1957 British Grand Prix

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The 1957 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 20 July 1957 at Aintree.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	20	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	90	3:06:37.8	3	4
Shr	20	Stirling Moss	Vanwall				5
2	14	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	90	+25.6 secs	10	6
3	10	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	90	+42.8 secs	5	4
4	16	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	88	+2 Laps	9	3
Shr	16	Peter Collins	Ferrari
5	36	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	85	+5 Laps	15	2
6	38	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	82	+8 Laps	18
7	22	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	82	+8 Laps	6
8	32	Ivor Bueb	Maserati	71	+19 Laps	19
Ret	34	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	74	Clutch	13
Ret	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	69	Clutch	2
Ret	12	Peter Collins	Ferrari	53	Water Leak	8
Ret	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	51	Engine	1
Shr	18	Tony Brooks	Vanwall
Ret	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	49	Engine	4
Ret	24	Jack Fairman	BRM	46	Engine	16
Ret	26	Les Leston	BRM	44	Engine	12
Ret	6	Harry Schell	Maserati	39	Water Pump	7
Ret	8	Carlos Menditéguy	Maserati	35	Transmission	11
Ret	28	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	18	Gearbox	17
DNS	30	Horace Gould	Maserati		Accident	14

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Stirling Moss - 2:00.2
• Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 1:59.2
• Lap Leaders: Stirling Moss 43 laps (1-22, 70-90); Jean Behra 47 laps (23-69)
• Shared Drives:
  • Car #20: Tony Brooks (26 laps) and Stirling Moss (64 laps). They shared the 4 points for first place
  • Car #16: Maurice Trintignant (85 laps) and Peter Collins (3 laps). Trintignant received all 3 points for fourth place as it was determined that Collins did not drive a significant number of laps.
  • Car #18: Stirling Moss (25 laps) and Tony Brooks (26 laps).
• Last Grand Prix appearance for: Bob Gerard and Les Leston.
• Career Firsts: Tony Brooks (win); Roy Salvadori (points).

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