The 1957 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 May 1957 at Monaco. It was race 2 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers.
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.Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p.1383. Collins crashed through the quayside barriers trying to avoid it.Kettlewell, p.1383. 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.Kettlewell, p.1383. Fangio took the lead from Brooks' damaged car and held it to the chequered flag.
On lap 96, with nine laps to go,Kettlewell, p.1383. 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-ClimaxKettlewell, p.1383. cut out at Casino five laps from the end.Kettlewell, p.1383. He coasted to the harbour and pushed the car home for 6th place.Kettlewell, p.1383.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 32 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 1:42.7—2 26 Peter Collins Ferrari 1:43.3 +0.63 18 Stirling Moss Vanwall 1:43.6 +0.94 20 Tony Brooks Vanwall 1:44.4 +1.75 28 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1:44.6 +1.96 30 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 1:46.7 +4.07 36 Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 1:46.7 +4.08 38 Harry Schell Maserati 1:47.3 +4.69 24 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1:47.9 +5.210 2 Masten Gregory Maserati 1:48.4 +5.711 6 Ron Flockhart BRM 1:48.6 +5.912 22 Horace Gould Maserati 1:48.7 +6.013 10 Stuart Lewis-Evans Connaught-Alta 1:49.1 +6.414 34 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 1:49.2 +6.515 14 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:49.3 +6.616 12 Ivor Bueb Connaught-Alta 1:49.4 +6.7 8 Roy Salvadori BRM 1:49.6 +6.9 40 Hans Herrmann Maserati 1:49.9 +7.2 4 André Simon Maserati 1:51.7 +9.0 42 Luigi Piotti Maserati 1:54.3 +11.6 16 Les Leston Cooper-Climax 1:58.9 +16.2 Source:
Race 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 24 Wolfgang von Trips Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 95 Engine 9 34 Giorgio Scarlatti Harry Schell Maserati 64 Oil Leak 14 6 Ron Flockhart BRM 60 Engine 11 36 Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 51 Spun Off 7 12 Ivor Bueb Connaught-Alta 47 Fuel Leak 16 38 Harry Schell Maserati 23 Suspension 8 22 Horace Gould Maserati 10 Accident 12 26 Peter Collins Ferrari 4 Accident 2 18 Stirling Moss Vanwall 4 Accident 3 28 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 4 Accident 5 8 Roy Salvadori BRM 40 Hans Herrmann Maserati 4 André Simon Maserati 42 Luigi Piotti Maserati 16 Les Leston Cooper-Climax Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Notes This race marked the Formula One World Championship debuts of Masten Gregory, Stuart Lewis-Evans, and Ivor 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 for Vanwall as both a constructor and an engine supplier.
Lastly, it was also the debut race for the Coventry Climax engine, the 4-cylinder FPF, still undersized at 1,964 cc, and mounted in the Cooper T43 in Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout similar to the Bugatti Type 251 at the 1956 French Grand Prix. It was also the first F1 finish for both Cooper and Climax even though Brabham pushed the car over the line.
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).
Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 17 2 Jean Behra 6 14 3 Tony Brooks 6 1 4 Carlos Menditeguy 4 12 5 Masten Gregory 4Source:
References
External links Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles, Volume 12, pp. 1381–4. London: Orbis, 1974.