The XXIII (23rd) Reims Grand Prix (also known as the
II Grand Prix de Reims), was a non-championship
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
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
Luigi Musso (28 July 1924 – 6 July 1958) was an Italian racing driver. In 1955 he joined the Ferrari team, entering into a fierce rivalry with Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, which boosted the performance of the team, but also encouraged ...
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
Formula Two (F2 or Formula 2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009–2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The name re ...
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
The Grand Prix de la Marne (commonly known as the Marne Grand Prix) was a motor race organized by the Automobile Club de Champagne and staged at the circuit Reims-Gueux on public roads located west of the city of Reims in the Marne département ...
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
The French Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de France), formerly known as the Grand Prix de l'ACF (Automobile Club de France), is an auto race held as part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One World Champions ...
(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
References
External links
JM Fangio - 1957 Francia,. XXIII Grand Prix de ReimsAprès le GRAND PRIX de l’ACF 1957 REIMS (French language)
{{F1 NC race report
, Name_of_race =
Reims Grand Prix
, Year_of_race = 1957
, Previous_race_in_season =
1957 Naples Grand Prix
, Next_race_in_season =
1957 Caen Grand Prix
, Previous_year's_race =
1947 Reims Grand Prix
, Next_year's_race =
1962 Reims Grand Prix
Reims
Reims Grand Prix