1957 German Grand Prix

The 1957 German Grand Prix (formally the XIX Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One World Championship race held on 4 August 1957 at the Nürburgring. Held over 22 laps of the 14-mile (23 km) long circuit, the race is considered to be host to one of the most impressive performances in F1 history as Juan Manuel Fangio fought from 48 seconds behind second to win the race. The race included Formula Two cars to increase the size of the field.
Fangio had taken pole position in his 250F, with Mike Hawthorn in the 801 alongside. Jean Behra (Maserati) and Peter Collins (Ferrari) completed the four-car front row. Fangio's pole time of 9 minutes 25.6 seconds was 2.8 seconds ahead of Hawthorn.
Come the race, Ferrari planned to not pit while Fangio decided upon a one-stop strategy on softer tyres. This didn't stop Hawthorn getting off the grid in the lead, ahead of teammate Collins and Fangio. Fangio took the lead on lap three and pitted, as planned, on lap 12, with a 30-second lead. However, this pit stop was disastrous; the left rear wheel nut became lost underneath the car and once it was found, Hawthorn and Collins had long gone past. Fangio emerged in third place, nearly 50 seconds behind the Ferrari pair.
Fangio started by taking 15.5 seconds off Hawthorn on his first lap and 8.5 the next. Setting not just fastest laps quicker than his qualifying time, but nine lap records, seven in succession, Fangio virtually drove the wheels off his Maserati in his chase. He caught with, and overtook, Collins early in the 21st lap and took the lead of Hawthorn later the same lap. Hawthorn challenged, but Fangio held firm to win the race, and his fifth World Championship title.
After the race, Fangio commented 'I have never driven that quickly before in my life and I don't think I will ever be able to do it again.' It would turn out to be somewhat accurate statement, as it was his final World Championship victory, and he retired in 1958.
==Background==
The previous Championship race at Aintree saw reigning World Champion and current World Championship leader Juan Manuel Fangio retire, which in turn allowed the remainder of the of the field to cut his astonishing seventeen point lead in the title race, over winner Sam Hanks, to just twelve, with 's Luigi Musso now second. Tony Brooks, who shared victory at the British GP with Stirling Moss, resided in third place, with ten points.
A non-Championship race was held between the British and German races; the , which was won by Frenchman Jean Behra in a .
The majority of entrants were invited manufacturers; private entries were not invited. Due to the reduced field this made up, Formula Two drivers were invited to race alongside. These F2 fought for separate honours and would not be awarded World Championship points were they to finish in the top five or set the fastest lap.
 took five drivers, including Fangio, Jean Behra and Harry Schell in the 1957 cars, Giorgio Scarlatti in a works 1956 car and Paco Godia in his own 1956 car. Carlos Menditeguy was also entered into the race, but his car was unavailable. Scuderia Centro Sud also entered a pair of Maseratis, to be driven by Masten Gregory and Hans Herrmann.
 entered four drivers, three going into the race. Luigi Musso, Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn were all to drive the Lancia-Ferrari 801. Maurice Trintignant was left without a drive, having been set to drive the new V6 F2 car, however, Enzo Ferrari felt no-one, let alone Trintignant, could do the car justice at the Nürburgring and thus the car did not arrive.
Representing Britain were the team, with Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks and Stuart Lewis-Evans looking to make it consecutive World Championship wins. BRM received invites, but with Ron Flockhart injured, it was decided not to attend with two inexperienced drivers. These entries were filled by Bruce Halford and Horace Gould in Maserati 250Fs.
In the F2 category, entered three cars, Umberto Maglioli and Edgar Barth were in full works cars with Carel Godin de Beaufort in an Ecurie Maarsbergen entry. had two works entries, Roy Salvadori and Jack Brabham, the latter in a Rob Walker-owned car. The four remaining starting cars were also Coopers, two Ridgeway Managements entries for Tony Marsh and Paul England; and private entries each for both Brian Naylor and Dick Gibson. The two non-starting F2 racers were Trintignant and 's Dennis Taylor.
As for the Nürburgring itself, a large portion of the track had been resurfaced, but the layout remained unchanged. It was expected for the lap record, of 9 minutes 41.6 seconds, to fall during the race, due to both the resurfacing and the general improvement in F1 cars.
===Championship permutations===
It was possible for Juan Manuel Fangio to seal the World Championship crown at the German GP, with two races to spare, as long as he held at least an eighteen-point lead following the race, given that no-one could match his win total.
To win, Fangio needed to score six or more points than Luigi Musso and three or more points than Tony Brooks. Given that 27 points remained available going into the race and that Fangio had 25, the title was still technically available for any driver to win.
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
2 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
3 	Harry Schell 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
4 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
5 	Carlos Menditeguy 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
6 	Luigi Musso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	801 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
7 	Peter Collins 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	801 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
8 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	801 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
9 	Maurice Trintignant 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	801 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
10 	Stirling Moss 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
11 	Tony Brooks 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
12 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
14 	Ron Flockhart 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
15 	Bruce Halford 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
16 	Masten Gregory 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
17 	Hans Herrmann 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
18 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
19 	Horace Gould 	H.H. Gould 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
20 	Umberto Maglioli 	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG 	 	RS550 	 	547/3 1.5 F4	—
21 	Edgar Barth 	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG 	 	RS550 	 	547/3 1.5 F4	—
22 	Maurice Trintignant 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D156 	 	D156 1.5 V6 	
23 	Roy Salvadori 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T43 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
24 	Jack Brabham 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	T43 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
25 	Tony Marsh 	Ridgeway Managements 	 	T43 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
26 	Paul England 	Ridgeway Managements 	 	T41 	 	FWB 1.5 L4 	
27 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen 	 	RS550 	 	547/3 1.5 F4	
28 	Brian Naylor 	J.B. Naylor 	 	T43 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
29 	Dick Gibson 	Privateer 	 	T43 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
30 	Dennis Taylor 	Privateer 	 	12 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
*A pink background represents as Formula Two drivers.
==Practice Overview==
===Friday Practice===
===Saturday Practice===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	9:25.6 	— 	145.184 km/h
2 	8 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	9:28.4 	+2.8s 	144.469 km/h
3 	2 	Jean Behra 	 	9:30.5 	+4.9s 	144.469 km/h
4 	7 	Peter Collins 	 	9:34.7 	+9.1s 	142.885 km/h
5 	11 	Tony Brooks 	 	9:36.1 	+10.5s 	142.538 km/h
6 	3 	Harry Schell 	 	9:39.2 	+13.6s 	141.775 km/h
7 	10 	Stirling Moss 	 	9:41.2 	+15.6s 	141.287 km/h
8 	6 	Luigi Musso 	 	9:43.1 	+17.5s 	140.827 km/h
9 	12 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	 	9:45.0 	+19.4s 	140.369 km/h
10 	16 	Masten Gregory 	 	9:51.5 	+25.9s 	138.827 km/h
11 	17 	Hans Herrmann 	 	10:00.0 	+34.4s 	136.860 km/h
12 	21 	Edgar Barth 	 	10:02.2 	+36.6s 	136.360 km/h
13 	4 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	10:04.9 	+39.3s 	135.751 km/h
14 	23 	Roy Salvadori 	 	10:06.0 	+40.4s 	135.505 km/h
15 	20 	Umberto Maglioli 	 	10:08.9 	+43.3s 	134.860 km/h
16 	15 	Bruce Halford 	 	10:14.5 	+48.9s 	133.631 km/h
17 	28 	Brian Naylor 	 	10:15.0 	+49.4s 	133.522 km/h
18 	24 	Jack Brabham 	 	10:18.8 	+53.2s 	132.702 km/h
19 	19 	Horace Gould 	 	10:20.8 	+55.2s 	132.274 km/h
20 	27 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	10:25.9 	+1:00.3 	131.197 km/h
21 	18 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	 	10:32.3 	+1:06.7 	129.869 km/h
22 	25 	Tony Marsh 	 	10:48.2 	+1:22.6 	126.683 km/h
23 	26 	Paul England 	 	11:08.4 	+1:42.8 	122.855 km/h
24 	29 	Dick Gibson 	 	11:46.4 	+2:20.8 	116.246 km/h
WD 	5 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	9 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	14 	Ron Flockhart 	 	Injury 	Injury 	Injury
WD 	22 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	30 	Dennis Taylor 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
===Grid===
Note: F2 drivers highlighted in pink.
==Race==
===Pre-race===
===Report===
===Results===
Note: F2 drivers highlighted in pink.
Pos.	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	22 	3 h 30 m 38.3 s 	1 	9
2 	8 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	22 	+ 3.6 s 	2 	6
3 	7 	Peter Collins 	 	22 	+ 35.6 s 	4 	4
4 	6 	Luigi Musso 	 	22 	+ 3 m 37.6 s 	8 	3
5 	10 	Stirling Moss 	 	22 	+ 4 m 37.2 s 	7 	2
6 	2 	Jean Behra 	 	22 	+ 4 m 38.5 s 	3 	
7 	3 	Harry Schell 	 	22 	+ 6 m 47.5 s 	6 	
8 	16 	Masten Gregory 	 	21 	+ 1 lap 	10 	
9 	11 	Tony Brooks 	 	21 	+ 1 lap 	5 	
10 	4 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	21 	+ 1 lap 	13 	
11 	15 	Bruce Halford 	 	21 	+ 1 lap 	16 	
12 	21 	Edgar Barth 	 	21 	+ 1 lap 	12 	
13 	28 	Brian Naylor 	 	20 	+ 2 laps 	17 	
14 	27 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	20 	+ 2 laps 	20 	
NC 	25 	Tony Marsh 	 	17 	+ 5 laps 	22 	
Ret 	17 	Hans Herrmann 	 	14 	Chassis 	11 	
Ret 	20 	Umberto Maglioli 	 	13 	Engine 	15 	
Ret 	23 	Roy Salvadori 	 	11 	Suspension 	14 	
Ret 	18 	Paco Godia 	 	11 	Steering 	21 	
Ret 	12 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	 	10 	Gearbox 	9 	
Ret 	24 	Jack Brabham 	 	6 	Transmission 	18 	
Ret 	26 	Paul England 	 	4 	Distributor 	23 	
Ret 	29 	Paul Gibson 	 	3 	Steering 	24 	
Ret 	19 	Horace Gould 	 	1 	Axle 	19 	
DNA 	5 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	 	Car unavailable 	 	
DNA 	9/22	Maurice Trintignant 	 	 	Car unavailable 	 	
DNA 	14 	Ron Flockhart 	 	 	Driver injured 	 	
DNA 	30 	Dennis Taylor 	 	 	Driver elsewhere	 	
===Fastest laps===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap	Time 	Gap 	Avg Speed 	Race
1 	1 	Juan Manuel Fangio	 	20 	9:17.4 	 	147.32 km/h	1
2 	23 	Roy Salvadori 	 	9 	10:03.8	+ 46.4 s	136.00 km/h	Ret
===Laps in the lead===
====Stints====
====Totals====
==Milestones==
* Juan Manuel Fangio's 24th and final victory.
* Fangio secured his fifth and final World Championship title.
* The last win for a car and engine.
* World Championship débuts for Brian Naylor, Carel Godin de Beaufort, Dick Gibson, Paul England and Tony Marsh, though all were racing F2 cars. Additionally, the first F1 race with a car, but again in the F2 category.
==Standings after race==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	34 	
2 	Luigi Musso 	16 	
3 	Mike Hawthorn 	13 	3
4 	Tony Brooks 	10 	1
5 	Stirling Moss 	8 	2
6 	Sam Hanks 	8 	2
7 	Peter Collins 	8 	4
8 	Jim Rathmann 	7 	3
9 	Jean Behra 	6 	1
10 	Harry Schell 	5 	1
11 	Maurice Trintignant 	5 	1
12 	Masten Gregory 	4 	1
13 	Carlos Menditeguy 	4 	1
14 	Jimmy Bryan 	4 	
15 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	3 	
16 	Paul Russo 	3 	
17 	Roy Salvadori 	2 	
18 	Andy Linden 	2 	
19 	Alfonso de Portago 	1 	
20 	José Froilán González 	1 	
==External links==
* Wikipedia article
* STATS F1
* Grand Prix Encyclopedia article
* Silhouet page
* Motor Sport Magazine contemporary race report: first page • second page • third page
* Video highlights on YouTube
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