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 Moss, Vanwall team, makes visits the pit (08:07). Hawthorne and Behra pass the pit and taking the leading positions (08:12), followed by Lewis-Evans passing onto third place (08:19). Moss leaves the pit (08:25). The audience applauds (08:29). Footage of the race as it proceeds (08:31). (08:46). Moss enters the pit again (08:46), and his teammate Brooks takes fifth place (08:57). Brooks enters the pit (09:19). Moss takes over and exits the pit (09:34). Footage of the race continues (09:55). Harry Schell enters the pit (10:37). Les Leston enter the pit (10:44) and retires from the race due to engine trouble (10:55). Fangio exits his car in the pit and retires from the race (10:57). Peter Collins in in the pit (11:28). Brooks is in the pit (11:45). Footage of the race continuing (11:52). Hawthorne enters the pit for a wheel change (14:05). He then reenters the race in fourth place (14:38). Behra is standing on the sidelines, no longer racing (14:47). Footage of the race continuing (15:02). Moss enters the pit for refueling (16:08). Footage of the race continuing (16:20). Lewis-Evans enters the pit (16:35). Footage of the race continuing (16:48) the positions being Moss in 1st place (16:51), followed by Luigi Musso (16:53), Hawthorne (16:56), and lastly Trintignant in 4th place (17:00). The finish line (17:05). Sterling Moss, Vanwall team, wins the race (17:11). Tony Vandervell (founder of the Vanwall team) (17:14). Footage of Moss during the race (17:18). Moss and Brooks are celebrated after Moss’ win (17:39). They are surrounded by a crowd (17:50). Scenes of Stirling Moss and footage of his previous races (17:57). He is awarded and celebrated for his 1957 Grand Prix victory (19:36). Credits (19:43). Another racing event is shown — saloon car racing or touring car racing. Mini Cooper race cars driving on a circuit (19:48). A photographer shoots on a Nikon camera (20:04). Racing driver Gerry Marshall (20:06). Another race begins (20:09). Racer Williams wins the race (20:54).

The 1957 British Grand Prix was the tenth British Grand Prix and it was race 5 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship. The race was won by Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks, who shared driving duties in a Vanwall. This was the first occasion that a British constructor won a World Drivers’ Championship race, a feat achieved with two British drivers at their home Grand Prix.

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