| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 8 in the 1957 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 19 May 1957 | |
| Official name | XV Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco | |
| Location | Circuit de Monaco | |
| Course | Street Circuit 3.145 km (1.954 mi) | |
| Distance | 105 laps, 330.225 km (205.17 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Maserati |
| Time | 1:42.7 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Maserati |
| Time | 1:45.6 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Maserati |
| Second |  Tony Brooks
|
Vanwall |
| Third |  Masten Gregory
|
Maserati |
The 1957 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 May 1957 at Monaco. It was the second round of the 1957 World Drivers' Championship.
Race report[]
Despite a hesitant start, Moss led away on the first lap from Collins, Fangio, and Hawthorn. On lap 4 coming out of the tunnel, there was mayhem. Moss went straight through the chicane, sending debris from the wrecked barrier crashing onto the circuit.[1] Collins crashed through the quayside barriers trying to avoid it.[2] Fangio and Brooks slowed to make their through the carnage. Brooks' effort was for nought, being hit by Mike Hawthorn's Ferrari, which lost a wheel.[3] Fangio took the lead from Brooks' damaged car and held it to the checkered flag.
On Lap 96, with just nine to go,[4] von Trips lost a certain third place when his engine blew up. Brabham inherited it, but he in turn lost the place when the engine in his Cooper T43-Climax[5] cut out at Casino five laps from the end.[6] He coasted to the harbour and pushed the car home for 6th place.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Maserati | 105 | 3:10:12.8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 | Tony Brooks
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Vanwall | 105 | +25.2 secs | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Masten Gregory
|
Maserati | 103 | +2 Laps | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Stuart Lewis-Evans
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Connaught-Alta | 102 | +3 Laps | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 30 |  Maurice Trintignant
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Ferrari | 100 | +5 Laps | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper-Climax | 100 | +5 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Wolfgang von Trips Mike Hawthorn
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Ferrari | 95 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 34 |  Giorgio Scarlatti Harry Schell
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Maserati | 64 | Oil Leak | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ron Flockhart
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BRM | 60 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 36 | Carlos Menditeguy
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Maserati | 51 | Spun Off | 7 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ivor Bueb
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Connaught-Alta | 47 | Fuel Leak | 16 | |
| Ret | 38 | Harry Schell
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Maserati | 23 | Suspension | 8 | |
| Ret | 22 | Horace Gould
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Maserati | 10 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 26 | Peter Collins
|
Ferrari | 4 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 18 | Stirling Moss
|
Vanwall | 4 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 28 | Mike Hawthorn
|
Ferrari | 4 | Accident | 5 | |
| DNQ | 8 | Roy Salvadori
|
BRM | ||||
| DNQ | 40 | Hans Herrmann
|
Maserati | ||||
| DNQ | 4 | André Simon
|
Maserati | ||||
| DNQ | 42 | Luigi Piotti
|
Maserati | ||||
| DNQ | 16 | Les Leston
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Cooper-Climax |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:42.7
- Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:45.6
- Lap Leaders: Stirling Moss 4 laps (1-4); Juan Manuel Fangio 101 laps (5-105).
- Shared Drives:
- Car #24: Wolfgang von Trips (92 laps) and Mike Hawthorn (3 laps).
- Car #34: Giorgio Scarlatti (42 laps) and Harry Schell (22 laps).
- Grand Prix debut for: Ivor Bueb, Masten Gregory, and Stuart Lewis-Evans.
- Career Firsts: Tony Brooks and Masten Gregory (points and podium); Stuart Lewis-Evans (points); Vanwall (podium).
- First podium finish for an American in Formula One (Masten Gregory).
Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
17 |
| 2 | Jean Behra
|
6 |
| 3 | Tony Brooks
|
6 |
| 4 | Carlos Menditeguy
|
4 |
| 5 | Masten Gregory
|
4 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Sources[]
- Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles, Volume 12, pp.1381-4. London: Orbis, 1974.
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