1957 Moroccan Grand Prix

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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
Course length 7.651 km (4.754 mi)
Distance 55 laps, 420.79 km (261.47 mi)
Pole position
Driver Vanwall
Time 2:23.3
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Time 2:25.6
Podium
First Maserati
Second Vanwall
Third BRM

The 1957 Moroccan Grand Prix (officially named the VI Grand Prix de Maroc) was a non-championship Formula One motor 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 27 October 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 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:23.3
2 8 France Jean Behra Maserati 2:23.5
3 24 United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 2:26.2
4 2 United Kingdom Peter Collins Ferrari 2:27.2
5 6 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2:27.3
6 4 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:29.0
7 10 United States Harry Schell Maserati 2:29.1
8 26 France Maurice Trintignant BRM 2:29.1
9 18 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper 2:29.4
10 28 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart BRM 2:30.1
11 14 Spain Chico Godia Maserati 2:32.0
12 16 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Cooper 2:32.8
13 12 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 2:36.1
14 30 France Jean Lucas Maserati 2:38.1

Race

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