1957 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks shared a landmark victory at the 1957 British Grand Prix, giving Vanwall the first World Championship Grand Prix win for a British constructor. Moss recovered from trouble in his original car to triumph in Brooks’s machine, delighting the Aintree crowd after a race full of reversals.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Pole time	2:00.200
Fastest lap	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Fastest-lap time	1:59.200
First	Tony Brooks / Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Second	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Third	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
18 July 1957	Thursday timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
19 July 1957	Friday final qualifying	Start time unconfirmed
20 July 1957	Race	Start time unconfirmed

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Juan Manuel Fangio arrived at round 5 leading the 1957 F1 World Championship on 25 points, with Sam Hanks on 8.

Race entries

Moss returned from illness and Brooks rejoined Vanwall despite lingering pain from his Le Mans injuries. Lewis-Evans completed its three-car line-up. BRM paired Jack Fairman with Les Leston, while Salvadori moved into a Cooper alongside Brabham. Maserati brought its established six-cylinder cars, and Ferrari fielded Collins, Hawthorn, Musso and Trintignant.

Thursday timed practice

The track was damp as Vanwall began running, with Moss trying all three cars while Brooks eased himself back into competitive driving. The major teams exchanged cars extensively, making it important for the timekeepers to identify the driver rather than simply the number. Behra finished fastest in Fangio’s Maserati. Vanwall also evaluated Dunlop tyres as supplies of Pirelli racing tyres dwindled, while BRM‘s new drivers concentrated on familiarisation.

Friday final qualifying

Dry conditions offered more confidence, although a strong headwind limited straight-line speed. Maserati‘s cars looked comfortable through the corners, while Ferrari and BRM struggled with understeer. Fairman ran off after braking trouble, and Brabham spun without damage. Moss finally beat Behra’s benchmark with 2:00.2, while Brooks matched the Maserati‘s time to put a second Vanwall on the front row.

Qualifying Classification

Thursday and Friday timed practice set the grid for Saturday’s race. Car-sharing remained legal and could earn divided points, but the officials retained discretion over insufficient driving distances.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Best Time
1	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	2:00.200
2	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	2:00.4
3	20	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:00.4
4	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:00.6
5	10	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:01.2
6	22	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	2:01.2
7	6	Harry Schell	Maserati	2:01.4
8	12	Peter Collins	Ferrari	2:01.8
9	16	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:03.2
10	14	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	2:03.4
11	8	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	2:05.4
12	26	Les Leston	BRM	2:05.6
13	34	Jack Brabham	Cooper	2:07.0
14	30	Horace Gould	Maserati	2:07.0
15	36	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	2:07.4
16	24	Jack Fairman	BRM	2:08.6
17	28	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	2:12.6
18	38	Bob Gerard	Cooper	2:12.6
19	32	Ivor Bueb	Maserati	2:15.4

What happened in the 1957 British Grand Prix?

Moss took the lead on the opening lap and began pulling away, only for a persistent misfire to send him to the pits. Brooks, still uncomfortable after his injuries, handed over his healthy car. Moss rejoined well down the order and launched a determined recovery as Behra led Hawthorn and Lewis-Evans.

The decisive change came when Behra’s Maserati suffered a major mechanical failure. Hawthorn punctured a tyre on the debris, and Moss emerged ahead of Lewis-Evans as the Vanwalls swept into first and second. Their hopes of a one-two ended when Lewis-Evans stopped with a throttle-linkage problem, though he later resumed.

Moss brought Brooks’s car home ahead of Musso and Hawthorn. The winning pair split the eight victory points, and Moss also earned the fastest-lap point. Trintignant received all three points for fourth despite Collins briefly taking over his Ferrari, because Collins’s contribution was judged too short. Salvadori coaxed his troubled Cooper to fifth. For Vanwall, the home victory marked a breakthrough after years of development.

After the race, Juan Manuel Fangio headed the drivers’ standings with 25 points, followed by Luigi Musso on 13.

1957 British Grand Prix race results

The 1957 British Grand Prix was held on 20 July 1957.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	20	Tony Brooks / Stirling Moss	Vanwall	90	3:06:37.8	4 / 5
2	14	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	90	+25.6	6
3	10	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	90	+42.8	4
4	16	Maurice Trintignant / Peter Collins	Ferrari	88	+2 laps	3 / 0
5	36	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	85	+5 laps	2
6	38	Bob Gerard	Cooper	82	+8 laps	0
7	22	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	82	+8 laps	0
8	32	Ivor Bueb	Maserati	71	+19 laps	0
Ret	34	Jack Brabham	Cooper	74	Clutch	0
Ret	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	69	Clutch	0
Ret	12	Peter Collins	Ferrari	53	Water leak	0
Ret	18	Stirling Moss / Tony Brooks	Vanwall	51	Engine	0
Ret	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	49	Engine	0
Ret	24	Jack Fairman	BRM	46	Engine	0
Ret	26	Les Leston	BRM	44	Engine	0
Ret	6	Harry Schell	Maserati	39	Water pump	0
Ret	8	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	35	Transmission	0
Ret	28	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	18	Gearbox	0
DNS	30	Horace Gould	Maserati		Accident	0

Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Trintignant received all 3 points for fourth place as it was determined that Collins did not drive a significant number of laps

1957 British Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time
1	20	Stirling Moss	Vanwall		1:59.200

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. One championship point was awarded for fastest lap, divided equally when shared.

1957 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 1957 British Grand Prix.

1957 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Argentine	Maserati	25
2	Luigi Musso	Italian	Ferrari	13
3	Tony Brooks	British	Vanwall	10
4	Sam Hanks	American	Epperly	8
5	Jim Rathmann	American	Epperly	7
6	Mike Hawthorn	British	Ferrari	7
7	Stirling Moss	British	Maserati / Vanwall	6
8	Jean Behra	French	Maserati	6
9	Harry Schell	American	Maserati	5
10	Maurice Trintignant	French	Ferrari	5
11	Peter Collins	British	Ferrari	4
12	Carlos Menditeguy	Argentine	Maserati	4
13	Masten Gregory	American	Maserati	4
14	Jimmy Bryan	American	Kuzma	4
15	Stuart Lewis-Evans	British	Connaught / Vanwall	3
16	Paul Russo	American	Kurtis Kraft	3
17	Roy Salvadori	British	BRM / Vanwall / Cooper	2
18	Andy Linden	American	Kurtis Kraft	2
19	José Froilán González	Argentine	Ferrari	1
20	Alfonso de Portago	Spanish	Ferrari	1
—	Jack Brabham	Australian	Cooper	0
—	Wolfgang von Trips	German	Ferrari	0
—	Cesare Perdisa	Italian	Ferrari	0
—	Johnny Boyd	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Bob Gerard	British	Cooper	0
—	Jo Bonnier	Swedish	Maserati	0
—	Marshall Teague	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Mike MacDowel	British	Cooper	0
—	Ivor Bueb	British	Connaught / Maserati	0
—	Pat O'Connor	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Alessandro de Tomaso	Argentine	Ferrari	0
—	Bob Veith	American	Phillips	0
—	Luigi Piotti	Italian	Maserati	0
—	Gene Hartley	American	Lesovsky	0
—	Jack Turner	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Johnny Thomson	American	Kuzma	0
—	Bob Christie	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Chuck Weyant	American	Kuzma	0
—	Tony Bettenhausen	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Johnnie Parsons	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Don Freeland	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Giorgio Scarlatti	Italian	Maserati	0
—	Ron Flockhart	British	BRM	0
—	Eugenio Castellotti	Italian	Ferrari	0
—	Herbert MacKay-Fraser	American	BRM	0
—	Horace Gould	British	Maserati	0
—	Jack Fairman	British	BRM	0
—	Les Leston	British	Cooper / BRM	0
—	Jimmy Reece	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Don Edmunds	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Johnnie Tolan	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Al Herman	American	Dunn	0
—	Fred Agabashian	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Eddie Sachs	American	Kuzma	0
—	Mike Magill	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Eddie Johnson	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Bill Cheesbourg	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Al Keller	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Jimmy Daywalt	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Ed Elisian	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Rodger Ward	American	Lesovsky	0
—	Troy Ruttman	American	Watson	0
—	Eddie Russo	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
—	Elmer George	American	Kurtis Kraft	0

There was no constructors’ championship in this season; the manufacturers’ competition began in 1958.

Drivers counted their best 5 results. The first five places earned 8–6–4–3–2 points, with one further point for fastest lap, shared equally when necessary. Points from shared drives were divided between the eligible drivers; individual allocations are shown in driver order.

1957 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	1957 Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires	13 January
2	1957 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	19 May
3	1957 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	30 May
4	1957 French Grand Prix	Rouen-les-Essarts, Rouen	7 July
5	1957 British Grand Prix	Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool	20 July
6	1957 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	4 August
7	1957 Pescara Grand Prix	Pescara Circuit, Pescara	18 August
8	1957 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	8 September