1957 Caen Grand Prix

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1957 Caen Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season
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Race details
Date28 July 1957
Official name V Grand Prix de Caen
Location La Prairie, Caen, France
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 3.52 km (2.19 mi)
Distance 86 laps, 302.72 km (188.08 mi)
Pole position
Driver BRM
Time 1:21.1
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Jean Behra BRM
Time 1:20.7
Podium
First BRM
Second Cooper-Climax
Third Maserati

The 1957 Caen Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 28 July 1957 at the Circuit de la Prairie, Caen. The race was run over 86 laps of the circuit, and was won by a lap by French driver Jean Behra in a BRM P25, the first Grand Prix win for the P25. Behra also set pole and fastest lap.

Classification

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
12 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 2:01:55, 149.39 km/h1
210 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax 85 laps3
318 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bruce Halford Bruce Halford Maserati 250F 85 laps4
420 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Jo Bonnier Maserati 250F 81 laps6
514 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Horace Gould Horace Gould Maserati 250F 80 laps7
622 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Piotti Luigi Piotti Maserati 250F 78 laps9
716 Flag of France.svg Jean Lucas Equipe Alan Brown Cooper T43-Climax 72 laps10
Ret2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell 1 Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 58 laps - engine5
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brooks R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T43-Climax 29 laps - clutch2
Ret28 Flag of France.svg Marc Rozier Marc Rozier Ferrari 500 13 laps - mechanical11
Ret12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax 2 laps - magneto8

1 Schell raced the spare BRM after his Maserati 250F broke a piston during practice.

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