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 | ||||
| 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 | Maserati | ||||
| Time | 2:21.5 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Luigi Musso | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 2:22.4 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Maserati | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Juan Manuel Fangio
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Maserati | 2:21.5 | — |
| 2 | 4 |  Jean Behra
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Maserati | 2:22.6 | +1.1 |
| 3 | 10 | Luigi Musso
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Ferrari | 2:22.7 | +1.2 |
| 4 | 6 |  Harry Schell
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Maserati | 2:23.2 | +1.7 |
| 5 | 12 |  Peter Collins
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Ferrari | 2:23.3 | +1.8 |
| 6 | 20 | Roy Salvadori
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Vanwall | 2:25.1 | +3.6 |
| 7 | 14 | Mike Hawthorn
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Ferrari | 2:25.6 | +4.1 |
| 8 | 16 | Maurice Trintignant
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Ferrari | 2:25.9 | +4.4 |
| 9 | 8 | Carlos Menditeguy
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Maserati | 2:26.1 | +4.6 |
| 10 | 18 | Stuart Lewis-Evans
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Vanwall | 2:27.6 | +6.1 |
| 11 | 26 | Ron Flockhart
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BRM | 2:27.8 | +6.3 |
| 12 | 28 | Herbert MacKay-Fraser
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BRM | 2:29.9 | +8.4 |
| 13 | 22 |  Jack Brabham
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Cooper-Climax | 2:30.9 | +9.4 |
| 14 | 30 | Horace Gould
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Maserati | 2:35.0 | +13.5 |
| 15 | 24 | Mike MacDowel
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Cooper-Climax | 2:38.6 | +17.1 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Maserati | 77 | 3:07:46.4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 | Luigi Musso
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Ferrari | 77 | +50.8 secs | 3 | 71 |
| 3 | 12 | Peter Collins
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Ferrari | 77 | +2:06.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Mike Hawthorn
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Ferrari | 76 | +1 Lap | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Harry Schell
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Maserati | 70 | +7 Laps | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean Behra
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Maserati | 69 | +8 Laps | 2 | |
| 7 | 24 | Mike MacDowel Jack Brabham
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Cooper-Climax | 68 | +9 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 | Carlos Menditeguy
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Maserati | 30 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 18 | Stuart Lewis-Evans
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Vanwall | 30 | Steering | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 | Roy Salvadori
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Vanwall | 25 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 28 | Herbert MacKay-Fraser
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BRM | 24 | Transmission | 12 | |
| Ret | 16 | Maurice Trintignant
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Ferrari | 23 | Electrical | 8 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jack Brabham
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Cooper-Climax | 4 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 30 | Horace Gould
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Maserati | 4 | Halfshaft | 14 | |
| Ret | 26 | Ron Flockhart
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BRM | 2 | Accident | 11 | |
Source:[2]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Debuts edit
This was the first Formula One race for Herbert MacKay-Fraser and Mike MacDowel.
edit
- Car #24: Mike MacDowel (30 laps) and Jack Brabham (38 laps).
Championship standings after the race edit
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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25 |
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2 | Sam Hanks
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8 |
 34
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3 | Luigi Musso
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7 |
 1
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4 | Jim Rathmann
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7 |
| 1
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5 | Jean Behra
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6 |
| Source: [3] | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References edit
- ^ "1957 ACF GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1957 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "France 1957 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.