Caracas 1000 km race in 1957
The 1957 Caracas 1000 km race , also known as the Venezuelan Grand Prix, Caracas 1000 km , took place on November 3rd and was the seventh and final round of the sports car world championship of that year.
Before the race
The Caracas 1000 km race did not appear on the racing calendar of the World Sports Car Championship until late summer 1957. After the RAC Tourist Trophy was canceled, they turned resolutely Federation Internationale de l'Automobile , the long-distance race in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas to be regarded as the world championship race. The season was marked by the duel between the Ferrari and Maserati factory teams , as well as the private teams who fielded vehicles of the two brands, as it was irrelevant in the world championship of the brands which team entered the cars of the respective manufacturers.
The first race of the season, the 1000 km race in Buenos Aires , ended with the victory of the Ferrari 290MM , entered by US Scuderia Temple Buell and driven by Masten Gregory , Eugenio Castellotti and Luigi Musso . In the following Sebring 12-hour race , Maserati celebrated a double victory with the teams Juan Manuel Fangio / Jean Behra and Stirling Moss / Harry Schell .
Following the success of Piero Taruffi at the Mille Miglia , there were two overall victories for British teams; Tony Brooks and Noël Cunningham-Reid triumphed in an Aston Martin DBR1 / 300 at the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring , and the Ecurie-Ecosse Jaguar D-Type of Ivor Bueb and Ron Flockhart was the first to cross the finish line at the 24-hour race Le Mans race .
After Maserati's second win of the season at the Kristianstad 1000 km race, the world championship decision had to be made at the last race in Caracas, where Ferrari (28 points) came three points ahead of Maserati (25 points).
The race
The Caracas 1000 km race was held for the third time and covered almost nine kilometers of public roads; including parts of the city highway, an underpass and chicanes on the long straights to minimize the high speeds of the sports cars. The course did not even come close to the already inadequate security concept of the 1950s. US Ferrari factory driver Phil Hill said: “The whole circuit was a laughing stock; like a surrealistic nightmare. It had no markings, apart from the fact that people were standing on the side of the road and pointing in many directions. "
Before the race, Maserati race director Nello Ugolini amazed his drivers with a strange message. The factory management in Modena had already sold the factory cars and the racing cars were not allowed to be damaged in any way. All Maserati, which were significantly faster than the Ferrari in training, were promptly partially completely destroyed by accidents. Stirling Moss in the 450S crashed into a wall while attempting to avoid a slow vehicle and severely damaged the racing car. The second 450S, which was driven by Harry Schell, broke a tire while overtaking teammate Joakim Bonnier , who was driving a 300S ; the cars collided, causing the Schell car to catch fire and burn out completely.
After Masten Gregory in the privately registered 450S failed on the first lap after an accident in the underpass, Maserati had no chance of winning the world championship. Ferrari celebrated an undisputed quadruple victory and won the title.
For Maserati, the outing in Caracas was one of the last outings as a works team at an international motorsport event. The loss of the three works cars, which despite existing contracts could no longer be sold, increased the annual loss to 455 million lire and plunged the Italian brand into a major crisis.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
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1 | S + 2.0 | 14th |
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Ferrari 335 Sport | 101 | ||
2 | S + 2.0 | 12 |
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Ferrari 335 Sport | 100 | ||
3 | S + 2.0 | 16 |
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Ferrari 250TR | 97 | ||
4th | S + 2.0 | 18th |
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Ferrari 250TR / 58 | 97 | ||
5 | S 2.0 | 66 |
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Porsche 718 RSK | 91 | ||
6th | S + 2.0 | 30th |
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Maserati 300S | 91 | ||
7th | S 1.5 | 68 |
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Porsche 550 RS | 90 | ||
8th | S 2.0 | 38 |
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Ferrari 500TR | 90 | ||
9 | S 2.0 | 60 |
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Ferrari 500TRC | 88 | ||
10 | S 1.5 | 65 |
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Porsche 550 RS | 88 | |||
11 | S 1.5 | 76 |
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Osca MT4 | 86 | ||
12 | S + 2.0 | 22nd |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 85 | ||
13 | S 1.5 | 70 |
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Porsche 550 RS | 85 | ||
14th | S + 2.0 | 40 |
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Ferrari 500TR | 79 | ||
15th | S 1.5 | 64 |
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Porsche 550 RS | 78 | ||
16 | S 2.0 | 74 |
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AC Ace | 77 | |||
17th | S 2.0 | 50 |
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AC Ace | 76 | ||
18th | S 2.0 | 31 |
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Aston Martin DB3S | 76 | |||
19th | S 2.0 | 52 |
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Maserati 200S | 75 | ||
20th | S 2.0 | 32 |
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Trans-Oliver | 74 | ||
21st | S 2.0 | 58 |
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AC Ace | 72 | ||
Failed | ||||||||
22nd | S + 2.0 | 2 |
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Maserati 450S | 55 | ||
23 | S + 2.0 | 24 |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 55 | ||
24 | S + 2.0 | 6th |
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Maserati 300S | 54 | ||
25th | S 2.0 | 46 |
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Maserati A6G | 34 | ||
26th | S + 2.0 | 4th |
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Maserati 450S | 32 | ||
27 | S + 2.0 | 26th |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 31 | ||
28 | S 2.0 | 54 |
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AC Ace | 25th | ||
29 | S 1.5 | 78 |
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Lotus Eleven | 23 | ||
30th | S 2.0 | 56 |
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AC Ace | 18th | ||
31 | S 2.0 | 62 |
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Osca MT4 | 16 | ||
32 | S + 2.0 | 10 |
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Maserati 450S | 1 | ||
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33 | S + 2.0 | 8th |
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Maserati 350S | 1 | ||
34 | S + 2.0 | 28 |
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Ferrari | 2 | ||
35 | S 2.0 | 34 |
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Maserati A6G | 3 | ||
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36 | S 2.0 | 44 |
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Ferrari | 4th | ||
37 | S 2.0 | 48 |
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AC Ace | 5 |
1 Gearbox damage in training 2 not started 3 not started 4 not qualified 5 not qualified
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 |
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38 | S + 2.0 | 20th |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
39 | S 2.0 | 36 |
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Ferrari |
40 | S 1.5 | 72 |
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Porsche 550 RS |
41 | S 1.5 | 74 |
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Osca MT4 |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 41
- Started: 32
- Rated: 21
- Race classes: 3
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: hot and dry
- Route length: 9.930 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 6: 31: 55.800 hours
- Overall laps of the winning team: 101
- Total distance of the winning team: 1002.930 km
- Winner's average: 153.537 km / h
- Pole position: Stirling Moss - Maserati 450S (# 2) - 3: 41.100 = 161.682 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Stirling Moss - Maserati 450S (# 2) - 3: 38.499 = 163.681 km / h
- Racing series: Round 6 of the 1957 World Sports Car Championship
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to international Motor Racing. A Complete Reference from Formula One to Touring Cars. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 1000 km race of Buenos Aires 1957
- ↑ Sebring 12-hour race in 1957
- ↑ Mille Miglia 1957
- ↑ 1000 km race at the Nürburgring in 1957
- ^ 1957 Kristianstad 1000 km race
- ^ Karl Ludvigsen: Ferrari vs. Maserati. Relentless motorsport rivals. Heel, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-86852-051-4 , p. 217.
- ^ Karl Ludvigsen: Ferrari vs. Maserati. Relentless motorsport rivals. Heel, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-86852-051-4 , p. 218.
Previous race 1000 km at Kristianstad 1957 |
Sports car world championship |
Successor to the 1000 km race in Buenos Aires in 1958 |