1957 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 25th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 22 and 23 1957. It was also the fifth round of the World Sportscar Championship.

Official results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	S 5000	3	Ecurie Ecosse	Ron Flockhart Ivor Bueb	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.8L I6	327
2	S 5000	15	Ecurie Ecosse	Ninian Sanderson John Lawrence	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.4L I6	319
3	S 5000	17	Equipe Los Amigos	Jean Lucas Jean-Marie Brousselet	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.4L I6	317
4	S 5000	16	Equipe Nationale Belge	Paul Frére Freddy Rousselle	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.4L I6	310
5	S 5000	8	Scuderia Ferrari	Stuart Lewis-Evans Martino Severi	Ferrari 315 S	Ferrari 3.8L V12	300
6	S 5000	4	J.D. Hamilton	Duncan Hamilton Masten Gregory	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.8L I6	299
7	S 2000	28	Ecurie Francorchamps	Lucien Bianchi Georges Harris	Ferrari 500 TRC	Ferrari 2.0L I4	288
8	S 1500	35	Ed Hugus	Ed Hugus Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 550A RS	Porsche 1.5L Flat-4	286
9	S 1100	62	Lotus Engineering	Herbert MacKay-Fraser Jay Chamberlain	Lotus 11	Coventry Climax 1.1L I4	285
10	S 2000	31	AC Cars Ltd.	Peter Bolton Ken Rudd	AC Ace	Bristol 2.0L I6	281
11	S 3000	21	David Brown	Jean-Paul Colas Jean Kerguen	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin 3.0L I6	272
12	S 2000	26	Georges Guyet	Georges Guyet Michel Parsy	Maserati A6G CS	Maserati 2.0L I4	260
13	S 1100	42	Robert Walshaw	Robert Walshaw John Dalton	Lotus 11	Coventry Climax 1.1L I4	259
14	S 750	55	Lotus Engineering	Cliff Allison Keith Hall	Lotus 11	Coventry Climax 0.7L I4	259
15	S 1100	40	Cooper Car Company	Jack Brabham Ian Raby	Cooper T39	Coventry Climax 1.1L I4	254
16	S 1100	41	André Héchard Lotus Engineering	André Héchard Roger Masson	Lotus 11	Coventry Climax 1.1L I4	253
17	S 750	49	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Louis Cornet Henri Perrier	DB HBR	Panhard 0.7L FLat-2	239
18	S 750	52	Equipe Monopole Course	Pierre Chancel Jean-Pierre Hémard	Monopole X89 Coupe	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	238
19	S 750	46	Automobili O.S.C.A.	Jean Laroche Rémy Radix	O.S.C.A. 750 Sport	O.S.C.A. 0.7L I4	234
20	S 750	53	Equipe Monopole Course	Pierre Chancel Pierre Flauhault	Monopole X88 Coupe	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	230
21	S 750	58	Automobili Stanguellini	Fernand Sigrand Michel Robert Nicol	Stanguellini 750 Sport	Fiat 0.7L I4	214

Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
22	S 1500	34	Porsche KG	Claude Storez Ed W. Crawford	Porsche 550A RS	Porsche 1.5L Flat-4	275
23	S 2000	24	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	Richard Stoop Peter Jopp	Frazer Nash Sebring	Bristol 2.0L I6	240
24	S 2000	27	Fernand Tavano	Fernand Tavano Jacques Péron	Ferrari 500 TRC	Ferrari 2.0L I4	235
25	S 5000	10	North American Racing Team (NART)	George Arents Jan de Vroom	Ferrari 290MM-C	Ferrari 3.5L V12	183
26	S 1100	45	Wolfgang Seidel	Wolfgang Seidel Heinz Meier	DKW Monza Coupe	DKW 1.0L I3 (2-Stroke)	151
27	S 3000	20	David Brown	Tony Brooks Noel Cunningham-Reid	Aston Martin DBR1/300	Aston Martin 2.9L I6	140
28	S 2000	25	Lèon Coulibeuf	Lèon Coulibeuf José Behra	Maserati 200SI	Maserati 2.0L I4	136
29	S 750	56	Automobili Stanguellini	René-Philippe Faure Gilbert Foury	Stanguellini Bialbero	Fiat 0.7L I4	131
30	S 2000	29	Equipe Los Amigos	Francois Picard Richie Ginther	Ferrari 500 TRC	Ferrari 2.0L I4	129
31	S 1500	32	Porsche KG	Umberto Maglioli Edgar Barth	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche 1.5L Flat-4	129
32	S 750	54	Equipe Monopole Course	René Cotton Jacques Blanchet	Monopole X88 Spyder	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	127
33	S 750	50	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Jean-Claude Vidilles Jo Schlesser	DB HBR	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	126
34	S 750	51	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Paul Armagnac Gérard Laureau	DB HBR	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	120
35	S 3000	19	David Brown	Roy Salvadori Les Leston	Aston Martin DBR1/300	Aston Martin 2.9L I6	112
36	S 5000	9	Scuderia Ferrari	Olivier Gendebien Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 250 TR58	Ferrari 3.1L V12	109
37	S 1500	33	Porsche KG	Hans Herrmann Richard von Frankenberg	Porsche 550A RS	Porsche 1.5L Flat-4	87
38	S 5000	5	David Brown	Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead	Aston Martin DBR2/370	Aston Martin 3.7L I6	81
39	S 5000	11	Equipe Nationale Belge	Jacques Swaters Alain de Changy	Ferrari 290MM-C	Ferrari 3.5L V12	73
40	S 3000	12	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Giorgio Scarlatti Jo Bonnier	Maserati 300S	Maserati 3.0L I6	73
41	S 1500	60	Equipe Nationale Belge	Claude Dubois George Hacquin	Porsche 550A RS	Porsche 1.5L Flat-4	70
42	S 750	57	Bernard Deviterne	Bernard Deviterne Marcel Lailler	DB HBR5	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	68
43	S 1100	44	Automobili Stanguellini	Francesco Siracusa Roberto Lippi	Stanguellini Prototipo	Fiat 1.1L I4	67
44	S 5000	7	Scuderia Ferrari	Mike Hawthorn Luigi Musso	Ferrari 335S	Ferrari 4.0L V12	56
45	S 1100	39	Arnott Cars Ltd.	Jim Russell Dennis Taylor	Arnott Sport	Coventry Climax 1.1L I4	46
46	S 3000	18	Equipe Gordini	André Guelfi Jean Guichet	Gordini T24S	Gordini 3.0L I8	38
47	S 5000	1	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Stirling Moss Harry Schell	Maserati 450S Zagato Coupe	Maserati 4.5L V8	32
48	S 5000	2	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Jean Behra André Simon	Maserati 450S Spyder	Maserati 4.5L V8	28
49	S 1500	36	Maurice Slotine	Maurice Slotine Roland Bourel	Porsche 356A	Porsche 1.5L Flat-4	26
50	S 2000	61	Gottfried Köchert	Gottfried Köchert Erwin Bauer	Ferrari 500 TRC	Ferrari 2.0L I4	18
51	S 750	47	Automobilies VP	Jean-Marie Dumazer Bernard Consten	VP 166R	Renault 0.7L I4	15
52	S 2000	30	Equipe Gordini	Charles de Clareur Robert La Caze	Gordini T15S	Gordini 2.0L I6	3
53	S 5000	6	Scuderia Ferrari	Peter Collins Phil Hill	Ferrari 335MM	Ferrari 3.0L V12	2
54	S 3000	23	Automobiles Talbot / Ecurie Dubonnet	Franco Bordoni Bruce Halford	Talbot-Lago Sport 2500	Maserati 2.5L I6	0

Statistics

• Fastest Lap - #7 Scuderia Ferrari - 3:58.7
• Distance - 4397.108 km
• Average Speed - 183.217 km/h

Trophy Winners

• 23rd Biennial Cup - None awarded (no finishers)
• Index of Performance - #55 Lotus Engineering