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 Gap1 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2:21.5—2 4 Jean Behra Maserati 2:22.6 +1.13 10 Luigi Musso Ferrari 2:22.7 +1.24 6 Harry Schell Maserati 2:23.2 +1.75 12 Peter Collins Ferrari 2:23.3 +1.86 20 Roy Salvadori Vanwall 2:25.1 +3.67 14 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:25.6 +4.18 16 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:25.9 +4.49 8 Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 2:26.1 +4.610 18 Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 2:27.6 +6.111 26 Ron Flockhart BRM 2:27.8 +6.312 28 Herbert MacKay-Fraser BRM 2:29.9 +8.413 22 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:30.9 +9.414 30 Horace Gould Maserati 2:35.0 +13.515 24 Mike MacDowel Cooper-Climax 2:38.6 +17.1 Source:
Race 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 8 Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 30 Engine 9 18 Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 30 Steering 10 20 Roy Salvadori Vanwall 25 Engine 6 28 Herbert MacKay-Fraser BRM 24 Transmission 12 16 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 23 Electrical 8 22 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 4 Accident 13 30 Horace Gould Maserati 4 Halfshaft 14 26 Ron Flockhart BRM 2 Accident 11 Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
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This was the first Formula One World Championship race for American driver Herbert MacKay-Fraser and British driver Mike MacDowel.
Shared drive Car #24: Mike MacDowel (30 laps) and Jack Brabham (38 laps).
Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 25 2 Sam Hanks 8 34 3 Luigi Musso 7 1 4 Jim Rathmann 7 1 5 Jean Behra 6Source:
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