1957 1000 km of Nürburgring
# 1957 1000 km of Nürburgring

The 3. Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen auf dem Nürburgring took place on 26 May 1957, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was also the fourth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. This would the first championship since the dreadful events in the Mille Miglia, Italy just a fortnight ago, where Alfonso de Portago crashed killing himself, his co-driver and nine spectators.

## Report

### Entry

A grand total 79 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 74 arrived for practice and qualifying. Fresh from their sad domination on the Mille Miglia, came two work teams of Scuderia Ferrari, and Officine Alfieri Maserati. The team from Maranello arrived with two cars, a Ferrari 335 S and a Ferrari 315 S. The former was to be driven by Peter Collins and Olivier Gendebien with the older car for Mike Hawthorn and Maurice Trintignant. In the Grand Touring class, one of the works driver, Wolfgang von Trips had an accident in the challenging Breidscheid section, following a change in a pedal layout in his Ferrari 250 GT. He was admitted to hospital with cuts and bruises and was unable to participate in the race.

Their Modenese rivals, who were just 2 points behind Ferrari going into the meeting, arrived with three cars, two 450Ss, plus a 300s. Their stars drivers, included Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. With Porsche KG send two car to chase one of the less classes, it was left the semi-works Jaguar D-Types from Ecurie Ecosse and David Brown's Aston Martin DBR1/300 to challenge the Italian marques.

### Qualifying

Qualifying was held over three sessions for a total of 1,590 minutes over the three days prior to the race. The Maserati 450S of Fangio took pole position, averaging a speed of 87.446 mph around the 14.173 mile circuit. The '53 and '56 pole winner was on pole yet again, having given everyone a lesson on how to drive the 174 corners of the 'Ring. When the session had finished, Maserati had secured the first two places. The Aston Martin of Tony Brooks, secured third ahead of the Scuderia Ferraris.

### Race

The day of the race would be warm and dry, but windy, with a crowd of approximately 120,000 in attendance. Although the Maserati 450S's had been expected to dominate, Brooks led from the start until passed by Moss after 8 laps who then led until on the 10th lap his 450S lost a rear wheel. The team then switched both Moss and Fangio into Harry Schell's car, leaving Hans Herrmann without a drive, but this car had an oil leak which caused it to make a premature stop and retire by lap 19. Francisco Godia-Sales then offered his older 300S to the works team, who placed both Moss and Fangio in the car and with him and his regular co-driver Horace Gould brought the car home in fifth place, securing Maserati two championship points.

As for victory in the race, this did not go to Scuderia Ferrari, as they were beaten by more than four minutes by the Aston Martin DBR1/300 of Brooks and Noël Cunningham-Reid who gained the marque their first points of the season and their first World Championship victory since the Tourist Trophy of 1953. The partnership, won in a time of 7hr 33:38.2 mins., averaging a speed of 82.485mph. The margin of triumph over the Ferrari of Collins/Gendebien was 4 min 13.7s, who were followed home by their team-mates Hawthorn/Trintignant who were a further 1 min 35.3s adrift. Porsche snatched fourth place with Umberto Maglioli/Edgar Barth, but their 550A RS finished almost 17 minutes adrift of the winners. The Aston's pace was so quick that it lapped even the fifth placed Maserati 300S of Moss/Fangio/Godia-Sales/Gould. The race did not end when Brooks crossed the finishing line, but continued for another hour to allow the other classes/division to try and complete the full 1000 km.

## Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.

| Pos | No | Class | Driver | Driver | Entrant | Chassis | Laps | Reason Out |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 14 | S+2.0 | Tony Brooks | Noël Cunningham-Reid | David Brown | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 7hr 33:38.2, 44 | |
| 2nd | 5 | S+2.0 | Peter Collins | Olivier Gendebien | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 335 S | 7hr 37:51.9, 44 | |
| 3rd | 6 | S+2.0 | Mike Hawthorn | Maurice Trintignant | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 315 S | 7hr 38:27.2, 44 | |
| 4th | 21 | S1.5 | Umberto Maglioli | Edgar Barth | Porsche KG | Porsche 550A RS | 7hr 47:17.3, 44 | |
| 5th | 4 | S+2.0 | Francisco Godia-Sales Stirling Moss | Horace Gould Juan Manuel Fangio | Francisco Godia-Sales | Maserati 300S | 43 | |
| 6th | 12 | S+2.0 | Roy Salvadori | Les Leston | David Brown | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 43 | |
| 7th | 22 | S1.5 | Richard von Frankenberg | Helmut Schulze | Porsche KG | Porsche 550A RS | 43 | |
| 8th | 10 | S+2.0 | Ron Flockhart | Jack Fairman | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar D-Type | 43 | |
| 9th | 15 | S+2.0 | Peter Whitehead | Graham Whitehead | Peter Whitehead | Aston Martin DB3S | 42 | |
| 10th | 7T | S+2.0 | Masten Gregory | Olinto Morolli | Scuderia Temple Buell | Ferrari 250 TR | 42 | |
| 11th | 9 | S+2.0 | Ivor Bueb | Jock Lawrence | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar D-Type | 42 | |
| 12th | 30 | S1.5 | Heinz Schiller | Arthur Heuberger | Ecurie La Meute | Porsche 550 RS | 42 | |
| 13th | 19 | S2.0 | Gotfrid Köchert | Erwin Bauer | Gotfrid Köchert | Ferrari 500 TRC | 41 | |
| 14th | 29 | S1.5 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Sepp Liebl | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche 550 RS | 42 | |
| 15th | 3 | S+2.0 | Joakim Bonnier Stirling Moss | Giorgio Scarlatti Harry Schell | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 300S | 40 | |
| 16th | 11 | S+2.0 | Ninian Sanderson | Dick Steed | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar D-Type | 40 | |
| 17th | 31 | S1.5 | Georges Harris | Claude Dubois | Equipe Nationale Belge | Porsche 550 RS | 39 | |
| 18th | 23 | S1.5 | Dick Fitzwilliam | Peter Simpson | Fitzwilliam Racing Team | MG A | 37 | |
| 19th | 33 | S | David Piper | Bob Hicks | David Piper | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 34 | |
| 20th | 46 | GT+1.6 | Fritz Riess | Walter Schock | Fritz Reiss | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 8hr 27:45.6, 44 | |
| 21st | 40 | GT+1.6 | Wolfgang Seidel | Peter Nöcker | Wolfgang Seidel | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 8hr 27:57.2, 44 | |
| 22nd | 43 | GT+1.6 | Arne Lindberg | Erich Waxenberger | Arne Lindberg | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 8hr 27:58.2, 44 | |
| 23rd | 44 | GT+1.6 | Bengt Martenson | Wittigo Einsiedel | Bengt O. Martenson | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 8hr 29:16.4, 44 | |
| 24th | 59 | GT1.6 | Paul-Ernst Strähle | Paul Denk | Paul-Ernst Strähle | Porsche 356A Carrera | 8hr 30:16.8, 44 | |
| 25th | 55 | GT1.6 | Rolf-Friedrich Götze | Ernst Vogel | Rolf-Friedrich Götze | Porsche 356A Carrera | 8hr 32:42.2, 44 | |
| 26th | 61 | GT1.6 | Hans-Joachim Walter | Herbert Linge | Olof Persson | Porsche 356A Carrera | 8hr 36:4139, 44 | |
| 27th | 70 | GT1.6 | Werner Krause | Lothar Bender | Werner Krause | Porsche 356A Carrera | 8hr 39:37.0, 44 | |
| 28th | 58 | GT1.6 | Hans-Georg Plaut | Helmut Zick | Hans-Georg Plaut | Porsche 356A Carrera | 8hr 41:35.4, 44 | |
| 29th | 64 | GT1.6 | Günter Besier | Dieter Lissmann | “Max” | Porsche 356A Carrera | 43 | |
| 30th | 50 | GT1.6 | Harald von Suacken | Georg Bialas | Harald von Suacken | Porsche 356A Carrera | 43 | |
| 31st | 62 | GT1.6 | Ludwig Blendl | Joachim Springer | Ludwig Blendl | Porsche 356A Carrera | 42 | |
| 32nd | 66 | GT1.6 | Richard Trenkel | Siegfried Günther | Richard Trenkel | Porsche 356A Carrera | 42 | |
| 33rd | 80 | GT1.3 | Eberhard Mahle | Edmund Graf | Eberhard Mahle | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 8hr 37:24.3, 42 | |
| 34th | 86 | GT1.3 | Adolf-Werner Lang | ”Fritz Müller” | Adolf-Werner Lang | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 8hr 38:12.5, 42 | |
| 35th | 89 | GT1.3 | Karl Foitek | Peter Morteverdi | Karl Foitek | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 8hr 48:31.9, 42 | |
| 36th | 82 | GT1.3 | Marcel Stern | Paul Vogel | Ecurie La Meute | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 41 | |
| 37th | 67 | GT1.6 | Helmut Duetenberg | Heinz-Gerd Jäger | Helmut Duetenberg | Porsche 356A Carrera | 40 | |
| 38th | 83 | GT1.3 | Karl Falk | Wolfgang Niessen | Karl Falk | Porsche 356A Carrera | 40 | |
| 39th | 68 | GT1.6 | Fred Block | Rod Carveth | Fred Block | Porsche 356A Carrera | 39 | |
| 40th | 91 | GT1.3 | Helmut Felder | Josef Jeser | Helmut Felder | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 39 | |
| 41st | 56 | GT1.6 | John Blaksley | Ellis Cuff-Miller | Fitzwilliam Racing Team | MG A | 38 | |
| 42nd | 85 | GT1.3 | Harry Merkel | Hans Knippel | Harry Merkel | Porsche 356A | 38 | |
| 43rd | 92 | GT1.3 | Mathieu Hezemans | Hubert Oebels | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche 356A | 38 | |
| DNF | 69 | GT1.6 | Don Dickey | Hains Christian | Donald R. Dickey | Porsche 356A Carrera | 32 | DNF |
| DNF | 42 | GT+1.6 | Sten Bielke | Stig Eklund | Sten Bielke | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 30 | DNF |
| DNF | 24 | S1.5 | Robin Carnegie | John Hogg | Fitzwilliam Racing Team | MG A | 28 | Dropped valve |
| DNF | 41 | GT+1.6 | Gunther Thiel | Heinz Meyer | Wolfgang Seidel | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 28 | DNF |
| DNF | 52 | GT1.6 | Rolf Appel | Fred Albrecht | Rolf Appel | Porsche 356A Carrera | 22 | DNF |
| DNF | 28 | S1.5 | Georges Berger | Jean Otten | Georges Berger | Maserati 150S | 21 | DNF |
| DNF | 88 | GT1.3 | Isabelle Haskell | Carlos Menditéguy | Madinina | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 21 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 2 | S+2.0 | Harry Schell Stirling Moss | Juan Manuel Fangio | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 450S | 19 | Oil tank |
| DNF | 81 | GT1.3 | Walter Ringgenberg | Heini Walter | Walter Ringgenberg | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 18 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 32 | S | Mike Anthony | Bill Frost | Mike P. Anthony | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 17 | Accident |
| DNF | 26 | S1.5 | Luigi Piotti | Corrado Manfredini | Automibili Osca | Osca S1500 | 15 | DNF |
| DNF | 87 | GT1.3 | Kurt Zeller | Rudolf Wilhelm Moser | Kurt Zeller | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 11 | DNF |
| DNF | 17 | S2.0 | António Creus | Freddy Rouselle | António Creus | Ferrari 750 Monza | 11 | Shock absorber |
| DNF | 53 | GT1.6 | Hanns Roth | Ludwig Fischer | Hanns Roth | Porsche 356A Carrera | 11 | DNF |
| DNF | 1 | S+2.0 | Stirling Moss | Juan Manuel Fangio | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 450S | 9 | Lost rear wheel |
| DNF | 34 | S | Tony Hogg | David Piper | David Piper | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 7 | Accident |
| DNF | 16 | S+2.0 | Henry Taylor | Archie Scott Brown | Murkett Bros. | Jaguar D-Type | 4 | Accident |
| DNF | 45 | GT+1.6 | Jacques de Maubou | Georges Brule | Jacques de Maubou | Jaguar XK140 | 4 | DNF |
| DNF | 57 | GT1.6 | Patsy Burt | Jean Bloxham | Fitzwilliam Racing Team | MG A | 4 | Oil pump |
| DNF | 65 | GT1.6 | Bo Elmhorn Bertil Nässil | Dieter von Reiswitz | Bo Elmhorn | MG A | 4 | DNF |
| DNF | 84 | GT1.3 | Helmut Busch | K. H. Zimmerman | Helmut Busch | MG A | 4 | DNF |
| DNF | 36 | S | Herbert MacKay-Fraser | Dan Marqulies | Dan Marqulies | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 3 | Rear axle |
| DISQ | 25 | S1.5 | Sergio Mantovani | Alejandro de Tomaso | Madunina | Osca S1500 | | Assistance |
| DISQ | 51 | GT1.6 | Sepp Greger | Wolfgang Bieling | Sepp Greger | Porsche 356A Carrera | | Assistance |
| DNS | 48 | GT+1.6 | Olivier Gendebien | Wolfgang von Trips | Equipe Nationale Belge | Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti | | DNS – Accident in practice |

* Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 9:49.9secs (86.497 mph)

### Class Winners

| Class | Winners | | |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sports +2000 | 14 | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Brooks / Cunningham-Reid |
| Sports 2000 | 19 | Ferrari 500 TRC | Köchert / Bauer |
| Sports 1500 | 21 | Porsche 550A RS | Maglioli / Barth |
| Grand Touring +1600 | 46 | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | Riess / Schook |
| Grand Touring 1600 | 59 | Porsche 356A Carrera | Strähle / Denk |
| Grand Touring 1300 | 80 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | Mahle / Graf |

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Championship | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ferrari | 25 |
| 2 | Maserati | 19 |
| 3 | Aston Martin | 8 |
| 4 | Jaguar | 7 |
| 5 | Porsche | 5 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings. Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 6 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.
