1957 Pescara Grand Prix
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Pescara CircuitThe 1957 Pescara Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 18 August 1957 at the Pescara Circuit in Italy. This race is best remembered for being held on the longest ever circuit to stage a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix -- the track is 25 km / 16 miles long. It was also the first time that Formula One had ever held two races in the same country during the same season.
The race drew an enormous crowd in excess of 200,000 spectators.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |  Stirling Moss |
Vanwall | 18 | 2:59:22.7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 |  Juan Manuel Fangio |
Maserati | 18 | +3:13.9 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 |  Harry Schell |
Maserati | 18 | +6:46.8 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Masten Gregory |
Maserati | 18 | +8:16.5 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 30 | Stuart Lewis-Evans |
Vanwall | 17 | +1 Lap | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti |
Maserati | 17 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 7 | 24 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax | 15 | +3 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 34 | Luigi Musso |
Ferrari | 9 | Oil Leak | 3 | |
| Ret | 10 |  Paco Godia |
Maserati | 9 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 | Bruce Halford |
Maserati | 9 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 |  Jo Bonnier |
Maserati | 7 | Overheating | 9 | |
| Ret | 4 |  Jean Behra |
Maserati | 3 | Oil Leak | 4 | |
| Ret | 22 | Roy Salvadori |
Cooper-Climax | 3 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 28 | Tony Brooks |
Vanwall | 1 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 18 | Horace Gould |
Maserati | 0 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 12 | Luigi Piotti |
Maserati | 0 | Engine | 13 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 9:44.6
- Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 9:44.6
- Lap Leaders: Luigi Musso 1 lap (1); Stirling Moss 17 laps (2-18).
| Previous race: 1957 German Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1957 season |
Next race: 1957 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1956 Pescara Grand Prix |
Pescara Grand Prix | Next race: 1960 Pescara Grand Prix |
