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The 1957 British Grand Prix, or known as the Grand Prix d'Europe (Incorporating the 10th R.A.C. British Grand Prix), was held on July 20 at the Aintree Motor Racing Circuit near Liverpool. A huge crowd witnessed the first ever victory for a British car, with a Vanwall in a shared drive for Tony Brooks and Stirling Moss taking the flag. Second place went to Luigi Musso in a Lancia-Ferrari, with his teammate Mike Hawthorn in third.


Background[]

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 1957 British Grand Prix is outlined below:

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P
4 France Jean Behra Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P
6 United States Harry Schell Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P
8 Argentina Carlos Menditeguy Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P
10 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Scuderia Ferrari Lancia-Ferrari 801 Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8 E
12 United Kingdom Peter Collins Italy Scuderia Ferrari Lancia-Ferrari 801 Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8 E
14 Italy Luigi Musso Italy Scuderia Ferrari Lancia-Ferrari 801 Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8 E
16 France Maurice Trintignant Italy Scuderia Ferrari Lancia-Ferrari 801 Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8 E
18 United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 5 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 P
20 United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 5 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 P
22 United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans United Kingdom Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 5 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 P
24 United Kingdom Jack Fairman United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 BRM P25 2.5 L4 D
26 United Kingdom Les Leston United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 BRM P25 2.5 L4 D
28 Sweden Jo Bonnier Sweden Jo Bonnier Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 P
30 United Kingdom Horace Gould United Kingdom H.H. Gould Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D
32 United Kingdom Ivor Bueb United Kingdom Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D
34 Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T43 Climax FPF 2.0 L4 D
36 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper T43 Climax FPF 2.0 L4 D
38 United Kingdom Bob Gerard United Kingdom Bob Gerard Cooper T44 Bristol BS2 2.2 L6 D

Practice Overview[]

Qualifying[]

Qualifying Results[]

The full qualifying results for the 1957 British Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap Speed Ave.
1 18 United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Vanwall 2:00.2 144.599 km/h
2 4 France Jean Behra Italy Maserati 2:00.4 +0.2s 144.359 km/h
3 20 United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Vanwall 2:00.4 +0.2s 144.359 km/h
4 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Italy Maserati 2:00.6 +0.4s 144.119 km/h
5 10 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Lancia-Ferrari 2:01.2 +1.0s 143.406 km/h
6 22 United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans United Kingdom Vanwall 2:01.2 +1.0s 143.406 km/h
7 6 United States Harry Schell Italy Maserati 2:01.4 +1.2s 143.170 km/h
8 12 United Kingdom Peter Collins Italy Lancia-Ferrari 2:01.8 +1.6s 142.700 km/h
9 16 France Maurice Trintignant Italy Lancia-Ferrari 2:03.2 +3.0s 141.078 km/h
10 14 Italy Luigi Musso Italy Lancia-Ferrari 2:03.4 +3.2s 140.849 km/h
11 8 Argentina Carlos Menditeguy Italy Maserati 2:05.4 +5.2s 138.603 km/h
12 26 United Kingdom Les Leston United Kingdom BRM 2:05.6 +5.4s 138.382 km/h
13 34 Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 2:07.0 +6.8s 136.857 km/h
14* 30 United Kingdom Horace Gould United Kingdom Maserati 2:07.0 +6.8s 136.857 km/h
15 36 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 2:07.4 +7.2s 136.427 km/h
16 24 United Kingdom Jack Fairman United Kingdom BRM 2:08.6 +8.4s 135.154 km/h
17 28 Sweden Jo Bonnier Sweden Maserati 2:12.6 +12.4s 131.077 km/h
18 38 United Kingdom Bob Gerard United Kingdom Cooper-Bristol 2:12.6 +12.4s 131.077 km/h
19 32 United Kingdom Ivor Bueb United Kingdom Maserati 2:15.4 +15.2s 128.366 km/h
  • * Gould could not take the start of the race as he had an injured foot.

Grid[]

Pos Pos Pos
Driver Driver Driver
______________
1 ______________
Stirling Moss 2 ______________
Jean Behra 3
Tony Brooks
______________
4 ______________
Juan Manuel Fangio 5
Mike Hawthorn
______________
6 ______________
Stuart Lewis-Evans 7 ______________
Harry Schell 8
Peter Collins
______________
9 ______________
Maurice Trintignant 10
Luigi Musso
______________
11 ______________
Carlos Menditeguy 12 ______________
Les Leston 13
Jack Brabham
______________
14 ______________
Horace Gould* 15
Roy Salvadori
______________
16 ______________
Jack Fairman 17 ______________
Jo Bonnier 18
Bob Gerard
______________
19 ______________
Ivor Bueb 20




  • * Gould could not take the start of the race as he had an injured foot.

Race[]

Results[]

The full results for the 1957 British Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Vanwall 26 3:06:37.8 3 4
United Kingdom Stirling Moss 64 5FL
2 14 Italy Luigi Musso Italy Lancia-Ferrari 26 +25.6s 10 6
3 10 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Lancia-Ferrari 26 +42.8s 5 4
4 16 France Maurice Trintignant Italy Lancia-Ferrari 85 +2 laps 9 3
United Kingdom Peter Collins 3
5 36 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 85 +5 laps 15 2
6 38 United Kingdom Bob Gerard United Kingdom Cooper-Bristol 82 +8 laps 18
7 22 United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans United Kingdom Vanwall 82 +8 laps 6
8 32 United Kingdom Ivor Bueb United Kingdom Maserati 71 +19 laps 19
Ret 34 Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 74 Clutch 13
Ret 4 France Jean Behra Italy Maserati 69 Clutch 2
Ret 12 United Kingdom Peter Collins Italy Lancia-Ferrari 53 Water leak 8
Ret 18 United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Vanwall 25 Engine 1
United Kingdom Tony Brooks 26
Ret 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Italy Maserati 49 Engine 4
Ret 24 United Kingdom Jack Fairman United Kingdom BRM 46 Engine 16
Ret 26 United Kingdom Les Leston United Kingdom BRM 44 Engine 12
Ret 6 United States Harry Schell Italy Maserati 39 Water pump 7
Ret 8 Argentina Carlos Menditeguy Italy Maserati 35 Driveshaft 11
Ret 28 Sweden Jo Bonnier Sweden Maserati 18 Gearbox 17
DNS* 30 United Kingdom Horace Gould United Kingdom Maserati
  • FL Indicates a driver scored one point for fastest lap.
  • * Gould could not take the start of the race as he had an injured foot.

Milestones[]

  • First win for a British car.

Standings after race[]

References[]


V T E 1957 Formula One Season
Constructors BRM • Connaught • Cooper • Ferrari • Maserati • Porsche • Vanwall
Engines Alta • Bristol • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Maserati • Porsche • Vanwall
Drivers Barth • de Beaufort • Behra • Bonnier • Brabham • Brooks • Bueb • Castellotti • Collins • Fairman • Fangio • Flockhart • England • Gerard • Gibson • Godia-Sales • González • Gould • Gregory • Halford • Hawthorn • Herrmann • Leston • Lewis-Evans • MacDowel • MacKay-Fraser • Maglioli • Marsh • Menditeguy • S. Moss • Musso • Naylor • Perdisa • Piotti • Portago • Salvadori • Scarlatti • Schell • Simon • Tomaso • Trintignant • von Trips • Volonterio
Cars BRM P25 • Connaught B • Cooper T41 • Cooper T43 • Cooper T44 • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari 801 • Maserati 250F • Porsche RS550 • Vanwall VW 5 • Mercedes-Benz W154
Tyres Avon • Dunlop • Englebert • Pirelli • Continental
Races Argentina • Monaco • Indianapolis • France • Britain • Germany • Pescara • Italy
Non-Championship Races Syracuse • Pau • Glover Trophy • Naples • Reims • Caen • International Trophy • Modena • Morocco
See also 1956 Formula One Season • 1958 Formula One Season • Category
V T E United Kingdom British Grand Prix
Circuits Brooklands (1926 - 1927), Silverstone (1948 - Present), Aintree (1955 - 1962), Brands Hatch (1963 - 1986)
SilverstoneArena2010
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Non-Championship Races 1926192719481949
V T E Europe European Grand Prix
Circuits Brands Hatch (1983, 1985), Nürburgring (1984, 1995–1996, 1999–2007), Donington (1993), Jerez (1994, 1997), Valencia (2008–2012), Baku (2016) Baku City Circuit
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