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
Date7 July 1957 (1957-07-07)
Official nameXLIII Grand Prix de l'ACF
LocationRouen-Les-Essarts, Grand-Couronne, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course length6.542 km (4.065 miles)
Distance77 laps, 503.734 km (313.005 miles)
Pole position
DriverMaserati
Time2:21.5
Fastest lap
DriverItaly Luigi MussoFerrari
Time2:22.4
Podium
FirstMaserati
SecondFerrari
ThirdFerrari
Lap leaders

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
12 Juan Manuel FangioMaserati2:21.5
24 Jean BehraMaserati2:22.6+1.1
310 Luigi MussoFerrari2:22.7+1.2
46 Harry SchellMaserati2:23.2+1.7
512 Peter CollinsFerrari2:23.3+1.8
620 Roy SalvadoriVanwall2:25.1+3.6
714 Mike HawthornFerrari2:25.6+4.1
816 Maurice TrintignantFerrari2:25.9+4.4
98 Carlos MenditeguyMaserati2:26.1+4.6
1018 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall2:27.6+6.1
1126 Ron FlockhartBRM2:27.8+6.3
1228 Herbert MacKay-FraserBRM2:29.9+8.4
1322 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax2:30.9+9.4
1430 Horace GouldMaserati2:35.0+13.5
1524 Mike MacDowelCooper-Climax2:38.6+17.1
Source:[1]

Race edit

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Juan Manuel FangioMaserati773:07:46.418
210 Luigi MussoFerrari77+50.8 secs371
312 Peter CollinsFerrari77+2:06.054
414 Mike HawthornFerrari76+1 Lap73
56 Harry SchellMaserati70+7 Laps42
64 Jean BehraMaserati69+8 Laps2
724 Mike MacDowel
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax68+9 Laps15
Ret8 Carlos MenditeguyMaserati30Engine9
Ret18 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall30Steering10
Ret20 Roy SalvadoriVanwall25Engine6
Ret28 Herbert MacKay-FraserBRM24Transmission12
Ret16 Maurice TrintignantFerrari23Electrical8
Ret22 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax4Accident13
Ret30 Horace GouldMaserati4Halfshaft14
Ret26 Ron FlockhartBRM2Accident11
Source:[2]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Debuts edit

This was the first Formula One race for Herbert MacKay-Fraser and Mike MacDowel.

Shared drive edit

Championship standings after the race edit

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Juan Manuel Fangio25
2 Sam Hanks8
343 Luigi Musso7
14 Jim Rathmann7
15 Jean Behra6
Source: [3]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit


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