1957 Italian Grand Prix

The 1957 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 September 1957 at Monza. It was the eighth and final race in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers.

1957 Italian Grand Prix
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout
Race details
Date	8 September 1957
Official name	XXVIII Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent road course
Course length	5.750 km (3.573 miles)
Distance	87 laps, 500.25 km (310.84 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall
Time	1:42.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Tony Brooks	Vanwall
Time	1:43.7
Podium
First	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Second	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Third	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	20	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	1:42.4	—
2	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	1:42.7	+0.3
3	22	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	1:42.9	+0.5
4	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	1:43.1	+0.7
5	6	Jean Behra	Maserati	1:43.9	+1.5
6	4	Harry Schell	Maserati	1:45.1	+2.7
7	30	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:45.3	+2.9
8	36	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:45.5	+3.1
9	32	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	1:45.7	+3.3
10	34	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:46.1	+3.7
11	26	Masten Gregory	Maserati	1:48.9	+6.5
12	8	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:49.2	+6.8
13	24	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	1:49.7	+7.3
14	16	Bruce Halford	Maserati	1:51.6	+9.2
15	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	1:52.2	+9.8
16	28	André Simon	Maserati	1:52.8	+10.4
17	12	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	1:52.9	+10.5
18	14	Horace Gould	Maserati	1:53.7	+11.3
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	87	2:35:03.9	2	8
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	87	+41.2 secs	4	6
3	36	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	85	+2 Laps	8	4
4	26	Masten Gregory	Maserati	84	+3 Laps	11	3
5	8	Giorgio Scarlatti Harry Schell	Maserati	84	+3 Laps	12	1 1
6	34	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	83	+4 Laps	10
7	22	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	82	+5 Laps	3	11
8	32	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	82	+5 Laps	9
9	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	81	+6 Laps	15
10	14	Horace Gould	Maserati	78	+9 Laps	18
11	28	André Simon Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati	72	+15 Laps	16
Ret	30	Peter Collins	Ferrari	62	Engine	7
Ret	20	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	49	Engine	1
Ret	6	Jean Behra	Maserati	49	Overheating	5
Ret	16	Bruce Halford	Maserati	47	Engine	14
Ret	4	Harry Schell	Maserati	34	Oil Leak	6
Ret	24	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	31	Overheating	13
Ret	12	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	3	Engine	17
Source:

Notes

• ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives

• Car #8: Giorgio Scarlatti (50 laps) and Harry Schell (34 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
• Car #28: André Simon (40 laps) and Ottorino Volonterio (32 laps).

Notes

• This was the 35th and last podium finish for Juan Manuel Fangio; a record that would be broken by Graham Hill at the 1969 Monaco Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	40 (46)
	2	Stirling Moss	25
	3	Luigi Musso	16
	4	Mike Hawthorn	13
	5	Tony Brooks	11
Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.