1957 Monaco Grand Prix

1957 Monaco Grand Prix
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Race details
Date	May 19, 1957
Official Name	XVe Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Temporary street circuit 3.145km (1.955mi)
Distance	105 laps, 330.225km (205.236 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Time	1:42.7
Fastest Lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Time	1:45.6
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Second	Tony Brooks Vanwall
Third	Masten Gregory Maserati
Lap Leaders

The 1957 Monaco Grand Prix was the second race of the season, held on May 19. The race was dominated by the Maserati of Juan Manuel Fangio, who won the race, set fastest lap and took the pole. If not for Stirling Moss managing to lead the first four laps, Fangio would have had a Grand Chelem.

Second place went to Tony Brooks in a Vanwall, 25 seconds behind Fangio, and Masten Gregory in another Maserati was third, two laps down on the leaders.

Background

Entry List

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Masten Gregory	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
4	André Simon	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
6	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
8	Roy Salvadori	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
10	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Connaught Engineering	Connaught	B	Alta	GP L4 2.5	D
12	Ivor Bueb	Connaught Engineering	Connaught	B	Alta	GP L4 2.5	D
14	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T43	Climax	FPF L4 2.0	A
16	Les Leston	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T43	Climax	FPF L4 2.0	D
18	Stirling Moss	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
20	Tony Brooks	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
22	Horace Gould	H.H. Gould	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
24	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	801	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
26	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	801	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
28	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D50	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
30	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	801	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
34	Giorgio Scarlatti	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
36	Carlos Menditeguy	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
38	Harry Schell	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
40	Hans Herrmann	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
42	Luigi Piotti	Privateer	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
44	Jo Bonnier	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
46	Gerino Gerini	Scuderia Guastalla	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P

Practice

Qualifying Results

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	1:42.7	—
2	26	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:43.3	+ 0.6
3	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	1:43.6	+ 0.9
4	20	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	1:44.4	+ 1.7
5	28	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:44.6	+ 1.9
6	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	1:46.7	+ 4.0
7	36	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	1:46.7	+ 4.0
8	38	Harry Schell	Maserati	1:47.3	+ 4.6
9	24	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:47.9	+ 5.2
10	2	Masten Gregory	Maserati	1:48.4	+ 5.7
11	6	Ron Flockhart	BRM	1:48.6	+ 5.9
12	22	Horace Gould	Maserati	1:48.7	+ 6.0
13	10	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Connaught-Alta	1:49.1	+ 6.4
14	34	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:49.2	+ 6.5
15	14	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:49.3	+ 6.6
16	12	Ivor Bueb	Connaught-Alta	1:49.4	+ 6.7
17	8	Roy Salvadori	BRM	1:49.6	+ 6.9
18	40	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	1:49.9	+ 7.2
19	4	André Simon	Maserati	1:51.7	+ 9.0
20	42	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	1:54.3	+ 11.6
21	16	Les Leston	Cooper-Climax	1:58.9	+ 16.2

Race

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	105	3:10:12.8	1	9
2	20	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	105	+ 25.2	4	6
3	2	Masten Gregory	Maserati	103	+ 2 Laps	10	4
4	10	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Connaught-Alta	102	+ 3 Laps	13	3
5	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	100	+ 5 Laps	6	2
6	14	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	100	+ 5 Laps	15
Ret	24	Wolfgang von Trips Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	95	Engine	9
Ret	34	Giorgio Scarlatti Harry Schell	Maserati	64	Oil Leak	14
Ret	6	Ron Flockhart	BRM	60	Engine	11
Ret	36	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	51	Spun Off	7
Ret	12	Ivor Bueb	Connaught-Alta	47	Fuel Leak	16
Ret	38	Harry Schell	Maserati	23	Suspension	8
Ret	22	Horace Gould	Maserati	10	Accident	12
Ret	26	Peter Collins	Ferrari	4	Accident	2
Ret	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	4	Accident	3
Ret	28	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	4	Accident	5
DNQ	8	Roy Salvadori	BRM
DNQ	40	Hans Herrmann	Maserati
DNQ	4	André Simon	Maserati
DNQ	42	Luigi Piotti	Maserati
DNQ	16	Les Leston	Cooper-Climax
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