1957 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Juan Manuel Fangio kept his composure through an extraordinary early accident to win the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix. As several leading rivals crashed out at the chicane, he slipped through to take control, eventually finishing ahead of Tony Brooks and impressive newcomer Masten Gregory.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Pole time	1:42.700
Fastest lap	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Fastest-lap time	1:45.600
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Second	Tony Brooks	Vanwall
Third	Masten Gregory	Maserati

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
16 May 1957	Thursday timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
17 May 1957	Friday timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
18 May 1957	Saturday final qualifying	Start time unconfirmed
19 May 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 2 leading the 1957 F1 World Championship on 8 points, with Jean Behra on 6.

Race entries

The organisers accepted twenty cars for practice but limited the starting field to sixteen. Ferrari and Maserati faced an expanding British challenge from Vanwall, BRM, Connaught and Cooper. Gregory, Stuart Lewis-Evans and Ivor Bueb made their championship debuts, while Cooper brought its compact rear-engined car with the new Coventry Climax engine.

Thursday timed practice

The early session began at 05:45 with Ferrari‘s cars still absent. Dust from a newly surfaced section made the circuit slippery, and Moss damaged a wheel and suspension at the chicane before changing to the spare Vanwall. BRM struggled with braking and handling, while Collins tried the waiting Coopers. Moss eventually edged Fangio to the quickest time and the prize offered for the morning’s best lap.

Friday timed practice

Overnight thunderstorms left wet roads for the second early start. Ferrari finally joined the action, while Maserati tried a V12 car whose poor low-speed response made it awkward through the hairpins. Brabham damaged a Cooper‘s front suspension, and several private Maserati drivers put pressure on the works teams. As the circuit dried, Collins briefly took the initiative before Fangio’s superb 1:42.7 secured the eventual pole.

Saturday final qualifying

Spilt fuel caused some alarming slides early in the afternoon, and warmer conditions made Friday’s best times difficult to beat. Cooper transferred its larger engine to the undamaged chassis for Brabham. Collins crashed Hawthorn’s Ferrari, forcing his team-mate into an older spare that he found surprisingly effective. Brabham and Flockhart improved enough to make the field; Salvadori, Simon, Piotti and Leston missed the cut.

Qualifying Classification

The fastest sixteen qualifiers were admitted to the race. Fangio’s Friday lap remained the best across the three sessions; there were no modern elimination segments.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Best Time
1	32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	1:42.700
2	26	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:43.3
3	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	1:43.6
4	20	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	1:44.4
5	28	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:44.6
6	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	1:46.7
7	36	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	1:46.7
8	38	Harry Schell	Maserati	1:47.3
9	24	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:47.9
10	2	Masten Gregory	Maserati	1:48.4
11	6	Ron Flockhart	BRM	1:48.6
12	22	Horace Gould	Maserati	1:48.7
13	10	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Connaught	1:49.1
14	34	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:49.2
15	14	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:49.3
16	12	Ivor Bueb	Connaught	1:49.4
DNQ	8	Roy Salvadori	BRM	1:49.6
DNQ	40	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	1:49.9
DNQ	4	André Simon	Maserati	1:51.7
DNQ	42	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	1:54.3
DNQ	16	Les Leston	Cooper	1:58.9

What happened in the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix?

Moss led initially, but on the fourth lap went through the chicane barrier. Collins crashed while avoiding the debris, and Hawthorn struck Brooks’s car as the following drivers tried to escape the wreckage. Fangio negotiated the scene and emerged in front, with Brooks continuing despite damage.

Fangio controlled the race from there. Attrition steadily reduced the field, though von Trips looked set for third until his engine failed late on. Brabham inherited the position in the Cooper, only for his own engine to stop with the finish in sight. He coasted downhill and pushed the car to the line, classified sixth.

Brooks secured second for Vanwall, while Gregory took third on his championship debut. Lewis-Evans finished fourth and Trintignant fifth. Fangio’s victory and fastest lap strengthened his early championship lead, but the small Cooper‘s performance offered a glimpse of a different future for Grand Prix cars.

After the race, Juan Manuel Fangio headed the drivers’ standings with 17 points, followed by Jean Behra on 6.

1957 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 1957 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 19 May 1957.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	105	3:10:12.8	9
2	20	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	105	+25.2 secs	6
3	2	Masten Gregory	Maserati	103	+2 Laps	4
4	10	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Connaught	102	+3 Laps	3
5	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	100	+5 Laps	2
6	14	Jack Brabham	Cooper	100	+5 Laps	0
Ret	24	Wolfgang von Trips / Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	95	Engine	0
Ret	34	Giorgio Scarlatti / Harry Schell	Maserati	64	Oil Leak	0
Ret	6	Ron Flockhart	BRM	60	Engine	0
Ret	36	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	51	Spun Off	0
Ret	12	Ivor Bueb	Connaught	47	Fuel Leak	0
Ret	38	Harry Schell	Maserati	23	Suspension	0
Ret	22	Horace Gould	Maserati	10	Accident	0
Ret	26	Peter Collins	Ferrari	4	Accident	0
Ret	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	4	Accident	0
Ret	28	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	4	Accident	0
DNQ	8	Roy Salvadori	BRM			0
DNQ	40	Hans Herrmann	Maserati			0
DNQ	4	André Simon	Maserati			0
DNQ	42	Luigi Piotti	Maserati			0
DNQ	16	Les Leston	Cooper			0

Includes 1 point for fastest lap

1957 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time
1	32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati		1:45.600

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 Monaco Grand Prix.

1957 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Argentine	Maserati	17
2	Jean Behra	French	Maserati	6
3	Tony Brooks	British	Vanwall	6
4	Carlos Menditeguy	Argentine	Maserati	4
5	Masten Gregory	American	Maserati	4
6	Harry Schell	American	Maserati	3
7	Stuart Lewis-Evans	British	Connaught	3
8	Maurice Trintignant	French	Ferrari	2
9	José Froilán González	Argentine	Ferrari	1
10	Alfonso de Portago	Spanish	Ferrari	1
11	Stirling Moss	British	Maserati / Vanwall	1
—	Wolfgang von Trips	German	Ferrari	0
—	Peter Collins	British	Ferrari	0
—	Cesare Perdisa	Italian	Ferrari	0
—	Jack Brabham	Australian	Cooper	0
—	Jo Bonnier	Swedish	Maserati	0
—	Alessandro de Tomaso	Argentine	Ferrari	0
—	Luigi Piotti	Italian	Maserati	0
—	Mike Hawthorn	British	Ferrari	0
—	Giorgio Scarlatti	Italian	Maserati	0
—	Ron Flockhart	British	BRM	0
—	Eugenio Castellotti	Italian	Ferrari	0
—	Ivor Bueb	British	Connaught	0
—	Luigi Musso	Italian	Ferrari	0
—	Horace Gould	British	Maserati	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