1957 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hanks | 13 | 33 | 21.461 | 200 | 804.6 | Jim Rathmann |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 9 | Sam Hanks | Epperly | Offenhauser | 200 | Finished | 8 | ||
| 2 | 32 | 26 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | Offenhauser | 200 | ★ | +21.461s | Finished | 7 |
| 3 | 15 | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 200 | +133.970s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | 54 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | Novi | 200 | +176.860s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | 73 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +194.270s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +275.270s | Finished | ||
| 7 | 28 | 48 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +285.580s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 1 | 12 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +333.150s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 16 | 7 | Bob Veith | Phillips | Offenhauser | 200 | +377.110s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 14 | 22 | Gene Hartley | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 200 | +430.120s | Finished | ||
| 11 | 19 | 19 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +476.070s | Finished | ||
| 12 | 11 | 10 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 199 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 33 | 95 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 197 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 25 | 82 | Chuck Weyant | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 22 | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | Novi | 195 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 17 | 18 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 195 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 17 | 21 | 3 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 192 | +8 laps | Finished | ||
| 18 | 6 | 5 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 182 | — | Throttle | ||
| 19 | 27 | 92 | Don Edmunds | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 170 | — | Spun off | ||
| 20 | 31 | 28 | Johnnie Tolan | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 138 | — | Clutch | ||
| 21 | 30 | 89 | Al Herman | Dunn | Offenhauser | 111 | — | Accident | ||
| 22 | 4 | 14 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 107 | — | Fuel leak | ||
| 23 | 2 | 88 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 105 | — | Fuel leak | ||
| 24 | 18 | 77 | Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 101 | — | Accident | ||
| 25 | 20 | 43 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 93 | — | Wheel bearing | ||
| 26 | 23 | 31 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 81 | — | Fuel leak | ||
| 27 | 8 | 16 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 75 | — | Accident | ||
| 28 | 29 | 57 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 53 | — | Accident | ||
| 29 | 7 | 83 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 51 | — | Retirement | ||
| 30 | 24 | 8 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 27 | — | Compressor | ||
| 31 | 3 | 52 | Troy Ruttman | Watson | Offenhauser | 13 | — | Engine | ||
| 32 | 26 | 55 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| 33 | 9 | 23 | Elmer George | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 0 | — | Accident |