| 1957 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1957 World Sportscar Championship season was the 5th season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from January 20, 1957 to November 3, 1957, and was composed of seven races.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometres
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Circuito de la Costanera Norte | January 20 |
| 2 |  12 Hours of Sebring
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Sebring International Raceway | March 23 |
| 3 |  Mille Miglia
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Brescia | May 12 |
| 4 |  1000km Nürburgring
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Nürburgring | May 26 |
| 5 |  24 Hours of Le Mans
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Circuit de la Sarthe | June 22 June 23 |
| 6 |  1000 km Kristianstad
|
Rabelöfsbanan | August 11 |
| 7 | VEN 1000 km Caracas | Caracas | November 3 |
Season results[]
Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.
Races[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | #10 Scuderia Temple Buell
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Results |
| Masten Gregory Eugenio Castellotti Luigi Musso
| |||
| 2 | Sebring | #19 Officine Alfieri Maserati
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Results |
| Jean Behra Juan Manuel Fangio
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| 3 | Brescia | #535 Scuderia Ferrari
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Results |
| Piero Taruffi
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| 4 | Nürburgring |  #14 David Brown
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Results |
| Tony Brooks Noël Cunningham-Reid
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| 5 | La Sarthe | #3 Ecurie Ecosse
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Results |
| Ivor Bueb Ron Flockhart
| |||
| 6 | Rabelöfsbanan | #7 Officine Alfieri Maserati
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Results |
| Jean Behra Stirling Moss
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| 7 | Caracas | #14 Scuderia Ferrari
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Results |
| Peter Collins Phil Hill
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Manufacturers Championship[]
Only the best 4 results out of the 7 race season counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari
|
8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Maserati
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6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 25 | |
| 3 | Jaguar
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3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Aston Martin
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8 | 8 | ||||||
| 5 | Porsche
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2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | O.S.C.A.
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1 | 1 |
External links[]
| World Sportscar Championship seasons | ||
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1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 | ||
| "Group 6" World Championship seasons | ||
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| 1976 • 1977 | ||
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