1957 Modena Grand Prix
| 1957 Modena Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 September 1957 | ||
| Official name | V Gran Premio di Modena | ||
| Location | Autodromo di Modena, Modena, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.37 km (1.47 miles) | ||
| Distance | Aggregate of 2 x 40 lap heats = 80 laps, 189.60 km (117.60 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 Luigi Musso | Ferrari | |
 Jean Behra | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:02.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The 5th Modena Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 22 September 1957 at Autodromo di Modena, Modena, Italy. The race was run over two 40 lap heats of the circuit, taking the aggregate of the results, and was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F.
This race, and the 1961 race, were the only two Modena Grands Prix run under Formula One rules.
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jean Behra
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Maserati 250F | 1h 24m 47.9s, 130.51 km/h |
| 2 | 26 | Luigi Musso
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 156 F2
|
1h 25m 28.2s (+40.3s) |
| 3 | 6 |  Harry Schell
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Maserati 250F | 1h 25m 56.8s (+1m 8.9s) |
| 4 | 28 |  Peter Collins
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 156 F2
|
1h 26m 5.8s (+1m 17.9s) |
| 5 | 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Maserati 250F | 78 laps |
| 6 | 20 | Horace Gould
|
Horace Gould | Maserati 250F | 75 laps |
| 7 | 22 | Bruce Halford
|
Bruce Halford | Maserati 250F | 71 laps |
| Ret. | 12 |  Jo Bonnier
|
Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM P25 | 26 laps (heat 2) - universal joint |
| Ret. | 10 | Ron Flockhart
|
Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM P25 | 22 laps (heat 2) - fuel pump drive |
| Ret. | 30 | Colin Davis
|
Horace Gould | Maserati 250F | 7 laps (heat 1) - engine |
| DNA | 2 |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Maserati 250F | |
| DNA | 14 | Roy Salvadori
|
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T43-Climax | |
| DNA | 16 | Jo Bonnier
|
Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | Drove car number 12 |
| DNA | 18 | Masten Gregory
|
Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | |
| DNA | 2 | Charles Houghton
|
Charles Houghton | Maserati 250F |
References
- "1957 Modena Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- "V Gran Premio di Modena". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-13.