1957 Moroccan Grand Prix

The 1957 Moroccan Grand Prix (officially named the VI Grand Prix de Maroc) was a non-championship Formula One motor race held in 1957, with no points going towards the World Championship. It was held over 55 laps of the 7.651 km Ain-Diab Circuit on 27 October 1957.

1957 Moroccan Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season
Race details
Date	27 October 1957
Official name	VI Grand Prix de Maroc
Location	Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca
Course	Public roads with permanent infrastructure
Course length	7.651 km (4.754 miles)
Distance	55 laps, 420.79 km (261.47 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Tony Brooks	Vanwall
Time	2:23.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Time	2:25.6
Podium
First	Jean Behra	Maserati
Second	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall
Third	Maurice Trintignant	BRM

This race was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F winning by 30.1 seconds, from British driver Stuart Lewis-Evans in a Vanwall VW5 in second place, and another French driver Maurice Trintignant finishing third in a BRM P25.

The race coincided with an outbreak of Asian flu amongst the Grand Prix community which explains the absence of Stirling Moss and the lacklustre performance of Fangio.

Classification

Grid

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	22	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:23.3
2	8	Jean Behra	Maserati	2:23.5
3	24	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	2:26.2
4	2	Peter Collins	Ferrari	2:27.2
5	6	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:27.3
6	4	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:29.0
7	10	Harry Schell	Maserati	2:29.1
8	26	Maurice Trintignant	BRM	2:29.1
9	18	Jack Brabham	Cooper	2:29.4
10	28	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:30.1
11	14	Chico Godia	Maserati	2:32.0
12	16	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	2:32.8
13	12	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	2:36.1
14	30	Jean Lucas	Maserati	2:38.1
Source:[1]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Ret.	Grid
1	8	Jean Behra	Maserati	55	2:18:23.0	2
2	24	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	55	2:18:53.1	3
3	26	Maurice Trintignant	BRM	55	2:19:49.4	8
4	6	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	55	2:20:23.8	5
5	10	Harry Schell	Maserati	54	+1 lap	7
6	14	Chico Godia	Maserati	54	+1 lap	11
7	12	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	52	+3 laps	13
DNF	30	Jean Lucas	Maserati	50	accident	14
DNF	28	Ron Flockhart	BRM	25	throttle	10
DNF	2	Peter Collins	Ferrari	16	accident	4
DNF	16	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	14	axle	12
DNF	22	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	12	electrics	1
DNF	4	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	8	illness	6
DSQ	18	Jack Brabham	Cooper	8	oil	9
Sources:[2][3]