand PrixArgentine
Official nameV Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
ImageAutódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 2 (Histórico).svg
Date13 January
Year1957
Previous_round1956 Italian Grand Prix
Next_round1957 Monaco Grand Prix
LocationAutódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.431
Course_km3.912
Distance_laps100
Distance_mi243.1
Distance_km391.2
Pole_DriverStirling Moss
Pole_TeamMaserati
Pole_Time1:42.6
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverStirling Moss
Fast_TeamMaserati
Fast_Time1:44.7
Fast_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
First_TeamMaserati
First_CountryArgentina
Second_DriverJean Behra
Second_TeamMaserati
Second_CountryFrance
Third_DriverCarlos Menditeguy
Third_TeamMaserati
Third_CountryArgentina
Lapchart

The 1957 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 January 1957 at the Buenos Aires circuit. It was race 1 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers.

Race report

Juan Manuel Fangio had left Ferrari for Maserati to attempt to win a fifth world championship with the help of their much modified 250Fs. Even without him, Ferrari had one of the strongest driver lineups in history, with Mike Hawthorn moving from BRM to join Peter Collins, Luigi Musso and Eugenio Castellotti.

Since the British teams were not present, Stirling Moss — who had signed for Vanwall — was part of the Maserati line-up with Jean Behra as third driver.

Fangio and Behra raced away into the distance as the rest of the field floundered. Moss's throttle linkage broke on the startline and he lost 10 laps having it fixed. The Ferraris were all suffering terribly with clutch problems, as both Collins and Musso burnt theirs out, while Hawthorn's was slipping badly.

Both Collins and Wolfgang von Trips took over Cesare Perdisa's Ferrari in an attempt to stop the Maseratis, but were powerless to stop them taking the first four places. Moss rejoined and set fastest lap on his way to 8th place.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234567891011121314Source:
4UK Stirling MossMaserati1:42.6—
2Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMaserati1:43.7+1.1
6France Jean BehraMaserati1:44.0+1.4
14Italy Eugenio CastellottiFerrari1:44.2+1.6
10UK Peter CollinsFerrari1:44.6+2.0
12Italy Luigi MussoFerrari1:44.8+2.2
16UK Mike HawthornFerrari1:44.8+2.2
8Argentina Carlos MenditeguyMaserati1:45.1+2.5
22United States Harry SchellMaserati1:46.4+3.8
20Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrari1:46.8+4.2
18Italy Cesare PerdisaFerrari1:48.6+6.0
26Argentina Alejandro de TomasoFerrari1:56.1+13.5
24Sweden Jo BonnierMaserati1:58.2+15.6
28Italy Luigi PiottiMaserati1:58.2+15.6

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910RetRetRetRet
2Argentina **Juan Manuel Fangio****Maserati**1003:00:55.92**8**
6France **Jean Behra****Maserati**100+18.3 secs3**6**
8Argentina **Carlos Menditeguy****Maserati**99+1 Lap8**4**
22United States **Harry Schell****Maserati**98+2 Laps9**3**
20Spain **Alfonso de Portago**
Argentina **José Froilán González****Ferrari**98+2 Laps10**1**
**1**
18Italy Cesare Perdisa
UK Peter Collins
Germany Wolfgang von TripsFerrari98+2 Laps11
24Sweden Jo BonnierMaserati95+5 Laps13
4UK **Stirling Moss****Maserati**93+7 Laps1**1**
26Argentina Alejandro de TomasoFerrari91+9 Laps12
28Italy Luigi PiottiMaserati90+10 Laps14
14Italy Eugenio CastellottiFerrari75Wheel4
16UK Mike HawthornFerrari35Clutch7
12Italy Luigi MussoFerrari31Clutch6
10UK Peter CollinsFerrari26Clutch5

;Notes

  • – 1 point for fastest lap

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Argentinian driver Alejandro de Tomaso.

Shared drives

  • Car #20: Alfonso de Portago (49 laps) and José Froilán González (49 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
  • Car #18: Cesare Perdisa (30 laps), Peter Collins (35 laps) and Wolfgang von Trips (33 laps).

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio8
2France Jean Behra6
3Argentina Carlos Menditeguy4
4USA Harry Schell3
5=Spain Alfonso de Portago1
5=Argentina José Froilán González1
5=Great Britain Stirling Moss1
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

Name_of_race = Argentine Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1957 | Previous_race_in_season = 1956 Italian Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1957 Monaco Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1956 Argentine Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1958 Argentine Grand Prix}}

References

  1. "1957 Argentine GP Qualification".
  2. "1957 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "Argentina 1957 - Championship • STATS F1".
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