1957 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	8
Races	8
Drivers’ Champion	Juan Manuel Fangio (5th and last title)
Constructors’ Champion	n/a
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Juan Manuel Fangio
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	n/a

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Calendar

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	13 January
2	Monaco	Monte Carlo	19 May
3	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	30 May
4	France	Rouen-les-Essarts	07 July
5	Britain	Aintree	20 July
6	Germany	Nurburgring	04 August
7	Pescara	Pescara	18 August
8	Italy	Monza	08 September

First race (Grand Prix): Pescara (only race)
First race (circuit): Pescara (only race; second Italian circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (Grand Prix): Pescara
Last race (circuit): Pescara
First race at a circuit since…: 1952 for Rouen-les-Essarts
Last race at a circuit until…: 1959 for Aintree; 1962 for Rouen-les-Essarts

Race results

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Argentina	Result
2	Monaco	Result
3	Indianapolis 500	Result
4	France	Result
5	Britain	Result
6	Germany (drivers’ title decider)	Result
7	Pescara	Result
8	Italy	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1957 F1 season (excluding Indianapolis 500 entries). Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

BRM (works team): (GBR) Ron Flockhart (2, 4); (GBR) Roy Salvadori (2); (USA) Herbert MacKay-Fraser (4) (Rookie); (GBR) Jack Fairman (5); (GBR) Les Leston (5)
Connaught (works team): (GBR) Ivor Bueb (2) (Rookie); (GBR) Stuart Lewis-Evans (2) (Rookie)
Cooper (works team): (AUS) Jack Brabham (2, 4, 7); (GBR) Les Leston (2); (GBR) Mike MacDowel (4) (Rookie); (GBR) Roy Salvadori (5, 7)
Cooper (privateers): (AUS) Jack Brabham (5); (GBR) Bob Gerard (5)
Ferrari (works team): (GBR) Peter Collins (1-2, 4-6, 8); (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (1-2, 4-6, 8); (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (1-2, 8); (ITA) Luigi Musso (1, 4-8); (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (1); (ESP) Alfonso de Portago (1); (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1); (ITA) Cesare Perdisa (1); (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (2, 4-5)
Ferrari (privateer): (ARG) Alessandro de Tomaso (1) (Rookie)
Maserati (works team): (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (1-2, 4-8); (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy (1-2, 4-5); (FRA) Jean Behra (1, 4-8); (GBR) Stirling Moss (1); (USA) Harry Schell (2, 4-8); (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (2, 6-8); (DEU) Hans Herrmann (2)
Maserati (privateers): (ITA) Luigi Piotti (1-2, 7-8); (SWE) Jo Bonnier (1, 5, 7-8); (USA) Harry Schell (1); (GBR) Horace Gould (2, 4-8); (USA) Masten Gregory (2, 6-8) (Rookie); (FRA) Andre Simon (2, 8); (GBR) Ivor Bueb (5) (Rookie); (ESP) Francisco Godia (6-8); (GBR) Bruce Halford (6-8); (DEU) Hans Herrmann (6); (CHE) Ottorino Volonterio (8)
Vanwall (works team): (GBR) Tony Brooks (2, 5-8); (GBR) Stirling Moss (2, 5-8); (GBR) Stuart Lewis-Evans (4-8) (Rookie); (GBR) Roy Salvadori (4)

Final season (drivers): Eugenio Castellotti; Alfonso de Portago; Bob Gerard; Les Leston; Mike MacDowell; Herbert MacKay-Fraser; Cesare Perdisa; Andre Simon; Ottorino Volonterio
First entry (drivers) since…: 1955 for Hans Herrmann
Last entry (drivers) until…: 1959 for Alessandro de Tomaso and Bruce Halford; 1960 for Jose Froilan Gonzalez

Maiden wins

Driver	Grand Prix
Sam Hanks (Epperly)	Indianapolis
Tony Brooks (Vanwall)	Britain

Constructor	Grand Prix
Epperly (Sam Hanks)	Indianapolis
Vanwall (Tony Brooks & Stirling Moss)	Britain

Maiden podium finishes

Driver	Grand Prix
Carlos Menditeguy (Maserati)	Argentina
Tony Brooks (Vanwall)	Monaco
Masten Gregory (Maserati)	Monaco
Harry Schell (Maserati)	Pescara
Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari)	Italy

Constructor	Grand Prix
Vanwall (Tony Brooks)	Monaco
Epperly (Sam Hanks & Jim Rathmann)	Indianapolis

Maiden pole positions

Driver	Grand Prix
Pat O'Connor (Kurtis Kraft)	Indianapolis
Stuart Lewis-Evans (Vanwall)	Italy

Constructor	Grand Prix
Vanwall (Stirling Moss)	Britain