1957 Caen Grand Prix

NC France Caen V Grand Prix de Caen Circuit de Caen-4,121km en1952(plan)-3,523 en 1953-3,520 en 1956.jpg 28 July 1957 La Prairie, Caen, France Temporary street circuit 2.19 3.52 86 188.08 302.72 Jean Behra BRM 1:21.1 France Jean Behra BRM 1:20.7 France Jean Behra BRM France Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax GBR Bruce Halford Maserati GBR 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 Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 2 France Jean Behra Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 2:01:55, 149.39 km/h 1 2 10 GBR Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax 85 laps 3 3 18 UK Bruce Halford Bruce Halford Maserati 250F 85 laps 4 4 20 Sweden Jo Bonnier Jo Bonnier Maserati 250F 81 laps 6 5 14 UK Horace Gould Horace Gould Maserati 250F 80 laps 7 6 22 Italy Luigi Piotti Luigi Piotti Maserati 250F 78 laps 9 7 16 France Jean Lucas Équipe Alan Brown Cooper T43-Climax 72 laps 10 Ret 2 USA 1912 Harry Schell1 Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 58 laps - engine 5 Ret 8 GBR Tony Brooks R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T43-Climax 29 laps - clutch 2 Ret 28 France Marc Rozier Marc Rozier Ferrari 500 13 laps - mechanical 11 Ret 12 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax 2 laps - magneto 8 1 Schell raced the spare BRM after his Maserati 250F broke a piston during practice. References https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1957/28/v-grand-prix-caen 1957 Caen Grand Prix Results Motor Sport Magazine 2019-12-17 https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1957/1957.html#cae 1957 Non-World Championship Grands Prix silhouet.com 2019-12-17 http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F157_14.htm V Grand Prix de Caen 1957 the-fastlane.co.uk 2019-12-17 Caen Grand Prix 1957 1957 Reims Grand Prix 1957 BRDC International Trophy 1956 Caen Grand Prix 1958 Caen Grand Prix Caen Grand Prix Category:Caen Grand Prix Caen Grand Prix