1957 Italian Grand Prix Explained

Type:	F1
Country:	Italy
Grand Prix:	Italian
Official Name:	XXVIII Gran Premio d'Italia
Date:	8 September
Year:	1957
Previous Round:	1957 Pescara Grand Prix
Next Round:	1958 Argentine Grand Prix
Location:	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course:	Permanent road course
Course Mi:	3.573
Course Km:	5.750
Distance Laps:	87
Distance Mi:	310.84
Distance Km:	500.25
Pole Driver:	Stuart Lewis-Evans
Pole Team:	Vanwall
Pole Time:	1:42.4
Pole Country:	UK
Fast Driver:	Tony Brooks
Fast Team:	Vanwall
Fast Time:	1:43.7
Fast Country:	UK
First Driver:	Stirling Moss
First Team:	Vanwall
First Country:	UK
Second Driver:	Juan Manuel Fangio
Second Team:	Maserati
Second Country:	Argentina
Third Driver:	Wolfgang von Trips
Third Team:	Ferrari
Third Country:	Germany

The 1957 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 September 1957 at Monza. It was the eighth and final race in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	20	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	1:42.4	—
2	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	1:42.7	+0.3
3	22	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	1:42.9	+0.5
4	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	1:43.1	+0.7
5	6	Jean Behra	Maserati	1:43.9	+1.5
6	4	Harry Schell	Maserati	1:45.1	+2.7
7	30	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:45.3	+2.9
8	36	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:45.5	+3.1
9	32	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	1:45.7	+3.3
10	34	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:46.1	+3.7
11	26	Masten Gregory	Maserati	1:48.9	+6.5
12	8	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:49.2	+6.8
13	24	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	1:49.7	+7.3
14	16	Bruce Halford	Maserati	1:51.6	+9.2
15	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	1:52.2	+9.8
16	28	André Simon	Maserati	1:52.8	+10.4
17	12	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	1:52.9	+10.5
18	14	Horace Gould	Maserati	1:53.7	+11.3
Source:^[1]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	87	2:35:03.9	2	8
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	87	+41.2 secs	4	6
3	36	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	85	+2 Laps	8	4
4	26	Masten Gregory	Maserati	84	+3 Laps	11	3
5	8	Giorgio Scarlatti Harry Schell	Maserati	84	+3 Laps	12	1 1
6	34	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	83	+4 Laps	10
7	22	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	82	+5 Laps	3	1
8	32	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	82	+5 Laps	9
9	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	81	+6 Laps	15
10	14	Horace Gould	Maserati	78	+9 Laps	18
11	28	André Simon Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati	72	+15 Laps	16
Ret	30	Peter Collins	Ferrari	62	Engine	7
Ret	20	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	49	Engine	1
Ret	6	Jean Behra	Maserati	49	Overheating	5
Ret	16	Bruce Halford	Maserati	47	Engine	14
Ret	4	Harry Schell	Maserati	34	Oil Leak	6
Ret	24	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	31	Overheating	13
Ret	12	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	3	Engine	17

Car #8: Giorgio Scarlatti (50 laps) and Harry Schell (34 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
Car #28: André Simon (40 laps) and Ottorino Volonterio (32 laps).

This was the 35th and last podium finish for Juan Manuel Fangio; a record that would be broken by Graham Hill at the 1969 Monaco Grand Prix.

Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.