1957 Argentine Grand Prix
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| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Buenos Aires, 100 laps |
| Round | 1 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1957 Argentine Grand Prix was the:
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| Previous race | 1956 Italian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 100 | 3hr 00m 55.900s | 8 |
| 2 | +1 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Maserati | 100 | +18.300s | 6 |
| 3 | +5 | (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 99 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +5 | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) | 98 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +5 |
| Ferrari | 98 | +2 laps |
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| 6 | +5 |
| Ferrari | 98 | +2 laps | |
| 7 | +6 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Maserati (privateer) | 95 | +5 laps | |
| 8 | -7 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Maserati | 93 | +7 laps | 1 FL |
| 9 | +3 | (ARG) Alessandro de Tomaso | Ferrari (privateer) | 91 | +9 laps | |
| 10 | +4 | (ITA) Luigi Piotti | Maserati (privateer) | 90 | +10 laps | |
| R | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 75 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Peter Collins | Ferrari | 26 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:42.600
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 2 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati |
| 3 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 4 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
| 5 | (GBR) Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 6 | (ITA) Luigi Musso | Ferrari |
| 7 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 8 | (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati |
| 9 | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) |
| 10 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari |
| 11 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa | Ferrari |
| 12 | (ARG) Alessandro de Tomaso | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 13 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Maserati (privateer) |
| 14 | (ITA) Luigi Piotti | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 |
| 2 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 6 |
| 3 | (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy | 4 |
| 4 | (USA) Harry Schell | 3 |
| 5 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 1 |
| = | (ESP) Alfonso de Portago | 1 |
| 7 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Alessandro de Tomaso
- Wolfgang von Trips
- Last start
- Eugenio Castellotti
- Alfonso de Portago
- Cesare Perdisa
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 50 races)
- Wins
- 21st for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 6th for Maserati
- Race 1-2
- 1st and only for Maserati (5th different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- 30th for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to score 30 podiums, 1st Argentine driver)
- 8th for Jean Behra (last for Maserati)
- 1st and only for Carlos Menditeguy (51st different podium finisher, 4th Argentine driver)
- 28th, 29th & 30th for Maserati (2nd constructor to score 30 podiums)
- Poles
- 3rd for Stirling Moss (last for Maserati)
- 5th for Maserati
- 1-2 start
- 1st for Maserati (5th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- 7th for Stirling Moss (last for Maserati)
- 12th for Maserati
- Front row starts
- 42nd for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 14th for Stirling Moss (last for Maserati)
- 7th and last for Eugenio Castellotti
- 4th for Jean Behra
- Points finishes
- 19th and last for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- 2nd and last for Alfonso de Portago