43°44′4.74″N7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E /43.7346500; 7.421333
| 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 | Maserati | ||||
| Time | 1:45.6 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Maserati | ||||
| Second | Vanwall | ||||
| Third | Maserati | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The1957 Monaco Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held on 19 May 1957 atMonaco. It was race 2 of 8 in the1957 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 thequayside 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 hisCooper 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]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Maserati | 1:42.7 | — | |
| 2 | 26 | Ferrari | 1:43.3 | +0.6 | |
| 3 | 18 | Vanwall | 1:43.6 | +0.9 | |
| 4 | 20 | Vanwall | 1:44.4 | +1.7 | |
| 5 | 28 | Ferrari | 1:44.6 | +1.9 | |
| 6 | 30 | Ferrari | 1:46.7 | +4.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | Maserati | 1:46.7 | +4.0 | |
| 8 | 38 | Maserati | 1:47.3 | +4.6 | |
| 9 | 24 | Ferrari | 1:47.9 | +5.2 | |
| 10 | 2 | Maserati | 1:48.4 | +5.7 | |
| 11 | 6 | BRM | 1:48.6 | +5.9 | |
| 12 | 22 | Maserati | 1:48.7 | +6.0 | |
| 13 | 10 | Connaught-Alta | 1:49.1 | +6.4 | |
| 14 | 34 | Maserati | 1:49.2 | +6.5 | |
| 15 | 14 | Cooper-Climax | 1:49.3 | +6.6 | |
| 16 | 12 | Connaught-Alta | 1:49.4 | +6.7 | |
| DNQ | 8 | BRM | 1:49.6 | +6.9 | |
| DNQ | 40 | Maserati | 1:49.9 | +7.2 | |
| DNQ | 4 | Maserati | 1:51.7 | +9.0 | |
| DNQ | 42 | Maserati | 1:54.3 | +11.6 | |
| DNQ | 16 | Cooper-Climax | 1:58.9 | +16.2 | |
| Source:[8] | |||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Maserati | 105 | 3:10:12.8 | 1 | 91 | |
| 2 | 20 | Vanwall | 105 | +25.2 secs | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Maserati | 103 | +2 Laps | 10 | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | Connaught-Alta | 102 | +3 Laps | 13 | 3 | |
| 5 | 30 | Ferrari | 100 | +5 Laps | 6 | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Cooper-Climax | 100 | +5 Laps | 15 | ||
| Ret | 24 | Ferrari | 95 | Engine | 9 | ||
| Ret | 34 | Maserati | 64 | Oil Leak | 14 | ||
| Ret | 6 | BRM | 60 | Engine | 11 | ||
| Ret | 36 | Maserati | 51 | Spun Off | 7 | ||
| Ret | 12 | Connaught-Alta | 47 | Fuel Leak | 16 | ||
| Ret | 38 | Maserati | 23 | Suspension | 8 | ||
| Ret | 22 | Maserati | 10 | Accident | 12 | ||
| Ret | 26 | Ferrari | 4 | Accident | 2 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Vanwall | 4 | Accident | 3 | ||
| Ret | 28 | Ferrari | 4 | Accident | 5 | ||
| DNQ | 8 | BRM | |||||
| DNQ | 40 | Maserati | |||||
| DNQ | 4 | Maserati | |||||
| DNQ | 42 | Maserati | |||||
| DNQ | 16 | Cooper-Climax | |||||
Source:[9] | |||||||
This race marked the Formula One World Championship debuts ofMasten Gregory,Stuart Lewis-Evans, andIvor 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 forVanwall as both a constructor and an engine supplier.
Lastly, it was also the debut race for theCoventry Climax engine, the4-cylinder FPF, still undersized at 1,964 cc, and mounted in theCooper T43 inRear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout similar to theBugatti Type 251 at the1956 French Grand Prix. It was also the first F1 finish for both Cooper and Climax even though Brabham pushed the car over the line.
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| Source:[10] | |||
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