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, Sicily
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	5.60 km (3.48 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 447.82 km (278.25 mi)
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 , Sicily. The race was run over 80 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Peter Collins in a Lancia-Ferrari D50, 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			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.