1957 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

1957 Monaco Grand Prix
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Race details
Date19 May 1957
Official nameXV Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
LocationCircuit de Monaco
CourseStreet Circuit
Course length3.145 km (1.954 miles)
Distance105 laps, 330.225 km (205.17 miles)
Pole position
DriverMaserati
Time1:42.7
Fastest lap
DriverArgentina Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
Time1:45.6
Podium
FirstMaserati
SecondVanwall
ThirdMaserati
Lap leaders

The 1957 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 May 1957 at Monaco. It was race 2 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers.

Race report edit

Despite a hesitant start, Moss led away on the first lap from Collins, Fangio, and Hawthorn. On lap 4 coming out of the tunnel, there was mayhem. Moss went straight through the chicane, sending debris from the wrecked barrier crashing onto the circuit.[1] Collins crashed through the quayside barriers trying to avoid it.[2] Fangio and Brooks slowed to make their way through the carnage. Brooks' effort was for nought, being hit by Mike Hawthorn's Ferrari, which lost a wheel.[3] Fangio took the lead from Brooks' damaged car and held it to the chequered flag.

On lap 96, with nine laps to go,[4] von Trips lost a certain third place when his engine blew up. Brabham inherited it, but he in turn lost the place when the engine in his Cooper T43-Climax[5] cut out at Casino five laps from the end.[6] He coasted to the harbour and pushed the car home for 6th place.[7]

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
132 Juan Manuel FangioMaserati1:42.7
226 Peter CollinsFerrari1:43.3+0.6
318 Stirling MossVanwall1:43.6+0.9
420 Tony BrooksVanwall1:44.4+1.7
528 Mike HawthornFerrari1:44.6+1.9
630 Maurice TrintignantFerrari1:46.7+4.0
736 Carlos MenditeguyMaserati1:46.7+4.0
838 Harry SchellMaserati1:47.3+4.6
924 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari1:47.9+5.2
102 Masten GregoryMaserati1:48.4+5.7
116 Ron FlockhartBRM1:48.6+5.9
1222 Horace GouldMaserati1:48.7+6.0
1310 Stuart Lewis-EvansConnaught-Alta1:49.1+6.4
1434 Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati1:49.2+6.5
1514 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax1:49.3+6.6
1612 Ivor BuebConnaught-Alta1:49.4+6.7
DNQ8 Roy SalvadoriBRM1:49.6+6.9
DNQ40 Hans HerrmannMaserati1:49.9+7.2
DNQ4 André SimonMaserati1:51.7+9.0
DNQ42 Luigi PiottiMaserati1:54.3+11.6
DNQ16 Les LestonCooper-Climax1:58.9+16.2
Source:[8]

Race edit

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
132 Juan Manuel FangioMaserati1053:10:12.8191
220 Tony BrooksVanwall105+25.2 secs46
32 Masten GregoryMaserati103+2 Laps104
410 Stuart Lewis-EvansConnaught-Alta102+3 Laps133
530 Maurice TrintignantFerrari100+5 Laps62
614 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax100+5 Laps15
Ret24 Wolfgang von Trips
Mike Hawthorn
Ferrari95Engine9
Ret34 Giorgio Scarlatti
Harry Schell
Maserati64Oil Leak14
Ret6 Ron FlockhartBRM60Engine11
Ret36 Carlos MenditeguyMaserati51Spun Off7
Ret12 Ivor BuebConnaught-Alta47Fuel Leak16
Ret38 Harry SchellMaserati23Suspension8
Ret22 Horace GouldMaserati10Accident12
Ret26 Peter CollinsFerrari4Accident2
Ret18 Stirling MossVanwall4Accident3
Ret28 Mike HawthornFerrari4Accident5
DNQ8 Roy SalvadoriBRM
DNQ40 Hans HerrmannMaserati
DNQ4 André SimonMaserati
DNQ42 Luigi PiottiMaserati
DNQ16 Les LestonCooper-Climax
Source:[9]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Debuts edit

This race marked the Formula One World Championship debuts of Masten Gregory, Stuart Lewis-Evans, and Ivor Bueb. Gregory's third place was the first Formula One podium for an American driver (excluding Indianapolis 500 races).

It was also the debut World Championship podium for Vanwall as both a constructor and an engine supplier.

Lastly, it was also the debut race for the Coventry Climax-engine.

Shared drives edit

Championship standings after the race edit

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Juan Manuel Fangio17
2 Jean Behra6
143 Tony Brooks6
14 Carlos Menditeguy4
125 Masten Gregory4
Source: [10]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit

External links edit

  • Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles, Volume 12, pp. 1381–4. London: Orbis, 1974.


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