1957 Caen Grand Prix

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.

1957 Caen Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season
Race details
Date	28 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 miles)
Distance	86 laps, 302.72 km (188.08 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jean Behra	BRM
Time	1:21.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Jean Behra	BRM
Time	1:20.7
Podium
First	Jean Behra	BRM
Second	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax
Third	Bruce Halford	Maserati

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Jean Behra	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	2:01:55, 149.39 km/h	1
2	10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43-Climax	85 laps	3
3	18	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F	85 laps	4
4	20	Jo Bonnier	Jo Bonnier	Maserati 250F	81 laps	6
5	14	Horace Gould	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F	80 laps	7
6	22	Luigi Piotti	Luigi Piotti	Maserati 250F	78 laps	9
7	16	Jean Lucas	Équipe Alan Brown	Cooper T43-Climax	72 laps	10
Ret	2	Harry Schell1	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	58 laps - engine	5
Ret	8	Tony Brooks	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper T43-Climax	29 laps - clutch	2
Ret	28	Marc Rozier	Marc Rozier	Ferrari 500	13 laps - mechanical	11
Ret	12	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

• "1957 Caen Grand Prix Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
• "1957 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
• "V Grand Prix de Caen 1957". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-17.