1957 Argentine Grand Prix
57th World Championship race, 5th World Championship Argentine Grand Prix, 5th World Championship race at Buenos Aires
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 13 January 1957 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Juan Manuel Fangio  Maserati |
| Pole position: |  Stirling Moss Maserati |
| Fastest lap: | Stirling Moss Maserati |
| Circuit: | Buenos Aires, 100 laps |
| Round: | 1 of 8 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 100 | 3hr 00m 55.900s | 8 |
| 2 | +1 |  Jean Behra | Maserati | 100 | +18.300s | 6 |
| 3 | +5 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 99 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +5 |  Harry Schell | Maserati (P) | 98 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +5 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez &  Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 98 | +2 laps | 1 1 |
| 6 | +5 | Cesare Perdisa & Peter Collins &  Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 98 | +2 laps | |
| 7 | +6 |  Jo Bonnier | Maserati (P) | 95 | +5 laps | |
| 8 | -7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 93 | +7 laps | 1 FL |
| 9 | +3 | Alessandro de Tomaso | Ferrari (P) | 91 | +9 laps | |
| 10 | +4 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati (P) | 90 | +10 laps | |
| R | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 75 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 26 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1:42.600 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | |
| 4 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |
| 8 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | |
| 9 | Harry Schell | Maserati (P) | |
| 10 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | |
| 11 | Cesare Perdisa | Ferrari | |
| 12 | Alessandro de Tomaso | Ferrari (P) | |
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati (P) | |
| 14 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 |
| 2 | Jean Behra | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Menditeguy | 4 |
| 4 | Harry Schell | 3 |
| 5 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 1 |
| = | Alfonso de Portago | 1 |
| 7 | Stirling Moss | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Alessandro de Tomaso, Wolfgang von Trips
- Last start
- Driver: Eugenio Castellotti, Alfonso de Portago, Cesare Perdisa
- Wins
- Driver: 21st for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 6th for Maserati
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 1st and only for Maserati (5th different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- Driver: 30th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 8th for Jean Behra, 1st and only for Carlos Menditeguy (51st different podium finisher, 4th Argentine driver)
- Constructor: 28th, 29th & 30th for Maserati
- Poles
- Driver: 3rd for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 5th for Maserati
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 1st for Maserati (5th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 7th for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 12th for Maserati
- Front row starts
- Driver: 42nd for Juan Manuel Fangio, 14th for Stirling Moss, 7th and last for Eugenio Castellotti, 4th for Jean Behra
- Points finishes
- Driver: 19th and last for Jose Froilan Gonzalez, 2nd and last for Alfonso de Portago