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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 German Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 German Grand Prix for Maserati, ahead of Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Maserati
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, Mike Hawthorn, and Peter Collins
Race date
August 4, 1957
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Maserati. Mike Hawthorn is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Peter Collins 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Tony Marsh from P22 to P15 (+7), Carel Godin de Beaufort from P20 to P14 (+6), and Bruce Halford from P16 to P11 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Steering, and 1 +5 laps. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 9:17.400 on lap 20. 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
1Juan Manuel FangioMaserati3:30:38.3009
2Mike HawthornFerrari3:30:41.9006
3Peter CollinsFerrari3:31:13.9004
4Luigi MussoFerrari3:34:15.9003
5Stirling MossVanwall3:35:15.8002
6Jean BehraMaserati3:35:16.8000
7Harry SchellMaserati3:37:25.8000
8Masten GregoryMaserati+1 lap0
9Tony BrooksVanwall+1 lap0
10Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati+1 lap0
11Bruce HalfordMaserati+1 lap0
12Edgar BarthPorsche+1 lap0
13Brian NaylorCooper+2 laps0
14Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche+2 laps0
15Tony MarshCooper+5 laps0
DNFHans HerrmannMaseratiChassis0
DNFUmberto MaglioliPorscheEngine0
DNFPaco GodiaMaseratiSteering0
DNFRoy SalvadoriCooperSuspension0
DNFStuart Lewis-EvansVanwallGearbox0