1957 French Grand Prix

The 1957 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 7 July 1957 at Rouen-Les-Essarts. It was race 4 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers.

1957 French Grand Prix
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Race details
Date	7 July 1957 (1957-07-07)
Official name	XLIII Grand Prix de l'ACF
Location	Rouen-Les-Essarts, Grand-Couronne, France
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.542 km (4.065 miles)
Distance	77 laps, 503.734 km (313.005 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Time	2:21.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Time	2:22.4
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Second	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Third	Peter Collins	Ferrari
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:21.5	—
2	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	2:22.6	+1.1
3	10	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	2:22.7	+1.2
4	6	Harry Schell	Maserati	2:23.2	+1.7
5	12	Peter Collins	Ferrari	2:23.3	+1.8
6	20	Roy Salvadori	Vanwall	2:25.1	+3.6
7	14	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:25.6	+4.1
8	16	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:25.9	+4.4
9	8	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	2:26.1	+4.6
10	18	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	2:27.6	+6.1
11	26	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:27.8	+6.3
12	28	Herbert MacKay-Fraser	BRM	2:29.9	+8.4
13	22	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:30.9	+9.4
14	30	Horace Gould	Maserati	2:35.0	+13.5
15	24	Mike MacDowel	Cooper-Climax	2:38.6	+17.1
Source:[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	77	3:07:46.4	1	8
2	10	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	77	+50.8 secs	3	71
3	12	Peter Collins	Ferrari	77	+2:06.0	5	4
4	14	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	76	+1 Lap	7	3
5	6	Harry Schell	Maserati	70	+7 Laps	4	2
6	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	69	+8 Laps	2
7	24	Mike MacDowel Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	68	+9 Laps	15
Ret	8	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	30	Engine	9
Ret	18	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	30	Steering	10
Ret	20	Roy Salvadori	Vanwall	25	Engine	6
Ret	28	Herbert MacKay-Fraser	BRM	24	Transmission	12
Ret	16	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	23	Electrical	8
Ret	22	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	4	Accident	13
Ret	30	Horace Gould	Maserati	4	Halfshaft	14
Ret	26	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2	Accident	11
Source:[2]

Notes

• ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Notes

• This was the first Formula One World Championship race for American driver Herbert MacKay-Fraser and British driver Mike MacDowel.

Shared drive

• Car #24: Mike MacDowel (30 laps) and Jack Brabham (38 laps).

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	25
	2	Sam Hanks	8
34	3	Luigi Musso	7
1	4	Jim Rathmann	7
1	5	Jean Behra	6
Source: [3]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

1. "1957 ACF GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
2. "1957 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
3. "France 1957 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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