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Home / Seasons / 1957 F1 World Championship Season / 1957 Indianapolis 500

1957 Indianapolis 500

DateThursday, 30 May 1957
Winner
  • Sam Hanks
  • Epperly-Offenhauser
Pole position
  • Pat O’Connor
  • Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Fastest lap
  • Jim Rathmann
  • Epperly-Offenhauser
CircuitIndianapolis, 200 laps
Round3 of 8
Race numbers59th World Championship race
More 1957 season
More Indianapolis 500

On this page

  • Race result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+12(USA) Sam HanksEpperly-Offenhauser2003hr 41m 14.250s8
2+30(USA) Jim RathmannEpperly-Offenhauser200+21.461s7 FL
3+12(USA) Jimmy BryanKuzma-Offenhauser200 4
4+6(USA) Paul RussoKurtis Kraft-Novi200 3
5+7(USA) Andy LindenKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200 2
6-1(USA) Johnny BoydKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
7+21(USA) Marshall TeagueKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
8-7(USA) Pat O’ConnorKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
9+7(USA) Bob VeithPhillips-Offenhauser200  
10+4(USA) Gene HartleyLesovsky-Offenhauser200  
11+8(USA) Jack TurnerKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
12-1(USA) Johnny ThomsonKuzma-Offenhauser199+1 lap 
13+20(USA) Bob ChristieKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser197+3 laps 
14+11(USA) Chuck WeyantKuzma-Offenhauser196+4 laps 
15+7(USA) Tony BettenhausenKurtis Kraft-Novi195+5 laps 
16+1(USA) Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser195+5 laps 
17+4(USA) Don FreelandKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser192+8 laps 
18-12(USA) Jimmy ReeceKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser182DNF 
19+8(USA) Don EdmundsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser170DNF 
20+11(USA) Johnnie TolanKuzma-Offenhauser138DNF 
21+9(USA) Al HermanDunn-Offenhauser111DNF 
22-18(USA) Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser107DNF 
23-21(USA) Eddie SachsKuzma-Offenhauser105DNF 
24-6(USA) Mike MagillKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser101DNF 
25-5(USA) Eddie JohnsonKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser93DNF 
26-3(USA) Bill CheesbourgKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser81DNF 
27-19(USA) Al KellerKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser75DNF 
28+1(USA) Jimmy DaywaltKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser53DNF 
29-22(USA) Ed ElisianKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser51DNF 
30-6(USA) Rodger WardLesovsky-Offenhauser27DNF 
31-28(USA) Troy RuttmanWatson-Offenhauser13DNF 
32-6(USA) Eddie RussoKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser0DNF 
33-24(USA) Elmer GeorgeKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser0DNF 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio17
2(USA) Sam Hanks8
3(USA) Jim Rathmann7
4(FRA) Jean Behra6
=(GBR) Tony Brooks6
6(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy4
=(USA) Masten Gregory4
=(USA) Jimmy Bryan4
9(USA) Harry Schell3
=(GBR) Stuart Lewis-Evans3
=(USA) Paul Russo3
12(FRA) Maurice Trintignant2
=(USA) Andy Linden2
14(ESP) Alfonso de Portago1
=(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez1
16(GBR) Stirling Moss1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Bill Cheesbourg
Don Edmunds (only start)
Elmer George (only start)
Mike Magill
Eddie Sachs
Dunn
Last start
Fred Agabashian
Sam Hanks
Andy Linden
Marshall Teague
Wins
1st and only for Sam Hanks (18th different winner, 7th American driver)
1st for Epperly (8th different winner)
Race 1-2
1st for Epperly (6th different constructor to finish 1-2)
Podiums
4th and last for Sam Hanks (only podium for Epperly)
2nd for Jim Rathmann (only podium for Epperly)
2nd for Jimmy Bryan (last for Kuzma)
3rd and last for Kuzma (first since 1954)
1st & 2nd for Epperly (16th different podium finisher)
Poles
1st and only for Pat O’Connor (14th different polesitter, 8th American driver)
6th and last for Kurtis Kraft (first since 1954)
Fastest laps
1st for Jim Rathmann (19th different fastest lap setter, 6th American driver; only fastest lap for Epperly)
1st for Epperly (8th different fastest lap setter)
Front row starts
2nd and last for Pat O’Connor
1st for Eddie Sachs & Troy Ruttman (36th & 37th different front row starters, 17th & 18th American drivers)
Points finishes
4th and last for Sam Hanks & Paul Russo
2nd and last Andy Linden

See also

  • Indianapolis 500
  • Indianapolis circuit
  • 1957 World Championship season

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