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Tony Brooks won the 1957 British Grand Prix

Tony Brooks won the 1957 British Grand Prix for Vanwall, ahead of Stirling Moss and Luigi Musso at Aintree Motor Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Tony Brooks
Team
Vanwall
Top listed
Tony Brooks, Stirling Moss, and Luigi Musso
Race date
July 20, 1957
Pole
Stirling Moss
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Tony Brooks finished first for Vanwall. Stirling Moss is listed 1 for Vanwall, with Luigi Musso 2 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Bob Gerard from P18 to P6 (+12), Ivor Bueb from P19 to P8 (+11), and Roy Salvadori from P15 to P5 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Stirling Moss started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 4 Engine, 2 +8 laps, 2 Clutch, and 1 +19 laps. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:59.200. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Tony BrooksVanwall3:06:37.8004
1Stirling MossVanwallFinished5
2Luigi MussoFerrari3:07:03.4006
3Mike HawthornFerrari3:07:20.6004
4Maurice TrintignantFerrari+2 laps3
4Peter CollinsFerrariFinished0
5Roy SalvadoriCooper+5 laps2
6Bob GerardCooper+8 laps0
7Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall+8 laps0
8Ivor BuebMaserati+19 laps0
DNFJack BrabhamCooperClutch0
DNFJean BehraMaseratiClutch0
DNFPeter CollinsFerrariWater leak0
DNFStirling MossVanwallEngine0
DNFTony BrooksVanwallDNF0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioMaseratiEngine0
DNFJack FairmanBRMEngine0
DNFLes LestonBRMEngine0
DNFHarry SchellMaseratiWater pump0
DNFCarlos MenditéguyMaseratiTransmission0