1957 Indianapolis 500

The 1957 Indianapolis 500 was Round 3 of the 1957 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States on Sunday, 30 May 1957. Pat O’Connor started on pole position in a Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser and Sam Hanks was the race winner in an Epperly Offenhauser.

1957 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredTimeGapIntervalBest LapLapPoints
19Sam HanksUnited StatesEpperly OffenhauserFirestone2003:41:14.2503:41:14.250--8
226Jim RathmannUnited StatesEpperly OffenhauserFirestone200+21.4613:41:35.710+21.460+21.4601:02.7501277
31Jimmy BryanUnited StatesKuzma OffenhauserFirestone2003:43:28.220+2:13.970+1:52.5104
454Paul RussoUnited StatesKurtis Kraft NoviFirestone200+0 lap3:44:11.110+2:56.860+42.8903
573Andy LindenUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone200+0 lap3:44:28.520+3:14.270+17.4102
66Johnny BoydUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone200+0 lap3:45:49.520+4:35.270+1:21.000
748Marshall TeagueUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone200+0 lap3:45:59.830+4:45.580+10.310
812Pat O'ConnorUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone200+0 lap3:46:47.400+5:33.150+47.570
97Bob VeithUnited StatesPhillips OffenhauserFirestone200+0 lap3:47:31.360+6:17.110+43.960
1022Gene HartleyUnited StatesLesovsky OffenhauserFirestone200+0 lap3:48:24.370+7:10.120+53.010
1119Jack TurnerUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone200+0 lap3:49:10.320+7:56.070+45.950
1210Johnny ThomsonUnited StatesKuzma OffenhauserFirestone199+1 lap1 lap1 lap
1395Bob ChristieUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone197+3 laps3 laps2 laps
1482Chuck WeyantUnited StatesKuzma OffenhauserFirestone196+4 laps4 laps1 lap
1527Tony BettenhausenUnited StatesKurtis Kraft NoviFirestone195+5 laps5 laps1 lap
1618Johnnie ParsonsUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone195+5 laps5 laps
173Don FreelandUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone192+8 laps8 laps3 laps
2983Ed ElisianUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone51DNF149 laps2 laps
DNF5Jimmy ReeceUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone182DNF
DNF92Don EdmundsUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone170DNF
DNF28Johnnie TolanUnited StatesKuzma OffenhauserFirestone138DNF
DNF89Al HermanUnited StatesDunn OffenhauserFirestone111DNF
DNF14Fred AgabashianUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone107DNF
DNF88Eddie SachsUnited StatesKuzma OffenhauserFirestone105DNF
DNF77Mike MagillUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone101DNF
DNF43Eddie JohnsonUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone93DNF
DNF31Bill CheesbourgUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone81DNF
DNF16Al KellerUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone75DNF
DNF57Jimmy DaywaltUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone53DNF
DNF8Rodger WardUnited StatesLesovsky OffenhauserFirestone27DNF
DNF52Troy RuttmanUnited StatesWatson OffenhauserFirestone13DNF
DNF55Eddie RussoUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestoneDNF
DNF23Elmer GeorgeUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestoneDNF