1957 Formula One season

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The 1957 Formula One season was the 11th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 8th World Championship of Drivers which was contested over eight races between 13 January and 8 September 1957. The season also included nine non-championship races for Formula One cars. Juan Manuel Fangio driving for Maserati won his fourth consecutive championship. It was his fifth in total, a record that would not be beaten until Michael Schumacher in 2003. Especially in the latter half of the season, Stirling Moss was Fangio's main rival, but the Brit would finish runner-up for the third year in a row. Excluding the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the F1 championship although there was very little overlap in contestants, all races were won by cars powered by an engine built by the same constructor that also built the chassis. This would not happen again until 2006. Three Formula One drivers lost their lives this year while racing in other categories. On 14 March, Ferrari driver Eugenio...

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