1957 Venezuelan Grand Prix


3 November 1957 - Caracas (YV): Round 7, World Sports Car Championship
101 laps of a 6.170 mile/9.930 km circuit - 623.193 miles/1002.930 kms
Weather: hot


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qualifying Group Group Pos
1 14 Peter Collins/Phil Hill Ferrari 335S [0700] Scuderia Ferrari 101   4 3:49,600 Sports +2000 1
2 12 Mike Hawthorn/Luigi Musso Ferrari 335S [0674] Scuderia Ferrari 100   3 3:45,800 Sports +2000 2
3 16 Wolfgang von Trips/Wolfgang Seidel Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa [0666] Scuderia Ferrari 97   7 3:52,600 Sports +2000 3
4 18 Maurice Trintignant/Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 58 [0704] Scuderia Ferrari 97   8 3:53,800 Sports +2000 4
5 66 Huschke von Hanstein/Edgar Barth Porsche 718 RSK Porsche KG 91   18 4:20,800 Sports 2000 1
6 30 Mauricio Marcotulli/Ettore Muro Chimeri Maserati 300S [3504] Madunina Venezuela 91   11 4:18,800 Sports +2000 5
7 68 Ed W. Crawford/Ed Hugus Porsche 550 RS Ed Hugus 90   29 4:15,200 Sports 1500 1
8 38 Julio Pola/Piero Drogo Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa [0618MDTR] Madunina Venezuela 90   17 4:16,800 Sports 2000 2
9 60 Julio Batista Falla/Jan de Vroom Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa C [0698MDTR] Cuban Racing 88   19 4:25,400 Sports 2000 3
10 65 Art Bunker/Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 550 RS   88   30 4:18,200 Sports 1500 2
11 76 Umberto Masetti/André Testut OSCA MT4 Monte Carlo Sport 86   33 4:37,600 Sports 1500 3
12 22 Richard Thompson/Richard D.Doane/Jim Jeffords^/John A.Kilborn^/Tom Pistone^/Fred Windridge^ Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 85   9 4:13,600 Sports +2000 6
13 70 Denise McCluggage/Ruth Levy Porsche 550 RS Denise McCluggage 85   32 4:34,600 Sports 1500 4
14 40 C. Martinez/Roman Lopez Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa Madunina Venezuela 79   28 4:53,800 Sports 2000 4
15 64 Santiago Gonzalez/Manuel Garcia/Juan Gonzalez* Porsche 550 RS Ramiro Montalvo 78   31 4:33,600 Sports 1500 5
16 74 Augusto Gutierrez/Deblin A.C. Ace Bristol   77   25 4:50,200 Sports 2000 5
17 50 A. J. Davila/Juan Uribe A.C. Ace Bristol Colombia Racing 76   27 4:51,600 Sports 2000 6
18 31 Joao Rozende Dos Santos/Francisco Borjes Aston Martin DB3S [107]   76   13 4:30,800 Sports +2000 7
19 52 Sergio Gonzalez/Alberto Gutierrez Maserati A6G CADV 75   20 4:28,200 Sports 2000 7
20 32 Lino Fayen/Jacques Oliver Trans-Oliver Mercedes-Benz (Ferrari) CADV 74   15 4:32,400 Sports +2000 8
21 58 Renny Ottolina/Fredy Brandt A.C. Ace Bristol CADV 72   21 4:40,200 Sports 2000 8
DNF 2 Jean Behra/Stirling Moss/Harry Schell/Tony Brooks^ Maserati 450S [4507] Officine Alfieri Maserati 55 Accident 1 3:41,100 Sports +2000  
DNF 24 John A. Kilborn/Tom Pistone Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 55 Overheating 10 4:17,800 Sports +2000  
DNF 6 Jo Bonnier/Giorgio Scarlatti^/Tony Brooks^ Maserati 300S [3072] Officine Alfieri Maserati 54 Accident 5 3:52,200 Sports +2000  
DNF 46 Silvano Turco/Ugo Tosa Maserati A6G Madunina Venezuela 34 DNF 22 4:40,400 Sports 2000  
DNF 4 Stirling Moss/Tony Brooks^/Jean Behra^/Harry Schell^ Maserati 450S [4503] Officine Alfieri Maserati 32 Accident 2 3:42,600 Sports +2000  
DNF 26 Jim Jeffords/Fred Windridge Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 31 Overheating 12 4:21,600 Sports +2000  
DNF 54 Joseph Hap Dressel/Frank Pohanka^ A.C. Ace Bristol A.C. 25 Accident 24 4:46,600 Sports 2000  
DNF 78 Luis Ojanguren/Peter Monteverdi Lotus Eleven Climax [265] Madunina Venezuela 23 DNF 34 4:54,200 Sports 1500  
DNF 56 J. L. Droullers/Juan Fernandez A.C. Ace Bristol CADV 18 DNF 26 4:50,400 Sports 2000  
DNF 62 Alejandro de Tomaso/Isabelle Haskell OSCA MT4 OSCA 14 DNF 16 4:16,200 Sports 2000  
DNF 10 Masten Gregory/Dale Duncan^ Maserati 450S [4508] Scuderia Tremble Buell 1 Accident 6 3:52,400 Sports +2000  
DNS 8 Augusto Gutierrez/Francisco Godia-Sales/Giorgio Scarlatti/Tony Brooks Maserati 350S Officine Alfieri Maserati   Gearbox   3:58,300 Sports +2000  
DNS 28 Guido Lollobrigita/E. Soriani Ferrari Madunina Venezuela     14 4:30,800 Sports +2000  
DNS 34 Ottavio Guarducci/Azzurro Manzini Maserati A6G Madunina Venezuela     23 4:43,200 Sports 2000  
DNQ 44 R. J. Dominguez/C. Martinez Ferrari Madunina Venezuela       5:02,800 Sports 2000  
DNQ 48 OSCAr Oropeza/Marcelo Hernandez A.C. Ace Bristol CADV       5:05,600 Sports 2000  
DNA 20 Troy Ruttman/Johnny Parsons Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet         Sports +2000  
DNA 36 M. de Peppo/C. Barbato Ferrari Madunina Venezuela         Sports 2000  
DNA 72 Lucelle Davis/G. Carrol Porsche 550 RS Lucelle Davis         Sports 1500  
DNA 74 Carlo Tomasi/Alejandro de Tomaso OSCA MT4 OSCA         Sports 1500  
Winning Time: 6h31m55.8s, 95.404 mph/153.537 kph
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss #4 (Maserati 450S), 3m38.4, 101.707 mph/163.681 kph

^ 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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