1957 - Grand Prix of France

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1957 - Grand Prix of France

Race Name - Grand Prix of France
Date - 7/7/1957
Race Track - Circuit Rouen les Essarts
Number of Starting Cars - 15
Laps Run - 77
Pole Winner Juan Manuel Fangio
Average Race Speed - 160.966 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Juan Manuel Fangio
Race Number - 4

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
2	3	Luigi Musso	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari 801	Lancia Ferrari
3	5	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari 801	Lancia Ferrari
4	7	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari 801	Lancia Ferrari
5	4	Harry Schell	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
6	2	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
7	15	Mike MacDowel	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43	Climax 1.5 L4
8	9	Carlos Menditguy	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
9	10	Stuart LewisEvans	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4
10	6	Roy Salvadori	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4
11	12	Herbert MacKayFraser	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
12	8	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari 801	Lancia Ferrari
13	13	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43	Climax 1.5 L4
14	14	Horace Gould	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
15	11	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4