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

1957 Indianapolis 500

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

Race result

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

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1957 Indianapolis 500.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio17
2USA flag lazyload Sam Hanks8
3USA flag lazyload Jim Rathmann7
4France flag lazyload Jean Behra6
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony Brooks6
6Argentina flag lazyload Carlos Menditeguy4
=USA flag lazyload Masten Gregory4
=USA flag lazyload Jimmy Bryan4
9USA flag lazyload Harry Schell3
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Stuart Lewis-Evans3
=USA flag lazyload Paul Russo3
12France flag lazyload Maurice Trintignant2
=USA flag lazyload Andy Linden2
14Spain flag lazyload Alfonso de Portago1
=Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan Gonzalez1
16United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss1

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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