1957 Moroccan Grand Prix
| 1957 Moroccan Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 27 October 1957 | ||
| Official name | VI Grand Prix de Maroc | ||
| Location | Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca | ||
| Course | Public roads with permanent infrastructure | ||
| Course length | 7.651 km (4.754 miles) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 420.79 km (261.47 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Vanwall | ||
| Time | 2:23.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| Time | 2:25.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Vanwall | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
The 1957 Moroccan Grand Prix (officially named the VI Grand Prix de Maroc) was a non-championship Formula One motor race held in 1957, with no points going towards the World Championship. It was held over 55 laps of the 7.651 km Ain-Diab Circuit on 27 October 1957.
This race was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F winning by 30.1 seconds, from British driver Stuart Lewis-Evans in a Vanwall VW5 in second place, and another French driver Maurice Trintignant finishing third in a BRM P25.
The race coincided with an outbreak of Asian flu amongst the Grand Prix community which explains the absence of Stirling Moss and the lacklustre performance of Fangio.
Classification
[edit]Grid
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |  Tony Brooks |
Vanwall | 2:23.3 |
| 2 | 8 |  Jean Behra |
Maserati | 2:23.5 |
| 3 | 24 | Stuart Lewis-Evans |
Vanwall | 2:26.2 |
| 4 | 2 | Peter Collins |
Ferrari | 2:27.2 |
| 5 | 6 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Maserati | 2:27.3 |
| 6 | 4 | Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 2:29.0 |
| 7 | 10 |  Harry Schell |
Maserati | 2:29.1 |
| 8 | 26 | Maurice Trintignant |
BRM | 2:29.1 |
| 9 | 18 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper | 2:29.4 |
| 10 | 28 | Ron Flockhart |
BRM | 2:30.1 |
| 11 | 14 |  Chico Godia |
Maserati | 2:32.0 |
| 12 | 16 | Roy Salvadori |
Cooper | 2:32.8 |
| 13 | 12 |  Giorgio Scarlatti |
Maserati | 2:36.1 |
| 14 | 30 | Jean Lucas |
Maserati | 2:38.1 |
Source:[1]
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Race
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Ret. | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jean Behra |
Maserati | 55 | 2:18:23.0 | 2 |
| 2 | 24 | Stuart Lewis-Evans |
Vanwall | 55 | 2:18:53.1 | 3 |
| 3 | 26 | Maurice Trintignant |
BRM | 55 | 2:19:49.4 | 8 |
| 4 | 6 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Maserati | 55 | 2:20:23.8 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Harry Schell |
Maserati | 54 | +1 lap | 7 |
| 6 | 14 | Chico Godia |
Maserati | 54 | +1 lap | 11 |
| 7 | 12 | Giorgio Scarlatti |
Maserati | 52 | +3 laps | 13 |
| DNF | 30 | Jean Lucas |
Maserati | 50 | accident | 14 |
| DNF | 28 | Ron Flockhart |
BRM | 25 | throttle | 10 |
| DNF | 2 | Peter Collins |
Ferrari | 16 | accident | 4 |
| DNF | 16 | Roy Salvadori |
Cooper | 14 | axle | 12 |
| DNF | 22 | Tony Brooks |
Vanwall | 12 | electrics | 1 |
| DNF | 4 | Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 8 | illness | 6 |
| DSQ | 18 | Jack Brabham |
Cooper | 8 | oil | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1957 Moroccan GP – Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "1957 Moroccan Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "1957 Moroccan GP – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 21 February 2024.