The 3. Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen auf dem Nürburgring took place on 26 May 1957, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was also the fourth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. This would the first championship since the dreadful events in the Mille Miglia, Italy just a fortnight ago, where Alfonso de Portago crashed killing himself, his co-driver and nine spectators.

Report

Entry

A grand total 79 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 74 arrived for practice and qualifying. Fresh from their sad domination on the Mille Miglia, came two work teams of Scuderia Ferrari, and Officine Alfieri Maserati. The team from Maranello arrived with two cars, a Ferrari 335 S and a Ferrari 315 S. The former was to be driven by Peter Collins and Olivier Gendebien with the older car for Mike Hawthorn and Maurice Trintignant. In the Grand Touring class, one of the works driver, Wolfgang von Trips had an accident in the challenging Breidscheid section, following a change in a pedal layout in his Ferrari 250 GT. He was admitted to hospital with cuts and bruises and was unable to participate in the race.

Their Modenese rivals, who were just 2 points behind Ferrari going into the meeting, arrived with three cars, two 450Ss, plus a 300s. Their stars drivers, included Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. With Porsche KG sending two cars to chase one of the less classes, it was left to the semi-works Jaguar D-Types from Ecurie Ecosse and David Brown's two works Aston Martin DBR1/300 to challenge the Italian marques.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held over three sessions for a total of 1,590 minutes over the three days prior to the race. The Maserati 450S of Fangio took pole position, averaging a speed of 87.446 mph around the 14.173 mile circuit. The '53 and '56 pole winner was on pole yet again, having given everyone a lesson on how to drive the 174 corners of the 'Ring. When the session had finished, Maserati had secured the first two places. The Aston Martin of Tony Brooks, secured third ahead of the Scuderia Ferraris.

Race

The day of the race would be warm and dry, but windy, with a crowd of approximately 120,000 in attendance. Although the Maserati 450S's had been expected to dominate, Brooks led from the start until passed by Moss after 8 laps who then led until on the 10th lap his 450S lost a rear wheel. The team then switched both Moss and Fangio into Harry Schell's car, leaving Hans Herrmann without a drive, but this car had an oil leak which caused it to make a premature stop and retire by lap 19. Francisco Godia-Sales then offered his older 300S to the works team, who placed both Moss and Fangio in the car and with him and his regular co-driver Horace Gould brought the car home in fifth place, securing Maserati two championship points.

As for victory in the race, this did not go to Scuderia Ferrari, as they were beaten by more than four minutes by the Aston Martin DBR1/300 of Brooks and Noël Cunningham-Reid who gained the marque their first points of the season and their first World Championship victory since the Tourist Trophy of 1953. The partnership, won in a time of 7hr 33:38.2 mins., averaging a speed of 82.485 mph. The margin of triumph over the Ferrari of Collins/Gendebien was 4 min 13.7s, who were followed home by their team-mates Hawthorn/Trintignant who were a further 1 min 35.3s adrift. Porsche snatched fourth place with Umberto Maglioli/Edgar Barth, but their 550A RS finished almost 17 minutes adrift of the winners. The Aston's pace was so quick that it lapped even the fifth placed Maserati 300S of Moss/Fangio/Godia-Sales/Gould. The race did not end when Brooks crossed the finishing line, but continued for another hour to allow the other classes/division to try and complete the full 1000 km.

Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.

Pos No ClassDriver Entrant Chassis Laps Reason Out 1st 14 S+2.0 Tony Brooks Noël Cunningham-Reid David Brown Aston Martin DBR1/300 7hr 33:38.2, 44 2nd 5 S+2.0 Peter Collins Olivier Gendebien Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 335 S 7hr 37:51.9, 44 3rd 6 S+2.0 Mike Hawthorn Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 315 S 7hr 38:27.2, 44 4th 21 S1.5 Umberto Maglioli Edgar BarthPorsche KGPorsche 550A RS 7hr 47:17.3, 44 5th 4 S+2.0 Francisco Godia-Sales Stirling Moss Horace Gould Juan Manuel Fangio Francisco Godia-Sales Maserati 300S 43 6th 12 S+2.0 Roy Salvadori Les Leston David Brown Aston Martin DBR1/300 43 7th 22 S1.5 Richard von Frankenberg Helmut Schulze Porsche KG Porsche 550A RS 43 8th 10 S+2.0 Ron Flockhart Jack Fairman Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type 43 9th 15 S+2.0 Peter Whitehead Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Aston Martin DB3S 42 10th 7T S+2.0 Masten Gregory Olinto Morolli Scuderia Temple Buell Ferrari 250 TR 42 11th 9 S+2.0 Ivor Bueb Jock Lawrence Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type 42 12th 30 S1.5 Heinz Schiller Arthur Heuberger Ecurie La Meute Porsche 550 RS 42 13th 19 S2.0 Gotfrid Köchert Erwin Bauer Gotfrid Köchert Ferrari 500 TRC 41 14th 29 S1.5 Carel Godin de Beaufort Sepp Liebl Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 550 RS 42 15th 3 S+2.0 Joakim Bonnier Stirling Moss Giorgio Scarlatti Harry Schell Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 300S 40 16th 11 S+2.0 Ninian Sanderson Dick Steed Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type 40 17th 31 S1.5 Georges Harris Claude Dubois Equipe Nationale Belge Porsche 550 RS 39 18th 23 S1.5 Dick Fitzwilliam Peter Simpson Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A 37 19th 33 S David Piper Bob Hicks David Piper Lotus-Climax Eleven 34 20th 46 GT+1.6 Fritz Riess Walter Schock Fritz Reiss Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 8hr 27:45.6, 44 21st 40 GT+1.6 Wolfgang Seidel Peter Nöcker Wolfgang Seidel Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 8hr 27:57.2, 44 22nd 43 GT+1.6 Arne Lindberg Erich Waxenberger Arne Lindberg Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 8hr 27:58.2, 44 23rd 44 GT+1.6 Bengt Martenson Wittigo Einsiedel Bengt O. Martenson Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 8hr 29:16.4, 44 24th 59 GT1.6 Paul-Ernst Strähle Paul Denk Paul-Ernst Strähle Porsche 356A Carrera 8hr 30:16.8, 44 25th 55 GT1.6 Rolf-Friedrich Götze Ernst Vogel Rolf-Friedrich Götze Porsche 356A Carrera 8hr 32:42.2, 44 26th 61 GT1.6 Hans-Joachim Walter Herbert Linge Olof Persson Porsche 356A Carrera 8hr 36:4139, 44 27th 70 GT1.6 Werner Krause Lothar Bender Werner Krause Porsche 356A Carrera 8hr 39:37.0, 44 28th 58 GT1.6 Hans-Georg Plaut Helmut Zick Hans-Georg Plaut Porsche 356A Carrera 8hr 41:35.4, 44 29th 64 GT1.6 Günter Besier Dieter Lissmann “Max” Porsche 356A Carrera 43 30th 50 GT1.6 Harald von Suacken Georg Bialas Harald von Suacken Porsche 356A Carrera 43 31st 62 GT1.6 Ludwig Blendl Joachim Springer Ludwig Blendl Porsche 356A Carrera 42 32nd 66 GT1.6 Richard Trenkel Siegfried Günther Richard Trenkel Porsche 356A Carrera 42 33rd 80 GT1.3 Eberhard Mahle Edmund Graf Eberhard Mahle Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 8hr 37:24.3, 42 34th 86 GT1.3 Adolf-Werner Lang ”Fritz Müller” Adolf-Werner Lang Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 8hr 38:12.5, 42 35th 89 GT1.3 Karl Foitek Peter Morteverdi Karl Foitek Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 8hr 48:31.9, 42 36th 82 GT1.3 Marcel Stern Paul Vogel Ecurie La Meute Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 41 37th 67 GT1.6 Helmut Duetenberg Heinz-Gerd Jäger Helmut Duetenberg Porsche 356A Carrera 40 38th 83 GT1.3 Karl Falk Wolfgang Niessen Karl Falk Porsche 356A Carrera 40 39th 68 GT1.6 Fred Block Rod Carveth Fred Block Porsche 356A Carrera 39 40th 91 GT1.3 Helmut Felder Josef Jeser Helmut Felder Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce39 41st 56 GT1.6 John Blaksley Ellis Cuff-Miller Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A 38 42nd 85 GT1.3 Harry Merkel Hans Knippel Harry Merkel Porsche 356A 38 43rd 92 GT1.3 Mathieu Hezemans Hubert Oebels Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 356A 38 DNF 69 GT1.6 Don Dickey Hains Christian Donald R. Dickey Porsche 356A Carrera 32 DNF DNF 42 GT+1.6 Sten Bielke Stig Eklund Sten Bielke Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 30 DNF DNF 24 S1.5 Robin Carnegie John Hogg Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A 28 Dropped valve DNF 41 GT+1.6 Gunther Thiel Heinz Meyer Wolfgang Seidel Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 28 DNF DNF 52 GT1.6 Rolf Appel Fred Albrecht Rolf Appel Porsche 356A Carrera 22 DNF DNF 28 S1.5 Georges Berger Jean Otten Georges Berger Maserati 150S 21 DNF DNF 88 GT1.3 Isabelle Haskell Carlos Menditéguy Madinina Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 21 Gearbox DNF 2 S+2.0 Harry Schell Stirling Moss Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 450S 19 Oil tank DNF 81 GT1.3 Walter Ringgenberg Heini Walter Walter Ringgenberg Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 18 Gearbox DNF 32 S Mike Anthony Bill Frost Mike P. Anthony Lotus-Climax Eleven 17 Accident DNF 26 S1.5 Luigi Piotti Corrado Manfredini Automibili Osca Osca S1500 15 DNF DNF 87 GT1.3 Kurt Zeller Rudolf Wilhelm Moser Kurt Zeller Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 11 DNF DNF 17 S2.0 António Creus Freddy Rouselle António Creus Ferrari 750 Monza 11 Shock absorber DNF 53 GT1.6 Hanns Roth Ludwig Fischer Hanns Roth Porsche 356A Carrera 11 DNF DNF 1 S+2.0 Stirling Moss Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 450S 9 Lost rear wheel DNF 34 S Tony Hogg David Piper David Piper Lotus-Climax Eleven 7 Accident DNF 16 S+2.0 Henry Taylor Archie Scott Brown Murkett Bros. Jaguar D-Type 4 Accident DNF 45 GT+1.6 Jacques de Maubou Georges Brule Jacques de Maubou Jaguar XK140 4 DNF DNF 57 GT1.6 Patsy Burt Jean Bloxham Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A 4 Oil pump DNF 65 GT1.6 Bo Elmhorn Bertil Nässil Dieter von Reiswitz Bo Elmhorn MG A 4 DNF DNF 84 GT1.3 Helmut Busch K. H. Zimmerman Helmut Busch MG A 4 DNF DNF 36 S Herbert MacKay-Fraser Dan Marqulies Dan Marqulies Lotus-Climax Eleven 3 Rear axle DISQ 25 S1.5 Sergio Mantovani Alejandro de Tomaso Madunina Osca S1500 Assistance DISQ 51 GT1.6 Sepp Greger Wolfgang Bieling Sepp Greger Porsche 356A Carrera Assistance DNS 48 GT+1.6 Olivier Gendebien Wolfgang von Trips Equipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti DNS – Accident in practice

Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 9:49.9secs (86.497 mph)

Class Winners

Class Winners Sports +2000 14 Aston Martin DBR1/300 Brooks / Cunningham-Reid Sports 2000 19 Ferrari 500 TRC Köchert / Bauer Sports 1500 21 Porsche 550A RS Maglioli / Barth Grand Touring +1600 46 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Riess / Schook Grand Touring 1600 59 Porsche 356A Carrera Strähle / Denk Grand Touring 1300 80 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce Mahle / Graf

Standings after the race Pos Championship Points 1 Ferrari 25 2 Maserati 19 3 Aston Martin 8 4 Jaguar 7 5 Porsche 5

Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 7 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.

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