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1957 Indianapolis 500

Round
3/8
Date
May 30, 1957 at 00:00 CET
Location
Indianapolis, United States of America
Circuit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Circuit length
4.023 m (4 turns)
Race distance
804.672 km (200 laps)
Hanks
Winner
3:41:14.250
Winning time
O'Connor
Pole position
Rathmann
Fastest lap
1:02.750
Fastest lap time

Results

Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #9 Sam Hanks Epperly 3:41:14.250 13th 200 8
2 #26 Jim Rathmann Epperly +21.461 32nd 200 7
3 #1 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma +2:13.970 15th 200 4
4 #54 Paul Russo Kurtis +2:56.860 10th 200 3
5 #73 Andy Linden Kurtis +3:14.270 12th 200 2
6 #6 Johnny Boyd Kurtis +4:35.270 5th 200
7 #48 Marshall Teague Kurtis +4:45.580 28th 200
8 #12 Pat O'Connor Kurtis +5:33.150 1st 200
9 #7 Bob Veith Phillips +6:17.110 16th 200
10 #22 Gene Hartley Lesovsky +7:10.120 14th 200
11 #19 Jack Turner Kurtis +7:56.070 19th 200
12 #10 Johnny Thomson Kuzma +1 lap 11th 199
13 #95 Bob Christie Kurtis +3 laps 33rd 197
14 #82 Chuck Weyant Kuzma +4 laps 25th 196
15 #27 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis +5 laps 22nd 195
16 #18 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis +5 laps 17th 195
17 #3 Don Freeland Kurtis +8 laps 21st 192
18 #5 Jimmy Reece Kurtis Throttle 6th 182
19 #92 Don Edmunds Kurtis Spun off 27th 170
20 #28 Johnnie Tolan Kuzma Clutch 31st 138
21 #89 Al Herman Dunn Accident 30th 111
22 #14 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Fuel leak 4th 107
23 #88 Eddie Sachs Kuzma Fuel leak 2nd 105
24 #77 Mike Magill Kurtis Accident 18th 101
25 #43 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Wheel bearing 20th 93
26 #31 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Fuel leak 23rd 81
27 #16 Al Keller Kurtis Accident 8th 75
28 #57 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Accident 29th 53
29 #83 Ed Elisian Kurtis Retirement 7th 51
30 #8 Rodger Ward Lesovsky Compressor 24th 27
31 #52 Troy Ruttman Watson Engine 3rd 13
32 #55 Eddie Russo Kurtis Accident 26th 0
33 #23 Elmer George Kurtis Accident 9th 0

Standings

Driver
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2 2 17
2 Sam Hanks Epperly 1 1 8 -9
3 Jim Rathmann Epperly 0 1 7 -10
4 Jean Behra Maserati 0 1 6 -11
5 Tony Brooks Vanwall 0 1 6 -11
6 Carlos Menditéguy Maserati 0 1 4 -13
7 Masten Gregory Maserati 0 1 4 -13
8 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 0 1 4 -13
9 Harry Schell Maserati 0 0 3 -14
10 Stuart Lewis-Evans Connaught 0 0 3 -14
11 Paul Russo Kurtis 0 0 3 -14
12 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 0 0 2 -15
13 Andy Linden Kurtis 0 0 2 -15
14 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 0 0 1 -16
15 José Froilán González Ferrari 0 0 1 -16
16 Stirling Moss Vanwall 0 0 1 -16

More Indy 500

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1960 #4 Jim Rathmann Rodger Ward Paul Goldsmith 1:01.590 - Jim Rathmann Eddie Sachs
1959 #5 Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann Johnny Thomson 1:01.890 - Johnny Thomson Johnny Thomson
1958 #1 Jimmy Bryan George Amick Johnny Boyd 1:02.370 - Tony Bettenhausen Dick Rathmann
1956 #8 Pat Flaherty Sam Hanks Don Freeland 1:02.320 - Paul Russo Pat Flaherty
1955 #6 Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Davies 1:03.670 - Bill Vukovich Jerry Hoyt
1954 #14 Bill Vukovich Jimmy Bryan Jack McGrath 1:04.040 - Jack McGrath Jack McGrath
1953 #14 Bill Vukovich Art Cross Sam Hanks 1:06.240 - Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich
1952 #98 Troy Ruttman Jim Rathmann Sam Hanks 1:06.600 - Bill Vukovich Fred Agabashian
1951 #99 Lee Wallard Mike Nazaruk Jack McGrath 1:07.260 - Lee Wallard Duke Nalon
1950 #1 Johnnie Parsons Bill Holland Mauri Rose 1:09.770 - Johnnie Parsons Walt Faulkner
The 1957 Indianapolis 500 started May 30, 1957 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, United States of America. Pat O'Connor started from pole position with Eddie Sachs next to him. Troy Ruttman started from third place.

In 3 hour, 41 minutes and 14 seconds Sam Hanks finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jim Rathmann in second and Jimmy Bryan in third place.

After the 1957 Indianapolis 500, Juan Manuel Fangio is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 17 points. Fangio is 9 points ahead of Sam Hanks.