1957 Mille Miglia

The 24. edizione Mille Miglia was an auto race held on a course totalling 992.332 miles (1,597.004 km), made up entirely of public roads around Italy, mostly on the outer parts of the country on 11–12 May 1957. The route was based on a round trip between Brescia and Rome, with start/finish, in Brescia. It was the 3rd round of the 1957 World Sportscar Championship season.[1]

As in previous years, the event this not strictly a race against each other, this is race against the clock, as the cars are released at one-minute intervals with the larger professional class cars going before the slower cars, in the Mille Miglia, however the smaller displacement slower cars started first. Each car number related to their allocated start time. For example, Wolfgang von Trips’s car had the number 532, he left Brescia at 5:32am, while the first cars had started late in the evening on the previous day. Some drivers went with navigators, others didn't; a number of local Italian drivers had knowledge of the routes being used and felt confident enough that they wouldn't need one.[2]

This race was won by Scuderia Ferrari driver Piero Taruffi without the aid of a navigator. He completed the 992-mile distance in 10 hours, 27 minutes and 47 seconds- an average speed of 94.841 mph (152.632 km/h). The Italian finished 3 minutes in front of his second-placed team-mate, the German driver, von Trips. Olivier Gendebien and Jacques Washer were next ensuring Scuderia Ferrari finished 1-2-3.[3]

Report

Entry

A total of 391 cars were entered for the event, across 25 classes based on engine sizes, ranging from up to 750cc to over 2.0-litre, for Grand Touring Cars, Touring Cars and Sport Cars. Of these, 310 cars started the event. The limit on the number of starts was reduced from previous years. The Auto Club of Brescia took steps to try to combat the unsportsmanlike tactics by which some competitors sough to negate the procedure of drawing lots for departure times.[4][5]

Even though the event continued to count towards for World Sportscar Championship, only Ferrari and Maserati entered work teams. Officine Alfieri Maserati was in administration though still managed to have two 450Ss for Stirling Moss and Jean Behra, a brand new 350S for Hans Herrmann and older 300S for the Italian Giorgio Scarlatti. Meanwhile, Scuderia Ferrari entered four Sports cars, to be driven by Taruffi, von Trips, Peter Collins and Alfonso de Portago. They were entered Gendebien in a Grand Touring car. England was represented by a single semi-works Jaguar D-Type, entered by the Scottish team Ecurie Ecosse for Ron Flockhart.[6][7][8]

One of the more unusual entrants was a Caballo de Hiero for Akton Miller, a car constructed in the USA, with a powerful 6.4 litre Chrysler engine, mounted on a rudimentary single seat chassis, designed for use on oval circuits.[9][10]

Race

Soon after the race started, Maserati’s hopes vanished. Before the event even started, Behra was out, having crashed his 450S during pre-test. As for Moss, he was forced to retire soon after the start having rather dangerously snapped a brake pedal and Herrmann did not get as far as the Ravenna checkpoint.[11][12]

In Guidizzolo, less than 40 miles from Brescia, de Portago’s front tyre exploded. He lost control of the car; hit a telephone pole, jumped over a brook, hitting a few spectators in the process. Then the Ferrari bounced back on the road, hitting more spectators, slid over the road, spinning, and ended up, wheels down, in a brook at the other side of the road. Besides de Portago, his American navigator Edmont Nelson, ten spectators – among them five children – lost their lives. A further 20 were injured. De Portago’s body was found near the car, severed in half. Furthermore, Dutchman Joseph Göttgens crashed his Triumph TR3 near Florence and would die of his injuries in a Florence hospital.[13][14][15][16]

When Taruffi arrived back in Brescia, he had more than a three-minute advantage over von Trips. With Gendebien in third, competing a sorrowful top three clean sweep for Ferrari. Maserati experienced a debacle with only Scarlatti making back to Brescia in fourth place overall. , followed 15 minutes later by the Porsche 550 RS of Umberto Maglioli. Taruffi reached Brescia after racing for 10 hours and 27 minutes after he left Brescia at 05:35.[17][18][19][20]

Three days after the race, the Italian government had enough and decreed the end of the Mille Miglia and banned all motor racing on the public roads of Italy. Taruffi thus became the last winner of this infamous event.[21][22]

Classification

Official Results

Of the 310 starters, 172 were classified as finishers. Therefore, only a selection of notably racers has been listed below.

Class Winners are in Bold text.

Pos. No. Class Driver Entrant Car - Engine Laps Reason Out
1st 535 S+2.0 Italy Piero Taruffi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 315 S 10hr 27:47
2nd 532 S+2.0 West Germany Wolfgang von Trips Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 315 S 10hr 30:48
3rd 417 GT+2.0 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Belgium Jacques Washer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti 10hr 35:53
4th 530 S+2.0 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 300S 11hr 00:58
5th 349 S1.5 Italy Umberto Maglioli Porsche 550 RS 11hr 14:07
6th 441 GT+2.0 Italy Camillo Luglio Italy Umberto Carli Ferrari 250 GT LWB Zagato 11hr 26.58
7th 431 GT+2.0 Italy Paolo Ferraro Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti 11hr 30:55
8th 451 S2.0 Italy Gino Munaron Ferrari 500 TRC 11hr 32:04
9th 430 GT+2.0 Italy Albino Buticchi Ferrari 250 GT LWB Zagato 11hr 44:27
10th 458 S2.0 Austria Gotfrid Köchert Gotfrid Köchert Ferrari 500 TRC 11hr 49:02
11th 354 S1.5 Switzerland Heinz Schiller Ecurie La Meute Porsche 550 RS 11hr 54:24
12th 453 S2.0 Italy Siro Sbraci Ferrari 500 TRC 12hr 02:08
13th 507 S2.0 France Jean Guichet Ferrari 500 Mondial 12hr 08:22
14th 225 GT1.6 West Germany Paul-Ernst Strähle West Germany Herbert Linge Porsche356A Carrera 12hr 10:08
15th 442 GT+2.0 Italy ”Kammamuri” Italy Vincenzo Bellini Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti 12hr 21:21
16th 435 GT+2.0 Italy Erasmo Crivellari Italy Oscar Papais Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti 12hr 22:08
17th 224 GT1.6 West Germany Dieter Lissmann Porsche 356A Carrera 12hr 29:45
18th 217 GT1.6 West Germany Hans-Joachim Walter West Germany R. Reinhold Porsche 356A Carrera 12hr 33:18
19th 422 GT+2.0 Italy Guido Mario Terzi Lancia Aurelia B20 12hr 35:45
20th 105 GT1.3 Switzerland Henry Convert Switzerland Raul Martin Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV 12hr 39:44
21st 122 GT1.3 Italy Pietro Laureati Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV 12hr 44:50
22nd 450 S2.0 Italy Odoardo Govoni Maserati A6GCS 12hr 46:07
23rd 504 S2.0 Italy Nando Pagliarini Maserati 200SI 12hr 47:47
24th 102 GT1.3 Greece Kostas Spiliotakis Greece S. Zanonos Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV 12hr 48:54
25th 439 GT+2.0 Italy Ovidio Capelli Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti 12hr 49:28
26th 325 S1.1 Italy Giulio Cabianca Osca S950 12hr 51:46
27th 403 S1.5 West Germany Harald von Saucken West Germany Georg Bialas Porsche 550 RS 12hr 54:05
28th 410 TS+2.0 Switzerland Albert Heuberger BMW 502 12hr 54:33
29th 109 GT1.3 Italy Bruno Grazioli Vicenza Italy Paolo Grazioli Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV 12hr 54:47
30th 117 GT1.3 Italy Rocco Lanzini Italy Gianfranco Stanga Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV 12hr 55:16
31st 357 GT1.3 United Kingdom Robin Carnegie Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A 12hr 55:21
33rd 121 GT1.3 Italy Carlo Mario Abate Alfa Romeo Giulietta SVZ 13hr 00:04
34th 308 GT2.0 Italy Luigi Nobile Italy Pietro Cagnana Fiat 8V Zagato 13hr 00:49
37th 414 GT+2.0 United Kingdom Tommy Wisdom United Kingdom Cecil Winby Austin-Healey 100/Six 13hr 04:10
41th 230 GT1.6 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 356A Carrera 13hr 06:58
46th 409 TS+2.0 West Germany Walter Löffler Norway Carsten Johansson BMW 502 13hr 18:27
50th 012 GT1.1 Italy Luciano Mantovani Lancia Appia GT Zagato 13hr 20:22
54th 024 GT1.1 Italy Enrico Anselmi Lancia Appia GT Zagato 13hr 23:39
58th 138 S750 Italy Giancarlo Rigamonti Osca S750 13hr 29:41
63th 52 GT750 Italy Alfonso Thiele Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Zagato 13hr 32:33
66th 040 TS1.3 France Roger Delagenste Peugeot 403 13hr 34:17
68th 40 GT750 Italy Marino Guarnieri Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Zagato 13hr 38:40
73rd 015 GT1.1 Italy Giorgio Lurani Lancia Appia GT Zagato 13hr 40:52
78th 208 TS1.6 West Germany Joachim Springer Ford Taunus 15 M 13hr 46:54
79th 348 S1.5 Belgium Georges Berger Belgium René Foiret Maserati 150S 13hr 47:28
81st 73 GT1.0 France Jean-Claude Vidilles D.B-Panhard HBR 13hr 47:42
83rd 64 TS1.0 Belgium Paul Frère Renault Dauphine 13hr 47:55
86th 256 TS2.0 France Jean Aumas West Germany Willy Brandt Alfa Romeo 1900TI 13hr 56:24
87th 244 T2.0 Italy Achille Fona Italy Amletto Della Fona Alfa Romeo 1900TI 13hr 56:30
91st 006 TS1.1 Italy Ersilio Mandrini Italy Luigi Bertassi Alfa Romeo Giulietta 14hr 16:55
93rd 212 TS1.6 United Kingdom Peter Harper United Kingdom Jackie Reece Sunbeam Rapier 14hr 06:16
95th 206 T1.6 France Paul Guiraud France G. Chevron Peugeot 403 14hr 12:28
98th 257 TS2.0 France Claude Bourillot France Pierre About Citroën DS19 14hr 15:16
99th 032 T1.3 Italy Alberto Massari Italy Pier Luigi Gatti Peugeot 403 14hr 12:28
103rd 253 TS2.0 Monaco Louis Chiron Monaco André Testut Citroën DS19 14hr 22:01
108th 2348 T1.1 Italy Dino Faggi Fiat 1100/103TV 14hr 31:23
110th 71 TS1.0 France Maurice Michy Renault Dauphine 14hr 32:53
141st 63 T1.0 France Robert Chancel France Bergonoukoux Panhard Dyna 54 15hr 22:40
154th 14 TS750 France Louis Chardin Renault 4CV 15hr 59:47
161st 3 T750 Sweden Carl Lohmander Sweden Harald Kronegård Saab 93 16hr 40:22
172nd 77 GT1.0 France Gerard Parmentier D.B.-Panhard HBR 18hr 34:03
DNF 534 S+2.0 United Kingdom Peter Collins United Kingdom Louis Klementaski Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 335 S 5hr 03:11 Drive shaft
DNF 531 S+2.0 Spain Alfonso de Portago United States Edmont Nelson Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 335 S 5hr 17:43 Fatal accident
(de Portago & Nelson)
DNF 448 S2.0 Italy Franco Bordoni Maserati 200S I 6hr 32:24 DNF
DNF 337 S1.1 United Kingdom Gregor Grant Lotus-Climax Eleven 6hr 58:42 Split fuel tank
DNF 437 GT+2.0 Italy Piero Scotti Italy Adalberto Parenti Mercedes-Benz 300 SL DNF
DNF 69 TS1.0 France Jean Lucas Renault Dauphine 7hr 18:43 DNF
DNF 39 GT750 France Jean Rédélé Alpine A106 MM 7hr 26:49 DNF
DNF 309 GT2.0 Netherlands Joseph H. Göttgens Triumph TR3 7hr 56:12 Fatal accident
DNF 141 S750 France René Philippe Faure Stanguellini Efac Sport 750 DNF
DNF 213 TS1.6 United Kingdom Sheila van Damm United Kingdom David Humphrey Sunbeam Rapier Accident
DNF 227 GT1.6 Sweden Gunnar Blomquist Porsche 356A Carrera DNF
DNF 301 GT2.0 Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Fiat 8V Zagato DNF
DNF 339 S1.1 United Kingdom Bruno Ferrari Lotus-Climax Eleven DNF
DNF 428 GT+2.0 Sweden Bengt Martenson West Germany Wittigo von Einseidel Mercedes-Benz 300 SL DNF
DNF 440 GT+2.0 West Germany Wolfgang Seidel West Germany Helmut Glöckler Mercedes-Benz 300 SL DNF
DNF 506 S2.0 Italy Luigi Bellucci Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 200S I Oil leak
DNF 518 S+2.0 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type Loose fuel tank
DNF 524 S+2.0 United States Ak Miller United States Douglas Harrison Akton Miller Caballo de Hiero-Chrysler Mk II Broken exhaust
DNF 533 S+2.0 West Germany Hans Herrmann Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 350S Holed sump
DNF 537 S+2.0 United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Denis Jenkinson Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 350S Broken brake pedal

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Class Winners

Class Winners
Sport +2000 535 Ferrari 315 S Taruffi
Sports 2000 451 Ferrari 500 TRC Munaron
Sports 1500 349 Porsche 550 RS Maglioli
Sports 1100 325 Osca S950 Cabianca
Sports 750 138 Osca S750 Rigamonti
Grand Touring +2000 417 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Gendebien / Washer
Grand Touring 2000 308 Fiat 8V Zagato Nobile / Cagnana
Grand Touring 1600 225 Porsche 356A Carrera Strähle / Linge
Grand Touring 1300 105 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Convert / Martin
Grand Touring 1100 012 Lancia Appia GT Zagato Mantovani
Grand Touring 1000 73 D.B.-Panhard HBR Vidilles
Grand Touring 750 52 Fiat-Abrath 750 Zagato Thiele
Touring Special +2000 410 BMW 502 Heuberger
Touring Special 2000 256 Alfa Romeo 1900 TI Aumas / Brandt
Touring Special 1600 208 Ford Taunus 15 M Springer
Touring Special 1300 040 Peugeot 403 Delageneste
Touring Special 1100 006 Fiat 1100/103 Mandrini / Bertassi
Touring Special 1000 64 Renault Dauphine Frère
Touring Special 750 14 Renault 4CV Chardin
Touring Prep 2000 244 Alfa Romeo 1900 TI Fona / Della Tore
Touring Prep 1600 206 Peugeot 403 Guiraud / Chevron
Touring Prep 1300 032 Alf Romeo Giulietta Massari / Gatti
Touring Prep 1100 2348 Fiat 1100/103 TV Faggi
Touring Prep 1000 63 Panhard Dyna 54 Chancel / Bergonoukoux
Touring Prep 750 3 Saab 93 Lohmander / Kronegård

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Standings after the race

Pos Championship Points
1 Italy Ferrari 19
2 Italy Maserati 17
3 United Kingdom Jaguar 7
4 West Germany Porsche 2
5 Italy O.S.C.A. 1

Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 6 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.

References

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Further reading

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