1957 French Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:21.5	—
2	4	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	2:22.6	+1.1
3	10	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	Ferrari	2:22.7	+1.2
4	6	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati	2:23.2	+1.7
5	12	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Ferrari	2:23.3	+1.8
6	20	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Vanwall	2:25.1	+3.6
7	14	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:25.6	+4.1
8	16	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:25.9	+4.4
9	8	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	2:26.1	+4.6
10	18	Template:Flagicon Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	2:27.6	+6.1
11	26	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:27.8	+6.3
12	28	Template:Flagicon Herbert MacKay-Fraser	BRM	2:29.9	+8.4
13	22	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:30.9	+9.4
14	30	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould	Maserati	2:35.0	+13.5
15	24	Template:Flagicon Mike MacDowel	Cooper-Climax	2:38.6	+17.1
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	77	3:07:46.4	1	8
2	10	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	Ferrari	77	+50.8 secs	3	7Template:Ref
3	12	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Ferrari	77	+2:06.0	5	4
4	14	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	76	+1 Lap	7	3
5	6	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati	70	+7 Laps	4	2
6	4	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	69	+8 Laps	2
7	24	Template:Flagicon Mike MacDowel Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	68	+9 Laps	15
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	30	Engine	9
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	30	Steering	10
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Vanwall	25	Engine	6
Ret	28	Template:Flagicon Herbert MacKay-Fraser	BRM	24	Transmission	12
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	23	Electrical	8
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	4	Accident	13
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould	Maserati	4	Halfshaft	14
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	2	Accident	11
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Notes

• Template:Note – 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.

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	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	25
	2	Template:Flagicon Sam Hanks	8
File:1uparrow green.svg 34	3	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	7
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	4	Template:Flagicon Jim Rathmann	7
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	5	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	6
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