1957 British Grand Prix

The , or known as the Grand Prix d'Europe (Incorporating the 10th R.A.C. British Grand Prix), was held on July 20 at the Aintree Motor Racing Circuit near Liverpool. A huge crowd witnessed the first ever victory for a British car, with a in a shared drive for Tony Brooks and Stirling Moss taking the flag. Second place went to Luigi Musso in a , with his teammate Mike Hawthorn in third.
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==Background==
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
4 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
6 	Harry Schell 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
8 	Carlos Menditeguy 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
10 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	801 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
12 	Peter Collins 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	801 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
14 	Luigi Musso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	801 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
16 	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	801 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
18 	Stirling Moss 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
20 	Tony Brooks 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
22 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
24 	Jack Fairman 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
26 	Les Leston 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
28 	Jo Bonnier 	Jo Bonnier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
30 	Horace Gould 	H.H. Gould 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
32 	Ivor Bueb 	Gilby Engineering 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
34 	Jack Brabham 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	T43 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
36 	Roy Salvadori 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T43 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
38 	Bob Gerard 	Bob Gerard 	 	T44 	 	BS2 2.2 L6 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap 	Speed Ave.
1 	18 	Stirling Moss 	 	2:00.2	— 	144.599 km/h
2 	4 	Jean Behra 	 	2:00.4	+0.2s 	144.359 km/h
3 	20 	Tony Brooks 	 	2:00.4	+0.2s 	144.359 km/h
4 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	2:00.6	+0.4s 	144.119 km/h
5 	10 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	2:01.2	+1.0s 	143.406 km/h
6 	22 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	 	2:01.2	+1.0s 	143.406 km/h
7 	6 	Harry Schell 	 	2:01.4	+1.2s 	143.170 km/h
8 	12 	Peter Collins 	 	2:01.8	+1.6s 	142.700 km/h
9 	16 	Maurice Trintignant	 	2:03.2	+3.0s 	141.078 km/h
10 	14 	Luigi Musso 	 	2:03.4	+3.2s 	140.849 km/h
11 	8 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	2:05.4	+5.2s 	138.603 km/h
12 	26 	Les Leston 	 	2:05.6	+5.4s 	138.382 km/h
13 	34 	Jack Brabham 	 	2:07.0	+6.8s 	136.857 km/h
14* 	30 	Horace Gould 	 	2:07.0	+6.8s 	136.857 km/h
15 	36 	Roy Salvadori 	 	2:07.4	+7.2s 	136.427 km/h
16 	24 	Jack Fairman 	 	2:08.6	+8.4s 	135.154 km/h
17 	28 	Jo Bonnier 	 	2:12.6	+12.4s	131.077 km/h
18 	38 	Bob Gerard 	 	2:12.6	+12.4s	131.077 km/h
19 	32 	Ivor Bueb 	 	2:15.4	+15.2s	128.366 km/h
** Gould could not take the start of the race as he had an injured foot.
===Grid===
** Gould could not take the start of the race as he had an injured foot.
==Race==
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	20 	Tony Brooks 	 	26 	3:06:37.8 	3 	4
1 	20 	Stirling Moss 	 	64 	3:06:37.8 	3 	5FL
2 	14 	Luigi Musso 	 	26 	+25.6s 	10 	6
3 	10 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	26 	+42.8s 	5 	4
4 	16 	Maurice Trintignant	 	85 	+2 laps 	9 	3
4 	16 	Peter Collins 	 	3 	+2 laps 	9 	
5 	36 	Roy Salvadori 	 	85 	+5 laps 	15 	2
6 	38 	Bob Gerard 	 	82 	+8 laps 	18 	
7 	22 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	 	82 	+8 laps 	6 	
8 	32 	Ivor Bueb 	 	71 	+19 laps 	19 	
Ret 	34 	Jack Brabham 	 	74 	Clutch 	13 	
Ret 	4 	Jean Behra 	 	69 	Clutch 	2 	
Ret 	12 	Peter Collins 	 	53 	Water leak 	8 	
Ret 	18 	Stirling Moss 	 	25 	Engine 	1 	
Ret 	18 	Tony Brooks 	 	26 	Engine 	1 	
Ret 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	49 	Engine 	4 	
Ret 	24 	Jack Fairman 	 	46 	Engine 	16 	
Ret 	26 	Les Leston 	 	44 	Engine 	12 	
Ret 	6 	Harry Schell 	 	39 	Water pump 	7 	
Ret 	8 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	35 	Driveshaft 	11 	
Ret 	28 	Jo Bonnier 	 	18 	Gearbox 	17 	
DNS*	30 	Horace Gould 	 	 	 	 	
*FL Indicates a driver scored one point for fastest lap.
** Gould could not take the start of the race as he had an injured foot.
==Milestones==
* First win for a British car.
==Standings after race==
==References==
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:1957 Grands Prix
Category:British Grand Prix
Category:European Grand Prix
Category:Formula One races in the United Kingdom