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Home / Seasons / 1951 F1 World Championship Season

1951 F1 season

Season info

Season

2

Races

8

Drivers’ Champion

Juan Manuel Fangio (1st title; 2nd different World Champion, 1st Argentine champion)

Constructors’ Champion

n/a

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Giuseppe Farina

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

n/a

← 1950 1952 →

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  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1SwitzerlandBremgarten27 May
2Indianapolis 500Indianapolis30 May
3BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps17 June
4FranceReims01 July
5BritainSilverstone14 July
6GermanyNurburgring29 July
7ItalyMonza16 September
8SpainPedralbes28 October
← 1950 1952 →
First race (Grand Prix)
Germany
Spain
First race (circuit)
Nurburgring (first German circuit to host a World Championship race)
Pedralbes (first Spanish circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last Grand Prix until…
1954 for Spain
Last race at a circuit until…
1953 for Reims
1954 for Pedralbes

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1SwitzerlandResult
2Indianapolis 500Result
3BelgiumResult
4FranceResult
5BritainResult
6GermanyResult
7ItalyResult
8Spain (drivers’ title decider)Result
← 1950 1952 →

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1951 F1 season (excluding Indianapolis 500 entries). Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Alfa Romeo (works team)
(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (1, 3-8)
(ITA) Giuseppe Farina (1, 3-8)
(ITA) Consalvo Sanesi (1, 3-5)
(CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried (1, 7-8)
(ITA) Luigi Fagioli (4)
(ITA) Felice Bonetto (5-8)
(DEU) Paul Pietsch (6)
Alta (privateer)
(IRL) Joe Kelly (5)
BRM (works team)
(GBR) Reg Parnell (5, 7)
(GBR) Peter Walker (5)
(GBR) Ken Richardson (7) (Rookie)
(DEU) Hans Stuck (7)
ERA (privateers)
(GBR) Bob Gerard (5)
(GBR) Brian Shawe-Taylor (5)
Ferrari (works team)
(ITA) Alberto Ascari (1, 3-8)
(ITA) Luigi Villoresi (1, 3-8)
(ITA) Piero Taruffi (1, 3, 6-8)
(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (4-8)
Ferrari (privateers)
(GBR) Peter Whitehead (1, 4-5, 7)
(CHE) Rudi Fischer (1, 6-7) (Rookie)
(GBR) Reg Parnell (4)
(GBR) Brian Shawe-Taylor (4)
(BRA) Chico Landi (7) (Rookie) (first Brazilian driver to enter a World Championship race)
HWM (works team)
(GBR) George Abecassis (1) (Rookie)
(GBR) Stirling Moss (1) (Rookie)
Maserati (privateers)
(USA) Harry Schell (1, 4)
(MCO) Louis Chiron (1)
(CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried (4, 6)
(GBR) David Murray (5-6)
(GBR) Philip Fotheringham-Parker (5) (Rookie)
(GBR) John James (5) (Rookie)
(CHE) Toni Branca (6)
(THA) Birabongse Bhanudej (8)
(ESP) Francisco Godia (8) (Rookie) (first Spanish driver along with Juan Jover to enter a World Championship race)
(ESP) Juan Jover (8) (Rookie) (first Spanish driver along with Francisco Godia to enter a World Championship race)
Maserati-Milano (works team)
(ARG) Onofre Marimon (4) (Rookie)
OSCA (works team)
(ITA) Franco Rol (7)
Simca-Gordini (works team)
(FRA) Robert Manzon (4, 6-8)
(FRA) Andre Simon (4, 6-8) (Rookie)
(FRA) Maurice Trintignant (4, 6-8)
(FRA) Aldo Gordini (4) (Rookie)
Talbot-Lago (privateers)
(FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1, 3-4, 6-8)
(FRA) Philippe Etancelin (1, 3-4, 6, 8)
(BEL) Johnny Claes (1, 3-8)
(FRA) Louis Rosier (1, 3-8)
(FRA) Guy Mairesse (1, 4)
(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1)
(FRA) Henri Louveau (1)
(MCO) Louis Chiron (3-8)
(FRA) Pierre Levegh (3, 6-7)
(BEL) Andre Pilette (3) (Rookie)
(FRA) Eugene Chaboud (4)
(GBR) Duncan Hamilton (5-6) (Rookie)
(BEL) Jacques Swaters (6-7) (Rookie)
(FRA) Georges Grignard (8) (Rookie)
Veritas (privateer)
(CHE) Peter Hirt (1) (Rookie)
← 1950 1952 →
Debut season (constructors)
BRM
HWM
OSCA
Veritas
Final season (drivers)
Toni Branca
Eugene Chaboud
Luigi Fagioli
Philip Fotheringham-Parker
Aldo Gordini
Georges Grignard
John James
Juan Jover
Joe Kelly
Pierre Levegh
Henri Louveau
Guy Mairesse
Ken Richardson
Consalvo Sanesi
Brian Shawe-Taylor
Final season (constructors)
Maserati-Milano
Talbot-Lago
Last entry (drivers) until…
1953 for Louis Chiron, Juan Manuel Fangio, Bob Gerard, Onofre Marimon, Andre Pilette and Jacques Swaters
1954 for Francisco Godia
1955 for Peter Walker
Last entry (constructors) until…
1956 for BRM
1979 for Alfa Romeo

Maiden wins

DriverGrand Prix
Lee Wallard (Kurtis Kraft)Indianapolis
Luigi Fagioli (Alfa Romeo)France
Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari)Britain
Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)Germany
ConstructorGrand Prix
Ferrari (Jose Froilan Gonzalez)Britain
← 1950 1952 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Piero Taruffi (Ferrari)Switzerland
Lee Wallard (Kurtis Kraft)Indianapolis
Mike Nazaruk (Kurtis Kraft)Indianapolis
Jack McGrath (Kurtis Kraft)Indianapolis
Manuel Ayulo (Kurtis Kraft)Indianapolis
Luigi Villoresi (Ferrari)Belgium
Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari)France
Felice Bonetto (Alfa Romeo)Italy
← 1950 1952 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Duke Nalon (Kurtis Kraft)Indianapolis
Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari)Britain
Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)Germany
ConstructorGrand Prix
Ferrari (Jose Froilan Gonzalez)Britain
← 1950 1952 →

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