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| 1957 German Grand Prix | |||||
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 Nürburgring layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 4 August 1957 | ||||
| Official name | XIX Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent road course | ||||
| Course length | 22.810 km (14.173 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 22 laps, 501.820 km (311.806 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Maserati | ||||
| Time | 9:25.6 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |||
| Time | 9:17.4 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Maserati | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1957 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 4 August 1957 at Nürburgring. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers. The 22 lap race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, and is often cited as one of the greatest victories in racing history. It was Fangio's fourth victory out of the seven races in the season contested by Formula 1 cars - excluding the Indianapolis 500, in which only US drivers competed, using USAC Championship cars. Furthermore, due to the number of points he had accumulated in the season (34 to Luigi Musso's 16), his victory at the Nürburgring mathematically clinched Fangio's fifth World Championship title with two races to go. The race was also notable for being Fangio's 24th and last victory in F1; his career still stands as having the highest win percentage ever, with 46.15% of his 52 race entries being wins.