500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1957

Resultados da quadragésima primeira edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway a 30 de maio de 1957, valendo também como terceira etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1. O vencedor foi o norte-americano Sam Hanks.^{[1][2][nota 1]}

Resumo

Durante os treinos livres para a corrida o norte-americano Keith Andrews perdeu o controle do carro e bateu no muro à 15 de maio numa velocidade superior a 200km/h. Tal foi o impacto que o piloto morreu instantaneamente ao quebrar o pescoço.^[3]

Classificação da prova

Treino classificatório

Pos.	Nº	Piloto	Equipe	Chassi	Motor	Pneu	Tempo	Diferença
1	12	Pat O'Connor	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'02"522
2	88	Eddie Sachs	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	1'02"556	"034
3	52	Troy Ruttman	John Zink	Watson Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'03"038	"516
4	14	Fred Agabashian	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'03"132	"610
5	6	Johnny Boyd	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'03"335	"813
6	5	Jimmy Reece	Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'03"378	"856
7	83	Ed Elisian	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports	Kurtis Kraft 500D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'03"480	"958
8	16	Al Keller	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'03"650	1"128
9	23	Elmer George	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'03"952	1"430
10	54	Paul Russo	Novi Racing	Kurtis Kraft 500F	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	1'04"147	1"625
11	10	Johnny Thomson	D-A Lubricants Racing	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'04"705	2"183
12	73	Andy Linden	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'04"830	2"308
13	9	Sam Hanks	Belond Exhaust/George Salih	Epperly Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"020	2"498
14	22	Gene Hartley	Massaglia Hotels	Lesovsky ??	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"707	3"185
15	1	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"745	3"223
16	7	Bob Veith	Bob Estes	Phillips ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"822	3"300
17	18	Johnnie Parsons	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"928	3"406
18	77	Mike Magill	Dayton Steel Foundry	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	1'06"097	3"575
19	19	Jack Turner	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06"117	3"595
20	43	Eddie Johnson	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06"207	3"685
21	3	Don Freeland	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06"447	3"925
22	27	Tony Bettenhausen	Novi Racing	Kurtis Kraft 500F	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	1'07"185	4"663
23	31	Bill Cheesbourg	Schildmeier Seal/Donaldson	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	1'07"575	5"053
24	8	Rodger Ward	Roger Wolcott	Lesovsky ??	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	1'07"685	5"163
25	82	Chuck Weyant	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'07"782	5"260
26	55	Eddie Russo	Sclavi & Amos	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'07"892	5"370
27	92	Don Edmunds	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	1'08"080	5"558
28	48	Marshall Teague	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"135	5"613
29	57	Jimmy Daywalt	Helse / H.H. Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"192	5"670
30	89	Al Herman	Dunn Engineering	Dunn ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"282	5"760
31	28	Johnnie Tolan	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"357	5"835
32	26	Jim Rathmann	Chiropractic/Lindsey Hopkins	Epperly Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"375	5"853
33	95	Bob Christie	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"387	5"865

Corrida

Pos.	Nº	Piloto	Equipe	Chassi	Motor	Pneu	Voltas	Tempo	Grid	Pontos
1	9	Sam Hanks	Belond Exhaust/George Salih	Epperly Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 41m 14s 250ms (218.209 km/h)	13	8
2	26	Jim Rathmann [nota 2]	Chiropractic/Lindsey Hopkins	Epperly Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 41m 35s 711ms (+21s 461ms)	32	7
3	1	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 43m 28s 220ms (+2m 13s 970ms)	15	4
4	54	Paul Russo	Novi Racing	Kurtis Kraft 500F	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	200	3h 44m 11s 110ms (+2m 56s 860ms)	10	3
5	73	Andy Linden	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 44m 28s 520ms (+3m 14s 270ms)	12	2
6	6	Johnny Boyd	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 45m 49s 520ms (+4m 35s 270ms)	5
7	48	Marshall Teague	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 45m 59s 830ms (+4m 45s 580ms)	28
8	12	Pat O'Connor	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 46m 47s 400ms (+5m 33s 150ms)	1
9	7	Bob Veith	Bob Estes	Phillips ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 47m 31s 360ms (+6m 17s 110ms)	16
10	22	Gene Hartley	Massaglia Hotels	Lesovsky ??	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 48m 24s 370ms (+7m 10s 120ms)	14
11	19	Jack Turner	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 49m 10s 320ms (+7m 56s 070ms)	19
12	10	Johnny Thomson	D-A Lubricants Racing	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	199		11
13	95	Bob Christie	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	197		33
14	82	Chuck Weyant	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	196		25
15	27	Tony Bettenhausen	Novi Racing	Kurtis Kraft 500F	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	195		22
16	18	Johnnie Parsons	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	195		17
17	3	Don Freeland	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	192		21
18	5	Jimmy Reece	Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	182	Acelerador	6
19	92	Don Edmunds	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	170	Rotação	27
20	28	Johnnie Tolan	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	138	Embreagem	31
21	89	Al Herman	Dunn Engineering	Dunn ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	111	Colisão	30
22	14	Fred Agabashian	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	107	Fuga de gasolina	4
23	88	Eddie Sachs	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	105	Motor	2
24	77	Mike Magill	Dayton Steel Foundry	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	101	Colisão	18
25	43	Eddie Johnson	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	93	Rolamento de roda	20
26	31	Bill Cheesbourg	Schildmeier Seal/Donaldson	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	81	Fuga de gasolina	23
27	16	Al Keller	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	75	Colisão	8
28	57	Jimmy Daywalt	Helse / H.H. Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	53	Colisão	29
29	83	Ed Elisian	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports	Kurtis Kraft 500D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	51	Caixa de velocidades	7
30	8	Rodger Ward	Roger Wolcott	Lesovsky ??	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	27	Compressor	24
31	52	Troy Ruttman	John Zink	Watson Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	13	Superaquecimento	3
32	55	Eddie Russo	Sclavi & Amos	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	0	Colisão	26
33	23	Elmer George	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	0	Colisão	9