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
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Time
! Gap
|-
!1
| 2
| Juan Manuel Fangio
| Maserati
| 2:21.5
| align="center" |—
|-
!2
| 4
| Jean Behra
| Maserati
| 2:22.6
| +1.1
|-
!3
| 10
| Luigi Musso
| Ferrari
| 2:22.7
| +1.2
|-
!4
| 6
| Harry Schell
| Maserati
| 2:23.2
| +1.7
|-
!5
| 12
| Peter Collins
| Ferrari
| 2:23.3
| +1.8
|-
!6
| 20
| Roy Salvadori
| Vanwall
| 2:25.1
| +3.6
|-
!7
| 14
| Mike Hawthorn
| Ferrari
| 2:25.6
| +4.1
|-
!8
| 16
| Maurice Trintignant
| Ferrari
| 2:25.9
| +4.4
|-
!9
| 8
| Carlos Menditeguy
| Maserati
| 2:26.1
| +4.6
|-
!10
| 18
| Stuart Lewis-Evans
| Vanwall
| 2:27.6
| +6.1
|-
!11
| 26
| Ron Flockhart
| BRM
| 2:27.8
| +6.3
|-
!12
| 28
| Herbert MacKay-Fraser
| BRM
| 2:29.9
| +8.4
|-
!13
| 22
| Jack Brabham
| Cooper-Climax
| 2:30.9
| +9.4
|-
!14
| 30
| Horace Gould
| Maserati
| 2:35.0
| +13.5
|-
!15
| 24
| Mike MacDowel
| Cooper-Climax
| 2:38.6
| +17.1
|-
! colspan="6" | Source:
|}
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 2
| Juan Manuel Fangio
| Maserati
| 77
| 3:07:46.4
| 1
| 8
|-
! 2
| 10
| Luigi Musso
| Ferrari
| 77
| +50.8 secs
| 3
| 7
|-
! 3
| 12
| Peter Collins
| Ferrari
| 77
| +2:06.0
| 5
| 4
|-
! 4
| 14
| Mike Hawthorn
| Ferrari
| 76
| +1 Lap
| 7
| 3
|-
! 5
| 6
| Harry Schell
| Maserati
| 70
| +7 Laps
| 4
| 2
|-
! 6
| 4
| Jean Behra
| Maserati
| 69
| +8 Laps
| 2
|
|-
! 7
| 24
| Mike MacDowel<br /> Jack Brabham
| Cooper-Climax
| 68
| +9 Laps
| 15
|
|-
!
| 8
| Carlos Menditeguy
| Maserati
| 30
| Engine
| 9
|
|-
!
| 18
| Stuart Lewis-Evans
| Vanwall
| 30
| Steering
| 10
|
|-
!
| 20
| Roy Salvadori
| Vanwall
| 25
| Engine
| 6
|
|-
!
| 28
| Herbert MacKay-Fraser
| BRM
| 24
| Transmission
| 12
|
|-
!
| 16
| Maurice Trintignant
| Ferrari
| 23
| Electrical
| 8
|
|-
!
| 22
| Jack Brabham
| Cooper-Climax
| 4
| Accident
| 13
|
|-
!
| 30
| Horace Gould
| Maserati
| 4
| Halfshaft
| 14
|
|-
!
| 26
| Ron Flockhart
| BRM
| 2
| Accident
| 11
|
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
;Notes
- – 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
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Juan Manuel Fangio
|align="left"| 25
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| Sam Hanks
|align="left"| 8
|-
|align="left"| 10px 34
|align="center"| 3
| Luigi Musso
|align="left"| 7
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 4
| Jim Rathmann
|align="left"| 7
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 5
| Jean Behra
|align="left"| 6
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
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