The 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 25th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 22 and 23 June 1957, on the Circuit de la Sarthe. It was also the fifth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. Some 250,000 spectators had gathered for Europe's classic sports car race, around an 8.38-mile course. The prospect of an exciting duel between Ferrari, Maserati, Jaguar, Aston Martin and Porsche was enough to draw large crowds to the 24 Hours race, now back at its usual date and reintegrated into the World Championship.
Tony Brooks (driving) in his Aston Martin DBR1 at the Hotel de France just before the race.
The Frazer Nash Sebring of Stoop/Jopp.
The race winning Jaguar D-Type of Flockhart/Bueb
1957 World Sportscar Championship
The 1957 World Sportscar Championship season was the fifth season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from 20 January 1957 to 3 November 1957, and comprised seven races.
Ferrari won the championship with its 290 MM (pictured), 315 S and 335 S models
Maserati placed second with its 450S (pictured) and 300S models
Jaguar placed third with the D-Type
Aston Martin placed fourth with the DBR1