Reims 12-Hour Endurance, 1959
Reims - 1959
Reims - 1959
Reims - 1959
Reims - 1959
Reims - 1959
Reims - 1959
Reims - 1959
Reims - 1959
Reims - 1959
Le Mans, 1958
Le Mans - 1958
Le Mans - 1958
Le Mans - 1958
Le Mans - 1958
Le Mans - 1958
Le Mans - 1958
Le Mans - 1958
Le Mans - 1958
1957 Nürburgring
1957 - Nürburgring
1957 - Nürburgring
1957 - Nürburgring
1957 - Nürburgring
1957 - Nürburgring
1957 - Nürburgring
1957 - Nürburgring
1957 - Nürburgring
1957 - Nürburgring
German Grand Prix at Nürburgring Nordschleife (North Loop)
4 August 1957
North Loop: 14.167 Miles per Lap, 100 Turns per Lap, 22 Laps Average Race Lap Speed: 89 MPH
Formula One and Formula Two Races Run Simultaneously
Race Conditions: Hot, Dry and Sunny
Formula One German Grand Prix at Nürburgring 4 August 1957
Dick Gibson (GBR) with (Formula Two) No. 29 Cooper-Climax T41 (retired after 3 laps due to steering problem)
Formula One German Grand Prix at Nürburgring 4 August 1957
Formula One German Grand Prix at Nürburgring 4 August 1957
Juan Manuel Fangio (ARG) (Race Winner) in No. 1 Maserati 250F
Formula One German Grand Prix at Nürburgring 4 August 1957
FORMULA ONE in 1957
| • | seat belt? |
nope!
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bar? |
nope!
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full-face helmet? |
nope!
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head-and-neck-support (HANS) device? |
nope!
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fire retardant suit, gloves, socks, shoes? |
nope!
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driver's survival cell (monocoque)? |
nope!
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| • | driver-activated fire extinguishing system? |
nope!
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driver-activated electrical system breaker? |
nope!
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| • | flexible rupture-proof fuel bladder? |
nope!
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| • | wheel safety tethers? |
nope!
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| • | on-site emergency medical assistance? |
nope!
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| • | disc brakes? |
nope!
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wireless radio headgear? |
nope!
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custom-formed driver's seat? |
nope!
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paddle shifters? |
nope!
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| • | universal fuel standard requirement? |
nope!
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| • | tarmac run-off zones? |
nope!
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corporate sponsors? |
nope! |
Mike Hawthorn (GBR) in No. 8 Ferrari
Formula One German Grand Prix at Nürburgring 4 August 1957
(Sir) Sterling Moss (GBR) in No. 10 Vanwall
Formula One German Grand Prix at Nürburgring 4 August 1957
Umberto Maglioli (ITA) in (Formula Two) No.20 Porsche (retired after 13 laps due to engine trouble)
Formula One German Grand Prix at Nürburgring 4 August 1957
Mike Hawthorn (GBR) (left), Peter Collins (GBR) (middle), Juan Fangio (ARG) (right)
Formula One German Grand Prix at Nürburgring 4 August 1957
ANSCOCHROME / KODACHROME I Photos by Donavon F. Smith (USAF) I 4 August 1957
All Images Copyright © Donavon F. Smith, Jr. All Rights Reserved.