1957 Syracuse Grand Prix

1957 Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season
Race details
Date	7 April 1957
Official name	VII Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location	Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	5.60 km (3.48 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 447.82 km (278.25 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Peter Collins	Ferrari
Time	1:55.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Time	1:54.3
Podium
First	Peter Collins	Ferrari
Second	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Third	Stirling Moss	Vanwall

The 7th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 7 April 1957 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 80 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Peter Collins in a Ferrari 801, who also took pole position. Stirling Moss, driving a Vanwall, set fastest lap.

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	32	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari D50	2h 40m 11.9s, 164.81 km/h	1
2	22	Luigi Musso	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari D50	2h 41m 26.7s (+1m 15.2s)	2
3	20	Stirling Moss	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	77 laps	3
4	36	Piero Taruffi	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F	77 laps	7
5	8	Ivor Bueb	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	75 laps	10
6	12	Jack Brabham	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper T41-Climax	70 laps	14
7	26	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F	65 laps - engine	11
8	14	Peter Walker	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type B-Alta	64 laps - spin/stall	17
9	10	George Wicken	George Wicken	Cooper T43-Climax	61 laps	16
Ret.	22	Francesco Godia-Sales	Francesco Godia-Sales	Maserati 250F	50 laps - engine	8
Ret.	28	Bill Whitehouse	Bill Whitehouse	Cooper T41-Climax	38 laps - engine	2
Ret.	34	Hans Herrmann	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F	66 laps - engine	12
Ret.	130	Jack Fairman	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	35 laps - fuel injection pump	9
Ret.	4	Tony Brooks	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	34 laps - water leak	4
Ret	2	Luigi Piotti	Luigi Piotti	Maserati 250F	20 laps - gearbox	13
Ret	16	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	17 laps - front brake	6
Ret	16	Harry Schell	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	1 lap - engine	5
DNS	18	Les Leston	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	Crash	-
DNS	38	Giorgio Scarlatti	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Engine	-
DNA	34	Carroll Shelby	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F		-
DNA	36	Masten Gregory	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F		-

References

• "1957 Syracuse Grand Prix Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
• "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
• "VII Gran Premio di Siracusa 1957". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-18.

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