1957 Indianapolis 500 in Formula 1 at the Indianapolis circuit. Full information

1957 Indianapolis 500 poster

1957 Indianapolis 500 poster

1957 Indianapolis 500

1957 Indianapolis 500 is 59th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Pat O'connor won the pole position, Sam Hanks won this race. Jim Rathmann and Jimmy Bryan also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1957 Monaco Grand Prix
Next race: 1957 France Grand Prix
Race Start: 30th May 1957

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1957 Indianapolis 500

1st victory for the Epperly team
1st victory for the Sam Hanks
4th podium for the Sam Hanks
2nd podium for the Jim Rathmann
2nd podium for the Jimmy Bryan

Sam Hanks - Winner of the 1957 Indianapolis 500

Sam Hanks - Winner of the 1957 Indianapolis 500

1957 Indianapolis 500

1957 Indianapolis 500

Salih ?? 1957 - 1957 Indianapolis 500 winner

Salih ?? 1957 #9 - 1957 Indianapolis 500 winner

1957 Indianapolis 500 results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Sam Hanks Salih ?? 1957, #9 8.00  3h 41m 14.250s  ( 218.209 km/h ) 200 Belond Exhaust/George Salih
2 Jim Rathmann Epperly ?? 1957, #26 7.00  3h 41m 35.711s  ( +21.461s ) 200 Chiropractic/Lindsey Hopkins
3 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma ?? 1955, #1 4.00  3h 43m 28.220s  ( +2m 13.970s ) 200 Dean Van Lines
4 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 500F, #54 3.00  3h 44m 11.110s  ( +2m 56.860s ) 200 Novi Racing
5 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 500G, #73 2.00  3h 44m 28.520s  ( +3m 14.270s ) 200 McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
6 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 500G, #6 0  3h 45m 49.520s  ( +4m 35.270s ) 200 Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
7 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 500C, #48 0  3h 45m 59.830s  ( +4m 45.580s ) 200 Sumar/Chapman Root
8 Pat O'connor Kurtis Kraft 500G, #12 0  3h 46m 47.400s  ( +5m 33.150s ) 200 Ansted Rotary
9 Bob Veith Phillips ?? 1957, #7 0  3h 47m 31.360s  ( +6m 17.110s ) 200 Bob Estes
10 Gene Hartley Lesovsky ?? 1956, #22 0  3h 48m 24.370s  ( +7m 10.120s ) 200 Massaglia Hotels
11 Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 500G, #19 0  3h 49m 10.320s  ( +7m 56.070s ) 200 Bardahl/Pat Clancy
12 Johnny Thomson Kuzma ?? 1956, #10 0   199 D-A Lubricants Racing
13 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 500C, #95 0   197 Jones & Maley Cars
14 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 500C, #82 0   196 Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
15 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 500F, #27 0   195 Novi Racing
16 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 500G, #18 0   195 Sumar/Chapman Root
17 Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft 500D, #3 0   192 Ansted Rotary
18 Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 500C, #5 0  Throttle 182 Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer
19 Don Edmunds Kurtis Kraft 500G, #92 0  Spin 170 Roy McKay
20 Johnnie Tolan Kuzma ?? 1957, #28 0  Clutch 138 Greenman-Casale
21 Al Herman Dunn ?? 1957, #89 0  Accident 111 Dunn Engineering
22 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 500G, #14 0  Fuel leak 107 Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
23 Eddie Sachs Kuzma ?? 1956, #88 0  Engine 105 Peter Schmidt
24 Mike Magill Kurtis Kraft 500G, #77 0  Accident 101 Dayton Steel Foundry
25 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500G, #43 0  Wheel bearing 93 H.A. Chapman
26 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft 500G, #31 0  Fuel leak 81 Schildmeier Seal/Donaldson
27 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 500G, #16 0  Accident 75 Bardahl/Pat Clancy
28 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57 0  Accident 53 Helse / H.H. Johnson
29 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 500C, #83 0  Gearbox 51 McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
30 Rodger Ward Lesovsky ?? 1957, #8 0  Supercharger 27 Roger Wolcott
31 Troy Ruttman Watson ?? 1957, #52 0  Overheating 13 John Zink
32 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 500C, #55 0  Accident 0 Sclavi & Amos
33 Elmer George Kurtis Kraft 500B, #23 0  Accident 0 Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
nq Danny Kladis Maserati 8CTF, #72 0     Morgan Engineering
nq Johnny Fedricks Kurtis Kraft 500C, #71 0     Ed Gdula
nq Johnnie Parsons Kuzma ?? 1956, #98 0     J.C. Agajanian
nq Tony Bonadies Kuzma D, #81 0     Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
nq Don Edmunds Kurtis Kraft 500C, #67 0     Braund Plywood
nq Gene Force Watts ?? 1957, #64 0     Shannon Brothers
nq Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 500G, #62 0  Fatal accident   Giuseppe Farina
nq Bud Clemons Shilala D, #59 0     Chiropractic/Lindsey Hopkins
nq Andy Furci Schroeder D, #58 0     Ray Brady
nq Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 500G, #49 0     Meguiar's Mirror/Crawford
nq Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft 500G, #45 0     Las Vegas Club
nq Dempsey Wilson Kurtis Kraft 500B, #42 0     Martin Brothers
nq Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 500G, #35 0     Jim Robbins
nq Jim Mcwithey Kurtis Kraft 500D, #34 0     Federal Engineering
nq Billy Garrett Kurtis Kraft 500E, #33 0     Federal Engineering
nq Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 500D, #32 0     Trio Brdeact Wind Allass
nq Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 500G, #31 0     Schildmeier Seal/Donaldson
nq Jud Larson Watson ?? 1956, #25 0     John Zink
nq Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 500G, #18 0     Sumar/Chapman Root
nq Tony Bonadies Kurtis Kraft 500C, #15 0     Ray Brady
nq George Amick Snowberger ?? 1957, #4 0     Federal Engineering

Qualifying Results for the 1957 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Pat O'connor Kurtis Kraft 500G, #12 4m 10.09s Ansted Rotary
2 Eddie Sachs Kuzma ?? 1956, #88 4m 10.22s Peter Schmidt
3 Troy Ruttman Watson ?? 1957, #52 4m 12.15s John Zink
4 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 500G, #14 4m 12.53s Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
5 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 500G, #6 4m 13.34s Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
6 Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 500C, #5 4m 13.51s Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer
7 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 500C, #83 4m 13.92s McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
8 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 500G, #16 4m 14.6s Bardahl/Pat Clancy
9 Elmer George Kurtis Kraft 500B, #23 4m 15.81s Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
10 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 500F, #54 4m 8.59s Novi Racing
11 Johnny Thomson Kuzma ?? 1956, #10 4m 10.82s D-A Lubricants Racing
12 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 500G, #73 4m 11.32s McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
13 Sam Hanks Salih ?? 1957, #9 4m 12.08s Belond Exhaust/George Salih
14 Gene Hartley Lesovsky ?? 1956, #22 4m 14.83s Massaglia Hotels
15 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma ?? 1955, #1 4m 14.98s Dean Van Lines
16 Bob Veith Phillips ?? 1957, #7 4m 15.29s Bob Estes
17 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 500G, #18 4m 15.71s Sumar/Chapman Root
18 Mike Magill Kurtis Kraft 500G, #77 4m 16.39s Dayton Steel Foundry
19 Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 500G, #19 4m 16.47s Bardahl/Pat Clancy
20 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500G, #43 4m 16.83s H.A. Chapman
21 Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft 500D, #3 4m 17.79s Ansted Rotary
22 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 500F, #27 4m 12.74s Novi Racing
23 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft 500G, #31 4m 14.3s Schildmeier Seal/Donaldson
24 Rodger Ward Lesovsky ?? 1957, #8 4m 14.74s Roger Wolcott
25 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 500G, #35 4m 15.13s Jim Robbins
26 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 500C, #55 4m 15.57s Sclavi & Amos
27 Don Edmunds Kurtis Kraft 500C, #67 4m 16.32s Braund Plywood
28 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 500C, #48 4m 16.54s Sumar/Chapman Root
29 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57 4m 16.77s Helse / H.H. Johnson
30 Al Herman Dunn ?? 1957, #89 4m 17.13s Dunn Engineering
32 Jim Rathmann Epperly ?? 1957, #26 4m 17.5s Chiropractic/Lindsey Hopkins
33 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 500C, #95 4m 17.55s Jones & Maley Cars
0 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 500C, #82 0 Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
0 Danny Kladis Maserati 8CTF, #72 0 Morgan Engineering
0 Jud Larson Watson ?? 1956, #25 0 John Zink
0 Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 500G, #18 0 Sumar/Chapman Root
0 Tony Bonadies Kuzma D, #81 0 Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
0 Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 500G, #62 0 Giuseppe Farina
0 Tony Bonadies Kurtis Kraft 500C, #15 0 Ray Brady
0 George Amick Snowberger ?? 1957, #4 0 Federal Engineering
0 Don Edmunds Kurtis Kraft 500G, #92 0 Roy McKay
0 Johnnie Parsons Kuzma ?? 1956, #98 0 J.C. Agajanian
0 Johnny Fedricks Kurtis Kraft 500C, #71 0 Ed Gdula
0 Gene Force Watts ?? 1957, #64 0 Shannon Brothers
0 Billy Garrett Kurtis Kraft 500E, #33 0 Federal Engineering
0 Bud Clemons Shilala D, #59 0 Chiropractic/Lindsey Hopkins
0 Andy Furci Schroeder D, #58 0 Ray Brady
0 Johnnie Tolan Kuzma ?? 1957, #28 0 Greenman-Casale
0 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 500G, #49 0 Meguiar's Mirror/Crawford
0 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft 500G, #45 0 Las Vegas Club
0 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 500G, #31 0 Schildmeier Seal/Donaldson
0 Dempsey Wilson Kurtis Kraft 500B, #42 0 Martin Brothers
0 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 500D, #32 0 Trio Brdeact Wind Allass
0 Jim Mcwithey Kurtis Kraft 500D, #34 0 Federal Engineering

List of all cars for the 1957 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Kurtis Kraft 500G

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watts ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Snowberger ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watson ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Lesovsky ?? 1957

Offenhauser SC

Dunn ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kuzma ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Phillips ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500G

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Epperly ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Salih ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500C

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Lesovsky ?? 1956

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kuzma ?? 1956

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watson ?? 1956

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Maserati 8CTF

Maserati L8 c 3.0

Kuzma ?? 1955

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Shilala D

Offenhauser

Kuzma D

Offenhauser

Schroeder D

Offenhauser

Kurtis Kraft 500B

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500E

Offenhauser L4 4.5