1957 Monaco Grand Prix

1957 Monaco Grand Prix
1957 Monaco Grand Prix
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Race details
Date	19 May 1957
Official name	XV Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	3.145 km (1.954 miles)
Distance	105 laps, 330.225 km (205.17 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio;
Time	1:42.7
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio
Time	1:45.6
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio;
Second	Tony Brooks;
Third	Masten Gregory;
	Lap leaders ;

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

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

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

Qualifying

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
DNQ	8	Roy Salvadori	BRM	1:49.6	+6.9
DNQ	40	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	1:49.9	+7.2
DNQ	4	André Simon	Maserati	1:51.7	+9.0
DNQ	42	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	1:54.3	+11.6
DNQ	16	Les Leston	Cooper-Climax	1:58.9	+16.2
Source:^[8]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	105	3:10:12.8	1	9¹
2	20	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	105	+25.2 secs	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
Source:^[9]

Notes

^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Notes

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

Car #24: Wolfgang von Trips (92 laps) and Mike Hawthorn (3 laps).
Car #34: Giorgio Scarlatti (42 laps) and Harry Schell (22 laps).

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	17
	2	Jean Behra	6
14	3	Tony Brooks	6
1	4	Carlos Menditeguy	4
12	5	Masten Gregory	4
Source: ^[10]

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

^ Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p.1383.
^ Kettlewell, p.1383.
^ Kettlewell, p.1383.
^ Kettlewell, p.1383.
^ Kettlewell, p.1383.
^ Kettlewell, p.1383.
^ Kettlewell, p.1383.
^ "1957 Monaco GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "1957 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
^ "Monaco 1957 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

External links

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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[1] Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p.1383.

[2] Kettlewell, p.1383.

[3] Kettlewell, p.1383.

[4] Kettlewell, p.1383.

[5] Kettlewell, p.1383.

[6] Kettlewell, p.1383.

[7] Kettlewell, p.1383.

[8] "1957 Monaco GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[9] "1957 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

[Championship-10] "Monaco 1957 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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