The 1957 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 August 1957 at Nürburgring. Juan Manuel Fangio overcame a considerable gap to the leaders to win the race and the 1957 Word Championship in what many, including Fangio himself, consider his greatest performance. Fangio was behind by 51 seconds at the half-way point of the race, and through the next laps he broke and then re-broke the record, passing the leader on the final lap of the race.