1957 Pau Grand Prix Explained

Type:NC
Country:France
Grand Prix:Pau
Date:22 April
Year:1957
Official Name:XVII Pau Grand Prix
Location:Pau, France
Course:Street Circuit
Course Mi:1.720
Course Km:2.769
Distance Laps:110
Distance Mi:189.263
Distance Km:304.590
Pole Driver:Jean Behra
Pole Country:France
Pole Team:Maserati
Pole Time:1:35.7
Fast Driver:Jean Behra
Fast Team:Maserati
Fast Time:1:35.9
Fast Country:France
First Driver:Jean Behra
First Country:France
First Team:Maserati
Second Driver:Harry Schell
Second Country:USA
Second Flag Suffix:1912
Second Team:Maserati
Third Driver:Ivor Bueb
Third Country:UK
Third Team:Connaught

The 1957 Pau Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race held at Pau on 22 April 1957. The 110-lap race was won by Maserati driver Jean Behra after starting from pole position. His teammate Harry Schell finished second and Connaught driver Ivor Bueb came in third.

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
12 Jean BehraMaserati1103:00:18.71
220 Harry SchellMaserati108+ 2 laps2
318 Ivor BuebConnaught107+ 3 laps5
422 Masten GregoryMaserati106+ 4 laps3
516 Les LestonConnaught106+ 4 laps6
68 Hermano da Silva RamosGordini104+ 6 laps9
712 André GuelfiGordini103+ 7 laps10
826 Horace GouldMaserati96+ 14 laps12
Ret6 Luigi Piotti
Paco Godia
Maserati0Piston14
Ret10 André SimonGordini36Magneto11
Ret28 Maurice Trintignant
Marc Rozier
Ferrari30Engine4
Ret14 Rene BourelyMaserati10Driver illness13
Ret24 Bruce HalfordMaserati10Transmission8
Ret4 Paco GodiaMaserati4Accident7
DNS32 Georges BurgraffGordiniNon-starter
DNQ30 Lucien BartheMaserati