1957 German Grand Prix

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1957 German Grand Prix
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Nürburgring layout
Race details
Date	4 August 1957
Official name	XIX Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course	Permanent road course
Course length	22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance	22 laps, 501.820 km (311.806 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Time	9:25.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Time	9:17.4
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Second	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Third	Peter Collins	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1957 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 4 August 1957 at Nürburgring. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers. The 22 lap race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, and is often cited as one of the greatest victories in racing history. It was Fangio's fourth victory out of the seven races in the season contested by Formula 1 cars - excluding the Indianapolis 500, in which only US drivers competed, using USAC Championship cars. Furthermore, due to the number of points he had accumulated in the season (34 to Luigi Musso's 16), his victory at the Nürburgring mathematically clinched Fangio's fifth World Championship title with two races to go. The race was also notable for being Fangio's 24th and last victory in F1; his career still stands as having the highest win percentage ever, with 46.15% of his 52 race entries being wins.