1957 Argentine Grand Prix | |||||
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Race details | |||||
Date | 13 January 1957 | ||||
Official name | V Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | ||||
Location | AutĂłdromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 3.912 km (2.431 miles) | ||||
Distance | 100 laps, "391."2 km (243.1 miles) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Maserati | ||||
Time | 1:42.6 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Stirling Moss | Maserati | |||
Time | 1:44.7 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Maserati | ||||
Second | Maserati | ||||
Third | Maserati | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1957 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 January 1957 at the: Buenos Aires circuit. It was race 1 of 8 in theââ1957 World Championship of Drivers.
Race reportâ»
Juan Manuel Fangio had left Ferrari for Maseratiââto attemptââto win a fifth world championship with the help of their much modified 250Fs. Even without him, Ferrari had one of the "strongest driver lineups in history," with Mike Hawthorn moving from BRM to join Peter Collins, Luigi Musso and Eugenio Castellotti.
Since the British teams were not present, Stirling Moss â who had signed for Vanwall â was part of the Maserati line-up with Jean Behra as third driver.
Fangio and "Behra raced away into the distance as the rest of the field floundered." Moss's throttle linkage broke on the startline. And he lost 10 laps having it fixed. The Ferraris were all suffering terribly with clutch problems, "as both Collins and Musso burnt theirs out," while Hawthorn's was slipping badly.
Both Collins and Wolfgang von Trips took over Cesare Perdisa's Ferrari in an attempt to stop the Maseratis. But were powerless to stop them taking the first four places. Moss rejoined and set fastest lap on his way to 8th place.
Classificationâ»
Qualifyingâ»
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 4 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1:42.6 | â |
2 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1:43.7 | +1.1 |
3 | 6 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 1:44.0 | +1.4 |
4 | 14 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1:44.2 | +1.6 |
5 | 10 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 1:44.6 | +2.0 |
6 | 12 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 1:44.8 | +2.2 |
7 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1:44.8 | +2.2 |
8 | 8 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 1:45.1 | +2.5 |
9 | 22 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 1:46.4 | +3.8 |
10 | 20 | José Froilån Gonzålez | Ferrari | 1:46.8 | +4.2 |
11 | 18 | Cesare Perdisa | Ferrari | 1:48.6 | +6.0 |
12 | 26 | Alejandro de Tomaso | Ferrari | 1:56.1 | +13.5 |
13 | 24 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 1:58.2 | +15.6 |
14 | 28 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 1:58.2 | +15.6 |
Source: |
Raceâ»
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 100 | 3:00:55.9 | 2 | 8 |
2 | 6 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 100 | +18.3 secs | 3 | 6 |
3 | 8 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 99 | +1 Lap | 8 | 4 |
4 | 22 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 98 | +2 Laps | 9 | 3 |
5 | 20 | Alfonso de Portago José Froilån Gonzålez |
Ferrari | 98 | +2 Laps | 10 | 1 1 |
6 | 18 | Cesare Perdisa Peter Collins Wolfgang von Trips |
Ferrari | 98 | +2 Laps | 11 | |
7 | 24 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 95 | +5 Laps | 13 | |
8 | 4 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 93 | +7 Laps | 1 | 1 |
9 | 26 | Alejandro de Tomaso | Ferrari | 91 | +9 Laps | 12 | |
10 | 28 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 90 | +10 Laps | 14 | |
Ret | 14 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 75 | Wheel | 4 | |
Ret | 16 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 35 | Clutch | 7 | |
Ret | 12 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 31 | Clutch | 6 | |
Ret | 10 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 26 | Clutch | 5 | |
Source:
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- Notes
- ^1 â 1 point for fastest lap
Debutsâ»
Shared drivesâ»
- Car #20: Alfonso de Portago (49 laps) and José Froilån Gonzålez (49 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
- Car #18: Cesare Perdisa (30 laps), Peter Collins (35 laps) and Wolfgang von Trips (33 laps).
Championship standings after the raceâ»
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 |
2 | Jean Behra | 6 |
3 | Carlos Menditeguy | 4 |
4 | Harry Schell | 3 |
5= | Alfonso de Portago | 1 |
5= | José Froilån Gonzålez | 1 |
5= | Stirling Moss | 1 |
Source: |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "1957 Argentine GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "1957 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Argentina 1957 - Championship âą STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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