1957 Modena Grand Prix

1957 Modena Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season
Race details
Date	22 September 1957
Official name	V Gran Premio di Modena
Location	Autodromo di Modena, Modena, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.37 km (1.47 miles)
Distance	Aggregate of 2 x 40 lap heats = 80 laps, 189.60 km (117.60 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jean Behra	Maserati
Fastest lap
Drivers	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Fastest lap	Jean Behra	Maserati
Time	1:02.2
Podium
First	Jean Behra	Maserati
Second	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Third	Harry Schell	Maserati

The 5th Modena Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 22 September 1957 at Autodromo di Modena, Modena, Italy. The race was run over two 40 lap heats of the circuit, taking the aggregate of the results, and was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F.

This race, and the 1961 race, were the only two Modena Grands Prix run under Formula One rules.

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired
1	4	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	1h 24m 47.9s, 130.51 km/h
2	26	Luigi Musso	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 156 F2	1h 25m 28.2s (+40.3s)
3	6	Harry Schell	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	1h 25m 56.8s (+1m 8.9s)
4	28	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 156 F2	1h 26m 5.8s (+1m 17.9s)
5	8	Giorgio Scarlatti	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	78 laps
6	20	Horace Gould	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F	75 laps
7	22	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F	71 laps
Ret.	12	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	26 laps (heat 2) - universal joint
Ret.	10	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	22 laps (heat 2) - fuel pump drive
Ret.	30	Colin Davis	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F	7 laps (heat 1) - engine
DNA	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F
DNA	14	Roy Salvadori	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43-Climax
DNA	16	Jo Bonnier	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F	Drove car number 12
DNA	18	Masten Gregory	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F
DNA	2	Charles Houghton	Charles Houghton	Maserati 250F

References

• "1957 Modena Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
• "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
• "V Gran Premio di Modena". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-13.

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