1957 12 Hours of Sebring

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A Maserati 450S, similar to the race-winning car of Fangio & Behra, at the 2010 Annual Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance 1957 Maserati 450S - fvl.jpg
A Maserati 450S, similar to the race-winning car of Fangio & Behra, at the 2010 Annual Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance

The 1957 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for The Amoco Trophy took place on 23 March, on the Sebring International Raceway, (Florida, United States). It was the second round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. This was sixth running of the 12-hour race, and with the growing popularity of sports car racing in post World War II America, the event was finally coming into its own since its creation in 1952.

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Besides the governor of Florida, LeRoy Collins, who proclaimed March 18–23, 1957 as International Sports Car Race Week, thus gaining additional media attention for the event, the people of New York and Detroit were well aware of the significance of this race. For weeks leading up to the event, national newspapers and magazines who fed the public's interest by reporting on the international celebrities who would drive in it, like Marquis de Portago of Spain and Count Wolfgang von Trips of Germany.[ citation needed ]

Just days before the race, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile issued an appendix to its rules concerning the race, mandating that during the first tyre change, the team had to use the spare tyre that all the cars were required to carry. While this did not affect the Corvette and some other cars, but for the Ferrari and Maserati, it was a major problem, as on their cars, the wheel on the front and rear of the cars were of different sizes. Ferrari's Peter Collins, a representative from Maserati and the organiser, Alec Ulmann then met with the FIA to discuss this problem. Collins told the press that these changes were in violation of FIA's own rules concerning how such changes were adopted. Supposedly any rule changes had to be unanimously approved by all the competitors or it is rejected. It is assumed that this argument carried the day with the FIA, and the race saved. The even-vocal Collins also had a few words to say about the use of 55-gallon oil drums outlining the track. Despite the Englishman protested that their use was "very, very dangerous..." and that they should be "banned", Sebring continued to use them for several more years.[ citation needed ]

Report

Entry

A massive total of 86 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 76 arrived for practice. Only these, 66 qualified for, and started the race. Of the several media stories circulating about this race was that Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company would challenge the European dominance by entering four Corvette sport cars. One of these would be a radically new car, the magnesium-alloy bodied Corvette SS, with its 4,638 c.c. engine complete with lightweight aluminum cylinder heads. In addition to this elegant metallic-blue SS, there was an SS development mule, equipped with a standard Corvette engine and a plastic body. Despite looking shabby, it was very fast and in the days prior to the event, other race drivers were constantly asking Chevy competition director, Zora Arkus-Duntov for a chance to drive one of the SS's. He would only a selected few to drive one of these. After finishing practice in their Maseratis, both Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss were allowed by Duntov to take a courtesy run in the practice car. Within two laps, Fangio broke the course lap record.[ citation needed ]

The other story ahead of Sebring, was the defection of Fangio to Officine Alfieri Maserati from the Scuderia Ferrari. Fangio had won this event for Ferrari in 1956. In their attempt to lure Fangio from Ferrari, Maserati offered to supply him with no less than six brand new race cars for testing. He picked a 450S for the race, which he eventually drove to victory at Sebring. Meanwhile, back at Maranello, the burden for winning for Ferrari at Sebring fell on the shoulders of Eugenio Castellotti, who partnered Fangio in 1956. However, on 14 March, Castellotti was testing a Formula One Ferrari at the Aerautodromo di Modena when he was crashed heavily, dying instantly from his injuries.[ citation needed ]

Prior to the race, a small crowd of photographers was snapping away at the Renault Company pits. It seemed that Gilberte Thirion and Nadège Ferrier, who were scheduled to drive an 845cc Renault Dauphine, were posing for the press, while only few photographers were seen elsewhere down the pit lane. Perhaps, the likes of Fangio and Collins, were not as pretty as these female drivers.[ citation needed ]

Meanwhile, Lotus Cars had brought four Lotus Elevens over from Norfolk. Their designer and founder, Colin Chapman had an innovative way of financing the works team effort at Sebring. All four entries were pre-sold to American customers. If you purchased an Eleven, you got to drive it in the race, but you couldn't take possession of the car until after the race. Therefore, during the race it was a Factory Lotus, however afterwards, the car was yours, or what's left of it was yours.[ citation needed ]

Qualifying

Because there were no qualifying sessions to set the grid, the starting positions were decided according to engine size with the 4.6 litre Corvette of John Fitch and Piero Taruffi in first place. Next was another Lindsay Hopkins entered Corvette of Paul O'Shea and Pete Lovely. In fact Corvettes held the first four places. Next in line were the two 450S Maseratis, followed by a half dozen Jaguar D-types. [1]

Race

Collins, in a Ferrari 315 S was the first away with Moss not far behind, but the engine in Moss's Maserati 300S sputtered for a brief moment, handing Collins a commanding lead. The rest of the field followed with the small Dauphines bringing up the rear. By the end of lap one, Collins was already ten seconds clear of Moss, with the Maserati 450S of Behra not far behind. [2]

Within the first 60 minutes, the new Corvette SS began to experience brake troubles and pitted to have these checked, while there also changed their tyres. The Briggs Cunningham Jaguar D-Type, driven by Bill Lloyd was the first to retire with engine problems, as Collins continued to lead with Behra now in second, just a few seconds down on Collins. Moss was now running in third, with Portago fourth in his Ferrari 315 S. Masten Gregory and Phil Hill rounded out the top six in their Ferraris. As the cars moved into the second hour, the heat started to take its toll on both the cars and the drivers alike. The Maserati 150S of Lloyd Ruby blew its engine and retired. Behra moved into the lead, now ahead of Collins by over a minute at the two-hour mark, with Portago, Moss, and Gregory completing the top five. [3]

During the third hour tragedy struck, when Bob Goldich, driving an Arnolt Bolide, crashed at the Esses and flipped his car several times. He died instantly of a fractured skull and broken neck. When news of Goldich's death reached Stanley Arnolt, he withdrew the rest of his team. This marked the first death of a driver in the history of the Sebring race.[ citation needed ]

At 13:15 Behra pitted and handed his 450S over to Fangio. During his spell, Behra had broken the lap record several times, and at this point, had a fairly large lead over teammate Moss. The Ferraris of Collins and Portago were third and fourth with Carroll Shelby now in fifth in a Maserati.[ citation needed ]

By 15:00, the Corvette SS was listed amongst the retirements. Word from the pit lane, was that persistent overheating problems led to the withdrawal, although the official classifications show the cause to be failed rear suspension. Fangio was still leading and Moss finally decided to hand his car over to his co-driver, Harry Schell. At 15:19, Portago brought his Ferrari with serious brake trouble. The mechanics couldn't seem to remedy the problem and let the car back onto the track with Luigi Musso behind the wheel. Portago reported that the car had "no brakes". By the end of the hour, Mike Hawthorn brought his Jaguar D-Type in for a brake change.[ citation needed ]

At the half-way point, the Maserati Factory team had Fangio leading the race, but a major mistake by the team led to a disqualification. It seemed that Fangio and Shelby were running low on fuel. Shelby brought his 250S in and had begun refuelling when he was told to get back on the track because Fangio was due in. After Fangio was serviced and cleared the pits, Shelby returned to the pits for the remainder of his fuel, but was immediately disqualified. There was a FIA rule that stated you had to drive at least 20 laps before you could come in for more fuel, and the Maserati team had forgotten this rule.[ citation needed ]

After 10 hours of racing, Fangio was still leading with Hawthorn, Portago and Schell following. That order hadn't changed in over an hour. The Ferrari of Portago had to pit because of a problem with his fuel pump, which cost him 30 minutes. Moss continued to gain on the leaders. By 21:00, Fangio was still at the wheel of his car and was now four laps ahead. Because of pit stops and driver changes Moss was now in second with Hawthorn dropping to third, Gregory fourth and Walt Hansgen now in fifth. In the factory Ferrari, Collins was way off the pace due to failing brakes. The small but reliable Porsche 550s were now in 8th, 9th and 10th position. [4]

With just 30 minutes to go, there was some commotion in the Maserati pits. It seemed that during the scheduled final pit stop a mechanic had spilled a large quantity of fuel on Fangio's seat. In typical Italian fashion there was a lot of yelling and hand gestures, meanwhile, the team manager went off to find a replacement seat. They found one and Fangio returned to the race with his lead reduced. With less than half-hour to go and everyone in the Maserati pits was holding his breath. [5]

At 10 p.m. fireworks appeared over the track. This signalled the end of the race and a tremendous victory for Maserati. Coming home in first were Fangio and Behra at the wheel of their Maserati 450S with the Moss/Schell Maserati 300S in second, having reduced the lead down to just two laps. The podium was completed by the Jaguar D-Type of Hawthorn, co-driven by Ivor Bueb, the English pairing salvaging some honour for the Coventry marque. In fourth, Gregory and Lou Brero, who had earlier collapsed due to heat exhaustion, were the first Ferrari to finish. Hansgen and Russ Boss were fifth in a Cunningham Jaguar D-Type, Collins and Maurice Trintignant were sixth in the first of the factory Ferrari 315 S, Portago and Luigi Musso were seventh in the other factory Ferrari 315 S, Art Bunker and Charles Wallace were eighth in a Porsche 550 RS, Jean Pierre Kunstle and Ken Miles were ninth in another Porsche 550 RS. Howard Hively and Richie Ginther rounded out the top ten in their Ferrari 500 TRC. Bunker and Wallace also came away with a first in the Index of Performance which rated cars according to performance. [6] [7]

It was later revealed that Fangio had to get medical attention for painful burn blisters, from his waist down to his knees on his right side. It seems that the insulation that surrounded the exhaust pipes, which ran along the driver's side of the car, had worn away, leaving Fangio's lower body exposed to very, hot temperatures.

Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.

PosNoClassDriverEntrantChassisLapsReason Out
1st19S5.0 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Maserati Factory Maserati 450S 12hr 00:03.374, 197
2nd20S3.0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Flag of the United States.svg Harry Schell Maserati Factory Maserati 300S 195
3rd5S5.0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ivor Bueb Jaguar Cars North America Jaguar D-Type 193
4th15S5.0 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Flag of the United States.svg Lou Brero George Tilp Ferrari 290 S a 193
5th7S5.0 Flag of the United States.svg Walt Hansgen Flag of the United States.svg Russ Boss B. S. Cunningham Jaguar D-Type 188
6th11S5.0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Ferrari Factory Ferrari 315 S 187
7th12S5.0 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alfonso de Portago Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Ferrari Factory Ferrari 315 S 186
8th44S1.5 Flag of the United States.svg Art Bunker Flag of the United States.svg Charles Wallace Bunker & Pry Porsche 550 RS 185
9th45S1.5 Flag of the United States.svg Jean-Pierre Kunstle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Miles J. Kunstle Porsche 550 RS 184
10th28S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Howard Hively Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther Temple Buell Ferrari 500 TRC 179
11th59S1.1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Chapman
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Dungan
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Sheppard Lotus Company Lotus Eleven 174
12th4GT5.0 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Thompson Flag of Switzerland.svg Gaston Andrey John Fitch Chevrolet Corvette C1 173
13th47S1.5 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Beck
Flag of the United States.svg Otto Linton
Flag of the United States.svg Hal Stetson OSCA of Italy Osca MT4 1500 170
14th31S2.0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan de Vroom
Flag of the United States.svg David Cunningham
Flag of the United States.svg George Arents J. de Vroom Ferrari 500 TRC 169
DNF42S1.5 Flag of the United States.svg Norman Scott Flag of the United States.svg Frank Bott Norman Scott Porsche 550 RS 168Gearbox
15th3GT5.0 Flag of the United States.svg John Kilborn
Flag of the United States.svg Dale Duncan
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Jeffords Lindsay Hopkins Chevrolet Corvette C1 168
16th2S5.0 Flag of the United States.svg Paul O'Shea Flag of the United States.svg Pete Lovely Lindsay Hopkins Chevrolet Corvette SR-2 166
DNF41S1.5 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Herrmann Flag of the United States.svg Jack McAfee Porsche Company Porsche 550 RS 165Gearbox
17th36S2.0 Flag of Venezuela.svg Juan Fernández
Flag of Venezuela.svg Lino Fayen
Flag of Venezuela.svg J. L. Droullers A. C. Car Company AC Ace 161
18th58S1.1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Hallock Flag of the United States.svg Max Goldman Cooper Company Cooper-Climax T39 159
19th34GT2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Oker Flag of the United States.svg Ed Pennybacker Standard-Triumph Triumph TR3 159
20th55GT1.3 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Kaplan Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Rainville Jack Kaplan Alfa Romeo Giuletta Spider Veloce 158
21st33GT2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Rothschild Flag of the United States.svg Robert Johns Standard-Triumph Triumph TR3 156
22nd35S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Hap Dressel
Flag of the United States.svg William F. Woodbury
Flag of the United States.svg Don Cullen A. C. Car Company AC Ace 154
23rd49GT1.6 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Alan R. N. Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Rowland Keith
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Ed Leavens Hambro Automotive MG A 154
24th52GT1.3 Flag of the United States.svg Sherman Crise Flag of the United States.svg Alan Markelson Sir S. Oakes Alfa Romeo Giuletta Spider Veloce 153
25th18GT3.5 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Windridge
Flag of the United States.svg Rundle Gilbert
Flag of the United States.svg George Reed C. Kreisler Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 153
26th25GT3.5 Flag of the United States.svg Gilbert Gietner Flag of the United States.svg Ray Cuomo Hambro Automotive Austin-Healey 100 Special 151
27th51GT1.6 Flag of the United States.svg David Ash
Flag of the United States.svg John van Driel
Flag of the United States.svg Gus Ehrman Hambro Automotive MG A 150
28th56S750 Flag of the United States.svg Herman Behm
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy MacArthur
Flag of the United States.svg Carl Haas Behm Motors Stanguellini S750 Bialbero 149
29th32GT2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Grier Flag of the United States.svg Bob Kennedy Robert Grier Morgan Plus 4 147
DNF72S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg John B. Mull Flag of the United States.svg Evelyn Mull A. C. Car Company AC Ace 146Rear axle
30th71S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg James Cook
Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Karber
Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Durbin J. Cook Arnolt -Bristol Bolide 146
31st40GT1.6 Flag of Germany.svg Huschke von Hanstein Flag of Germany.svg Herbert Linge Porsche Company Porsche 356A Carrera 144
DNF29S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Lunken Flag of the United States.svg Charles Hassan E. Lunken Ferrari 500 TRC 143Fuel leak
32nd61S1.1 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Victor Merino
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rafael Rosales
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Luis Pedrerra Puerto Rico Club Lotus-Climax Eleven 141
33rd17GT3.5 Flag of Venezuela.svg Chester Flynn Flag of the United States.svg Ed Hugus C. Flynn Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 138
34th64T1.0 Flag of France.svg Maurice Michy Flag of France.svg Maurice Foulgoc Renault Company Renault Dauphine 138
35th65T1.0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilberte Thirion
Flag of France.svg G. Spydel
Flag of Switzerland.svg Nadège Ferrier Renault Company Renault Dauphine 138
36th50GT1.6 Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Spitler Flag of the United States.svg William Kinchloe Hambro Automotive MG A 137
NC66T1.0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Paul Frère Flag of France.svg Jean Lucas Renault Company Renault Dauphine 134
DNF16GT3.5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Flag of the United States.svg Gene Greenspun Harry Kullen Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupé 111Engine
DNF14S5.0 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari Factory Ferrari 290 MM 106Electrics
DNF24GT3.5 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Jackson-Miller Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Forbes-Robinson Hambro Automotive Austin-Healey 100 Special 105Engine
DNF23GT3.5 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Stiles Flag of the United States.svg John Bentley Hambro Automotive Austin-Healey 100 Special 98Fuel line
DISQ74S1.5 Flag of the United States.svg M. R. J. Wyllie
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Moran
Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Wyllie C. Moran Lotus Eleven Le Mans 89Assistance
DNF27S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Lance Reventlow Flag of the United States.svg Bill Pollack Lance Reventlow Maserati 200S 88Engine
DNF60S1.1 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Chamberlain Flag of the United States.svg Ignacio Lozano Lotus Company Lotus Eleven 77Fuel leak
DNF67S750 Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro de Tomaso Flag of the United States.svg Isabelle Haskell Argentine Auto Club Osca MT4 750 70
DISQ21S3.0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Flag of the United States.svg Carroll Shelby Maserati Company Maserati 250S 68Illegal refuel
DNF63S1.1 Flag of the United States.svg G. Storr Flag of the United States.svg Hal Ullrich B. Stevens D.B. HBR5 67Engine
DNF26S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Kimberly Flag of the United States.svg Ted Boynton James Kimberly Maserati 200S I 58Gearbox
DNF22S3.0 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Scarlatti A. V. Dayton Maserati 150S 55Engine
DNF38S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg John Weltz Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gary S. H. Arnolt Arnolt-Bristol Bolide 51Withdrawn
DNF8S5.0 Flag of the United States.svg Pat O'Connor Flag of the United States.svg Jack Ensley Jack Ensley Jaguar D-Type 50Rear axle
DNF37S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Ballenger Flag of the United States.svg Jim Peterson S. H. Arnolt Arnolt-Bristol Bolide 49Withdrawn
NC54GT1.3 Flag of the United States.svg Louis Comito
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rubin
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Kessler L. Comito Alfa Romeo Giuletta Spider Veloce 42
DNF39S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goldich Flag of the United States.svg S. H. Arnolt S. H. Arnolt Arnolt-Bristol Bolide 40Fatal accident
(Goldich)
DNF30S2.0 Flag of the United States.svg William Helburn Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pauley W. Helburn Ferrari 500 TRC 38Cooling system
DNF9S5.0 Flag of Cuba.svg Alfonso Gomez-Mena
Flag of Cuba.svg Santiago González
Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Ericksson Alfonso Gomez-Mena Jaguar D-Type 37Engine
DNF43S1.5 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Crawford Flag of the United States.svg Phil Stewart E. Crawford Porsche 550 RS 35Gearbox
DNF10S5.0 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Woods Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Unser R. V. Milosevich Jaguar D-Type 35Rear axle
DNF1S5.0 Flag of the United States.svg John Fitch Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi Lindsay Hopkins Chevrolet Corvette SS 23Suspension
DNF46S1.5 Flag of the United States.svg Lloyd Ruby Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Burns R. Burns Maserati 150S 20Valve
DNF70GT2.0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Roberts Flag of the United States.svg Ed Pennybacker Triumph Company Triumph TR3 10Suspension
DNF6S5.0 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Briggs Cunningham B. S. Cunningham Jaguar D-Type 2Engine
DNS53GT1.3 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Aldhous
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Watters
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Brumby A. Martinez Alfa Romeo Giulietta did not start
a. ^ Ferrari 290 S #15 raced with 290 MM's SOHC engine. [8] [9] [10]

Class Winners

ClassWinners
Sports 5000 – Class C19Maserati 450SBehra / Fangio
Sports 3000 – Class D20Maserati 300SMoss / Schell
Sports 2000 – Class E28Ferrari 500 TRCHively / Ginther
Sports 1500 – Class F44Porsche 550 RSBunker / Wallace
Sports 1100 – Class G59Lotus-Climax ElevenChapman / Sheppard / Dungan
Sports 750 – Class H56Stanguellini Sport Bialbero 750Behm / Haas / MacArthur
Grand Touring 5000 – Class 10 II4Chevrolet CorvetteThompson / Andrey
Grand Touring 3500 – Class 9 II18Mercedes-Benz 300 SLWindridge / Reed / Gilbert
Grand Touring 2000 – Class 7 II34Triumph TR3Oker / Pennybacker
Grand Touring 1600 – Class 6 II49MGAMiller / Leavens / Keith
Grand Touring 1300 – Class 5 II55Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider VeloceKaplan / Rainville
Touring 1000 – Class 4 I64Renault DauphineMichy / Foulgoc

[13]

Standings after the race

PosChampionshipPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Maserati 14
2 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 11
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jaguar 7
4 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 1

Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 7 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.

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Further reading

World Sportscar Championship
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1000 km Buenos Aires
1957 season Next race:
Mille Miglia