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1957 French Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | France |
| Grand Prix | French |
| Fulldate | |
| Year | 1957 |
| Previous_round | 1957 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship |
| Next_round | 1957 British Grand Prix |
| Image | Rouen_track_layout_1955-1971.gif |
| Official name | XLIII Grand Prix de l'ACF |
| Location | Rouen-Les-Essarts, Grand-Couronne, France |
| Course_km | 6.542 |
| Course_mi | 4.065 |
| Distance_laps | 77 |
| Distance_km | 503.734 |
| Distance_mi | 313.005 |
| Pole_Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| Pole_Country | Argentina |
| Pole_Team | Maserati |
| Pole_Time | 2:21.5 |
| Fast_Driver | Luigi Musso |
| Fast_Team | Ferrari |
| Fast_Time | 2:22.4 |
| Fast_Country | Italy |
| First_Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| First_Country | Argentina |
| First_Team | Maserati |
| Second_Driver | Luigi Musso |
| Second_Country | Italy |
| Second_Team | Ferrari |
| Third_Driver | Peter Collins |
| Third_Country | UK |
| Third_Team | Ferrari |
| Lapchart |
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.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2:21.5 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | France Jean Behra | Maserati | 2:22.6 | +1.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Italy Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 2:22.7 | +1.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | United States Harry Schell | Maserati | 2:23.2 | +1.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | UK Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2:23.3 | +1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | UK Roy Salvadori | Vanwall | 2:25.1 | +3.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UK Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 2:25.6 | +4.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | France Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 2:25.9 | +4.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Argentina Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 2:26.1 | +4.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 2:27.6 | +6.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | UK Ron Flockhart | BRM | 2:27.8 | +6.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | United States Herbert MacKay-Fraser | BRM | 2:29.9 | +8.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2:30.9 | +9.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | UK Horace Gould | Maserati | 2:35.0 | +13.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | UK Mike MacDowel | Cooper-Climax | 2:38.6 | +17.1 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Argentina **Juan Manuel Fangio** | **Maserati** | 77 | 3:07:46.4 | 1 | **8** | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Italy **Luigi Musso** | **Ferrari** | 77 | +50.8 secs | 3 | **7** | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | UK **Peter Collins** | **Ferrari** | 77 | +2:06.0 | 5 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UK **Mike Hawthorn** | **Ferrari** | 76 | +1 Lap | 7 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | United States **Harry Schell** | **Maserati** | 70 | +7 Laps | 4 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | France Jean Behra | Maserati | 69 | +8 Laps | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | UK Mike MacDowel | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 68 | +9 Laps | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Argentina Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 30 | Engine | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 30 | Steering | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | UK Roy Salvadori | Vanwall | 25 | Engine | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | United States Herbert MacKay-Fraser | BRM | 24 | Transmission | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | France Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 23 | Electrical | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 4 | Accident | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | UK Horace Gould | Maserati | 4 | Halfshaft | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | UK Ron Flockhart | BRM | 2 | Accident | 11 |
;Notes
- – 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.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | 25 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | USA Sam Hanks | 8 |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 34 | 3 | Italy Luigi Musso | 7 |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 1 | 4 | USA Jim Rathmann | 7 |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 1 | 5 | France Jean Behra | 6 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
Name_of_race = French Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1957 | Previous_race_in_season = 1957 Indianapolis 500 | Next_race_in_season = 1957 British Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1956 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1958 French Grand Prix}}
References
- "1957 ACF GP Qualification".
- "1957 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- "France 1957 - Championship • STATS F1".
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