Indianapolis 500 1957

Indianapolis
30 May 1957
200 laps
804.7 km
4.023 km a lap
Indianapolis 500 – counted for the championship, not a Formula 1 race

P1Sam Hanks Epperly3:41:14.250
P2Jim Rathmann Epperly+21.461
P3Jimmy Bryan Kuzma+2:13.970

Pole positionPat O'ConnorKurtis Kraft · 4:10.090
Fastest lapJim Rathmann1:02.750 · lap 127
Winner started fromP13on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Sam Hanks	9	Epperly · Offenhauser	13	200	3:41:14.250	8
2	Jim Rathmannfastest lap	26	Epperly · Offenhauser	32	200	+21.461	7
3	Jimmy Bryan	1	Kuzma · Offenhauser	15	200	+2:13.970	4
4	Paul Russo	54	Kurtis Kraft · Novi	10	200	+2:56.860	3
5	Andy Linden	73	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	12	200	+3:14.270	2
6	Johnny Boyd	6	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	5	200	+4:35.270
7	Marshall Teague	48	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	28	200	+4:45.580
8	Pat O'Connor	12	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	1	200	+5:33.150
9	Bob Veith	7	Phillips · Offenhauser	16	200	+6:17.110
10	Gene Hartley	22	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	14	200	+7:10.120
11	Jack Turner	19	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	19	200	+7:56.070
12	Johnny Thomson	10	Kuzma · Offenhauser	11	199	+1 lap
13	Bob Christie	95	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	33	197	+3 laps
14	Chuck Weyant	82	Kuzma · Offenhauser	25	196	+4 laps
15	Tony Bettenhausen	27	Kurtis Kraft · Novi	22	195	+5 laps
16	Johnnie Parsons	18	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	17	195	+5 laps
17	Don Freeland	3	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	21	192	+8 laps
18	Jimmy Reece	5	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	6	182	Throttle
19	Don Edmunds	92	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	27	170	Spun off
20	Johnnie Tolan	28	Kuzma · Offenhauser	31	138	Clutch
21	Al Herman	89	Dunn · Offenhauser	30	111	Accident
22	Fred Agabashian	14	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	4	107	Fuel leak
23	Eddie Sachs	88	Kuzma · Offenhauser	2	105	Fuel leak
24	Mike Magill	77	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	18	101	Accident
25	Eddie Johnson	43	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	20	93	Wheel bearing
26	Bill Cheesbourg	31	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	23	81	Fuel leak
27	Al Keller	16	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	8	75	Accident
28	Jimmy Daywalt	57	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	29	53	Accident
29	Ed Elisian	83	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	7	51	Retirement
30	Rodger Ward	8	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	24	27	Compressor
31	Troy Ruttman	52	Watson · Offenhauser	3	13	Engine
32	Eddie Russo	55	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	26	0	Accident
33	Elmer George	23	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	9	0	Accident

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	4:10.090
2	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma	4:10.220	+0.130
3	Troy Ruttman	Watson	4:12.150	+2.060
4	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.530	+2.440
5	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft	4:13.340	+3.250
6	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft	4:13.510	+3.420
7	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft	4:13.920	+3.830
8	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft	4:14.600	+4.510
9	Elmer George	Kurtis Kraft	4:15.810	+5.720
10	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	4:08.590	+-0.500
11	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	4:10.820	+0.730
12	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	4:11.320	+1.230
13	Sam Hanks	Epperly	4:12.080	+1.990
14	Gene Hartley	Lesovsky	4:14.830	+4.740
15	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	4:14.980	+4.890
16	Bob Veith	Phillips	4:15.290	+5.200
17	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	4:15.710	+5.620
18	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.390	+6.300
19	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.470	+6.380
20	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.830	+6.740
21	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft	4:17.790	+7.700
22	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.740	+2.650
23	Bill Cheesbourg	Kurtis Kraft	4:14.300	+4.210
24	Rodger Ward	Lesovsky	4:14.740	+4.650
25	Chuck Weyant	Kuzma	4:15.130	+5.040
26	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft	4:15.570	+5.480
27	Don Edmunds	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.320	+6.230
28	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.540	+6.450
29	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.770	+6.680
30	Al Herman	Dunn	4:17.130	+7.040
31	Johnnie Tolan	Kuzma	4:17.430	+7.340
32	Jim Rathmann	Epperly	4:17.500	+7.410
33	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	4:17.550	+7.460

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jim Rathmann	127	1:02.750

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 3
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	17
2	Sam Hanks	8
3	Jim Rathmann	7
4	Jean Behra	6	▼2
4	Tony Brooks	6	▼2
6	Carlos Menditéguy	4	▼2
6	Jimmy Bryan	4
6	Masten Gregory	4	▼2
9	Harry Schell	3	▼3
9	Paul Russo	3