1957 Moroccan Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 27 October 1957 | ||
Official name | VI Grand Prix de Maroc | ||
Location | Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca | ||
Course | Public roads with permanent infrastructure | ||
Course length | 7.651 km (4.754 miles) | ||
Distance | 55 laps, 420.79 km (261.47 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Vanwall | ||
Time | 2:23.3 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
Time | 2:25.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Maserati | ||
Second | Vanwall | ||
Third | BRM |
The 1957 Moroccan Grand Prix (officially named the VI Grand Prix de Maroc) was a non-championship Formula One motor race held in 1957, with no points going towards the World Championship. It was held over 55 laps of the 7.651 km Ain-Diab Circuit on 27 October 1957.
This race was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F winning by 30.1 seconds, from British driver Stuart Lewis-Evans in a Vanwall VW5 in second place, and another French driver Maurice Trintignant finishing third in a BRM P25.
The race coincided with an outbreak of Asian flu amongst the Grand Prix community which explains the absence of Stirling Moss and the lacklustre performance of Fangio.