1957 Moroccan Grand Prix

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  1957 Moroccan Grand Prix

Race details
Non-Championship Race in the 1957 Formula One season
Date	27 October 1957
Official name	VI Grand Prix de Maroc
Location	Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca
Course	Public roads with permanent infrastructure 4.754 mi / 7.651 km
Distance	55 laps, 261.47 mi / 420.79 km
Pole position
Driver	Tony Brooks	Vanwall
Time	2:23.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Time	2:25.6
Podium
First	Jean Behra	Maserati
Second	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall
Third	Maurice Trintignant	BRM

The Sixth Moroccan Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race race held in 1957, which was not valid for points in the World Championship. It was held over 55 laps of the Ain-Diab Circuit (7.651 km in 1957) on October 27, 1957.

This race was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F. In second place was British driver Stuart Lewis-Evans in a Vanwall VW5. French driver Maurice Trintignant finished third in a BRM P25.

[edit] Race results

Pos.	Nat.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Ret.
1		Jean Behra	Maserati	55	2:18:23.0
2		Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	55	2:18:53.1
3		Maurice Trintignant	BRM	55	2:19:49.4
4		Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	55	2:20:23.8
5		Harry Schell	Maserati	54	+1 lap
6		Chico Godia	Maserati	54	+1 lap
7		Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	52	+3 laps
DNF		Jean Lucas	Maserati	50	accident
DNF		Ron Flockhart	BRM	25	throttle
DNF		Peter Collins	Ferrari	16	accident
DNF		Roy Salvadori	Cooper	14	axle
DNF		Tony Brooks	Vanwall	12	electrics
DNF		Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	8	illness
DSQ		Jack Brabham	Cooper	8	-

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