1957 Argentine Grand Prix
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1957 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 January 1957 at the Buenos Aires circuit. It was race 1 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers.
Race report
Juan Manuel Fangio had left Ferrari for Maserati to attempt to win a fifth world championship with the help of their much modified 250Fs. Even without him, Ferrari had one of the strongest driver lineups in history, with Mike Hawthorn moving from BRM to join Peter Collins, Luigi Musso and Eugenio Castellotti.
Since the British teams were not present, Stirling Moss — who had signed for Vanwall — was part of the Maserati line-up with Jean Behra as third driver.
Fangio and Behra raced away into the distance as the rest of the field floundered. Moss's throttle linkage broke on the startline and he lost 10 laps having it fixed. The Ferraris were all suffering terribly with clutch problems, as both Collins and Musso burnt theirs out, while Hawthorn's was slipping badly.
Both Collins and Wolfgang von Trips took over Cesare Perdisa's Ferrari in an attempt to stop the Maseratis, but were powerless to stop them taking the first four places. Moss rejoined and set fastest lap on his way to 8th place.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1:42.6 | — |
| 2 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1:43.7 | +1.1 |
| 3 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Jean Behra | Maserati | 1:44.0 | +1.4 |
| 4 | 14 | Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1:44.2 | +1.6 |
| 5 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Peter Collins | Ferrari | 1:44.6 | +2.0 |
| 6 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 1:44.8 | +2.2 |
| 7 | 16 | Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1:44.8 | +2.2 |
| 8 | 8 | Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 1:45.1 | +2.5 |
| 9 | 22 | Template:Flagicon Harry Schell | Maserati | 1:46.4 | +3.8 |
| 10 | 20 | Template:Flagicon José Froilán González | Ferrari | 1:46.8 | +4.2 |
| 11 | 18 | Template:Flagicon Cesare Perdisa | Ferrari | 1:48.6 | +6.0 |
| 12 | 26 | Template:Flagicon Alejandro de Tomaso | Ferrari | 1:56.1 | +13.5 |
| 13 | 24 | Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 1:58.2 | +15.6 |
| 14 | 28 | Template:Flagicon Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 1:58.2 | +15.6 |
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Race
- Notes
- Template:Note – 1 point for fastest lap
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Argentinian driver Alejandro de Tomaso.
Shared drives
- Car #20: Alfonso de Portago (49 laps) and José Froilán González (49 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
- Car #18: Cesare Perdisa (30 laps), Peter Collins (35 laps) and Wolfgang von Trips (33 laps).
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Jean Behra | 6 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy | 4 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Harry Schell | 3 |
| 5= | Template:Flagicon Alfonso de Portago | 1 |
| 5= | Template:Flagicon José Froilán González | 1 |
| 5= | Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss | 1 |
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