1957 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1957 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 May 1957 at Monaco. It was the second round of the 1957 World Drivers' Championship.
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[edit] 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 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 checkered flag.
On Lap 96, with just nine 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.[citation needed]
[edit] Classification
| 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 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 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:42.7
- Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:45.6
- Lap Leaders: Stirling Moss 4 laps (1-4); Juan Manuel Fangio 101 laps (5-105).
- 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).
- Grand Prix debut for: Ivor Bueb, Masten Gregory, and Stuart Lewis-Evans.
- Career Firsts: Tony Brooks and Masten Gregory (points and podium); Stuart Lewis-Evans (points); Vanwall (podium).
- First podium finish for an American in Formula One (Masten Gregory).
[edit] Drivers' Championship standings after the race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
17 |
| 2 | Jean Behra |
6 |
| 3 | Tony Brooks |
6 |
| 4 | Carlos Menditeguy |
4 |
| 5 |  Masten Gregory |
4 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
[edit] Sources
- 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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