The 1957 Indianapolis 500 started May 30th, 1957 at 01:00 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, USA. Pat O'Connor started from pole position with Eddie Sachs next to him. Troy Ruttman started from third place.
After 3 hour, 41 minutes and 14 seconds Sam Hanks finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jim Rathmann in second and Jimmy Bryan in third place.
After the 1957 Indianapolis 500, Juan Fangio is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 17 points. Fangio is 9 points ahead of Sam Hanks.
After 3 hour, 41 minutes and 14 seconds Sam Hanks finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jim Rathmann in second and Jimmy Bryan in third place.
After the 1957 Indianapolis 500, Juan Fangio is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 17 points. Fangio is 9 points ahead of Sam Hanks.
Circuit
Location
Indianapolis, USA
Date
May 30th, 1957 at 01:00
Round
3/8
Winner
Sam Hanks
Winning time
3:41:14.25
Pole position
Pat O'Connor
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 12 | #9 Sam Hanks | Epperly | 3:41:14.25 | 13 | 200 | 8 |
| 2 30 | #26 Jim Rathmann | Epperly | +21.46 | 32 | 200 | 7 |
| 3 12 | #1 Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | +2:13.97 | 15 | 200 | 4 |
| 4 6 | #54 Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | +2:56.86 | 10 | 200 | 3 |
| 5 7 | #73 Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | +3:14.27 | 12 | 200 | 2 |
| 6 1 | #6 Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | +4:35.27 | 5 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 21 | #48 Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft | +4:45.58 | 28 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 7 | #12 Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | +5:33.15 | 1 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 7 | #7 Bob Veith | Phillips | +6:17.11 | 16 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 4 | #22 Gene Hartley | Lesovsky | +7:10.12 | 14 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 8 | #19 Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | +7:56.07 | 19 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 1 | #10 Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | +1 Lap | 11 | 199 | 0 |
| 13 20 | #95 Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | +3 Laps | 33 | 197 | 0 |
| 14 11 | #82 Chuck Weyant | Kuzma | +4 Laps | 25 | 196 | 0 |
| 15 7 | #27 Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | +5 Laps | 22 | 195 | 0 |
| 16 1 | #18 Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | +5 Laps | 17 | 195 | 0 |
| 17 4 | #3 Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | +8 Laps | 21 | 192 | 0 |
| - | #5 Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Throttle) | 6 | 182 | 0 |
| - | #92 Don Edmunds | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Spun off) | 27 | 170 | 0 |
| - | #28 Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Clutch) | 31 | 138 | 0 |
| - | #89 Al Herman | Dunn | DNF (Accident) | 30 | 111 | 0 |
| - | #14 Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Fuel leak) | 4 | 107 | 0 |
| - | #88 Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | DNF (Fuel leak) | 2 | 105 | 0 |
| - | #77 Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 18 | 101 | 0 |
| - | #43 Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Wheel bearing) | 20 | 93 | 0 |
| - | #31 Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Fuel leak) | 23 | 81 | 0 |
| - | #16 Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 8 | 75 | 0 |
| - | #57 Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 29 | 53 | 0 |
| - | #83 Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Retired) | 7 | 51 | 0 |
| - | #8 Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | DNF (Turbo) | 24 | 27 | 0 |
| - | #52 Troy Ruttman | Watson | DNF (Engine) | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #55 Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #23 Elmer George | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 2 | Sam Hanks | Epperly | 1 | 1 | 8 | -9 |
| 3 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 1 | 7 | -10 | |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 1 | 6 | -11 | |
| 5 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 1 | 6 | -11 | |
| 6 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 1 | 4 | -13 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 1 | 4 | -13 | |
| 8 | Masten Gregory | Maserati | 1 | 4 | -13 | |
| 9 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 3 | -14 | ||
| 10 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Connaught | 3 | -14 | ||
| 11 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -14 | ||
| 12 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | -15 | ||
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 2 | -15 | ||
| 14 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 1 | -16 | ||
| 15 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 1 | -16 | ||
| 16 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 1 | -16 | ||
| 17 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 0 | -17 | ||
| 18 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 0 | -17 | ||
| 19 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 20 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 0 | -17 | ||
| 21 | Cesare Perdisa | Ferrari | 0 | -17 | ||
| 22 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 23 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 24 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 25 | Alessandro de Tomaso | Ferrari | 0 | -17 | ||
| 26 | Bob Veith | Phillips | 0 | -17 | ||
| 27 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 28 | Gene Hartley | Lesovsky | 0 | -17 | ||
| 29 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 30 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 0 | -17 | ||
| 31 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 32 | Chuck Weyant | Kuzma | 0 | -17 | ||
| 33 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 34 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 35 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 36 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 0 | -17 | ||
| 37 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 38 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 0 | -17 | ||
| 39 | Ivor Bueb | Connaught | 0 | -17 | ||
| 40 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 0 | -17 | ||
| 41 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 42 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 0 | -17 | ||
| 43 | Roy Salvadori | BRM | 0 | -17 | ||
| 44 | Hans Herrmann | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 45 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 46 | Don Edmunds | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 47 | André Simon | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 48 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 49 | Al Herman | Dunn | 0 | -17 | ||
| 50 | Les Leston | Cooper | 0 | -17 | ||
| 51 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 52 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 0 | -17 | ||
| 53 | Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 54 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 55 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 56 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 57 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 58 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 59 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | 0 | -17 | ||
| 60 | Troy Ruttman | Watson | 0 | -17 | ||
| 61 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 62 | Elmer George | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | #4 Jim Rathmann | Rodger Ward | Paul Goldsmith | Eddie Sachs | |
| 1959 | #5 Rodger Ward | Jim Rathmann | Johnny Thomson | Johnny Thomson | |
| 1958 | #1 Jimmy Bryan | George Amick | Johnny Boyd | Dick Rathmann | |
| 1956 | #8 Pat Flaherty | Sam Hanks | Don Freeland | Pat Flaherty | |
| 1955 | #6 Bob Sweikert | Tony Bettenhausen | Jimmy Davies | Jerry Hoyt | |
| 1954 | #14 Bill Vukovich | Jimmy Bryan | Jack McGrath | Jack McGrath | |
| 1953 | #14 Bill Vukovich | Art Cross | Sam Hanks | Bill Vukovich | |
| 1952 | #98 Troy Ruttman | Jim Rathmann | Sam Hanks | Fred Agabashian | |
| 1951 | #99 Lee Wallard | Mike Nazaruk | Jack McGrath | Duke Nalon | |
| 1950 | #1 Johnnie Parsons | Bill Holland | Mauri Rose | Walt Faulkner |