1957 German Grand Prix

The 1957 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 August 1957 at Nürburgring. The 22 lap race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, and is often cited as one of the greatest victories in racing history.

Fangio had taken notice of the tire and fuel-level selection of the Ferrari drivers, and realized they were probably going to run the entire race without a pit stop. Fangio decided he would use softer tires, and only a half tank of gas. This would allow the car to take corners faster, but also require a pit stop. Fangio took his pit stop on lap 13, in 1st place, and 30 seconds ahead of Hawthorn and Collins.

The pit stop was a disaster, the pit crew had trouble removing one of the wheels. Fangio left the pit lane in 3rd place, and 48 seconds behind Collins who was in 2nd place. Over the next 10 laps, Fangio broke and rebroke the lap record 9 times (7 of the records were in successive laps). Early in the 21st lap, Fangio was beside Collins on a straightaway, approaching a bridge that was barely wide enough for both cars to fit side by side. Collins backed off, and Fangio took 2nd place. Late in the 21st lap, during a left corner, Fangio cut past Hawthorn on the inside of the corner, with only his right tires on the track and his left tires on the grass. Fangio maintained his lead, and won the race.

After the race, Fangio commented, "I have never driven that quickly before in my life and I don't think I will ever be able to do it again".

To increase participation, the organizers opened the field to Formula 2 cars. The two races were run at the same time but the Formula 2 entries (shown in yellow) were not eligible for World Championship points and some sources don’t consider these starts in career stats.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	22	3:30:38.3	1	9
2	8	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	22	+3.6 secs	2	6
3	7	Peter Collins	Ferrari	22	+35.6 secs	4	4
4	6	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	22	+3:37.6	8	3
5	10	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	22	+4:37.2	7	2
6	2	Jean Behra	Maserati	22	+4:38.5	3
7	3	Harry Schell	Maserati	22	+6:47.5	6
8	16	Masten Gregory	Maserati	21	+1 Lap	10
9	11	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	21	+1 Lap	5
10	4	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	21	+1 Lap	13
11	15	Bruce Halford	Maserati	21	+1 Lap	16
12	21	Edgar Barth	Porsche	21	+1 Lap	12
13	28	Brian Naylor	Cooper-Climax	20	+2 Laps	17
14	27	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	20	+2 Laps	20
15	25	Tony Marsh	Cooper-Climax	17	+5 Laps	22
Ret	17	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	14	Chassis	11
Ret	20	Umberto Maglioli	Porsche	13	Engine	15
Ret	23	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	11	Suspension	14
Ret	18	Paco Godia	Maserati	11	Steering	21
Ret	12	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	10	Gearbox	9
Ret	24	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	6	Transmission	18
Ret	26	Paul England	Cooper-Climax	4	Distributor	23
Ret	29	Dick Gibson	Cooper-Climax	3	Steering	24
Ret	19	Horace Gould	Maserati	2	Axle	19

Notes

• Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 9:25.6
• Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - 9:17.4
• Lap Leaders: Mike Hawthorn 8 laps (1-2, 15-20); Juan Manuel Fangio 11 laps (3-11, 21-22); Peter Collins 3 laps (12-14).

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