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
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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)
- 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
Driver | Grand Prix |
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Lee Wallard (Kurtis Kraft) | Indianapolis |
Luigi Fagioli (Alfa Romeo) | France |
Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari) | Britain |
Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) | Germany |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
---|---|
Ferrari (Jose Froilan Gonzalez) | Britain |
Maiden podium finishes
Driver | Grand 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 |
Maiden pole positions
Driver | Grand Prix |
---|---|
Duke Nalon (Kurtis Kraft) | Indianapolis |
Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari) | Britain |
Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) | Germany |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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Ferrari (Jose Froilan Gonzalez) | Britain |