Date | Saturday 20 July 1957 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | British GP |
Circuit | Aintree |
Event Format | Race of 90 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #5 of 8 in 1957 #61 (of all time) |
Laps | 28 |
Circuit Perimeter | 4828 m |
Race Distance | 4828 × 90 = 434.520 km (scheduled) 4828 × 28 = 135.184 km (raced) |
Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
Pole Position | Left |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Overcast, Mild, Dry |
Entries | 22 |
Qualifiers | 19 |
Finishers | 10 |
Debutants |
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Milestones | Car 18 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 20 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 20 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Car 20 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 28 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Englebert – 100th Race Entry (Tyre Manufacturer)
Vandervell Products – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Vandervell Products – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Vandervell Products – 1st Win (Entrant)
Vanwall – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Vanwall – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Vanwall – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
Tony Brooks – 1st Win (Driver)
Vanwall – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Vanwall – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
Vanwall – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
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Records Broken |
1. Highest Drivers' Championship Points Score Ratio – Vanwall (133.33%),
2. Most 14th Place Qualifications – Horace Gould (5)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (91),
2. Most Retirements – Maserati (166),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (128),
4. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (40),
5. Most 3rd Place Finishes – Ferrari (25),
6. Most 4th Place Finishes – Ferrari (22),
7. Most Race Entries – Maserati (310),
8. Most Race Entries – Juan Manuel Fangio (47),
9. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (24),
10. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Maserati (19),
11. Most 11th Place Qualifications – Maserati (16),
12. Most 14th Place Qualifications – Maserati (13),
13. Most 17th Place Qualifications – Maserati (14)
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