1957 British Grand Prix
61st World Championship race, 8th World Championship British Grand Prix, 2nd World Championship race at Aintree
Fact File
| Date: | Saturday, 20 July 1957 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Tony Brooks & Stirling Moss Vanwall |
| Pole position: | Stirling Moss Vanwall |
| Fastest lap: | Stirling Moss Vanwall |
| Circuit: | Aintree, 90 laps |
| Round: | 5 of 8 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | Tony Brooks & Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 90 | 3hr 06m 37.800s | 4 5 FL |
| 2 | +8 |  Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 90 | +25.600s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 90 | +42.800s | 4 |
| 4 | +5 |  Maurice Trintignant & Peter Collins | Ferrari | 88 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +9 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 85 | +5 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +12 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol (P) | 82 | +8 laps | |
| 7 | -1 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 82 | +8 laps | |
| R |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax (P) | 74 | DNF | ||
| 8 | +11 | Ivor Bueb | Maserati (P) | 71 | +19 laps | |
| R | Jean Behra | Maserati | 69 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | Stirling Moss & Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 51 | DNF | ||
| R |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | Jack Fairman | BRM | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | Les Leston | BRM | 44 | DNF | ||
| R |  Harry Schell | Maserati | 39 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 35 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | Maserati (P) | 18 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Horace Gould | Maserati (P) | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 2:00.200 |
| 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati | |
| 3 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| 5 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | |
| 7 | Harry Schell | Maserati | |
| 8 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | |
| 11 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | |
| 12 | Les Leston | BRM | |
| 13 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | |
| 15 | |||
| 16 | Jack Fairman | BRM | |
| 17 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati (P) | |
| 18 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 19 | Ivor Bueb | Maserati (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 25 |
| 2 | Luigi Musso | 13 |
| 3 | Tony Brooks | 10 |
| 4 | Sam Hanks | 8 |
| 5 | Jim Rathmann | 7 |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | 7 |
| 7 | Stirling Moss | 6 |
| 8 | Jean Behra | 6 |
| 9 | Harry Schell | 5 |
| = | Maurice Trintignant | 5 |
| 11 | Carlos Menditeguy | 4 |
| = | Masten Gregory | 4 |
| = | Jimmy Bryan | 4 |
| = | Peter Collins | 4 |
| 15 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 3 |
| = | Paul Russo | 3 |
| 17 | Andy Linden | 2 |
| = | Roy Salvadori | 2 |
| 19 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 1 |
| = |  Alfonso de Portago | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Last start
- Driver: Bob Gerard, Les Leston
- Wins
- Driver: 4th for Stirling Moss, 1st for Tony Brooks (19th different winner, 4th British driver)
- Constructor: 1st for Vanwall (9th different winner)
- Podiums
- Driver: 10th for Mike Hawthorn, 9th for Stirling Moss, 5th for Luigi Musso, 2nd for Tony Brooks
- Constructor: 78th & 79th for Ferrari, 2nd for Vanwall
- Poles
- Driver: 4th for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 1st for Vanwall (9th different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 8th for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 1st for Vanwall (9th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- Driver: 16th for Stirling Moss, 6th for Jean Behra, 1st for Tony Brooks (38th different front row starter, 5th British driver)
- Points finishes
- Driver: 1st for Roy Salvadori (89th different point scorer, 15th British driver)
- Pole & win
- Driver: 2nd and last for Stirling Moss
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- Driver: 2nd for Stirling Moss