1957 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1957 World Sportscar Championship season was the 5th season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from January 20, 1957 to November 3, 1957, and was comprised of 7 races.
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[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometres |
Circuito de la Costanera Norte | January 20 |
| 2 |  12 Hours of Sebring |
Sebring International Raceway | March 23 |
| 3 |  Mille Miglia |
Brescia | May 12 |
| 4 |  1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | May 26 |
| 5 |  24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 22 June 23 |
| 6 |  1000km Kristianstad |
Rabelöfsbanan | August 11 |
| 7 |  1000km Caracas |
Caracas | November 3 |
[edit] Season Results
Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.
[edit] Races
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
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| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | #10 Scuderia Temple Buell |
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| Masten Gregory Eugenio Castellotti Luigi Musso |
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| 2 | Sebring | #19 Officine Alfieri Maserati |
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| Jean Behra Juan Manuel Fangio |
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| 3 | Brescia | #535 Scuderia Ferrari |
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| Piero Taruffi |
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| 4 | Nürburgring |  #14 David Brown |
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| Tony Brooks Noël Cunningham-Reid |
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| 5 | La Sarthe | #3 Ecurie Ecosse |
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| Ivor Bueb Ron Flockhart |
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| 6 | Rabelöfsbanan | #7 Officine Alfieri Maserati |
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| Jean Behra Stirling Moss |
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| 7 | Caracas | #14 Scuderia Ferrari |
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| Peter Collins Phil Hill |
[edit] Manufacturers Championship
Only the best 4 results out of the 7 race season counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total |
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| 1 | Ferrari |
8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Maserati |
6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 25 | |
| 3 | Jaguar |
3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Aston Martin |
8 | 8 | ||||||
| 5 | Porsche |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | O.S.C.A. |
1 | 1 |
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