1957 Formula One season

sports season

The 1957 Formula One season was the 8th of the championship. The champion was Juan Manuel Fangio in a close battle.

Season review

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Round Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1   Argentine Grand Prix January 13 Oscar Gálvez Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report
2   Monaco Grand Prix May 19 Monaco Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report
3   Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis Sam Hanks Epperly-Offenhauser Report
4   French Grand Prix July 7 Rouen-Les-Essarts Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report
5   British Grand Prix July 20 Aintree Stirling Moss Vanwall Report
6   German Grand Prix August 4 Nürburgring Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report
7   Pescara Grand Prix August 18 Pescara Stirling Moss Vanwall Report
8   Italian Grand Prix September 8 Monza Stirling Moss Vanwall Report

1957 Drivers Championship final standings

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Pos. Driver ARG
 
MON
 
500
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
PSC
ITA
 
Pts.
1   Juan Manuel Fangio 1 1* 1 Ret 1* 2 2 40 (46)
2   Stirling Moss 8* Ret 1*† / Ret† 5 1* 1 25
3   Luigi Musso Ret 2* 2 4 Ret 8 16
4   Mike Hawthorn Ret Ret† / Ret 4 3 2 6 13
5   Tony Brooks 2 1† / Ret† 9 Ret 7* 11
6   Masten Gregory 3 8 4 4 10
7   Harry Schell 4 Ret† / Ret 5 Ret 7 3 5† / Ret 10
8   Sam Hanks 1 8
9   Peter Collins 6† / Ret Ret 3 Ret / 4†‡ 3 12 8
10   Jim Rathmann 2* 7
11   Jean Behra 2 6 Ret 6 Ret 14 6
12   Stuart Lewis-Evans 4 Ret 7 Ret 5 13 5
13   Maurice Trintignant 5 Ret 4† 5
14   Wolfgang von Trips 6† Ret† 3 4
15   Carlos Menditéguy 3 Ret Ret Ret 4
16   Jimmy Bryan 3 4
17   Paul Russo 4 3
18   Roy Salvadori DNQ Ret 5 Ret 2
19   Andy Linden 5 2
20   Giorgio Scarlatti Ret† 10 6 5† 1
21   Alfonso de Portago 5† 1
22   José Froilán González 5† 1
23   Jack Brabham 6 7† / Ret Ret 7 0
24   Johnny Boyd 6 0
25   Bob Gerard 6 0
26   Cesare Perdisa 6† 0
27   Joakim Bonnier 7 Ret Ret 17 0
28   Marshall Teague 7 0
29   Mike MacDowel 7† 0
30   Ivor Bueb Ret 8 0
31   Pat O'Connor 8 0
32   Paco Godia Ret Ret 9 0
33   Alessandro de Tomaso 9 0
34   Bob Veith 9 0
35   Luigi Piotti 10 DNQ Ret 18 0
36   Horace Gould Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 10 0
37   Gene Hartley 10 0
38   Bruce Halford 11 Ret 15 0
39   Jack Turner 11 0
40   Ottorino Volonterio 11† 0
41   Andre Simon DNQ 11† 0
42   Johnny Thomson 12 0
43   Bob Christie 13 0
44   Chuck Weyant 14 0
45   Tony Bettenhausen 15 0
46   Johnnie Parsons 16 0
47   Don Freeland 17 0
  Ron Flockhart Ret Ret 0
  Hans Herrmann DNQ Ret 0
  Les Leston DNQ Ret 0
  Eugenio Castellotti Ret 0
  Jimmy Reece Ret 0
  Don Edmunds Ret 0
  Johnnie Tolan Ret 0
  Al Herman Ret 0
  Fred Agabashian Ret 0
  Eddie Sachs Ret 0
  Mike Magill Ret 0
  Eddie Johnson Ret 0
  Bill Cheesbourg Ret 0
  Al Keller Ret 0
  Jimmy Daywalt Ret 0
  Ed Elisian Ret 0
  Rodger Ward Ret 0
  Troy Ruttman Ret 0
  Eddie Russo Ret 0
  Elmer George Ret 0
  Herbert MacKay-Fraser Ret 0
  Jack Fairman Ret 0
Pos. Driver ARG
 
MON
 
500
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
PSC
ITA
 
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)