1957 Reims Grand Prix
# 1957 Reims Grand Prix

The XXIII (23rd) Reims Grand Prix (also known as the II Grand Prix de Reims), was a non-championship Formula One motor race, held on July 14, 1957, at the Reims-Gueux circuit, near Reims in France. The race was run over 61 laps on an 8.302 km circuit of public roads and was won by Italian driver Luigi Musso in a Lancia-Ferrari D50. The race weekend suffered the deaths of Bill Whitehouse and Herbert MacKay-Fraser in separate accidents during the 1st Coupe de Vitesse Formula 2 support race.

The Grand Prix de Reims (commonly known as the Reims Grand Prix) has its roots in the pre WW2 Grand Prix de la Marne GP racing series, also known as the Marne Grand Prix (1925-1937). The first "Grand Prix de Reims" (official name: XVI Grand Prix de Reims) was the first major Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux after WW2. Post war political and financial re-organization moved the nationally sanctioned Grand Prix de France (Grand Prix de l'ACF) to the circuit Rouen les Essarts and renamed the old Marne GP to Grand Prix de Reims, officially billed as the XVI Grand Prix de Reims (based on the GP de Marne year sequence).

## Results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor /Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Luigi Musso | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50 | 2:33:02.6 | 4 |
| 2 | 12 | Jean Behra | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 2:33:30.1 | 3 |
| 3 | 26 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vandervell | Vanwall | 2:34:18.6 | 2 |
| 4 | 14 | Harry Schell | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 60 Laps | 10 |
| 5 | 24 | Roy Salvadori | Vandervell | Vanwall | 59 Laps | 5 |
| 6 | 40 | Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) (Private) | Maserati 250F | 58 Laps | 12 |
| 7 | 18 | Masten Gregory | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | 57 Laps | 11 |
| 8 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 65 Laps | 1 |
| 9 | 22 | Luigi Piotti | Piotti (Private) | Maserati 250F | 56 Laps | 14 |
| 10 | 20 | Ivor Bueb | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | 55 Laps | 18 |
| NC | 34 | Bruce Halford | Halford (Private) | Maserati 250F | 53 Laps | 15 |
| NC | 38 | Jack Brabham | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax T43 | 52 Laps | 19 |
| DNF | 32 | Carlos Menditeguy | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 28 Laps - Gearbox | 16 |
| DNF | 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50 | 26 Laps - Engine | 7 |
| DNF | 8 | Olivier Gendebien | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50 | 25 Laps - Engine | 8 |
| DNF | 16 | Francisco Godia Sales | Godia (Private) | Maserati 250F | 15 Laps - Oil pipe | 13 |
| DNF | 36 | Jo Bonnier | Bonnier (Private) | Maserati 250F | 13 Laps - Mechanical | 17 |
| DNF | 4 | Peter Collins | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50 | 2 Laps - Engine | 6 |
| DNS | 42 | Herbert MacKay-Fraser | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati 250F | Fatal crash (F2) | 9 |
| DNA | 18 | Ron Flockhart | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | Entry withdrawn | - |
| DNA | 30 | Herbert MacKay-Fraser | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | Entry withdrawn | - |
| DNA | 24 | Stirling Moss | Vandervell | Vanwall | - | - |
| DNA | 26 | Tony Brooks | Vandervell | Vanwall | - | - |
| DNA | 32 | Umberto Maglioli | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | - | - |
| DNA | 40 | André Simon | Simon | Maserati 250F | - | - |
| DNA | 42 | Ottorino Volonterio | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati 250F | - | - |
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