1957 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 20 July 1957 |
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| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Aintree, 90 laps |
| Round | 5 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1957 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 | Vanwall | 90 | 3hr 06m 37.800s |
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| 2 | +8 |  Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 90 | +25.600s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 90 | +42.800s | 4 |
| 4 | +5 | Ferrari | 88 | +2 laps |
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| 5 | +9 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 85 | +5 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +12 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 82 | +8 laps | |
| 7 | -1 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 82 | +8 laps | |
| R |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 74 | DNF | ||
| 8 | +11 | Ivor Bueb | Maserati (privateer) | 71 | +19 laps | |
| R |  Jean Behra | Maserati | 69 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | 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 (privateer) | 18 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Horace Gould | Maserati (privateer) | |||||
Notes
- Jean Behra ended lap 69 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:00.200
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall |
| 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 (privateer) |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | Jack Fairman | BRM |
| 17 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati (privateer) |
| 18 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) |
| 19 | Ivor Bueb | Maserati (privateer) |
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 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Bob Gerard
- Les Leston
- Wins
- 4th for Stirling Moss (first for Vanwall)
- 1st for Tony Brooks (19th different winner, 4th British driver)
- 1st for Vanwall (9th different winner)
- Podiums
- 10th for Mike Hawthorn (5th driver to score ten podiums, 1st British driver)
- 9th for Stirling Moss (first for Vanwall)
- 5th for Luigi Musso
- 2nd for Tony Brooks
- 78th & 79th for Ferrari
- 2nd for Vanwall
- Poles
- 4th for Stirling Moss (first for Vanwall)
- 1st for Vanwall (9th different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- 8th for Stirling Moss (first for Vanwall)
- 1st for Vanwall (9th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 16th for Stirling Moss
- 6th for Jean Behra
- 1st for Tony Brooks (38th different front row starter, 5th British driver)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Roy Salvadori (89th different point scorer, 15th British driver)
- Pole & win
- 2nd for Stirling Moss (first since 1955; first for Vanwall)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 2nd for Stirling Moss (first since 1955 and last until 1959; only hat-trick for Vanwall)