1957 Pescara Grand Prix

The 1957 Pescara Grand Prix was the seventh race of the season. The Pescara race, also often called Coppa Acerbo, was added to the calendar for the first and only time. The race was won in dominant fashion by Stirling Moss in a , coming in more than three minutes ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio and Harry Schell, both in s.
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==Background==
The 1957 season was originally scheduled with 10 races. But the Belgian, Dutch and Spanish races were all canceled for financial reasons, so the Pescara race was upgraded to championship status. Known originally as the Coppa Acerbo, this was the 25th running of the event.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
4 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
6 	Harry Schell 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
8 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
10 	Francisco Godia-Sales	Francisco Godia-Sales 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
12 	Luigi Piotti 	Luigi Piotti 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
14 	Masten Gregory 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
16 	Jo Bonnier 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
18 	Horace Gould 	H.H. Gould 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
20 	Bruce Halford 	Bruce Halford 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
22 	Roy Salvadori 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T43 	 	FPF L4 2.0 	
24 	Jack Brabham 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T43 	 	FPF L4 2.0 	
26 	Stirling Moss 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
28 	Tony Brooks 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
30 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
34 	Luigi Musso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	801 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
==Practice==
===Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap 	Gap
1 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio	 	9:44.6 	
2 	26 	Stirling Moss 	 	9:54.7 	+ 10.1
3 	34 	Luigi Musso 	 	10:00.0	+ 15.4
4 	4 	Jean Behra 	 	10:03.1	+ 18.5
5 	6 	Harry Schell 	 	10:04.6	+ 20.0
6 	28 	Tony Brooks 	 	10:08.8	+ 24.2
7 	14 	Masten Gregory 	 	10:26.1	+ 42.5
8 	30 	Stuart Lewis-Evans	 	10:29.6	+ 45.0
9 	16 	Jo Bonnier 	 	10:36.2	+ 51.6
10 	8 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	10:36.6	+ 52.0
11 	18 	Horace Gould 	 	10:49.6	+ 1:05.0
12 	10 	Paco Godia 	 	11:09.8	+ 1:25.2
13 	12 	Luigi Piotti 	 	11:10.6	+ 1:26.0
14 	20 	Bruce Halford 	 	11:16.3	+ 1:31.7
15 	22 	Roy Salvadori 	 	11:24.2	+ 1:39.6
16 	24 	Jack Brabham 	 	11:35.2	+ 1:50.6
==Race==
===Results===
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	26 	Stirling Moss 	 	18 	2:59:22.7 	2 	9
2 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio	 	18 	+ 3:13.9 	1 	6
3 	6 	Harry Schell 	 	18 	+ 6:46.8 	5 	4
4 	14 	Masten Gregory 	 	18 	+ 8:16.5 	7 	3
5 	30 	Stuart Lewis-Evans	 	17 	+ 1 lap 	8 	2
6 	8 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	17 	+ 1 lap 	10 	
7 	24 	Jack Brabham 	 	15 	+ 3 laps 	16 	
Ret 	34 	Luigi Musso 	 	9 	Oil tank 	3 	
Ret 	10 	Paco Godia 	 	9 	Engine 	12 	
Ret 	20 	Bruce Halford 	 	9 	Transmission 	14 	
Ret 	16 	Jo Bonnier 	 	7 	Overheating 	9 	
Ret 	4 	Jean Behra 	 	3 	Oil leak 	4 	
Ret 	22 	Roy Salvadori 	 	3 	Accident/suspension	15 	
Ret 	28 	Tony Brooks 	 	1 	Engine 	6 	
Ret 	18 	Horace Gould 	 	0 	Accident 	11 	
Ret 	12 	Luigi Piotti 	 	0 	Engine 	13 	
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==Milestones==
* First and only time the Pescara Grand Prix was held.
** At 25.579 km (15.897 mi), the Pescara circuit was the longest circuit ever used for a championship Grand Prix.
* In conjuction with Monza, this was the first time that one country had held two championship races in one season.
==Standings after the race==
==References==
Category:1957 Grands Prix
Category:Pescara Grand Prix
Category:Formula One races in Italy