1957 French Grand Prix
60th World Championship race, 7th World Championship French Grand Prix, 2nd World Championship race at Rouen-les-Essarts
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 7 July 1957 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Juan Manuel Fangio  Maserati |
| Pole position: | Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati |
| Fastest lap: | Luigi Musso Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Rouen-les-Essarts, 77 laps |
| Round: | 4 of 8 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 77 | 3hr 07m 46.400s | 8 | |
| 2 | +1 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 77 | +50.800s | 7 FL |
| 3 | +2 |  Peter Collins | Ferrari | 77 | +2m 06.000s | 4 |
| 4 | +3 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 76 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | -1 |  Harry Schell | Maserati | 70 | +7 laps | 2 |
| 6 | -4 |  Jean Behra | Maserati | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 7 | +8 | Mike MacDowel &  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 68 | +9 laps | |
| R | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Roy Salvadori | Vanwall | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Herbert MacKay-Fraser | BRM | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Horace Gould | Maserati (P) | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 2 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2:21.500 |
| 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati | |
| 3 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Harry Schell | Maserati | |
| 5 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Vanwall | |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | |
| 9 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | |
| 10 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | |
| 11 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | |
| 12 | Herbert MacKay-Fraser | BRM | |
| 13 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | |
| 14 | Horace Gould | Maserati (P) | |
| 15 | Mike MacDowell | Cooper-Climax |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 25 |
| 2 | Sam Hanks | 8 |
| 3 | Jim Rathmann | 7 |
| = | Luigi Musso | 7 |
| 5 | Jean Behra | 6 |
| = | Tony Brooks | 6 |
| 7 | Harry Schell | 5 |
| 8 | Carlos Menditeguy | 4 |
| = | Masten Gregory | 4 |
| = | Jimmy Bryan | 4 |
| = | Peter Collins | 4 |
| 12 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 3 |
| = | Paul Russo | 3 |
| = | Mike Hawthorn | 3 |
| 15 | Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
| = | Andy Linden | 2 |
| 17 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 1 |
| = |  Alfonso de Portago | 1 |
| 19 | Stirling Moss | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Mike MacDowel (only start), Herbert MacKay-Fraser (only start)
- Wins
- Driver: 23rd for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 8th for Maserati
- Podiums
- Driver: 32nd for Juan Manuel Fangio, 6th for Peter Collins, 4th for Luigi Musso
- Constructor: 76th & 77th for Ferrari, 33rd for Maserati
- Poles
- Driver: 26th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 7th for Maserati
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 2nd and last for Maserati
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st and only for Luigi Musso (20th different fastest lap setter, 5th Italian driver)
- Constructor: 20th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 44th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 5th for Jean Behra, 3rd for Luigi Musso
- Pole & win
- Driver: 14th for Juan Manuel Fangio