1957 Moroccan Grand Prix

  1957 Moroccan Grand Prix
Race details
Non-Championship Race in the 1957 Formula One season

Date 27 October 1957
Official name VI Grand Prix de Maroc
Location Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca
Course Public roads with permanent infrastructure
7.651 km (4.754 mi)
Distance 55 laps, 420.79 km (261.47 mi)
Pole position
Driver Tony Brooks Vanwall
Time 2:23.3
Fastest lap
Driver Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Time 2:25.6
Podium
First Jean Behra Maserati
Second Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall
Third Maurice Trintignant BRM

The 1957 Moroccan Grand Prix (officially named the VI Grand Prix de Maroc) was a non-championship Formula One motor race race held in 1957, with no points going towards the World Championship. It was held over 55 laps of the 7.651 km Ain-Diab Circuit on October 27, 1957.

This race was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F winning by 30.1 seconds, from British driver Stuart Lewis-Evans in a Vanwall VW5 in second place, and another French driver Maurice Trintignant finishing third in a BRM P25.

The race coincided with an outbreak of Asian flu amongst the Grand Prix community which explains the absence of Stirling Moss and the lacklustre performance of Fangio.

Classification

Grid

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time
1 22 Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:23.3
2 8 Jean Behra Maserati 2:23.5
3 24 Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 2:26.2
4 2 Peter Collins Ferrari 2:27.2
5 6 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2:27.3
6 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:29.0
7 10 Harry Schell Maserati 2:29.1
8 26 Maurice Trintignant BRM 2:29.1
9 18 Jack Brabham Cooper 2:29.4
10 28 Ron Flockhart BRM 2:30.1
11 14 Chico Godia Maserati 2:32.0
12 16 Roy Salvadori Cooper 2:32.8
13 12 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 2:36.1
14 30 Jean Lucas Maserati 2:38.1

Race

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Ret. Grid
1 8 Jean Behra Maserati 55 2:18:23.0 2
2 24 Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 55 2:18:53.1 3
3 26 Maurice Trintignant BRM 55 2:19:49.4 8
4 6 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 55 2:20:23.8 5
5 10 Harry Schell Maserati 54 +1 lap 7
6 14 Chico Godia Maserati 54 +1 lap 11
7 12 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 52 +3 laps 13
DNF 30 Jean Lucas Maserati 50 accident 14
DNF 28 Ron Flockhart BRM 25 throttle 10
DNF 2 Peter Collins Ferrari 16 accident 4
DNF 16 Roy Salvadori Cooper 14 axle 12
DNF 22 Tony Brooks Vanwall 12 electrics 1
DNF 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 8 illness 6
DSQ 18 Jack Brabham Cooper 8 oil 9
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