1957 F1 World Championship Season
8th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Juan Manuel Fangio (5th title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: | n/a |
| Races: | 8 |
| Winning drivers: | Juan Manuel Fangio (4)  Stirling Moss (3)  Sam Hanks (1) Tony Brooks (1) |
| Winning constructors: |  Maserati (4) Vanwall (3) Epperly (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Sam Hanks Tony Brooks |
| First-time winners (constructor): | Epperly Vanwall |
1957 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 13 January | 1957 Argentine Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 19 May | 1957 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | 30 May | 1957 Indianapolis 500 |
| 4 |  France | Rouen-les-Essarts | 7 July | 1957 French Grand Prix |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | 20 July | 1957 British Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Germany DT | Nurburgring | 4 August | 1957 German Grand Prix |
| 7 | Pescara | Pescara | 18 August | 1957 Pescara Grand Prix |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | 8 September | 1957 Italian Grand Prix |
Race Winners
- Highlight: Home driver race winner
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2 | 18.300s |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1 | 25.200s |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Sam Hanks | Epperly-Offenhauser | 13 | 21.461s |
| 4 | France | Rouen-les-Essarts | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1 | 50.800s |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | Tony Brooks Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 3 | 25.600s |
| 6 | Germany | Nurburgring | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1 | 3.100s |
| 7 | Pescara | Pescara | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 2 | 3m 13.800s |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 2 | 41.100s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver polesitter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 8 | 1.100s |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1 | 0.600s |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Pat O’Connor | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 8 | 0.034s |
| 4 | France | Rouen-les-Essarts | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1 | 1.100s |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 1 | 0.200s |
| 6 | Germany | Nurburgring | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1 | 2.800s |
| 7 | Pescara | Pescara | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2 | 10.100s |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | DNF | 0.300s |
Fastest Laps
- Highlight: Home driver fastest lap setter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Jim Rathmann | Epperly-Offenhauser |
| 4 | France | Rouen-les-Essarts | Luigi Musso | Ferrari |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | Stirling Moss | Vanwall |
| 6 | Germany | Nurburgring | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati |
| 7 | Pescara | Pescara | Stirling Moss | Vanwall |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Tony Brooks | Vanwall |
1957 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 40 (46) | |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati Vanwall | 25 | -15 |
| 3 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 16 | -24 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 13 | -27 |
| 5 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 11 | -29 |
| 6 | Masten Gregory | Maserati | 10 | -30 |
| = | Harry Schell | Maserati | 10 | -30 |
| 8 | Sam Hanks | Epperly | 8 | -32 |
| = | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 8 | -32 |
| 10 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 7 | -33 |
| 11 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 6 | -34 |
| 12 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Connaught Vanwall | 5 | -35 |
| = | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 5 | -35 |
| 14 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 4 | -36 |
| = | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 4 | -36 |
| = | Wolfgang von
Trips | Ferrari | 4 | -36 |
| 17 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -37 |
| 18 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | -38 |
| = | Roy Salvadori | Vanwall Cooper | 2 | -38 |
| 20 |  Alfonso de
Portago | Ferrari | 1 | -39 |
| = | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 1 | -39 |
| = | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 1 | -39 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 8 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- Fastest lap: 1 point
- Only the best five results counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ARG | MCO | 500 | FRA | GBR | DEU | PES | ITA | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2.67 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Jean Behra | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3.17 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Eugenio Castellotti | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Tony Brooks | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4.20 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Peter Collins | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5.17 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6.00 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Harry Schell | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6.43 | 4 | |
| 9 | Luigi Musso | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6.50 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Maurice Trintignant | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7.67 | 6 | |||||
| 11 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7.83 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Wolfgang von Trips | 9 | 8 | 8.50 | 8 | ||||||
| 13 | Carlos Menditeguy | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8.75 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | Masten Gregory | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9.50 | 7 | ||||
| 15 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||||||
| 16 | Ron Flockhart | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | ||||||
| 17 | Cesare Perdisa | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | |||||||
| 18 | Alessandro de Tomaso | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||||||
| 19 | Herbert MacKay-Fraser | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||||||
| 20 | Giorgio Scarlatti | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12.25 | 10 | ||||
| 21 | Roy Salvadori | 17 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 13.00 | 6 | ||||
| 22 |  Jo Bonnier | 13 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 13.00 | 9 | ||||
| 23 |  Jack Brabham | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14.25 | 13 | ||||
| 24 | Hans Herrmann | 18 | 11 | 14.50 | 11 | ||||||
| 25 | Bruce Halford | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14.67 | 14 | |||||
| 26 | Horace Gould | 12 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 14.83 | 11 | ||
| 27 | Mike MacDowel | 15 | 15.00 | 15 | |||||||
| 28 | Francisco Godia | 21 | 12 | 15 | 16.00 | 12 | |||||
| 29 | Luigi Piotti | 14 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 16.00 | 13 | ||||
| 30 | Jack Fairman | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | |||||||
| 31 | Les Leston | 21 | 12 | 16.50 | 12 | ||||||
| 32 | Ivor Bueb | 16 | 19 | 17.50 | 16 | ||||||
| 33 | Andre Simon | 19 | 16 | 17.50 | 16 | ||||||
| 34 | Bob Gerard | 18 | 18.00 | 18 |
Race Results Overview
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.