1957 Indianapolis 500

  1957 Indianapolis 500 Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 8 in the 1957 Formula One season
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.023 km (2.500 mi)
Distance	200 laps, 804.672 km (500.000 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Pat O'Connor	Epperly-Offenhauser
Time	4:10.09 (4 laps)
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Rathmann	Epperly-Offenhauser
Time	1:02.75
Podium
First	Sam Hanks	Epperly-Offenhauser
Second	Jim Rathmann	Epperly-Offenhauser
Third	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma-Offenhauser

The 1957 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Thursday, May 30, 1957 at Indianapolis. The event was the third round of the 1957 World Drivers' Championship and the first round of the 1957 USAC Championship Car season.

Time trials

Time trials was scheduled for four days, but the second day was rained out.

• Saturday May 18 - Pole Day time trials
• Sunday May 19 - Second day time trials (rained out)
• Saturday May 25 - Third day time trials
• Sunday May 26 - Fourth day time trials

Classification

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Constructor	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Time/Retired	Points
1	13	9	Sam Hanks	Epperly-Offenhauser	142.81	6	200	136	3:41:14.25	8
2	32	26	Jim Rathmann	Epperly-Offenhauser	139.8	31	200	24	+21.46	7
3	15	1	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma-Offenhauser	141.18	17	200	0	+2:13.97	4
4	10	54	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	144.81	1	200	24	+2:56.86	3
5	12	73	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	143.24	5	200	0	+3:14.27	2
6	5	6	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	142.1	10	200	0	+4:35.27
7	28	48	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	140.32	26	200	0	+4:45.58
8	1	12	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	143.94	2	200	7	+5:33.15
9	16	7	Bob Veith	Phillips-Offenhauser	141.01	19	200	0	+6:17.11
10	14	22	Gene Hartley	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	141.27	16	200	0	+7:10.12
11	19	19	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	140.36	25	200	0	+7:56.07
12	11	10	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma-Offenhauser	143.52	4	199	5	+1 Lap
13	33	95	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	139.77	32	197	0	+3 Laps
14	25	82	Chuck Weyant	Kuzma-Offenhauser	141.1	18	196	0	+4 Laps
15	22	27	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	142.43	9	195	0	+5 Laps
16	17	18	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	140.78	21	195	0	+5 Laps
17	21	3	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	139.64	33	192	0	+8 Laps
18	6	5	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	142	11	182	0	Throttle
19	27	92	Don Edmunds	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	140.44	23	170	0	Spun Off
20	31	28	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	139.84	30	138	0	Clutch
21	30	89	Al Herman	Dunn-Offenhauser	140	29	111	0	Accident
22	4	14	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	142.55	8	107	0	Fuel Leak
23	2	88	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma-Offenhauser	143.87	3	105	0	Fuel Leak
24	18	77	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	140.41	24	101	0	Accident
25	20	43	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	140.17	28	93	0	Wheel Bearing
26	23	31	Bill Cheesbourg	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	141.56	13	81	0	Fuel Leak
27	8	16	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	141.39	14	75	0	Accident
28	29	57	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	140.2	27	53	0	Accident
29	7	83	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	141.77	12	51	0	Retirement
30	24	8	Rodger Ward	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	141.32	15	27	0	Compressor
31	3	52	Troy Ruttman	Watson-Offenhauser	142.77	7	13	4	Engine
32	26	55	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	140.86	20	0	0	Accident
33	9	23	Elmer George	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	140.72	22	0	0	Accident

Notes

• Pole position: Pat O'Connor - 4:10.09 (time is over four laps)
• Fastest Lead Lap: Jim Rathmann - 1:02.75
• Giuseppe Farina was the only European driver on the entry list for the race, although he never made it to the start of the race, after teammate Keith Andrews crashed in testing. The car was destroyed and Andrews died soon after.
• Sam Hanks was the only driver in the race using the British made Lodge Spark Plugs. The other 32 drivers all had the American Champion brand fitted.
• Dick Rathmann qualified, but was mugged the night before the race. He was replaced in the car by Johnnie Parsons.^[1]

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	17
28	2	Sam Hanks	8
27	3	Jim Rathmann	7
2	4	Jean Behra	6
2	5	Tony Brooks	6

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Gallery

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  1957 winning car

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  1957 pace car

Notes

References

Works cited

• Indianapolis 500 History: Race & All-Time Stats - Official Site

References