1957 Argentine Grand Prix
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 the 1957 World Championship of Drivers.
| 1957 Argentine Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 13 January 1957 | ||
| Official name | V Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | ||
| Location | Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.912 km (2.431 mi) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 391.2 km (243.1 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:42.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:44.7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
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Lap leaders
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Race report
Juan Manuel Fangio had left Ferrari for Maserati to attempt to 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 — who had signed for Vanwall — 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, whilst 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.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
Maserati | 1:42.6 | — |
| 2 | 2 |  |
Maserati | 1:43.7 | +1.1 |
| 3 | 6 |  |
Maserati | 1:44.0 | +1.4 |
| 4 | 14 |  |
Ferrari | 1:44.2 | +1.6 |
| 5 | 10 | |
Ferrari | 1:44.6 | +2.0 |
| 6 | 12 | |
Ferrari | 1:44.8 | +2.2 |
| 7 | 16 | |
Ferrari | 1:44.8 | +2.2 |
| 8 | 8 | |
Maserati | 1:45.1 | +2.5 |
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Maserati | 1:46.4 | +3.8 |
| 10 | 20 | |
Ferrari | 1:46.8 | +4.2 |
| 11 | 18 | |
Ferrari | 1:48.6 | +6.0 |
| 12 | 26 | |
Ferrari | 1:56.1 | +13.5 |
| 13 | 24 |  |
Maserati | 1:58.2 | +15.6 |
| 14 | 28 | |
Maserati | 1:58.2 | +15.6 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
Maserati | 100 | 3:00:55.9 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | |
Maserati | 100 | +18.3 secs | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | |
Maserati | 99 | +1 Lap | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 | |
Maserati | 98 | +2 Laps | 9 | 3 |
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Ferrari | 98 | +2 Laps | 10 | 1 1 |
| 6 | 18 |  |
Ferrari | 98 | +2 Laps | 11 | |
| 7 | 24 | |
Maserati | 95 | +5 Laps | 13 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
Maserati | 93 | +7 Laps | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | 26 | |
Ferrari | 91 | +9 Laps | 12 | |
| 10 | 28 | |
Maserati | 90 | +10 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 14 | |
Ferrari | 75 | Wheel | 4 | |
| Ret | 16 | |
Ferrari | 35 | Clutch | 7 | |
| Ret | 12 | |
Ferrari | 31 | Clutch | 6 | |
| Ret | 10 | |
Ferrari | 26 | Clutch | 5 | |
Source:[2] | |||||||
- Notes
- ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap
Notes
- Shared Drives:
- Car #20: Alfonso de Portago (49 laps) and José Froilán González (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).
- Grand Prix debut for: Alejandro de Tomaso.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Eugenio Castellotti (who was killed 2 months later whilst testing a Ferrari at Modena), Cesare Perdisa, and Alfonso de Portago (who was killed nearly 4 months later whilst competing in the Mille Miglia).
- Career Firsts: Carlos Menditeguy (podium).
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
8 |
| 2 | |
6 |
| 3 | |
4 |
| 4 | |
3 |
| 5= | |
1 |
| 5= | |
1 |
| 5= | |
1 |
| Source:[3] | ||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Images from the race
Pit lane at the 1957 Argentine Grand Prix
References
- "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 • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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