1957 French Grand Prix
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1957 French Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 8 in the 1957 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 7 July 1957 | |
| Official name | XLIII Grand Prix de l'ACF | |
| Location | Rouen-Les-Essarts, Grand-Couronne, France | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.100 km (3.169 mi) |
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| Distance | 77 laps, 392.700 km (244.012 mi) | |
| 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 |
The 1957 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 7 July 1957 at Rouen-Les-Essarts. It was the fourth round of the 1957 World Drivers' Championship.
Classification
| 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 | 7 |
| 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 |
Notes
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 2:21.5
- Fastest Lap: Luigi Musso - 2:22.4
- Lap Leaders: Luigi Musso 3 laps (1-3); Juan Manuel Fangio 74 laps (4-77).
- Shared Drive: Car #24: Mike MacDowel (30 laps) and Jack Brabham (38 laps).
- Only Grand Prix appearance for Mike MacDowel and Herbert MacKay-Fraser (he was killed a week later during a Formula 2 race in Reims).
- Career Firsts: Luigi Musso (fast lap).
Drivers' Championship standings after the race
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
25 |
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2 |  Sam Hanks |
8 |
 34 |
3 | Luigi Musso |
7 |
 1 |
4 | Jim Rathmann |
7 |
| 1 |
5 | Jean Behra |
6 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
| Previous race: 1957 Indianapolis 500 |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1957 season |
Next race: 1957 British Grand Prix |
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