1957 Indianapolis 500

1957 Indianapolis 500

The 1957 Indianapolis 500 was held on Thursday, May 30 1957 at Indianapolis. The event was part of the 1957 World Drivers' Championship.

Classification

Notes

* Pole position: Pat O'Connor - 4:10.09 (time is over four laps)
* Fastest Lead L
Jim Rathmann - 1:02.75
* Giuseppe Farina was the only European driver on the entry list for the race, although he never made it to the start of the race, after teammate Keith Andrews crashed in testing. The car was destroyed and Andrews died soon after.

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Indianapolis 500
Year_of_race = 1957
Previous_race_in_season = 1957 Monaco Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1957 French Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1956 Indianapolis 500
Next_year's_race = 1958 Indianapolis 500

Indy 500 Walker
Previous_race = 1956
Previous_winner = Pat Flaherty
This_race = 1957
This_winner = Sam Hanks
Next_race = 1958
Next_winner = Jimmy Bryan


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