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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 French Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 French Grand Prix for Maserati, ahead of Luigi Musso and Peter Collins at Rouen-Les-Essarts.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Maserati
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Musso, and Peter Collins
Race date
July 7, 1957
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Luigi Musso
Classified drivers
16
Circuit
Rouen-Les-Essarts

The decisive result

Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Maserati. Luigi Musso is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Peter Collins 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Mike MacDowel from P15 to P7 (+8), Mike Hawthorn from P7 to P4 (+3), and Peter Collins from P5 to P3 (+2) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 2 +7 laps, 2 Accident, 2 Engine, and 1 +1 lap. Luigi Musso holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:22.400 on lap 65. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Juan Manuel FangioMaserati3:07:46.4008
2Luigi MussoFerrari3:08:37.2007
3Peter CollinsFerrari3:09:52.4004
4Mike HawthornFerrari+1 lap3
5Harry SchellMaserati+7 laps2
6Jean BehraMaserati+7 laps0
7Mike MacDowelCooper+9 laps0
7Jack BrabhamCooperFinished0
DNFStuart Lewis-EvansVanwallSteering0
DNFCarlos MenditéguyMaseratiEngine0
DNFRoy SalvadoriVanwallEngine0
DNFHerbert MacKay-FraserBRMTransmission0
DNFMaurice TrintignantFerrariElectrical0
DNFHorace GouldMaseratiHalfshaft0
DNFJack BrabhamCooperAccident0
DNFRon FlockhartBRMAccident0