1957 Pescara Grand Prix

April 2021 F1 Italy Pescara 250px 18 August, 1957 1957 German Grand Prix 1957 Italian Grand Prix XXV Circuito di Pescara Pescara Circuit Temporary road course 15.894 25.579 18 286.09 460.42 Sunny, very hot, dry 200,000 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 9:44.6 Argentina Stirling Moss Vanwall 9:44.6 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Vanwall United Kingdom Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Argentina Harry Schell Maserati United States 1912 PES The 1957 Pescara Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 18 August 1957, at the Pescara Circuit near Pescara in Italy. The race was the 7th round of the 1957 World Championship of Drivers. The 25.579 km on circuit is the longest to ever hold a world championship race in Formula One. The race was the first and only Formula One World Championship race to take place at the track. It was also the first of two consecutive Italian races, which meant that it was the first time that the same country had held two Formula One World Championship races in the same season. Background The Grand Prix was contested by 16 drivers and three official constructors, with Luigi Musso entered unofficially due to Ferrari withdrawing with safety concerns. The constructors were Maserati, Vanwall and Cooper-Climax.137 Juan Manuel Fangio led the championship with 34 points, ahead of Luigi Musso on 16 points and Mike Hawthorn on 13 points. Tony Brooks was in 4th with 10 points, and Sam Hanks, Stirling Moss and Peter Collins were all 5th with 8 points.Germany 1957 - Championship https://www.statsf1.com/en/1957/allemagne/championnat.aspx 15 November 2020 www.statsf1.com Fangio had won four races and had clinched the title at the 6th round, the German Grand Prix.59 Both Musso and Hawthorn finished in the top three for two races. Maserati had a strong start to the season, outshining Ferrari in both the race and qualifying on multiple occasions. Fangio had a strong start to the season, winning the first two rounds. Moss, however, had a poor start to the season. He struggled with reliability issues such as a broken throttle linkage at Argentina and became ill just before the French Grand Prix.Redhead Brian The Triumph Of The Vanwall The Guardian 18 16 October 1957 16 November 2020 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63406083/ Newspapers.com The Grand Prix was the first and only World Championship race to take place at Pescara. The circuit hosted its last event in 1961, after which it was closed due to safety concerns.MacLeman Greg 3 February 2015 Forgotten circuits of the world https://www.classicandsportscar.com/galleries/forgotten-circuits-of-the-world 15 November 2020 www.classicandsportscar.com en The track was 25.579 km on long,Grand Prix! Vol.1 Mike Lang 117 the longest circuit to ever host a Formula One World Championship round.8 The event took place at short notice due to the sudden cancellation of the Belgian and Dutch Grands Prix over disputes regarding fees. The organisers had offered the constructors reduced appearance fees, which they rejected.8 Due to the large size of the circuit, no attempt was made to require an entry ticket. Many spectators watched the race from houses around the track. Around 200,000 spectators were estimated to have been in attendance.Williams Richard The Last Road Race Hachette UK 2013 97817802270923 Safety concerns Pending the investigation for the deaths of 13 people at Mille Miglia earlier that year, Enzo Ferrari stated that Ferrari would not compete in the race. However, he did enter a single Ferrari 801 after he received insistent requests from Luigi Musso, though he stated that this did not constitute an official Ferrari entry into the race.Sport in brief Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 6 17 August 1957 15 November 2020 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000378/19570817/158/0009 British Newspaper Archive subscription Despite a ban on all motor races on public roads following the disaster, the race was given special permission by the Italian Government to go ahead.Moss wins in a Vanwall The Guardian 1 19 August 1957 18 November 2020 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63536674/ Newspapers.com The track was modified to conform with new safety regulations introduced after the accident.Fangio, Maserati Cars Favored In 25th Grand Prix of Pescara The San Bernardino County Sun 44 18 August 1957 15 November 2020 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63296704/ Newspapers.com A chicane was added at the end of the seafront straight.101 Practice and qualifying thumb|Start of the Pescara Grand Prix There were no official Practice sessions. However, due to the circuit being a road course, many drivers drove observation laps in road cars two days before the race.100 Qualifying consisted of two sessions which were held on the Saturday before the Sunday race-from 07:00 to 09:30 and 16:30 to 18:30 local time. Between the two sessions, the straw bales were removed and the road was opened up again to the public.103 At the end of the sessions, Fangio set the quickest lap time of a 9:44.6 which gave him pole position. He set an average lap speed of 103.95 mph on, which unofficially beat the previous lap record of 89.2 mph on because it was set during qualifying.Fangio Wins Pole Position, Eclipses Three Lap Marks Daily Press 3C 18 August 1957 18 November 2020 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63538532/ Newspapers.com Moss was second with a 9:54.7 and Musso was third with a 10:00.0. Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 9:44.6—2 26 UK Stirling Moss Vanwall 9:54.7 +10.13 34 Italy Luigi Musso Ferrari 10:00.0 +15.44 4 France Jean Behra Maserati 10:03.1 +18.55 6 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 10:04.6 +20.06 28 UK Tony Brooks Vanwall 10:08.8 +24.27 14 United States 1912 Masten Gregory Maserati 10:26.1 +41.58 30 UK Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 10:29.6 +45.09 16 Sweden Jo Bonnier Maserati 10:36.2 +51.610 8 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 10:36.6 +52.011 18 UK Horace Gould Maserati 10:49.6 +1:05.012 10 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 11:09.8 +1:25.213 12 Italy Luigi Piotti Maserati 11:10.6 +1:26.014 20 UK Bruce Halford Maserati 11:16.3 +1:31.715 22 UK Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 11:24.2 +1:39.616 24 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 11:35.2 +1:50.6 Source:https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1957&gp=Pescara%20Circuit&r=1&type=qual 1957 Pescara Circuit Qualification www.chicanef1.com 23 July 2020 Race thumb|Winner Stirling Moss' Vanwall VW5 on the chicane prior the grandstands Two hours before the race start, Fangio complained of pains in his right shoulder. However, he still competed in the race.Moss upsets Fangio, wins Grand Prix of Pescara The San Bernardino County Sun 11 19 August 1957 18 November 2020 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63536156/ Newspapers.com The race took place from 09:30 local time in dry and very hot weather.1Roger Smith Formula 1: All the Races: The World Championship Story Race-By-Race: 1950-2011 Haynes Publishing PLC 2012 978085733058160 A unique incident occurred when Jack Brabham's F2 Cooper was running short of fuel far from the pits and he pulled into a roadside petrol station and topped up. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 26 UK Stirling Moss Vanwall 18 2:59:22.7 2 91 1 2 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 18 +3:13.9 1 6 3 6 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 18 +6:46.8 5 4 4 14 United States 1912 Masten Gregory Maserati 18 +8:16.5 7 3 5 30 UK Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 17 +1 lap 8 2 6 8 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 17 +1 lap 10 7 24 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 15 +3 laps 16 Ret Retired 34 Italy Luigi Musso Ferrari 9 Oil leak 3 Ret Retired 10 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 9 Engine 12 Ret Retired 20 UK Bruce Halford Maserati 9 Transmission 14 Ret Retired 16 Sweden Jo Bonnier Maserati 7 Overheating 9 Ret Retired 4 France Jean Behra Maserati 3 Oil leak 4 Ret Retired 22 UK Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 3 Accident 15 Ret Retired 28 UK Tony Brooks Vanwall 1 Engine 6 Ret Retired 18 UK Horace Gould Maserati 0 Accident 11 Ret Retired 12 Italy Luigi Piotti Maserati 0 Engine 13 Source:https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1957/races/156/pescara/race-result.html 1957 Pescara Grand Prix formula1.com 25 October 2017 Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 40 10px 4 2 UK Stirling Moss 17 10px 1 3 Italy Luigi Musso 16 10px 1 4 UK Mike Hawthorn 13 10px 1 5 UK Tony Brooks 10Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1957/pescara/championnat.aspx Pescara 1957 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Note: only the top five positions are included. References Pescara Grand Prix 1957 1957 German Grand Prix 1957 Italian Grand Prix 1956 Pescara Grand Prix 1960 Pescara Grand Prix Pescara Grand Prix Category:Pescara Grand Prix Pescara Grand Prix