1957 British Grand Prix

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  1957 British Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 8 in the 1957 Formula One season.
Date	20 July 1957
Official name	X RAC British Grand Prix XVII Grand Prix d'Europe
Location	Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.000 mi / 4.828 km
Distance	90 laps, 270.00 mi / 434.52 km
Weather	Overcast, dry.
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Time	2:00.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Time	1:59.2
Podium
First	Stirling Moss/Tony Brooks	Vanwall
Second	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Third	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari

The winning Vanwall, VW5, before the start of the race. It was shared by Tony Brooks and Stirling Moss, who both played a part in scoring the constructor's first Formula One win.

All but one of the Maserati 250Fs retired from the race.

The 1957 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 20 July 1957 at the Aintree Circuit, near Liverpool. It was the tenth British Grand Prix, and the fifth World Championship race of the 1957 Formula One season. The race was won by Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks, who shared driving duties in a Vanwall. This was the first occasion that a British-built car won a World Championship race, a feat achieved with two British drivers at their home Grand Prix.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	20	Tony Brooks Stirling Moss	Vanwall	90	3:06:37.8	3	4 5
2	14	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	90	+25.6 secs	10	6
3	10	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	90	+42.8 secs	5	4
4	16	Maurice Trintignant Peter Collins	Ferrari	88	+2 Laps	9	3
5	36	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	85	+5 Laps	15	2
6	38	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	82	+8 Laps	18
7	22	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	82	+8 Laps	6
8	32	Ivor Bueb	Maserati	71	+19 Laps	19
Ret	34	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	74	Clutch	13
Ret	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	69	Clutch	2
Ret	12	Peter Collins	Ferrari	53	Water Leak	8
Ret	18	Stirling Moss Tony Brooks	Vanwall	51	Engine	1
Ret	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	49	Engine	4
Ret	24	Jack Fairman	BRM	46	Engine	16
Ret	26	Les Leston	BRM	44	Engine	12
Ret	6	Harry Schell	Maserati	39	Water Pump	7
Ret	8	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	35	Transmission	11
Ret	28	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	18	Gearbox	17
DNS	30	Horace Gould	Maserati		Accident	14

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Stirling Moss - 2:00.2
• Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 1:59.2
• Lap Leaders: Stirling Moss 43 laps (1-22, 70-90); Jean Behra 47 laps (23-69)
• Shared Drives:
  • Car #20: Tony Brooks (26 laps) and Stirling Moss (64 laps). They shared the 8 points for first place
  • Car #16: Maurice Trintignant (85 laps) and Peter Collins (3 laps). Trintignant received all 3 points for fourth place as it was determined that Collins did not drive a significant number of laps.
  • Car #18: Stirling Moss (25 laps) and Tony Brooks (26 laps).
• Last Grand Prix appearance for: Bob Gerard and Les Leston.
• Career Firsts: Tony Brooks (win); Roy Salvadori (points).

[edit] References

• Jenkinson, D. 1957. The 10th British Grand Prix. Motor Sport. XXXIII/8 (August 1957), p. 420-421, 424
• Grand Prix Results: British GP, 1957. GrandPrix.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.