# 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1957

Resultados da quadragésima primeira edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway a 30 de maio de 1957, valendo também como terceira etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1. O vencedor foi o norte-americano Sam Hanks.

## Resumo

Durante os treinos livres para a corrida o norte-americano Keith Andrews perdeu o controle do carro e bateu no muro à 15 de maio numa velocidade superior a 200km/h. Tal foi o impacto que o piloto morreu instantaneamente ao quebrar o pescoço.

## Classificação da prova
### Treino classificatório

| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassi | Motor | Pneu | Tempo | Diferença |
| 1 | 12 | Pat O'Connor | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'02"522 | |
| 2 | 88 | Eddie Sachs | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 1'02"556 | "034 |
| 3 | 52 | Troy Ruttman | John Zink | Watson Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"038 | "516 |
| 4 | 14 | Fred Agabashian | Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"132 | "610 |
| 5 | 6 | Johnny Boyd | Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"335 | "813 |
| 6 | 5 | Jimmy Reece | Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"378 | "856 |
| 7 | 83 | Ed Elisian | McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"480 | "958 |
| 8 | 16 | Al Keller | Bardahl/Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"650 | 1"128 |
| 9 | 23 | Elmer George | Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"952 | 1"430 |
| 10 | 54 | Paul Russo | Novi Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500F | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 1'04"147 | 1"625 |
| 11 | 10 | Johnny Thomson | D-A Lubricants Racing | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'04"705 | 2"183 |
| 12 | 73 | Andy Linden | McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'04"830 | 2"308 |
| 13 | 9 | Sam Hanks | Belond Exhaust/George Salih | Epperly Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"020 | 2"498 |
| 14 | 22 | Gene Hartley | Massaglia Hotels | Lesovsky ?? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"707 | 3"185 |
| 15 | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"745 | 3"223 |
| 16 | 7 | Bob Veith | Bob Estes | Phillips ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"822 | 3"300 |
| 17 | 18 | Johnnie Parsons | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"928 | 3"406 |
| 18 | 77 | Mike Magill | Dayton Steel Foundry | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 1'06"097 | 3"575 |
| 19 | 19 | Jack Turner | Bardahl/Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"117 | 3"595 |
| 20 | 43 | Eddie Johnson | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"207 | 3"685 |
| 21 | 3 | Don Freeland | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"447 | 3"925 |
| 22 | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen | Novi Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500F | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 1'07"185 | 4"663 |
| 23 | 31 | Bill Cheesbourg | Schildmeier Seal/Donaldson | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 1'07"575 | 5"053 |
| 24 | 8 | Rodger Ward | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky ?? | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 1'07"685 | 5"163 |
| 25 | 82 | Chuck Weyant | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"782 | 5"260 |
| 26 | 55 | Eddie Russo | Sclavi & Amos | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"892 | 5"370 |
| 27 | 92 | Don Edmunds | Roy McKay | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 1'08"080 | 5"558 |
| 28 | 48 | Marshall Teague | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"135 | 5"613 |
| 29 | 57 | Jimmy Daywalt | Helse / H.H. Johnson | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"192 | 5"670 |
| 30 | 89 | Al Herman | Dunn Engineering | Dunn ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"282 | 5"760 |
| 31 | 28 | Johnnie Tolan | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"357 | 5"835 |
| 32 | 26 | Jim Rathmann | Chiropractic/Lindsey Hopkins | Epperly Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"375 | 5"853 |
| 33 | 95 | Bob Christie | Jones & Maley Cars | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"387 | 5"865 |

### Corrida

| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassi | Motor | Pneu | Voltas | Tempo | Grid | Pontos |
| 1 | 9 | Sam Hanks | Belond Exhaust/George Salih | Epperly Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 41m 14s 250ms (218.209 km/h) | 13 | 8 |
| 2 | 26 | Jim Rathmann | Chiropractic/Lindsey Hopkins | Epperly Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 41m 35s 711ms (+21s 461ms) | 32 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 43m 28s 220ms (+2m 13s 970ms) | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | 54 | Paul Russo | Novi Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500F | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 200 | 3h 44m 11s 110ms (+2m 56s 860ms) | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 73 | Andy Linden | McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 44m 28s 520ms (+3m 14s 270ms) | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Johnny Boyd | Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 45m 49s 520ms (+4m 35s 270ms) | 5 | |
| 7 | 48 | Marshall Teague | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 45m 59s 830ms (+4m 45s 580ms) | 28 | |
| 8 | 12 | Pat O'Connor | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 46m 47s 400ms (+5m 33s 150ms) | 1 | |
| 9 | 7 | Bob Veith | Bob Estes | Phillips ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 47m 31s 360ms (+6m 17s 110ms) | 16 | |
| 10 | 22 | Gene Hartley | Massaglia Hotels | Lesovsky ?? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 48m 24s 370ms (+7m 10s 120ms) | 14 | |
| 11 | 19 | Jack Turner | Bardahl/Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 49m 10s 320ms (+7m 56s 070ms) | 19 | |
| 12 | 10 | Johnny Thomson | D-A Lubricants Racing | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 199 | | 11 | |
| 13 | 95 | Bob Christie | Jones & Maley Cars | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 197 | | 33 | |
| 14 | 82 | Chuck Weyant | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 196 | | 25 | |
| 15 | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen | Novi Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500F | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 195 | | 22 | |
| 16 | 18 | Johnnie Parsons | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 195 | | 17 | |
| 17 | 3 | Don Freeland | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 192 | | 21 | |
| 18 | 5 | Jimmy Reece | Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 182 | Acelerador | 6 | |
| 19 | 92 | Don Edmunds | Roy McKay | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 170 | Rotação | 27 | |
| 20 | 28 | Johnnie Tolan | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 138 | Embreagem | 31 | |
| 21 | 89 | Al Herman | Dunn Engineering | Dunn ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 111 | Colisão | 30 | |
| 22 | 14 | Fred Agabashian | Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 107 | Fuga de gasolina | 4 | |
| 23 | 88 | Eddie Sachs | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 105 | Motor | 2 | |
| 24 | 77 | Mike Magill | Dayton Steel Foundry | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 101 | Colisão | 18 | |
| 25 | 43 | Eddie Johnson | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 93 | Rolamento de roda | 20 | |
| 26 | 31 | Bill Cheesbourg | Schildmeier Seal/Donaldson | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 81 | Fuga de gasolina | 23 | |
| 27 | 16 | Al Keller | Bardahl/Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 75 | Colisão | 8 | |
| 28 | 57 | Jimmy Daywalt | Helse / H.H. Johnson | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 53 | Colisão | 29 | |
| 29 | 83 | Ed Elisian | McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 51 | Caixa de velocidades | 7 | |
| 30 | 8 | Rodger Ward | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky ?? | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 27 | Compressor | 24 | |
| 31 | 52 | Troy Ruttman | John Zink | Watson Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 13 | Superaquecimento | 3 | |
| 32 | 55 | Eddie Russo | Sclavi & Amos | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 0 | Colisão | 26 | |
| 33 | 23 | Elmer George | Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 0 | Colisão | 9 | |

## Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

| | Pos. | Piloto | Pontos |
| | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 17 |
| 28 | 2 | Sam Hanks | 8 |
| 27 | 3 | Jim Rathmann | 7 |
| 2 | 4 | Jean Behra | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Tony Brooks | 6 |