Tour de France for automobiles 1957

The 1957 Tour de France for automobiles was held as a stage race for automobiles from September 15 to 21 in France .

The race

Triggered by the large number of participants in 1956 , those responsible for the Tour Auto took up the course of 1953 and organized the overall ranking in two classes. As always, the race started in Nice and ended after three long stages in Reims . 113 participants were at the start, of which 37 reached the finish line after 5507 kilometers and ten special stages.

The big favorite of the French press was the Ferrari factory driver Maurice Trintignant , who however had to admit defeat to his brand colleagues Olivier Gendebien and Lucien Bianchi , who remained victorious in the sports car class. Jean Hébert won the touring car class in an Alfa Romeo Giulietta . Annie Soisbault and Michèle Cancre secured the women's standings on a Triumph TR3 , who finished 21st in the overall standings.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	GT	170	Ecurie Francorchamps	Olivier Gendebien Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 250 GT	4: 21: 29,000
2	GT	169	Scuderia Ferrari	Maurice Trintignant François Picard	Ferrari 250 GT	4: 25: 52,100
3	GT	165	Garage Montchoisy	Jean Lucas Jean-François Malle	Ferrari 250 GT	4: 27: 48,600
4th	GT	175		Stirling Moss Peter Garnier	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	4: 35: 43,500
5	GT	171	Jacques Péron	Jacques Péron Georges Burggraff	Ferrari 250 GT	4: 37: 40,600
6th	GT	143		Claude Storez Robert Buchet	Porsche 356 Carrera Spyder	4: 40: 09.700
7th	GT			Francisco Godia-Sales José Behra	Porsche 356 Carrera
8th	GT	163		Pierre Noblet Cavrois	Ferrari 250 GT
9	GT	129		Michel Nicol Roger Delageneste	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
10	GT			Heyndrickx Godfernaux	Alfa Romeo 1900SS
11	GT			Ciseira Jean Thépenier	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
12	GT			Marcel Picart Gannet	DB
13	GT			Peingeon Garry	Porsche 356 Carrera
14th	GT			Sunley Johnston	AC
15th	GT			Georges Gallon Lionel Raudet	DB
16	GT			Jean-Georges Branche Lambeaux	Alfa Romeo 1900SS
17th	GT			Georges Harris Emile Holvoet	Fiat-Abarth 750 Zagato
18th	GT			René Bartholoni Bellard	DB
19th	GT	105		Guy Flayac Petiot	Fiat-Abarth 750
20th	GT	116		R. Rainaut Jean Heurtaux	Panhard X87
21st	GT	159		Annie Soisbault Michèle Cancre	Triumph TR3
22nd	GT	102		René Cotton Jacques Leclere	Monopolies
23	GT			Bernard Pasquier Delabaude	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
24	T	18th		Jean Hébert Marcel Lauga	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	5: 15: 31,500
25th	T	35		Jacques Jauson Jo Schlesser	Alfa Romeo 1900 Super TI
26th	T			Amy "Fredmesch"	Alfa Romeo 1900 Super TI
27	T			Paul Maret Jo Paturel	Alfa Romeo Giulietta
28	T			Paul Condrillier Maurice Foulgoc	Renault Dauphine
29	T			Delbet Marzac	Citroën DS19
30th	T			Antonio Roque Auguste Imbard	Alfa Romeo Giulietta
31	T			Robert Wybo Cano	Simca 90A
32	T			Berger Poidebard	DKW F91
33	T			Laurent Idrac Pedoussaut	Simca Aronde
34	T			B. Meneau E. Meneau	Panhard Z1
35	T			Millet Genton	Peugeot 403
36	T			Alain Bernard Michel Bléhaut	Panhard Z1
37	T			René Chaix Pierre Lelong	Panhard Z1
Disqualified
38	T			Guy Clarou
Failed
39	T			G. Gougry Mlle. Archambault	Alfa Romeo 1900 Super TI
40	T			Hernando da Silva Ramos Edouard Monnoyeur	Jaguar Mk.I
41	T			Mme. Blanchoud Mme. Wagner	Alfa Romeo Giulietta
42	T			Louisette Texier Mme. Cherret	Simca Aronde
43	T			Bernard Consten Jack Renel	Jaguar Mk.I
44	T			Jean-Claude Vidilles Louis Cornet
45	T	44		Peter Jopp Ian Baillie	Jaguar Mk.I
46	GT	117		Gérard Laureau Robert Adda	DB
47	GT	164	B. Fabregas Soler	B. Fabregas Soler	Ferrari 250 GT
48	GT	166	Malls	André Simon Jean Aumas	Ferrari 250 GT
49	GT	167	Jean Estager	Jean Estager Harry Schell	Ferrari 250 GT
50	GT	168	Ecurie Francorchamps	Michel Ringoir Eric Catulle	Ferrari 250 GT
51	GT	172	Wolfgang Seidel	Wolfgang Seidel Phil Hill	Ferrari 250 GT
52	GT	176		Peter Whitehead Graham Whitehead	Jaguar XK 150
53	T			Gentilini Georges Michaux	DB
54	T	26th		Bailey Binet	Sunbeam rapier
55	T	29		Paul Guiraud G. Chevron	Peugeot 403
56	T	41		J. Ortéga Arene	Citroën 15/6
57	T	42		Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg Wittigo von Einsiedel	BMW 502
58	GT	109		Jalabert Ramon Coll	Alpine A106
59	GT	151		De Torcy Peter Gordon	AC Aceca
60	GT	158		Jean Ampoulié Claude Barbier	Maserati A6G
61	GT	162		René Bourrely Bourrely	Aston Martin DB2 / 4
62	GT	174		Defrasne Blat	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
63			XXX	XXX
64			XXX	XXX
65			XXX	XXX
66			XXX	XXX
67			XXX	XXX
68			XXX	XXX
69			XXX	XXX
70			XXX	XXX
71			XXX	XXX
72			XXX	XXX
73			XXX	XXX
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76			XXX	XXX
77			XXX	XXX
78			XXX	XXX
79			XXX	XXX
80			XXX	XXX
81			XXX	XXX
82			XXX	XXX
83			XXX	XXX
84			XXX	XXX
85			XXX	XXX
86			XXX	XXX
87			XXX	XXX
88			XXX	XXX
89			XXX	XXX
90			XXX	XXX
91			XXX	XXX
92			XXX	XXX
93			XXX	XXX
94			XXX	XXX
95			XXX	XXX
96			XXX	XXX
97			XXX	XXX
98			XXX	XXX
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100			XXX	XXX
101			XXX	XXX
102			XXX	XXX
103			XXX	XXX
104			XXX	XXX
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107			XXX	XXX
108			XXX	XXX
109			XXX	XXX
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Not started
113	GT	173	Bruno Gavazzoli	Bruno Gavazzoli Gino Munaron	Ferrari 250 GT	1

¹ not started

XXX in the table stands for participant unknown

Only in the entry list

No further reports are known for this race.

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
GT	Olivier Gendebien	Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 250 GT	Overall victory
T	Jean Hébert	Marcel Lauga	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	Rank 24

Racing data

• Reported: 113
• Started: 112
• Rated: 37
• Race classes: 2
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: unknown
• Driving time of the winning team: 4:21:29,000 hours
• Overall laps of the winning team: none
• Total distance of the winning team: 6155,000 km
• Winner's average: unknown
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: none
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

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