1957 Le Mans 24 Hours


22-23 June 1957 - Le Mans (F): Round 5, World Sports Car Championship
24 Hour duration on a 8.364 mile/13.461 km circuit - 326 laps - 2732.241 miles/4397.108 kms
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 3 Ivor Bueb/Ron Flockhart Jaguar D-type [XKD 606] Ecurie Ecosse 327   Sports 5000 1
2 15 John Lawrence/Ninian Sanderson Jaguar D-type [XKD 603] Ecurie Ecosse 319   Sports 5000 2
3 17 Jean Lucas/Jean-Marie Brousselet Jaguar D-type [XKD 513] Equipe Los Amigos 317   Sports 5000 3
4 16 Paul Frére/Freddy Rousselle/Andre Pilette*/Gerard Laurent* Jaguar D-type [XKD 573] Equipe National Belge 310   Sports 5000 4
5 8T Stuart Lewis-Evans/Martino Severi/Maurice Trintignant^/Olivier Gendebien^ Ferrari 315S [0684] Scuderia Ferrari 300   Sports 5000 5
6 4 Masten Gregory/Duncan Hamilton/Tony Kaze* Jaguar D-type [XKD 601] Duncan Hamilton 299   Sports 5000 6
7 28 Lucien Bianchi/Georges Harris Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa C [0682MDTR] Ecurie Francorchamps 288   Sports 2000 1
8 35 Ed Hugus/Carel Godin de Beaufort/Bruce Kessler^ Porsche 550A RS [0132] Ed Hugus 286   Sports 1500 1
9 62 Herbert Mackay-Fraser/Jay Chamberlain/Peter Ashdown^/Alan Stacey^ Lotus Eleven Climax [324] Lotus Engineering 285   Sports 1100 1
10 31 Ken Rudd/Peter Bolton/Bob Jennings* A.C. Ace Bristol [AE 205] A.C. Cars Ltd. 281   Sports 2000 2
NRF 34 Claude Storez/Ed W. Crawford Porsche 550A RS [0120] Porsche KG 275 Out of fuel Sports 1500  
11 21 Jean Kerguen/Jean-Paul Colas Aston Martin DB3S [117] David Brown 272   Sports 3000 1
12 26 Georges Guyot/Michel Parsy Maserati A6GCS [2079] Georges Guyot 260   Sports 2000 3
13 42 Robert Walshaw/John Dalton Lotus Eleven Climax [321] Robert Walshaw 259   Sports 1100 2
14 55 Keith Hall/Cliff Allison Lotus Eleven Climax [323] Lotus Engineering 259   Sports 750 1
15 40 Jack Brabham/Ian Raby Cooper T39 Climax Cooper Car Co 254   Sports 1100 3
16 41 Roger Masson/André Héchard/Graham Hill* Lotus Eleven Climax [320] Andre Hechard/Lotus Engineering 253   Sports 1100 4
NRF 24 Richard Stoop/Peter Jopp Frazer Nash Sebring Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. 240 Oil leak Sports 2000  
17 49 Louis Cornet/Henri Perrier D.B. HBR Panhard Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet 239   Sports 750 2
18 52 Pierre Chancel/Pierre Hémard/Gerard Laureau*/Paul Armagnac* Panhard Monopole X89 Coupé Equipe Monopole Courses 238   Sports 750 3
NRF 27 Fernand Tavano/Jacques Péron Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa C [0696MDTR] Fernand Tavano 235 Engine Sports 2000  
19 46 Jean Laroche/Rémy Radix OSCA Sports 750 Automobili OSCA 234   Sports 750 4
20 53 Robert Chancel/Pierre Flahault Panhard Monopole X88 Coupé Equipe Monopole Courses 230   Sports 750 5
21 58 Robert Nicol/Fernand Sigrand Stanguellini 750 Sport Automobili Stanguellini 214   Sports 750 6
DNF 10 George Arents/Jan de Vroom/Richie Ginther* Ferrari 290MM [0616] North American Racing Team 183 Brakes Sports 5000  
DNF 45 Heinz Meier/Wolfgang Seidel DKW Monza Coupe Wolfgang Seidel 151 Engine Sports 1100  
DNF 20 Tony Brooks/Noël Cunningham-Reid/Peter Whitehead*/Graham Whitehead* Aston Martin DBR1 [12] David Brown 140 Accident Sports 3000  
DNF 25 José Behra/Léon Couliboeuf/Bernard Aumaitre* Maserati 200SI [2404] Léon Couliboeuf 136 Fuel tank Sports 2000  
DNF 56 Gilbert Foury/René Philippe Faure Stanguellini Bialbero Automobili Stanguellini 131 Engine Sports 750  
DNF 29 François Picard/Richie Ginther Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa C [0706] Equipe Los Amigos 129 Water pump Sports 2000  
DNF 32 Umberto Maglioli/Edgar Barth Porsche 718 RSK [001] Porsche KG 129 Accident Sports 1500  
DNF 54 René Cotton/Jacques Blanchet Panhard Monopole X86 Open Equipe Monopole Courses 127 Gearbox Sports 750  
DNF 50 Jean-Claude Vidilles/Jo Schlesser/Louis Cornet* D.B. HBR Panhard Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet 126 Accident Sports 750  
DNF 51 Paul Armagnac/Gérard Laureau D.B. HBR Panhard Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet 120 Accident Sports 750  
DNF 19 Roy Salvadori/Les Leston Aston Martin DBR1 [1] David Brown 112 Oil pipe Sports 3000  
DNF 9 Olivier Gendebien/Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 58 [0704] Scuderia Ferrari 109 Piston Sports 5000  
DNF 33 Hans Herrmann/Richard von Frankenberg Porsche 550A RS [0131] Porsche KG 87 Ignition Sports 1500  
DNF 5 Graham Whitehead/Peter Whitehead/Tony Brooks*/Noel Cunningham-Reid* Aston Martin DBR2 [1] David Brown 81 Gearbox Sports 5000  
DNF 11 Jacques Swaters/Alain de Changy Ferrari 290MM [0606] Equipe National Belge 73 Engine Sports 5000  
DNF 12 Giorgio Scarlatti/Jo Bonnier/Horace Gould* Maserati 300S [3056] Officine Alfieri Maserati 73 Clutch Sports 3000  
DNF 60 Claude Dubois/Georges Hacquin Porsche 550A RS [0082] Equipe National Belge 70 DQ: Illegal refuel Sports 1500  
DNF 57 Bernard Deviterne/Marcel Lailler D.B. HBR5 Panhard Bernard Deviterne 68 Engine Sports 750  
DNF 44 Francesco Siracusa/Roberto Lippi Stanguellini Prototipo Automobili Stanguellini 67 Ignition Sports 1100  
DNF 7 Mike Hawthorn/Luigi Musso Ferrari 335S [0674] Scuderia Ferrari 56 Engine Sports 5000  
DNF 39 Jim Russell/Henry Taylor/Peter D.Gammon* Arnott Sports Climax Arnott Cars Ltd. 46 Ignition Sports 1100  
DNF 18 André Guelfi/Jean Guichet/Hermano da Silva Ramos* Gordini T24S [0044] Equipe Gordini 38 Engine Sports 3000  
DNF 1 Stirling Moss/Harry Schell^/Juan Manuel Fangio^/Jean Behra* Maserati 450S Zagato Coupe [4501] Officine Alfieri Maserati 32 Axle Sports 5000  
DNF 2 Jean Behra/André Simon/Juan Manuel Fangio^/Carlos Menditeguy*/Harry Schell* Maserati 450S Spyder [4503] Officine Alfieri Maserati 28 Accident, fuel tank Sports 5000  
DNF 36 Michel Slotine/Roland Bourel^ Porsche 356A [83203] Maurice Slotine 26 Piston Sports 1500  
DNF 61 Gotfrid Koechert/Erwin Bauer/Paul Metternich* Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa C [0686MDTR] Gotfrid Koechert 18 Out of fuel Sports 2000  
DNF 47 Jean-Marie Dumazer/Bernard Consten^/Robert Dutoit* V.P. 166R Renault Automobiles VP 15 Head gasket Sports 750  
DNF 30 "Charles Rinen"/Robert Lacaze^ Gordini T15S [0043] Equipe Gordini 3 Engine Sports 2000  
DNF 6 Peter Collins/Phil Hill^/Mike Hawthorn* Ferrari 335MM [0700] Scuderia Ferrari 2 Engine Sports 5000  
DNF 23 Bruce Halford/Franco Bordoni^/André Loens^/Jean Blanc*/Georges Burggraff* Talbot Lago Sport 2500 Maserati [191] Automobiles Talbot/Ecurie Dubonnet 0 Gearbox Sports 3000  
DNS 8 Stuart Lewis-Evans/Martino Severi Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa [0666] Scuderia Ferrari   Piston failure in pre-practice Sports 5000  
DNS 22 Franco Bordoni/Georges Burggraff/Bruce Halford*/Andre Loens*/Jean Blanc* Talbot Lago Sport 2500 Maserati [190] Ecurie Dubonnet     Sports 3000  
DNS 37 Jay Chamberlain/Herbert Mackay-Fraser/Colin Chapman/Peter Ashdown* Lotus Eleven Climax [322] Lotus Engineering     Sports 1500  
DNS T Peter Bolton/Ken Rudd/Bob Jennings* A.C. Ace Bristol [FS50] A.C.     Sports 2000  
DNA     D.B. HBR Panhard       Sports 750  
NAC     D.B. HBR Panhard       Sports 750  
NAC     Jaguar D-type       Sports 5000  
NAC     Panhard       Sports 750  
NAC     Jaguar D-type       Sports 5000  
DNA     Ford Thunderbird Luigi Chinetti, Sr.     Sports 8000  
NAC     Peugeot          
DNA     Chevrolet Corvette Norport     Sports 5000  
NAC     Stanguellini Bialbero       Sports 1100  
NAC     BMW 507       Sports 5000  
DNA     Cunningham C6-R Jaguar Briggs Cunningham     Sports 5000  
DNA     Ford Thunderbird Luigi Chinetti, Sr.     Sports 8000  
NAC     Porsche       Sports 1500  
NAC     Gordini T24S       Sports 3000  
DNA     Chevrolet Corvette "St. Giles"     Sports 5000  
DNA     Chevrolet Corvette "St. Giles"     Sports 5000  
NAC     Porsche       Sports 1500  
NAC     Phoenix (EGY)- Turner Phoenix     Sports 750  
NAC     Porsche       Sports 1500  
NAC     Panhard Monopole Equipe Monopole Courses     Sports 750  
DNA 14   Maserati 300S Officine Alfieri Maserati     Sports 3000  
DNA 38 Alfranco Pagani/Mario Poltronieri Alfa Romeo Alfranco Pagani     Sports 1500  
DNA 43 Giulio Cabianca/Colin Davis OSCA MT4 Automobili OSCA     Sports 1100  
DNA 48 Jacques Dewez/Robert Scholmann Renault Special Franc     Sports 750  
Winning Time: 113.843 mph/183.213 kph
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn #7 (Ferrari 335S), 3m58.1, 126.148 mph/203.526 kph

* Driver listed for car, but did not participate in race meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted



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