1957 British Grand Prix
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Date
20 July 1957
Official name
Grand Prix d'Europe incorporating the 10th RAC British Grand Prix
Location
Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England
Course
Permanent racing facility
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 20 July 1957 | ||||
| Official name | Grand Prix d'Europe incorporating the 10th RAC British Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.828 km (3.000 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 90 laps, 434.52 km (270.00 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Overcast, dry. | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Vanwall | ||||
| Time | 2:00.2 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
| Vanwall | |||
| Time | 1:59.2 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Vanwall | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||


The 1957 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 20 July 1957 at the Aintree Circuit, near Liverpool. It was the tenth British Grand Prix and it was race 5 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers. The race was won by Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks, who shared driving duties in a Vanwall. It was the third and final time that a Grand Prix had been won by two drivers in a shared car. This race was also noted as the first occasion that a British constructor won a World Drivers' Championship race, and from this season onwards British constructors won races in every season until 2013, except 2006.
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 18 | Vanwall | 2:00.2 | — | |
| 2 | 4 | Maserati | 2:00.4 | +0.2 | |
| 3 | 20 | Vanwall | 2:00.4 | +0.2 | |
| 4 | 2 | Maserati | 2:00.6 | +0.4 | |
| 5 | 10 | Ferrari | 2:01.2 | +1.0 | |
| 6 | 22 | Vanwall | 2:01.2 | +1.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | Maserati | 2:01.4 | +1.2 | |
| 8 | 12 | Ferrari | 2:01.8 | +1.6 | |
| 9 | 16 | Ferrari | 2:03.2 | +3.0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Ferrari | 2:03.4 | +3.2 | |
| 11 | 8 | Maserati | 2:05.4 | +5.2 | |
| 12 | 26 | BRM | 2:05.6 | +5.4 | |
| 13 | 34 | Cooper-Climax | 2:07.0 | +6.8 | |
| 14 | 30 | Maserati | 2:07.0 | +6.8 | |
| 15 | 36 | Cooper-Climax | 2:07.4 | +7.2 | |
| 16 | 24 | BRM | 2:08.6 | +8.4 | |
| 17 | 28 | Maserati | 2:12.6 | +12.4 | |
| 18 | 38 | Cooper-Bristol | 2:12.6 | +12.4 | |
| 19 | 32 | Maserati | 2:15.4 | +15.2 | |
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Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 20 | Vanwall | 90 | 3:06:37.8 | 3 | 4 51 | |
| 2 | 14 | Ferrari | 90 | +25.6 | 10 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Ferrari | 90 | +42.8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | Ferrari | 88 | +2 laps | 9 | 32 02 | |
| 5 | 36 | Cooper-Climax | 85 | +5 laps | 15 | 2 | |
| 6 | 38 | Cooper-Bristol | 82 | +8 laps | 18 | ||
| 7 | 22 | Vanwall | 82 | +8 laps | 6 | ||
| 8 | 32 | Maserati | 71 | +19 laps | 19 | ||
| Ret | 34 | Cooper-Climax | 74 | Clutch | 13 | ||
| Ret | 4 | Maserati | 69 | Clutch | 2 | ||
| Ret | 12 | Ferrari | 53 | Water leak | 8 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Vanwall | 51 | Engine | 1 | ||
| Ret | 2 | Maserati | 49 | Engine | 4 | ||
| Ret | 24 | BRM | 46 | Engine | 16 | ||
| Ret | 26 | BRM | 44 | Engine | 12 | ||
| Ret | 6 | Maserati | 39 | Water pump | 7 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Maserati | 35 | Transmission | 11 | ||
| Ret | 28 | Maserati | 18 | Gearbox | 17 | ||
| DNS | 30 | Maserati | Accident | 14 | |||
- Notes
Notes
- This was the 50th World Championship Formula One race for a Maserati.
- It was the first World Championship pole position, fastest lap, and win and Grand Slam for Vanwall (both as a constructor and as an engine supplier) and the first World Championship pole position, fastest lap and win for a British constructor and for a car powered by a British engine.
Shared drives
- Car #20: Tony Brooks (26 laps) and Stirling Moss (64 laps). They shared the 8 points for first place
- Car #16: Maurice Trintignant (85 laps) and Peter Collins (3 laps). Trintignant received all 3 points for fourth place as it was determined that Collins did not drive a significant number of laps.
- Car #18: Stirling Moss (25 laps) and Tony Brooks (26 laps).
