1957 Miscellaneous Rallies


Monte Carlo Rally
? 1957

Cancelled due to petrol rationing



Hankirally
15th-17th February 1957

 2   4 Erik Carlsson/S.Helm			Saab 93				P54444
 5  46 Bernte Goetze/Henrik Lundsten		Volkswagen 1200
13  40 Alrik Stenström/R.Larsson		Volkswagen
 R  19 Carl-Magnus Skogh/R.Skogh		Saab 93
 R  35 Harald Kronegård/Gunnar Blomqvist	Saab 93				A68387
 R  45 Ivar Andersson/Lennart Simonsson		Saab 93
 R  63 T.Mann/Mario Pavoni			Volkswagen



5th Coronation Safari
19th-22nd April 1957


Class A - up to £600
 1   9 A.A.Hofmann/A.A.N.Burton			Volkswagen		270 pts
 2   8 J.P.Townsend/D.L.Shepherd		Volkswagen		510
 3   7 W.J.Cardwell/N.J.Thomas			Volkswagen		550

Class B - up to £799
 1  37 M.P.Armstrong/E.M.Temple-Boreham		Fiat 1100TV		 810
 2  31 A.R.Vickers/F.Ryce			DKW			3620
 3  34 G.H.Ley/J.E.Cotton			Austin A50		3760

Class C - £800 and over
 1  64 J.J.Feeney/Z.Nowicki			Peugeot 403		 580
 2  56 D.Read/C.Neilson/W.Darragh		Ford Zephyr		 915
 3  61 G.E.Goby/C.L.Engelbrecht			Opel Kapitan		1725

Overall Winner
 1   9 A.A.Hofmann/A.A.N.Burton			Volkswagen		Champion Spark Plug Challenge Cup

Manufacturers' Team Prize
 1 Volkswagen

64 starters, 19 finishers



5th Acropolis Rally
24th-28th April 1957

 1     Jean-Pierre Estager/Mme Estager          Ferrari 250GT
 2     Henri Blanchoud/Robert Berger 		Saab
 3     Nikos Filinis/N.Petropoulos 		DKW
 4     Valter Karlsson/S.Kvarnström 		DKW
 5     Petros Papadopoulos/N.Politis 		MG
 7     Guido Cestelli-Guidi/M.Cestelli-Guidi 	Alfa Romeo
 8     Alkis Michos/A.Antoniou 			Alfa Romeo
10     Kostas Nikolopoulos/S.Kaloudis 		Alfa Romeo
11     Ruprecht Hopfen/Binkemer 		Saab 93
12     Mlado Vukovic 				DKW
13     N.Moschous/Kiriakou 			Alfa Romeo Junior
14     Johnny Pesmazoglou/Chronidis 		Chevrolet
15     Anastasopoulos/Liberopoulos 		DKW
16     Saliveros/Georgakos 			Chevrolet
17     Morel/Morel 				Denzes
18     Likouris/Vamvakjidis 			Opel Rekord
19     Bandounas/Liberopoulos 			DKW
20     Spiliotakis/Spiliotakis 			Alfa Romeo Junior 
 R     R.Blackler								engine


Österreichische Alpenfahrt
13-16 June 1957

    48 Dr Arnulf Pilhatsch			BMW 502				Won Touring car class	B46-7082
       Hans Bauer				Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint	Won Sports car class

48 starters, 41 finishers


Jyväskylän Suurajot (1000 Lakes Rally)
16th-18th August 1957

 1  16 Erik Carlsson/Mario Pavoni               Saab 93                 6344.5 pts
 2  61 Harry Bengtsson/Åke Righard              Volkswagen              6383.1		B59400
 3     Osmo Kalpala/Eino Kalpala                DKW Donau               6393.7
 4  37 Nils Carlsson/Gunnar Carlsson            Volvo PV444             6407.2
 5  60 Alrik Strenström/Rolf Borg               Volkswagen 1200         6433.4
 6     Carl-Otto Bremer/Juhani Lampi            Saab 93                 6556.0
 7     Harald Kronegård/Niilo Ruuskanen         Saab 93                 6644.6
 8  30 Heimer Adiels/Anders Berg                DKW Coupe               6669.2
 9  17 Ivar Andersson/Lennart Simonsson         Saab 93 DL              6684.5
10     Klaus Weikkola/Pentti Virtanen           Peugeot 403             6741.6
12  10 Carl Orrenius/Göran Kumlin		Saab 93
22  39 Olof Westerlund/Olof Stridsberg		Volvo 444
25  15 Yngve Rosqvist/Ewy Rosqvist		Saab 93
34  59 Sven Lundberg/Göran Gustavsson		Simca 90 A
 R     Pauli Toivonen/Antero Vuorio             Saab 93                 SS15
 R   2 Sten Magnusson/Gösta Kruse		Lancia Aurelia GT
 R  18 Sven-Gunnar Rehn/Karl-Erik Carlsson	Saab 93
    26 Boris Rung                               DKW Donau

58 started, 42 finished.


Swedish Rally
? 1957

 1     Thure Jansson/Lennart Jansson            Volvo PV544LS


XVIII Polish Rally
? 1957

 1     Adam Wedrychowski                        Zwikau P-70             (Gp III-T)
       Mlado Vukovic                            DKW                     (Gp IV-T)
       S.Vidmar                                 Porsche 356-1300S       (Gp V-S)
       Walerian Waryszewski                     BMW 328                 (Gp VII-S)
       Mieczyslaw Sochacki                      FSO Warszawa M-20       (Gp VIII-T)
       Marek Varisella                          DKW F8                  (Gp III-S)
       Boleslaw Majkowski                       Simca 8                 (Gp V-T)
       Wladyslaw Paszkowski                     Opel Olympa             (Gp VII-T)


IX Tulip Rally
6th-12th May 1957

 1     Kreisel/Hope				Renault Dauphine
 2     Nak/Niemoller				Mercedes-Benz 300SL
 3     Gerlach/Brug				Porsche 1600 Speedster
 5     André Jetten/Heine Korte 		Goggomobil
 6     John Wallwork/A.Pownall 			Alfa Romeo
 8     C.I.de Vries/J.A.Moorman 		Ford
 9     Jan Martens/B.H.Eerligh 			Fiat
26     Don Morley/Erle Morley			Jaguar
       Anne Hall/Miss Hopkinson			Ford Zephyr		Won Ladies Cup
    44 Schorr					Porsche 356
    43						Porsche
    42						Porsche
       Jimmy Ray/Ian Hill			Sunbeam Rapier		1st in 1300-1600cc class

There were 216 competitors.


II Cariboo Canadian Rally
? 1957

 1 P.Smith/H.Shap				Volkswagen
 2						Volkswagen
 3 						Morris Isis
 4						Landrover
 R						MG			bearings
 R						Austin Healey		sump


Liege-Rome-Liege Rally
? August 1957

 1     Storez/Buchet				Porsche			1st 2000cc class
 2     Mr & Mrs Schlesser			Mercedes-Benz 300SL	1st over 2000cc class
 3     Consten/Pichon				Triumph TR3
12     Gerry Burgess/S.E.Croft-Pearson		Ford Zephyr
       Michy/Foulgoe				Renault Dauphine	1st 1100cc class
       De Laganiste/Nicol			Peugeot 203		1st 1300cc class
16     Nancy Mitchell/Joan Johns		MG A			Ladies' Prize
23     Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom			Morris Minor 1000


Alpine Rally
1957

Cancelled due to Suez crisis



VIII Sestrieres Rally
? 1957

 1     Piercarlo Borghesio/Bianchi 		Dyna Panhard
 3     Carlo Maria Abate/Mottura 		Alfa Romeo
 7     Corcos/Janari 				Fiat
10     Giorgio Superti/Fiorani 			Alfa Romeo



Geneva Rally
? 1957

 1     Stefan Brügger/W.Tiefenhaler 		DKW



Adriatic Rally
? 1957

 1     Ruprecht Hopfen/von Lösch 		Saab
 3     L.Marini/L.Tavolo 			Alfa Romeo
 4     "Pegaso"/Campidoglio 			Alfa Romeo
 5     Arnulf Pilhatsch/Richter 		BMW
 6     Wolfgang Levy/Horst 			Fiat
 8     Paul Guiraud/Britvic 			Peugeot
 9     Milvoje Vukovic/Picek 			DKW