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“1957 British Grand Prix at Aintree” Formula One Race Documentary Stirling Moss Xd8685 (1957)

1957 · Short film · 21 min

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This Shell-Mex and BP film covers the 1957 British Grand Prix Formula One motor race held on 20 July 1957 at the Aintree Circuit, near Liverpool. The film is a Random production, edited by Michel Boyd and photographed by G. C. Lang, R. F. Leach, J. Jenkins, A. H. Luff, D. C. Stewart, and P. Mills, in collaboration with Royal Automobile Club, British Automobile Racing Club, and Aintree Automobile Racing Company. Credits (00:14). Views of the Aintree Circuit in 1957 and the race drivers (00:26). Juan Manuel Fangio, John Behra, and Harry Schell, Maserati team (00:38). Mike Hawthorne, Peter Collins, Luigi Musso, and Maurice Trintignant, Ferrari team (00:52). Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks, and Stuart Lewis-Evans, Vanwall team (01:12). The racers drive their cars, first Fangio (01:29) followed by Hawthorne (01:37), Ivor Bueb, Maserati team (01:41), and lastly Salvadori, Cooper-Climax team (01:45). The race cars drive around the circuit (01:51) and arrive at the pits where mechanics prepare the cars (01:56). Drivers’ wives are sitting on the sidelines of the pit (02:21). Behra’s car, No. 4 (02:27). Vanwall cars (02:35). Jack Fairman, BRM team, in car No. 24 (02:50). The race cars round-up on the starting grid (02:58). A crowd is gathered around the starting grid (03:16). The engines are started, and the track is cleared of people (03:35). The race begins (03:46). Footage of the race as it proceeds while the commentator updates on drivers’ positions (03:57). Leading driver Stirling…

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Running time
21 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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