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.
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 Time1 22 Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:23.32 8 Jean Behra Maserati 2:23.53 24 Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 2:26.24 2 Peter Collins Ferrari 2:27.25 6 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2:27.36 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:29.07 10 Harry Schell Maserati 2:29.18 26 Maurice Trintignant BRM 2:29.19 18 Jack Brabham Cooper 2:29.410 28 Ron Flockhart BRM 2:30.111 14 Chico Godia Maserati 2:32.012 16 Roy Salvadori Cooper 2:32.813 12 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 2:36.114 30 Jean Lucas Maserati 2:38.1
Race Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Ret. Grid1 8 Jean Behra Maserati 55 2:18:23.0 22 24 Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 55 2:18:53.1 33 26 Maurice Trintignant BRM 55 2:19:49.4 84 6 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 55 2:20:23.8 55 10 Harry Schell Maserati 54 +1 lap 76 14 Chico Godia Maserati 54 +1 lap 117 12 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 52 +3 laps 13DNF 30 Jean Lucas Maserati 50 accident 14DNF 28 Ron Flockhart BRM 25 throttle 10DNF 2 Peter Collins Ferrari 16 accident 4DNF 16 Roy Salvadori Cooper 14 axle 12DNF 22 Tony Brooks Vanwall 12 electrics 1DNF 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 8 illness 6DSQ 18 Jack Brabham Cooper 8 oil 9
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