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1957 British Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryUnited Kingdom
Grand PrixBritish
ImageCircuit Aintree.svg
Official nameGrand Prix d'Europe incorporating the 10th RAC British Grand Prix
Date20 July
Year1957
Previous_round1957 French Grand Prix
Next_round1957 German Grand Prix
LocationAintree Circuit, Liverpool, England
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.000
Course_km4.828
Distance_laps90
Distance_mi270.00
Distance_km434.52
WeatherOvercast, dry.
Pole_DriverStirling Moss
Pole_TeamVanwall
Pole_Time2:00.2
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverStirling Moss
Fast_TeamVanwall
Fast_Time1:59.2
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverStirling Moss
First_TeamVanwall
First_CountryUK
First_Driver2Tony Brooks
First_Country2UK
Second_DriverLuigi Musso
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryITA
Third_DriverMike Hawthorn
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryUK
Lapchart

The 1957 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 20 July 1957 at the Aintree Circuit, near Liverpool. It was the tenth British Grand Prix and it was race 5 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers. The race was won by Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks, who shared driving duties in a Vanwall. It was the third and final time that a Grand Prix had been won by two drivers in a shared car. This race was also noted as the first occasion that a British constructor won a World Drivers' Championship race, and from this season onwards British constructors won races in every season until , except .

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213141516171819Source:
18UK Stirling MossVanwall2:00.2—
4France Jean BehraMaserati2:00.4+0.2
20UK Tony BrooksVanwall2:00.4+0.2
2Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMaserati2:00.6+0.4
10UK Mike HawthornFerrari2:01.2+1.0
22UK Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall2:01.2+1.0
6United States Harry SchellMaserati2:01.4+1.2
12UK Peter CollinsFerrari2:01.8+1.6
16France Maurice TrintignantFerrari2:03.2+3.0
14Italy Luigi MussoFerrari2:03.4+3.2
8Argentina Carlos MenditeguyMaserati2:05.4+5.2
26UK Les LestonBRM2:05.6+5.4
34Australia Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax2:07.0+6.8
30UK Horace GouldMaserati2:07.0+6.8
36UK Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax2:07.4+7.2
24UK Jack FairmanBRM2:08.6+8.4
28Sweden Jo BonnierMaserati2:12.6+12.4
38UK Bob GerardCooper-Bristol2:12.6+12.4
32UK Ivor BuebMaserati2:15.4+15.2

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNS
20UK **Tony Brooks**
UK **Stirling Moss****Vanwall**903:06:37.83**4**
**5**
14Italy **Luigi Musso****Ferrari**90+25.610**6**
10UK **Mike Hawthorn****Ferrari**90+42.85**4**
16France **Maurice Trintignant**
UK Peter Collins**Ferrari**88+2 laps9**3**
0
36UK **Roy Salvadori****Cooper-Climax**85+5 laps15**2**
38UK Bob GerardCooper-Bristol82+8 laps18
22UK Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall82+8 laps6
32UK Ivor BuebMaserati71+19 laps19
34Australia Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax74Clutch13
4France Jean BehraMaserati69Clutch2
12UK Peter CollinsFerrari53Water leak8
18UK Stirling Moss
UK Tony BrooksVanwall51Engine1
2Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMaserati49Engine4
24UK Jack FairmanBRM46Engine16
26UK Les LestonBRM44Engine12
6United States Harry SchellMaserati39Water pump7
8Argentina Carlos MenditeguyMaserati35Transmission11
28Sweden Jo BonnierMaserati18Gearbox17
30UK Horace GouldMaseratiAccident14

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
  • – Trintignant received all 3 points for fourth place as it was determined that Collins did not drive a significant number of laps

Notes

  • This was the 50th World Championship Formula One race for a Maserati.

  • It was the first World Championship pole position, fastest lap, and win and Grand Slam for Vanwall (both as a constructor and as an engine supplier) and the first World Championship pole position, fastest lap and win for a British constructor and for a car powered by a British engine.

Shared drives

  • Car #20: Tony Brooks (26 laps) and Stirling Moss (64 laps). They shared the 8 points for first place
  • Car #16: Maurice Trintignant (85 laps) and Peter Collins (3 laps). Trintignant received all 3 points for fourth place as it was determined that Collins did not drive a significant number of laps.
  • Car #18: Stirling Moss (25 laps) and Tony Brooks (26 laps).

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio25
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 12Italy Luigi Musso13
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 33UK Tony Brooks10
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 24USA Sam Hanks8
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15USA Jim Rathmann7
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

References

  1. "1957 British GP Qualification".
  2. "1957 British Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "Grand Prix Results: British GP, 1957". GrandPrix.com.
  4. "Britain 1957 - Championship • STATS F1".
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