1957_Monaco_Grand_Prix
1957 Monaco Grand Prix
Motor car race
| 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 | Maserati | ||||
| Time | 1:42.7 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |||
| Time | 1:45.6 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Maserati | ||||
| Second | Vanwall | ||||
| Third | Maserati | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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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.
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]
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
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.
- Car #24: Wolfgang von Trips (92 laps) and Mike Hawthorn (3 laps).
- Car #34: Giorgio Scarlatti (42 laps) and Harry Schell (22 laps).
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
17 |
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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.
- Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p.1383.
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- Kettlewell, p.1383.
- "1957 Monaco Grand Prix". YouTube. Retrieved 28 May 2015.[dead YouTube link]
- "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.
- 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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