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| |title=<center>1957 British Grand Prix</center>
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| |image=1957britishgrandprix1.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Stirling Moss crosses the line to take the first Formula One World Championship win achieved with a British car.
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| |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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| The '''''1957 British Grand Prix''''' was the fifth race of the 1957 Formula One Season. Occurring on 20th July at the Aintree Circuit, the race would ultimately be won by Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks in a shared drive for Vanwall, marking the first Formula One World Championship victory with a British car.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1957 British Grand Prix'' was the eighth running of the event within Formula One, with the race lasting 90 laps.<ref name="history">[https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/seventy-years-of-the-british-grand-prix/ ''The History Press'' detailing the history of the British Grand Prix.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref><ref name="ultimate">[https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/winners/&race=british_grand_prix ''Ultimate Car Page'' listing all instances of the British Grand Prix.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref><ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1957_R.A.C._British_Grand_Prix/F/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref> The tenth British Grand Prix overall, the event has remained an annual race on the Formula One calendar, primarily taking place at Silverstone, although Aintree and Brands Hatch have also hosted the event.<ref name="history"/> The 1957 edition was also given the European Grand Prix title.<ref name="magazine">[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1957/14/the-10th-british-grand-prix ''Motor Sport'' providing a detailed race report.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref>
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| Heading into the race, Vanwall's top two drivers, Moss and Tony Brooks, were recovering from a sinus infection and an accident at Le Mans respectively.<ref name="magazine"/> Neither had raced at the previous French Grand Prix.<ref name="grand">[https://www.grandprix.com/races/british-gp-1957.html ''Grand Prix'' summarising qualifying and the race itself.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref> The cars proved competitive in qualifying, with Moss achieving pole position with a time of 2:00.2.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Maserati meanwhile stuck with its six cylinder design, after its 12 cylinder proved uncompetitive in previous Grand Prix.<ref name="magazine"/> Jean Behra, the pre-race favourite, proved the fastest for Maserati, starting second, with Brooks lining up third.<ref name="espn">[http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/14101.html ''ESPN'' summarising the race and post-race comments.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Maserati's Juan Manuel Fangio qualified fourth out of 19 competitors; he was also reportedly not 100%, with his car having broking down at the previous Grand Prix, with him also recovering from a gastric issue.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> In qualifying, one incident saw an Aston Martin DB3S enter the track, with its passenger holding a camera to film the action surrounding them.<ref name="magazine"/> ''Motor Sport'' noted how strange this was, since it not only obstructed a qualifying session, but the Aston Martin itself flew a white flag that indicated it was an ambulance.<ref name="magazine"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1957 British Grand Prix commenced on 20th July.<ref name="results"/> The field was close together on the opening lap with Behra initially gaining the upper hand, but Moss repassed him on the opening lap and began to extend the gap.<ref name="grand"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Brooks meanwhile lost third to Ferrari's Mike Hawthorn, and lost further ground five laps in as his legs were still suffering from the Le Mans crash.<ref name="magazine"/> Fangio also experienced a bad start, and seemed unlikely to challenge for the win.<ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="magazine"/> By lap 10, Moss had seemingly recovered from his infection, having achieved a 7.5-second gap ahead of Behra, extending it to nine by lap 20.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> A lap later however, Moss entered the pits with concerns that his Vanwall was suffered a magneto issue.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/> After the mechanics made some modifications, Moss re-joined, albeit now down in seventh.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> Ultimately, the Vanwall suffered a more serious misfire, forcing Moss to re-enter the pits.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> He then took over Brooks' car on lap 26, with the latter admitting he was not expecting to race the full duration due to his condition issues.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Moss re-joined in ninth.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/>
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| With Behra in first, Moss began to move back through the order, including passing Fangio on lap 35.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> He was helped as some drivers like Ferrari's Peter Collins began to retire following mechanical issues.<ref name="grand"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Behra meanwhile led strongly ahead of Hawthorn, while also being a minute ahead of Moss.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/> By lap 45, Behra led by nine seconds, with Fangio retiring four laps later following a broken valve gear.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> However, Moss, now lying in fourth, began to deplete the gap between himself and the leader, setting the fastest lap multiple times to reduce the distance to 35 seconds by lap 65.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Just as he passed his teammate Stuart Lewis-Evans for third on lap 70, he suddenly ended up in the lead.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> The reason was that Behra's Maserati suffered a spectacular clutch and flywheel failure, with debris causing Hawthorn's left rear tyre to be punctured before he could take the lead.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/>
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| Moss was now unchallenged in front, but Vanwall were denied a 1-2 as Lewis-Evans entered the pits following a throttle linkage failure on lap 73.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> By lap 79, Moss was around 40 seconds ahead of nearest challenger Ferrari's Luigi Musso.<ref name="magazine"/> Musso reduced the gap to 25.6 seconds by the race's end, but that allowed Moss to claim the first Formula One World Championship victory for a British car.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> As his result was a shared drive, he and Brooks were deemed joint-winners and shared four points each, Moss earning another for setting the fastest lap.<ref name="points">[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1957-british-grand-prix/ ''Motor Sport'' detailing the results and points scored.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref><ref name="results"/> According to Moss, Fangio was the first to congratulate him.<ref name="espn"/> Musso took second, with Hawthorn third.<ref name="grand"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Collins finished fourth after having taken over Maurice Trintignant's car, but the Brit did not complete enough laps to be eligible for points, allowing the Frenchman to score all three.<ref name="points"/><ref name="results"/><ref name="magazine"/> Cooper-Climax's Roy Salvadori took the final points position by pushing his car over the line to finish fifth, thus scoring the first World Championship point for Cooper and for a rear engine car.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/><ref name="magazine"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to Issue 1,757 of ''Radio Times'', the race received partial live coverage from the BBC.<ref name="genome">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_television_service/1957-07-20#at-14.10 BBC Genome archive of ''Radio Times'' issues detailing the BBC coverage of the race.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref><ref name="radio">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/a979c9c092a04aecb2c1dc64676e987c Issue 1,757 of ''Radio Times'' listing the BBC coverage.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref><ref>[https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=8D94CC199E340254&resid=8D94CC199E340254!149 List of Formula One television broadcasts noting BBC provided some live coverage.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref> This included 50 minutes dedicated to the race's start, 15 minutes midway through, and a further 27 where the race's end was described by commentator Raymond Baxter, for a total of 92 minutes of coverage.<ref name="genome"/><ref name="radio"/> The broadcast has yet to publicly resurface, however, having originated from an era where telerecordings were rare until videotape was perfected in the late-1950s.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/BbcTelevisionReceivedInNewYork-1938 ''Web Archive'' article discussing how most early television is missing due to a lack of directly recording television.] Retrieved 16th Aug '22</ref> Nevertheless, some footage can be found in British newsreels.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Videos===
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| {{Video|perrow =4
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| |id1 =gyK2b7AUH6E
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| |description1 =''Reuters'' newsreel of the race.
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| |service2 =youtube
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| |id2 =xhg6cpXvA0c
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| |description2 =''British Pathé'' newsreel of the race.
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| |service3 =youtube
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| |id3 =2DDsiwMXXhY
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| |description3 =''Movietone News'' newsreel of the race.
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| |service4 =youtube
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| |id4 =pYcFg6YSqPQ
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| |description4 =''British Pathé'' newsreel documenting Aintree being prepared for the upcoming race.
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| }}
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| ===Images===
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| <gallery mode=packed heights=300px>
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| 1957britishgrandprix2.jpg|Programme for the race.
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| 1957britishgrandprix3.jpg|Brooks and Moss celebrating their shared victory.
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| 1957britishgrandprix4.jpg|Issue 1,757 of ''Radio Times'' detailing the BBC coverage.
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| </gallery>
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1953 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1954 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1954 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1955 Dutch Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1956 Belgian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1957 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)]]
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| *[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix (partially found ITV advert break during final laps of Formula One race; 2005)]]
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| *[[Donkey Does F1 (partially found photos of Shrek character inflatable at Formula One races; 2004)]]
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| *[[F-1 World Grand Prix III (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 Formula One racing game; 2000-2001)]]
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| *[[F1 2010 (lost pre-alpha build of Formula One game; 2010)]]
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| *[[F1 Racing Championship 2 (lost build of cancelled PC/PlayStation 2 Formula One game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Fernando Alonso's 2015 testing accident (lost footage of Formula One test session crash; 2015)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 3 (lost build of cancelled Dreamcast port of PC Formula One racing game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 4 (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of PC Formula One racing game sequel; 2002)]]
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| *[[McLaren MP4-18 (lost footage of unraced Formula One car; 2003)]]
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| *[[Racing Arrows (partially found Formula One TV series; 2001)]]
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| *[[Robert Kubica's 2010 Japanese Grand Prix Q3 lap (lost audio of Formula One qualifying lap; 2010)]]
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| *[[Williams FW15C (partially found footage and lap time information of unraced CVT Formula One car; 1993)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Partially found media]]
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| [[Category:Historic]]
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