1957 Formula One season facts for kids

The 1957 Formula One season was the 8th of the championship. The champion was Juan Manuel Fangio in a close battle.

Season review

Round	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 13	Oscar Gálvez	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
2	Monaco Grand Prix	May 19	Monaco	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
3	Indianapolis 500	May 30	Indianapolis	Sam Hanks	Epperly-Offenhauser	Report
4	French Grand Prix	July 7	Rouen-Les-Essarts	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
5	British Grand Prix	July 20	Aintree	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	Report
6	German Grand Prix	August 4	Nürburgring	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
7	Pescara Grand Prix	August 18	Pescara	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	September 8	Monza	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	Report

1957 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos. Driver ARG MON 500 FRA GBR GER PSC ITA Pts. 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 1 1| 1 Ret 1|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 2 40 (46) 2 Stirling Moss 8|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret 1*† / Ret† 5 1|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 25 3 Luigi Musso Ret 2|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 4 Ret 8 16 4 Mike Hawthorn Ret Ret† / Ret 4 3 2 6 13 5 Tony Brooks 2 1† / Ret† 9 Ret 7|align="right"| 11 6 Masten Gregory 3 8 4 4 10 7 Harry Schell 4 Ret† / Ret 5 Ret 7 3 5† / Ret 10 8 Sam Hanks 1 8 9 Peter Collins 6† / Ret Ret 3 Ret / 4†‡ 3 12 8 10 Jim Rathmann 2| 7 11 Jean Behra 2 6 Ret 6 Ret 14 6 12 Stuart Lewis-Evans 4 Ret 7 Ret 5 13 5 13 Maurice Trintignant 5 Ret 4† 5 14 Wolfgang von Trips 6† Ret† 3 4 15 Carlos Menditéguy 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 16 Jimmy Bryan 3 4 17 Paul Russo 4 3 18 Roy Salvadori DNQ Ret 5 Ret 2 19 Andy Linden 5 2 20 Giorgio Scarlatti Ret† 10 6 5† 1 21 Alfonso de Portago 5† 1 22 José Froilán González 5† 1 23 Jack Brabham 6 7† / Ret Ret 7 0 24 Johnny Boyd 6 0 25 Bob Gerard 6 0 26 Cesare Perdisa 6† 0 27 Joakim Bonnier 7 Ret Ret 17 0 28 Marshall Teague 7 0 29 Mike MacDowel 7† 0 30 Ivor Bueb Ret 8 0 31 Pat O'Connor 8 0 32 Paco Godia Ret Ret 9 0 33 Alessandro de Tomaso 9 0 34 Bob Veith 9 0 35 Luigi Piotti 10 DNQ Ret 18 0 36 Horace Gould Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 10 0 37 Gene Hartley 10 0 38 Bruce Halford 11 Ret 15 0 39 Jack Turner 11 0 40 Ottorino Volonterio 11† 0 41 Andre Simon DNQ 11† 0 42 Johnny Thomson 12 0 43 Bob Christie 13 0 44 Chuck Weyant 14 0 45 Tony Bettenhausen 15 0 46 Johnnie Parsons 16 0 47 Don Freeland 17 0 — Ron Flockhart Ret Ret 0 — Hans Herrmann DNQ Ret 0 — Les Leston DNQ Ret 0 — Eugenio Castellotti Ret 0 — Jimmy Reece Ret 0 — Don Edmunds Ret 0 — Johnnie Tolan Ret 0 — Al Herman Ret 0 — Fred Agabashian Ret 0 — Eddie Sachs Ret 0 — Mike Magill Ret 0 — Eddie Johnson Ret 0 — Bill Cheesbourg Ret 0 — Al Keller Ret 0 — Jimmy Daywalt Ret 0 — Ed Elisian Ret 0 — Rodger Ward Ret 0 — Troy Ruttman Ret 0 — Eddie Russo Ret 0 — Elmer George Ret 0 — Herbert MacKay-Fraser Ret 0 — Jack Fairman Ret 0 Pos. Driver ARG MON 500 FRA GBR GER PSC ITA Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Images for kids

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  Juan Manuel Fangio won his 5th and final Drivers' Championship, driving for Maserati

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  Juan Manuel Fangio won his 5th and final Drivers' Championship, driving for the works Maserati team

See also

In Spanish: Temporada 1957 de Fórmula 1 para niños