1957 French Grand Prix

1957 French Grand Prix
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	Juan Manuel Fangio;
Time	2:21.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Musso
Time	2:22.4
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio;
Second	Luigi Musso;
Third	Peter Collins;
	Lap leaders ;

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.

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Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:21.5	—
2	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	2:22.6	+1.1
3	10	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	2:22.7	+1.2
4	6	Harry Schell	Maserati	2:23.2	+1.7
5	12	Peter Collins	Ferrari	2:23.3	+1.8
6	20	Roy Salvadori	Vanwall	2:25.1	+3.6
7	14	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:25.6	+4.1
8	16	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:25.9	+4.4
9	8	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	2:26.1	+4.6
10	18	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	2:27.6	+6.1
11	26	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:27.8	+6.3
12	28	Herbert MacKay-Fraser	BRM	2:29.9	+8.4
13	22	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:30.9	+9.4
14	30	Horace Gould	Maserati	2:35.0	+13.5
15	24	Mike MacDowel	Cooper-Climax	2:38.6	+17.1
Source:^[1]

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	7¹
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
Source:^[2]

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