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1957 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1957 Formula One season was the eighth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1957 World Championship of Drivers [1] which commenced on January 13, 1957 and ended on September 8 after eight races. Juan Manuel Fangio won his fourth consecutive title, his fifth in total, in his final Championship – a remarkable feat that would not be matched for nearly 50 years. The season also included numerous non-championship races for Formula One cars.

Season summary[]

Fangio chose to switch teams again, joining Maserati before the start of the season. The decision to switch proved to be a masterstroke, with Ferrari's line-up of Peter Collins, Eugenio Castellotti and the returning Mike Hawthorn failing to win a race. Castellotti and Alfonso de Portago were killed in action, making this a truly disastrous year for Ferrari.

The man Fangio replaced at Maserati, Stirling Moss, moved to Vanwall, a team beginning to fulfill their promise. Between them Fangio and Moss won every Grand Prix of the season, Fangio taking four victories to Moss' three. Fangio's drive at the Nürburgring, where he overtook Collins and Hawthorn on the penultimate lap after a pit stop had put him nearly a minute behind, was a classic.

At the end of the year it was announced Fangio would not return for another season. Maserati also pulled out, citing financial reasons. This was also the final year in which points were awarded for shared drives.

Season review[]

The 1957 World Championship of Drivers comprised the following eight races.

Rnd Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning
driver
Constructor Tyre Report
1 25px Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Oscar Gálvez January 13 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Italy Maserati P Report
2 25px Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Monaco May 19 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Italy Maserati P Report
3 25px United States Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis May 30 25px United States Pat O'Connor 25px United States Jim Rathmann 25px United States Sam Hanks 25px United States Epperly-Offenhauser F Report
4 25px France French Grand Prix Rouen-Les-Essarts July 7 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Italy Luigi Musso 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Italy Maserati P Report
5 25px UK British Grand Prix Aintree July 20 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Tony Brooks
25px UK Stirling Moss
25px UK Vanwall P Report
6 25px Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring August 4 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Italy Maserati P Report
7 25px Italy Pescara Grand Prix Pescara August 18 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Vanwall P Report
8 25px Italy Italian Grand Prix Monza September 8 25px UK Stuart Lewis-Evans 25px UK Tony Brooks 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Vanwall P Report

All Grand Prix events were open to Formula One cars but the Indianapolis 500 was restricted to USAC National Championship cars.

Teams and drivers[]

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers. The list does not include those who only contested the Indianapolis 500.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds
25px Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Maserati 250F1 2.5 V12
P 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 1–2, 4–8
25px UK Stirling Moss 1
25px France Jean Behra 1, 4–8
25px Argentina Carlos Menditeguy 1–2, 4–5
25px Italy Giorgio Scarlatti 2, 6–8
25px USA Harry Schell 2, 4–8
25px Germany Hans Herrmann 2
25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Paco Godia 6–7
25px Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 801 Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8 E


P

25px UK Peter Collins 1–2, 4–6, 8
25px Italy Luigi Musso 1, 4–8
25px Italy Eugenio Castellotti 1
25px UK Mike Hawthorn 1–2, 4–6, 8
25px Germany Wolfgang von Trips 1–2, 8
25px Italy Cesare Perdisa 1
25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Alfonso de Portago 1
25px Argentina José Froilán González 1
25px France Maurice Trintignant 2, 4–5
25px Italy Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati
Ferrari
250F
500
Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
P 25px USA Harry Schell 1
25px Sweden Jo Bonnier 1, 7–8
25px Argentina Alejandro de Tomaso 1
25px USA Masten Gregory 2, 6–8
25px France André Simon 2
25px Germany Hans Herrmann 6
25px Italy Luigi Piotti Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P 25px Italy Luigi Piotti 1–2, 7–8
25px UK Owen Racing
Organisation
BRM P25 BRM P25 2.5 L4 D 25px UK Ron Flockhart 2, 4
25px UK Roy Salvadori 2
25px USA Herbert MacKay-Fraser 4
25px UK Jack Fairman 5
25px UK Les Leston 5
25px UK Connaught
Engineering
Connaught B Alta GP 2.5 L4 D 25px UK Stuart Lewis-Evans 2
25px UK Ivor Bueb 2
25px UK Cooper Car Company Cooper T43 Climax FPF 2.0 L4 A


D

25px Australia Jack Brabham 2, 4
25px UK Les Leston 2
25px UK Mike MacDowel 4
25px UK Roy Salvadori 5, 7
T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D 25px UK Roy Salvadori 6
25px UK Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 5 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 P 25px UK Stirling Moss 2, 5–8
25px UK Tony Brooks 2, 5–8
25px UK Stuart Lewis-Evans 4–8
25px UK Roy Salvadori 4
25px UK H.H. Gould Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D 25px UK Horace Gould 2, 4–8
25px Sweden Jo Bonnier Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P 25px Sweden Jo Bonnier 5
25px UK Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D 25px UK Ivor Bueb 5
25px UK R.R.C. Walker
Racing Team
Cooper T43 Climax FPF 2.0 L4 D 25px Australia Jack Brabham 5, 7
T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D 25px Australia Jack Brabham 6
25px UK Bob Gerard Cooper T44 Bristol BS2 2.2 L6 D 25px UK Bob Gerard 5
25px UK Bruce Halford Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D 25px UK Bruce Halford 6–8
25px Germany Dr Ing F. Porsche KG Porsche RS550 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 ? 25px Italy Umberto Maglioli 6
25px Germany Edgar Barth 6
25px UK Ridgeway Management Cooper T43
T41
Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D 25px UK Tony Marsh 6
25px Australia Paul England 6
25px Netherlands Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche RS550 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 D 25px Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 6
25px UK J.B. Naylor Cooper T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D 25px UK Brian Naylor 6
25px UK Dick Gibson Cooper T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D 25px UK Dick Gibson 6
25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Francesco Godia Sales Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P 25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Paco Godia 8
25px Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P 25px Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio 8
25px France André Simon 8
  • Pink background denotes F2 entrants to the German Grand Prix

1957 World Championship of Drivers – final standings[]

Championship points were awarded on an 8-6-4-3-2 basis for the first five placings in each race. An additional point was awarded for the fastest race lap.

Pos. Driver ARG
25px Argentina
MON
25px Monaco
500
25px United States
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
GER
25px Germany
PSC
25px Italy
ITA
25px Italy
Pts.
1 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 1 1 1 Ret 1 2 2 40 (46)
2 25px UK Stirling Moss 8 Ret 1† / Ret† 5 1 1 25
3 25px Italy Luigi Musso Ret 2 2 4 Ret 8 16
4 25px UK Mike Hawthorn Ret Ret† / Ret 4 3 2 6 13
5 25px UK Tony Brooks 2 1† / Ret† 9 Ret 7 11
6 25px United States Masten Gregory 3 8 4 4 10
7 25px United States Harry Schell 4 Ret† / Ret 5 Ret 7 3 5† / Ret 10
8 25px United States Sam Hanks 1 8
9 25px UK Peter Collins 6† / Ret Ret 3 Ret / 4†‡ 3 Ret 8
10 25px United States Jim Rathmann 2 7
11 25px France Jean Behra 2 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret 6
12 25px UK Stuart Lewis-Evans 4 Ret 7 Ret 5 Ret 5
13 25px France Maurice Trintignant 5 Ret 4† 5
14 25px Germany Wolfgang von Trips 6† Ret† 3 4
15 25px Argentina Carlos Menditeguy 3 Ret Ret Ret 4
16 25px United States Jimmy Bryan 3 4
17 25px United States Paul Russo 4 3
18 25px UK Roy Salvadori DNQ Ret 5 Ret 2
19 25px United States Andy Linden 5 2
20 25px Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Ret† 10 6 5† 1
21 25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Alfonso de Portago 5† 1
22 25px Argentina José Froilán González 5† 1
25px Australia Jack Brabham 6 7† / Ret Ret 7 0
25px United States Johnny Boyd 6 0
25px UK Bob Gerard 6 0
25px Italy Cesare Perdisa 6† 0
25px Sweden Joakim Bonnier 7 Ret Ret Ret 0
25px United States Marshall Teague 7 0
25px UK Mike MacDowel 7† 0
25px UK Ivor Bueb Ret 8 0
25px United States Pat O'Connor 8 0
25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Paco Godia Ret Ret 9 0
25px Argentina Alessandro de Tomaso 9 0
25px United States Bob Veith 9 0
25px Italy Luigi Piotti 10 DNQ Ret Ret 0
25px UK Horace Gould Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 10 0
25px United States Gene Hartley 10 0
25px UK Bruce Halford 11 Ret Ret 0
25px United States Jack Turner 11 0
25px Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio 11† 0
25px France André Simon DNQ 11† 0
25px United States Johnny Thomson 12 0
25px United States Bob Christie 13 0
25px United States Chuck Weyant 14 0
25px United States Tony Bettenhausen 15 0
25px United States Johnnie Parsons 16 0
25px United States Don Freeland 17 0
25px UK Ron Flockhart Ret Ret 0
25px Germany Hans Herrmann DNQ Ret 0
25px United States Les Leston DNQ Ret 0
25px Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ret 0
25px United States Jimmy Reece Ret 0
25px United States Don Edmunds Ret 0
25px United States Johnnie Tolan Ret 0
25px United States Al Herman Ret 0
25px United States Fred Agabashian Ret 0
25px United States Eddie Sachs Ret 0
25px United States Mike Magill Ret 0
25px United States Eddie Johnson Ret 0
25px United States Bill Cheesbourg Ret 0
25px United States Al Keller Ret 0
25px United States Jimmy Daywalt Ret 0
25px United States Ed Elisian Ret 0
25px United States Rodger Ward Ret 0
25px United States Troy Ruttman Ret 0
25px United States Eddie Russo Ret 0
25px United States Elmer George Ret 0
25px United States Herbert MacKay-Fraser Ret 0
25px UK Jack Fairman Ret 0
Pos. Driver ARG
25px Argentina
MON
25px Monaco
500
25px United States
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
GER
25px Germany
PSC
25px Italy
ITA
25px Italy
Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Injured or ill (Inj)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)


  • Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)
  • Bold indicates pole position
  • † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
  • ‡ Too few laps driven to receive points
  • Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-Championship race results[]

The following Formula One races, also held in 1957, did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers.

Race Name Circuit Date Winning
driver
Constructor Report
25px Argentina XI Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires January 27 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25px Italy Maserati Report
25px Italy VII Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse April 7 25px UK Peter Collins 25px Italy Lancia-Ferrari Report
25px France XVII Pau Grand Prix Pau April 22 25px France Jean Behra 25px Italy Maserati Report
25px UK V Glover Trophy Goodwood April 22 25px UK Stuart Lewis-Evans 25px UK Connaught-Alta Report
25px Italy X Gran Premio di Napoli Posillipo April 28 25px UK Peter Collins 25px Italy Lancia-Ferrari Report
25px France XXIII Grand Prix de Reims Reims-Gueux July 14 25px Italy Luigi Musso 25px Italy Lancia-Ferrari Report
25px France V Grand Prix de Caen Caen July 28 25px France Jean Behra 25px UK BRM Report
25px UK IX BRDC International Trophy Silverstone September 14 25px France Jean Behra 25px UK BRM Report
25px Italy V Gran Premio di Modena Modena September 22 25px France Jean Behra 25px Italy Maserati Report
25px Template:Country alias MAR VI Grand Prix de Maroc Ain-Diab October 27 25px France Jean Behra 25px Italy Maserati Report

Notes & references[]

  1. 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 118–119

External links[]

Formula One World Championship seasons

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