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
World Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid to a professional racing series where the world's largest automakers spent millions of dollars per year.
Ferrari 330 P4 at "1000 km di Monza", 1967
A works Rothmans Porsche 956 at Silverstone