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Stirling Moss won the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix

Stirling Moss won the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix for Vanwall, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio and Harry Schell at Pescara Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Stirling Moss
Team
Vanwall
Top listed
Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Harry Schell
Race date
August 18, 1957
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
16
Circuit
Pescara Circuit

The decisive result

Stirling Moss finished first for Vanwall. Juan Manuel Fangio is listed 2 for Maserati, with Harry Schell 3 for Maserati.

Grid to finish

Jack Brabham from P16 to P7 (+9), Giorgio Scarlatti from P10 to P6 (+4), and Masten Gregory from P7 to P4 (+3) 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 4 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 Accident, and 2 Oil leak. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 9:44.600 on lap 9. 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
1Stirling MossVanwall2:59:22.7009
2Juan Manuel FangioMaserati3:02:36.6006
3Harry SchellMaserati3:06:09.5004
4Masten GregoryMaserati3:07:39.2003
5Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall+1 lap2
6Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati+1 lap0
7Jack BrabhamCooper+3 laps0
DNFPaco GodiaMaseratiEngine0
DNFBruce HalfordMaseratiTransmission0
DNFLuigi MussoFerrariOil leak0
DNFJo BonnierMaseratiOverheating0
DNFJean BehraMaseratiOil leak0
DNFRoy SalvadoriCooperAccident0
DNFLuigi PiottiMaseratiEngine0
DNFHorace GouldMaseratiAccident0
DNFTony BrooksVanwallEngine0