1000 km race on the Nürburgring in 1957

Aston Martin DBR1

Maserati 450S

The third 1000 km race on the Nürburgring , also known as the 1000 km Nürburgring , took place on May 25, 1957 on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring and was the fourth round of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

In 1957, the ADAC held a long- distance race at the Nürburgring for the third time, with a distance of 1000 kilometers. This event took place for the first time in 1953 and, like the second race in 1956, was part of the sports car world championship.

Until the race in the Eifel, the 1957 season was marked by the duel between the Ferrari and Maserati racing teams . The first race of the year, the 1000 km race in Buenos Aires , was won by Masten Gregory , Eugenio Castellotti and Luigi Musso in a Ferrari. In Sebring , the success went to Maserati, while at the Mille Migla Ferrari was again successful. There was a fatal accident there with serious consequences. The Spanish Ferrari driver Alfonso de Portago came off the track just before the finish in the Ferrari 335S , where he, his co-driver and nine spectators were killed.

At the Nürburgring, Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips had an accident during training in the Breidscheid section because the pedal arrangement in the Ferrari 250 GT he had briefly driven was different from that in the racing car and he mistook the brakes and accelerator. Like some Grand Prix cars in the past, this GT had the gas pedal in the middle. Trips was hospitalized with bruises and fractures of the first and second lumbar vertebrae and was unable to take part in the race. The fastest in training was Stirling Moss , who drove a time of 9: 49.900 minutes in the Maserati 450S . With an average of 139.203 km / h, it remained well below the 10-minute limit. At the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Germany in August , Juan Manuel Fangio was a lot faster in the Maserati 250F with a time of 9: 25.600. The factory Maserati dominated the race at the beginning. Moss lost a bike on lap 9 and had to retire. His team-mate Fangio then switched to Harry Schell's car and was eliminated on lap 19. This time an oil leak caused the premature stop. Both drove the race in 300S by Paco Godia over and still reached the fifth place overall. The victory surprisingly went to Tony Brooks and Noël Cunningham-Reid in the Aston Martin DBR1 / 300 , who were able to distance the works Ferrari by more than four minutes.

The Porsche brand was represented at the factory with two Porsche 550 RS . There were also three private teams with the same type and other teams with 14 Porsche 356 A Carrera and four Porsche 356 A. Edgar Barth , who had meanwhile moved to West Germany, and Umberto Maglioli in the works Porsche 550 RS won with 44 laps in 7: 47.17.3 hours or with an average speed of 128.867 km / h the sports car class up to 1.5 liters and finished fourth in the overall standings. The Porsche 356 B Carrera reported by the Schorndorf car dealer Paul-Ernst Strähle (1927-2010) and driven by him together with Paul Denk won the GT class up to 1.6 liters and reached 24th place in the overall ranking. Only three of the 23 Porsches retired.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S + 2.0	14th	David Brown	Tony Brooks Noël Cunningham-Reid	Aston Martin DBR1 / 300	44
2	S + 2.0	5	Scuderia Ferrari	Peter Collins Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari 335 Sport	44
3	S + 2.0	6th	Scuderia Ferrari	Mike Hawthorn Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 315 Sport	44
4th	S 1.5	21st	Porsche KG	Umberto Maglioli Edgar Barth	Porsche 550A RS	44
5	S + 2.0	4th	Francisco Godia-Sales	Francisco Godia-Sales Horace Gould Stirling Moss Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati 300S	43
6th	S + 2.0	12	David Brown	Roy Salvadori Les Leston	Aston Martin DBR1 / 300	43
7th	S 1.5	22nd	Porsche KG	Richard von Frankenberg Helmut Schulze	Porsche 550A RS	43
8th	S + 2.0	10	Ecurie Ecosse	Ron Flockhart Jack Fairman	Jaguar D-Type	43
9	S + 2.0	15th	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead Graham Whitehead	Aston Martin DB3S	42
10	S + 2.0	7T	Scuderia Temple Buell	Masts Gregory Olinto Morolli	Ferrari 250TR	42
11	S + 2.0	9	Ecurie Ecosse	Ivor Bueb Jock Lawrence	Jaguar D-Type	42
12	S 1.5	30th	Ecurie La Meute	Heinz Schiller Arthur Heuberger	Porsche 550A RS	42
13	S 2.0	19th	Gotfrid Köchert	Gotfrid Köchert Erwin Bauer	Ferrari 500TRC	41
14th	S 1.5	29	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Carel Godin de Beaufort Sepp Liebl	Porsche 550A RS	41
15th	S + 2.0	3	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Joakim Bonnier Giorgio Scarlatti Stirling Moss Harry Schell	Maserati 300S	40
16	S + 2.0	11	Ecurie Ecosse	Ninian Sanderson Dick Steed	Jaguar D-Type	40
17th	S 1.5	31	Equipe National Belge	Georges Harris Claude Dubois	Porsche 550A RS	39
18th	S 1.5	23	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	Dick Fitzwilliam Peter Simpson	MGA	37
19th	S 1.5	33	David Piper	David Piper Bob Hicks	Lotus Eleven	34
20th	GT + 1.6	46	Fritz Riess	Fritz Riess Walter Schock	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	34
21st	GT + 1.6	40	Wolfgang Seidel	Wolfgang Seidel Peter Nöcker	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	34
22nd	GT + 1.6	43	Arne Lindberg	Arne Lindberg Erich Waxensberger	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	34
23	GT + 1.6	44	Bengt Martenson	Bengt Martenson Wittigo von Einsiedel	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	34
24	GT 1.6	59	Paul-Ernst Straehle	Paul-Ernst Straehle Paul Denk	Porsche 356A Carrera	34
25th	GT 1.6	55	Rolf-Friedrich Gotze	Rolf-Friedrich Götze Ernst Vogel	Porsche 356A Carrera	34
26th	GT 1.6	61	Olof Persson	Hans Walter Herbert Linge	Porsche 356A Carrera	34
27	GT 1.6	70	Werner Krause	Werner Krause Lothar Bender	Porsche 356A Carrera	34
28	GT 1.6	58	Hans-Georg Plaut	Hans-Georg Plaut Helmut Zick	Porsche 356A Carrera	34
29	GT 1.6	64	"Max"	Günter Besier Dieter Lissmann	Porsche 356A Carrera	33
30th	GT 1.6	50	Harald von Saucken	Harald von Saucken Georg Bialas	Porsche 356A Carrera	32
31	GT 1.6	62	Ludwig Blendl	Ludwig Blendl Joachim Springer	Porsche 356A Carrera	32
32	GT 1.6	66	Richard Trenkel	Richard Trenkel Siegfried Günther	Porsche 356A Carrera	32
33	GT 1.3	80	Eberhard Mahle	Eberhard Mahle Edmund Graf	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	32
34	GT 1.3	86	Adolf-Werner Lang	Adolf-Werner Lang Fritz Müller	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	32
35	GT 1.3	89	Karl Foitek	Karl Foitek Peter Monteverdi	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	32
36	GT 1.3	82	Ecurie La Meute	Marcel Stern Paul Vogel	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	31
37	GT 1.6	67	Helmut Duetenberg	Helmut Duetenberg Heinz-Gerd Jäger	Porsche 356A Carrera	30th
38	GT 1.3	83	Karl Falk	Karl Falk Wolfgang Niessen	Porsche 356A	30th
39	GT 1.6	68	Fred Block	Fred Block Rod Carveth	Porsche 356A Carrera	29
40	GT 1.3	91	Helmut Felder	Helmut Felder Josef Jeser	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	29
41	GT 1.6	56	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	John Blaksley Ellis Cuff-Miller	MGA	28
42	GT 1.3	85	Harry Merkel	Harry Merkel Hans Knippel	Porsche 356A	28
43	GT 1.3	92	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Mathieu Hezemans Hubert Oebels	Porsche 356A	28
Disqualified
44	S 1.5	25th	Madunina	Sergio Mantovani Alejandro de Tomaso	Osca S1500	1
45	GT 1.6	51	Joseph Greger	Joseph Greger Wolfgang Bieling	Porsche 356A Carrera	1
Failed
46	GT 1.6	69	Don Dickey	Don Dickey Christian Heins	Porsche 356A Carrera	32
47	GT + 1.6	42	Sten Bielke	Sten Bielke Stig Eklund	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	30th
48	S 1.5	24	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	Robin Carnegie John Hogg	MGA	28
49	GT + 1.6	41	Wolfgang Seidel	Gunter Thiel Heinz Meyer	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	28
50	GT 1.6	52	Rolf Appel	Rolf Appel Fred Albrecht	Porsche 356A Carrera	22nd
51	S 1.5	28	Georges Berger	Georges Berger Jean Otten	Maserati 150S	21st
52	GT 1.3	88	Madunina	Isabelle Haskell Carlos Menditéguy	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	21st
53	S + 2.0	2	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Harry Schell Juan Manuel Fangio Stirling Moss	Maserati 450S	19th
54	GT 1.3	81	Walter Ringgenberg	Walter Ringgenberg Heini Walter	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	18th
55	S 1.5	32	Mike Anthony	Mike Anthony Bill Frost	Lotus Eleven	17th
56	S 1.5	26th	Automobili Osca	Luigi Piotti Corrado Manfredini	Osca S1500	15th
57	S 2.0	17th	Antonio Creus	Antonio Creus Freddy Rousselle	Ferrari 750 Monza	11
58	GT 1.6	53	Hanns Roth	Hanns Roth Ludwig Fischer	Porsche 356A Carrera	11
59	GT 1.6	53	Kurt Zeller	Kurt Zeller Rudolf-Wilhelm Moser	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	11
60	S + 2.0	1	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Stirling Moss Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati 450S	9
61	S 1.5	34	David Piper	Tony Hogg David Piper	Lotus Eleven	7th
62	S + 2.0	16	Murkett Brothers	Henry Taylor Archie Scott-Brown	Jaguar D-Type	4th
63	GT + 1.6	45	Jacques de Maubou	Jacques de Maubou Georges Brule	Jaguar XK 140	4th
64	GT 1.6	57	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	Patsy Burt Jean Bloxam	MGA	4th
65	GT 1.6	65	Bo Elmhorn	Bo Elmhorn Dieter von Reiswitz Bertil Nässil	MGA	4th
66	GT 1.3	84	Helmut Busch	Helmut Busch KH Zimmerman	Porsche 356A	4th
67	S 1.5	36	Dan Margulies	Herbert MacKay-Fraser Dan Margulies	Lotus Eleven	3
Not started
68	GT + 1.6	48	Equipe National Belge	Olivier Gendebien Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti	1
69	S + 2.0	T	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Juan Manuel Fangio Stirling Moss Joakim Bonnier Giorgio Scarlatti Harry Schell Hans Herrmann	Maserati 350S	2
70	S + 2.0	T	David Brown	Noël Cunningham-Reid	Aston Martin DB3S	3
71	S 1.5	22T	Porsche KG	Umberto Maglioli Arthur Rosenhammer	Porsche 718 RSK	4th

¹ accident in training

² training trolley ³ training trolley ⁴ not started

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
72	S + 2.0	8th	Scuderia Ferrari		Ferrari
73	S 2.0	18th	Raymond Flower	Raymond Flower	Austin Heleay 100S
74	S 1.5	27	Lex Beels	Lex Beels Wim Hilarius	Maserati 150S
75	GT 1.3	35	Alfranco Pagani	Alfranco Pagani Mario Poltronieri	Alfa Romeo Giulietta
76	GT + 1.6	47	Jean Lucas	Jean Lucas Hernando da Silva Ramos	Ferrari 250 GT
77	GT 1.6	54	Bruno Runte	Bruno Runte Hermann Kühne	Porsche 356A Carrera
78	GT 1.6	60	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Mathieu Hezemans Hubert Oebels	Porsche 356A Carrera
79	GT 1.6	63	Aloys Kiendl	Aloys Kiendl Manfred Hönig	Porsche 356A Carrera

Class winner

driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S + 2.0	Tony Brooks	Noël Cunningham-Reid	Aston Martin DBR1 / 300	Overall victory
S 2.0	Gotfrid Köchert	Erwin Bauer	Ferrari 500TRC	Rank 13
S 1.5	Umberto Maglioli	Edgar Barth	Porsche 550A RS	Rank 4
GT + 1.6	Fritz Riess	Walter shock	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Rank 20
GT 1.6	Paul-Ernst Straehle	Paul Denk	Porsche 356A Carrera	Rank 24
GT 1.3	Eberhard Mahle	Edmund Graf	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Rank 33

Racing data

• Registered: 79
• Started: 67
• Rated: 43
• Race classes: 6
• Spectators: 120000
• Race day weather: warm and dry, but windy
• Route length: 22,800 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 7:33: 38,200 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 44
• Total distance of the winning team: 1003.640 km
• Winner's average: 132.746 km / h
• Fastest training time: Stirling Moss - Maserati 450S (# 1) - 9: 49.900 = 139.203 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - Maserati 450S (# 1) - 9: 43.500 = 140.730 km / h
• Racing series: 4th round of the 1957 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• Michael Behrndt, Jörg-Thomas Födisch, Matthias Behrndt: ADAC 1000 km race. HEEL Verlag, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-89880-903-0 .

Web links

• Racing Sports Cars results and data

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Julius J. Weitmann: Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips - From his life . Krüger-Verlag, Dortmund 1962.

Predecessor race Mille Miglia 1957

Sports car world championship

Succession race 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans