1957 Indianapolis 500

Race result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+12	Sam Hanks	Epperly-Offenhauser	200	3hr 41m 14.250s	8
2	+30	Jim Rathmann	Epperly-Offenhauser	200	+21.461s	7 FL
3	+12	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200		4
4	+6	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	200		3
5	+7	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200		2
6	-1	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200
7	+21	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200
8	-7	Pat O’Connor	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200
9	+7	Bob Veith	Phillips-Offenhauser	200
10	+4	Gene Hartley	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	200
11	+8	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200
12	-1	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma-Offenhauser	199	+1 lap
13	+20	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	197	+3 laps
14	+11	Chuck Weyant	Kuzma-Offenhauser	196	+4 laps
15	+7	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	195	+5 laps
16	+1	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	195	+5 laps
17	+4	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	192	+8 laps
18	-12	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	182	DNF
19	+8	Don Edmunds	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	170	DNF
20	+11	Johnnie Tolan	Kuzma-Offenhauser	138	DNF
21	+9	Al Herman	Dunn-Offenhauser	111	DNF
22	-18	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	107	DNF
23	-21	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma-Offenhauser	105	DNF
24	-6	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	101	DNF
25	-5	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	93	DNF
26	-3	Bill Cheesbourg	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	81	DNF
27	-19	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	75	DNF
28	+1	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	53	DNF
29	-22	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	51	DNF
30	-6	Rodger Ward	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	27	DNF
31	-28	Troy Ruttman	Watson-Offenhauser	13	DNF
32	-6	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	DNF
33	-24	Elmer George	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	DNF

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1957 Indianapolis 500.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	17
2	Sam Hanks	8
3	Jim Rathmann	7
4	Jean Behra	6
=	Tony Brooks	6
6	Carlos Menditeguy	4
=	Masten Gregory	4
=	Jimmy Bryan	4
9	Harry Schell	3
=	Stuart Lewis-Evans	3
=	Paul Russo	3
12	Maurice Trintignant	2
=	Andy Linden	2
14	Alfonso de Portago	1
=	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	1
16	Stirling Moss	1

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