1957 season/Round 4
French Grand Prix 1957
- Rouen-Les-Essarts
- Rouen
- 7 July 1957
- 77 laps
- 503.7 km
- 6.542 km a lap
- P1Juan Manuel FangioMaserati3:07:46.400
- P2Luigi MussoFerrari+50.800
- P3Peter CollinsFerrari+2:06.000
- Pole positionJuan Manuel FangioMaserati · 2:21.500
- Fastest lapLuigi Musso2:22.400 · lap 65
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 | Maserati | 1 | 77 | 3:07:46.400 | 8 |
| 2 | Luigi Mussofastest lap | 10 | Ferrari | 3 | 77 | +50.800 | 7 |
| 3 | Peter Collins | 12 | Ferrari | 5 | 77 | +2:06.000 | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 14 | Ferrari | 7 | 76 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Harry Schell | 6 | Maserati | 4 | 70 | +7 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Behra | 4 | Maserati | 2 | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 7 | Mike MacDowel | 24 | Cooper · Climax | 15 | 68 | +9 laps | |
| 7 | Jack Brabhamshared | 24 | Cooper · Climax | – | |||
| DNF | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 18 | Vanwall | 10 | 30 | Steering | |
| DNF | Carlos Menditéguy | 8 | Maserati | 9 | 30 | Engine | |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori | 20 | Vanwall | 6 | 25 | Engine | |
| DNF | Herbert MacKay-Fraser | 28 | BRM | 12 | 24 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant | 16 | Ferrari | 8 | 23 | Electrical | |
| DNF | Horace Gould | 30 | Maserati | 14 | 4 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 22 | Cooper · Climax | 13 | 4 | Accident | |
| DNF | Ron Flockhart | 26 | BRM | 11 | 2 | Accident |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2:21.500 | |
| 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 2:22.600 | +1.100 |
| 3 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 2:22.700 | +1.200 |
| 4 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 2:23.200 | +1.700 |
| 5 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2:23.300 | +1.800 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Vanwall | 2:25.100 | +3.600 |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 2:25.600 | +4.100 |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 2:25.900 | +4.400 |
| 9 | Carlos Menditéguy | Maserati | 2:26.100 | +4.600 |
| 10 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 2:27.600 | +6.100 |
| 11 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 2:27.800 | +6.300 |
| 12 | Herbert MacKay-Fraser | BRM | 2:29.900 | +8.400 |
| 13 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 2:30.900 | +9.400 |
| 14 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 2:35.000 | +13.500 |
| 15 | Mike MacDowel | Cooper | 2:38.900 | +17.400 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Musso | 65 | 2:22.400 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 25 | |
| 2 | Sam Hanks | 8 | |
| 3 | Jim Rathmann | 7 | |
| 3 | Luigi Musso | 7 | |
| 5 | Jean Behra | 6 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Tony Brooks | 6 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Harry Schell | 5 | ▲2 |
| 8 | Carlos Menditéguy | 4 | ▼2 |
| 8 | Jimmy Bryan | 4 | ▼2 |
| 8 | Masten Gregory | 4 | ▼2 |