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1957 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitAintree, 90 laps
Round5 of 8
Race numbers

The 1957 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 61st World Championship race
  • 8th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Aintree
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2Vanwall903hr 06m 37.800s
  • 4
  • 5 FL
2+8(ITA) Luigi MussoFerrari90+25.600s6
3+2(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari90+42.800s4
4+5Ferrari88+2 laps
  • 3
  •  
5+9(GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax85+5 laps2
6+12(GBR) Bob GerardCooper-Bristol (privateer)82+8 laps 
7-1(GBR) Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall82+8 laps 
R (AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax (privateer)74DNF 
8+11(GBR) Ivor BuebMaserati (privateer)71+19 laps 
R (FRA) Jean BehraMaserati69DNF 
R (GBR) Peter CollinsFerrari53DNF 
R Vanwall51DNF 
R (ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMaserati49DNF 
R (GBR) Jack FairmanBRM46DNF 
R (GBR) Les LestonBRM44DNF 
R (USA) Harry SchellMaserati39DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos MenditeguyMaserati35DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierMaserati (privateer)18DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Horace GouldMaserati (privateer)   

Notes

  • Jean Behra ended lap 69 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:00.200

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Stirling MossVanwall
2(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati
3(GBR) Tony BrooksVanwall
4(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
5(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari
6(GBR) Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall
7(USA) Harry SchellMaserati
8(GBR) Peter CollinsFerrari
9(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari
10(ITA) Luigi MussoFerrari
11(ARG) Carlos MenditeguyMaserati
12(GBR) Les LestonBRM
13(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax (privateer)
14(GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax
15  
16(GBR) Jack FairmanBRM
17(SWE) Jo BonnierMaserati (privateer)
18(GBR) Bob GerardCooper-Bristol (privateer)
19(GBR) Ivor BuebMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio25
2(ITA) Luigi Musso13
3(GBR) Tony Brooks10
4(USA) Sam Hanks8
5(USA) Jim Rathmann7
6(GBR) Mike Hawthorn7
7(GBR) Stirling Moss6
8(FRA) Jean Behra6
9(USA) Harry Schell5
=(FRA) Maurice Trintignant5
11(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy4
=(USA) Masten Gregory4
=(USA) Jimmy Bryan4
=(GBR) Peter Collins4
15(GBR) Stuart Lewis-Evans3
=(USA) Paul Russo3
17(USA) Andy Linden2
=(GBR) Roy Salvadori2
19(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez1
=(ESP) Alfonso de Portago1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & 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)