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1957 French Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

| Type = F1

| Country = France

| Grand Prix = French

| Fulldate = {{Start date|1957|7|7|df=y}}

| 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 = {{F1Laps1957|FRA}}

}}

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 =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
Pos

! No

! Driver

! Constructor

! Time

! Gap

1

| 2

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

| Maserati

| 2:21.5

| align="center" |—

2

| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra

| Maserati

| 2:22.6

| +1.1

3

| 10

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Musso

| Ferrari

| 2:22.7

| +1.2

4

| 6

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell

| Maserati

| 2:23.2

| +1.7

5

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins

| Ferrari

| 2:23.3

| +1.8

6

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

| Vanwall

| 2:25.1

| +3.6

7

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

| Ferrari

| 2:25.6

| +4.1

8

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

| Ferrari

| 2:25.9

| +4.4

9

| 8

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Menditeguy

| Maserati

| 2:26.1

| +4.6

10

| 18

| {{flagicon|UK}} Stuart Lewis-Evans

| Vanwall

| 2:27.6

| +6.1

11

| 26

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ron Flockhart

| BRM

| 2:27.8

| +6.3

12

| 28

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Herbert MacKay-Fraser

| BRM

| 2:29.9

| +8.4

13

| 22

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham

| Cooper-Climax

| 2:30.9

| +9.4

14

| 30

| {{flagicon|UK}} Horace Gould

| Maserati

| 2:35.0

| +13.5

15

| 24

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike MacDowel

| Cooper-Climax

| 2:38.6

| +17.1

colspan="6" | Source:{{Cite web| url=http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1957&gp=ACF%20GP&r=1&type=qual| title=1957 ACF GP Qualification| website=www.chicanef1.com| access-date=23 July 2020}}

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 2

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

| Maserati

| 77

| 3:07:46.4

| 1

| 8

2

| 10

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Musso

| Ferrari

| 77

| +50.8 secs

| 3

| 7{{ref|1|1}}

3

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins

| Ferrari

| 77

| +2:06.0

| 5

| 4

4

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

| Ferrari

| 76

| +1 Lap

| 7

| 3

5

| 6

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell

| Maserati

| 70

| +7 Laps

| 4

| 2

6

| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra

| Maserati

| 69

| +8 Laps

| 2

|

7

| 24

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike MacDowel
{{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham

| Cooper-Climax

| 68

| +9 Laps

| 15

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Menditeguy

| Maserati

| 30

| Engine

| 9

|

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|UK}} Stuart Lewis-Evans

| Vanwall

| 30

| Steering

| 10

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

| Vanwall

| 25

| Engine

| 6

|

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Herbert MacKay-Fraser

| BRM

| 24

| Transmission

| 12

|

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

| Ferrari

| 23

| Electrical

| 8

|

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham

| Cooper-Climax

| 4

| Accident

| 13

|

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|UK}} Horace Gould

| Maserati

| 4

| Halfshaft

| 14

|

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ron Flockhart

| BRM

| 2

| Accident

| 11

|

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1957/673/ |title=1957 French Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=9 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219065840/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1957/673/ |archive-date=19 February 2014}}}}

;Notes

  • {{Note|1|1}} – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Notes

Shared drive

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

|align="left"| 25

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Sam Hanks

|align="left"| 8

align="left"| 10px 34

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Musso

|align="left"| 7

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Jim Rathmann

|align="left"| 7

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra

|align="left"| 6

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1957/france/championnat.aspx|title=France 1957 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=15 March 2019}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

{{reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report|

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}}

{{F1GP 50-59}}

French Grand Prix

Category:French Grand Prix

Category:1957 in French motorsport