The 1957 Pescara Grand Prix was an odd race to be featured in the Formula One championship. Only once did this traditional road course, with its enormous length of 25,6 km / 15,9 miles, host a Formula One race. This was due to the Belgian and Dutch Grands Prix being cancelled in short notice, meaning that a replacement had to be found to not leave too large of a gap in the 1957 race calendar. This would mark the first time two official Grands Prix were held in the same country during a single season. The course itself featured driving in small, tight old towns, up the hills, and down again to the 5,5 km long straights (where between two checkpoints, the top speeds would be calculated).
Sixteen cars arrived, as Ferrari withdrew over safety concerns on racing on such a dangerous road course; Ferrari had just had their big crash at the Mille Miglia, which led to eleven deaths and twenty injuries. Fangio got pole position in his Maserati 250F, but was eventually beaten by Moss's Vanwall VW5.
Giorgio Scarlatti, Maserati 250F
Joakim 'Jo' Bonnier, Maserati 250F
Stuart Lewis-Evans, Vanwall VW5
Juan Manuel Fangio, Maserati 250F
Harry Schell, Maserati 250F
