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1957 Modena Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season
Race details
Date 22 September 1957
Official name V Gran Premio di Modena
Location Autodromo di Modena, Modena, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.37 km (1.47 miles)
Distance Aggregate of 2 x 40 lap heats = 80 laps, 189.60 km (117.60 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Fastest lap
Drivers Italy Luigi Musso Ferrari
Fastest lap France Jean Behra Maserati
Time 1:02.2
Podium
First Maserati
Second Ferrari
Third Maserati
Motor car race

The 5th Modena Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 22 September 1957 at Autodromo di Modena, Modena, Italy. The race was run over two 40 lap heats of the circuit, taking the aggregate of the results, and was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F.

This race, and the 1961 race, were the only two Modena Grands Prix run under Formula One rules.

Results

Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired
1 4 France Jean Behra Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 1h 24m 47.9s, 130.51 km/h
2 26 Italy Luigi Musso Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Dino 156 F2 1h 25m 28.2s (+40.3s)
3 6 United States Harry Schell Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 1h 25m 56.8s (+1m 8.9s)
4 28 United Kingdom Peter Collins Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Dino 156 F2 1h 26m 5.8s (+1m 17.9s)
5 8 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 78 laps
6 20 United Kingdom Horace Gould Horace Gould Maserati 250F 75 laps
7 22 United Kingdom Bruce Halford Bruce Halford Maserati 250F 71 laps
Ret. 12 Sweden Jo Bonnier Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 26 laps (heat 2) - universal joint
Ret. 10 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 22 laps (heat 2) - fuel pump drive
Ret. 30 United Kingdom Colin Davis Horace Gould Maserati 250F 7 laps (heat 1) - engine
DNA 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F
DNA 14 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax
DNA 16 Sweden Jo Bonnier Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F Drove car number 12
DNA 18 United States Masten Gregory Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F
DNA 2 United Kingdom Charles Houghton Charles Houghton Maserati 250F

References


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