The 1957 British Grand Prix was a

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held on 20 July 1957 at the

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, near

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. It was the tenth

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and it was race 5 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers. The race was won by

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and Tony Brooks, who shared driving duties in a

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. It was the third and final time that a Grand Prix had been won by two drivers in a shared car. This was the first occasion that a British constructor won a World Drivers' Championship race, a feat achieved with two British drivers at their home Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

;Notes * – Includes 1 point for fastest lap * – Trintignant received all 3 points for fourth place as it was determined that Collins did not drive a significant number of laps

Shared drives

** Car #20: Tony Brooks (26 laps) and

(64 laps). They shared the 8 points for first place ** Car #16:

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(85 laps) and Peter Collins (3 laps). Trintignant received all 3 points for fourth place as it was determined that Collins did not drive a significant number of laps. ** Car #18:

(25 laps) and Tony Brooks (26 laps).

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

External links

* Jenkinson, D. 1957. ''The 10th British Grand Prix''. Motor Sport. XXXIII/8 (August 1957), pp. 420–421, 424 {{F1GP 50-59

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