1957 Italian Grand Prix

The 1957 Italian Grand Prix was the eighth and final race of the 1957 Formula One Season. Held on September 8, it was won by Stirling Moss in a Vanwall, ahead of 1957 World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati. Wolfgang von Trips in a Lancia-Ferrari finished third.

BackgroundEdit

Entry ListEdit

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
4	Harry Schell	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
6	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
8	Giorgio Scarlatti	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
10	Paco Godia	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
12	Luigi Piotti	Privateer	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
14	Horace Gould	H.H. Gould	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
16	Bruce Halford	Privateer	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
18	Stirling Moss	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
20	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
22	Tony Brooks	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
24	Jo Bonnier	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
26	Masten Gregory	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
28*	André Simon	Privateer	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
30	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	801	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
32	Luigi Musso	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	801	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
34	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	801	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
36	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	801	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E

• * Ottorino Volonterio also entered as a #28 entry, but shared driving during the race.

Practice OverviewEdit

QualifyingEdit

ReportEdit

Qualifying ResultsEdit

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	20	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	1:42.4	—
2	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	1:42.7	+0.3s
3	22	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	1:42.9	+0.5s
4	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	1:43.1	+0.7s
5	6	Jean Behra	Maserati	1:43.9	+1.5s
6	4	Harry Schell	Maserati	1:45.1	+2.7s
7	30	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:45.3	+2.9s
8	36	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:45.5	+3.1s
9	32	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	1:45.7	+3.3s
10	34	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:46.1	+3.7s
11	26	Masten Gregory	Maserati	1:48.9	+6.5s
12	8	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:49.2	+6.8s
13	24	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	1:49.7	+7.3s
14	16	Bruce Halford	Maserati	1:51.6	+9.2s
15	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	1:52.2	+9.8s
16	28	André Simon	Maserati	1:52.8	+10.4s
17	12	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	1:52.9	+10.5s
18	14	Horace Gould	Maserati	1:53.7	+11.3s
WD	28	Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati	Appeared in race

GridEdit

RaceEdit

ReportEdit

ResultsEdit

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	87	2:35:03.9	2	8
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	87	+41.1s	4	6
3	36	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	85	+2 laps	8	4
4	26	Masten Gregory	Maserati	84	+3 laps	11	3
5	8	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	50	+3 laps	12	1
		Harry Schell		34			1
6	34	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	83	+4 laps	10
7	22	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	82	+5 laps	3	1
8	32	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	82	+5 laps	9
9	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	81	+6 laps	15
10	14	Horace Gould	Maserati	78	+9 laps	18
11	28	André Simon	Maserati	40	+15 laps	16
		Ottorino Volonterio		32
Ret	30	Peter Collins	Ferrari	62	Valve	7
Ret	6	Jean Behra	Maserati	49	Overheating	5
Ret	20	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	49	Tank	1
Ret	16	Bruce Halford	Maserati	47	Engine	14
Ret	4	Harry Schell	Maserati	34	Oil line	6
Ret	24	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	31	Overheating	13
Ret	12	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	3	Engine	17

MilestonesEdit

• First pole position for Stuart Lewis-Evans.
• Last race for André Simon and Ottorino Volonterio.

StandingsEdit

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