1957 Formula One season

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The 1957 Formula One season was a World Championship motor racing series in which Juan Manuel Fangio dominated to win his fifth and final Drivers' Championship title.

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instanceOf Formula One World Championship season
sports season
bestResultsCounted best 5 results counted
championshipType World Drivers' Championship
championTeam Maserati
chassisType front-engined cars predominant
closingRace 1957 Italian Grand Prix
constructorsChampion Vanwall
continentOfMostRaces Europe
dominantDriver Juan Manuel Fangio
driversChampion Juan Manuel Fangio
endDate 1957-09-08
FangioFinalTitle true
FangioTitleCount 5
featuredGrandPrix 1957 Argentine Grand Prix
1957 British Grand Prix
1957 French Grand Prix
1957 German Grand Prix
1957 Indianapolis 500
linked to: Indianapolis 500

1957 Italian Grand Prix
1957 Monaco Grand Prix
1957 Pescara Grand Prix
followedBy 1958 Formula One season
follows 1956 Formula One season
fuelType high-octane racing gasoline
governingBody Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
hadNonChampionshipRaces true
hasEditionNumber 8
includedIndianapolis500 false
mainTeams Cooper
Ferrari
Maserati
Vanwall
notableEvent Juan Manuel Fangio’s comeback victory at the 1957 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring
notableRace 1957 German Grand Prix
numberOfRaces 8
openingRace 1957 Argentine Grand Prix
partOf Formula One World Championship
linked to: Formula One
pointsSystem 8–6–4–3–2 with 1 point for fastest lap
regulationEra 2.5-litre Formula One (1954–1960)
runnerUpDriver Stirling Moss
linked to: Sir Stirling Moss
safetyStandards minimal compared to modern Formula One
sport Formula One
startDate 1957-01-13
thirdPlaceDriver Luigi Musso
tyreSuppliers Dunlop
usedEngineRegulations 2.5-litre naturally aspirated engines
year 1957

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Maserati 250F lastWorksSeason 1957 Formula One season
1958 Formula One season follows 1957 Formula One season