1951 F1 World Championship Season

Season

Season info

Season

Races

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

Quick links

Standings

Driver standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

Qualifying

Qualifying stats

Season stats

Calendar

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Switzerland	Bremgarten	27 May
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	30 May
3	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	17 June
4	France	Reims	01 July
5	Britain	Silverstone	14 July
6	Germany	Nurburgring	29 July
7	Italy	Monza	16 September
8	Spain	Pedralbes	28 October

Race results

No.	Grand Prix	Result
1	Switzerland	Result
2	Indianapolis 500	Result
3	Belgium	Result
4	France	Result
5	Britain	Result
6	Germany	Result
7	Italy	Result
8	Spain (drivers’ title decider)	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1951 F1 World Championship (excluding Indianapolis 500 entries).

Alfa Romeo (works team): Juan Manuel Fangio (1, 3-8); Giuseppe Farina (1, 3-8); Consalvo Sanesi (1, 3-5); Emmanuel de Graffenried (1, 7-8); Luigi Fagioli (4); Felice Bonetto (5-8); Paul Pietsch (6)
Alta (privateer): Joe Kelly (5)
BRM (works team): Reg Parnell (5, 7); Peter Walker (5); Ken Richardson (7); Hans Stuck (7)
ERA (privateers): Bob Gerard (5); Brian Shawe-Taylor (5)
Ferrari (works team): Alberto Ascari (1, 3-8); Luigi Villoresi (1, 3-8); Piero Taruffi (1, 3, 6-8); Jose Froilan Gonzalez (4-8)
Ferrari (privateers): Peter Whitehead (1, 4-5, 7); Rudi Fischer (1, 6-7); Reg Parnell (4); Brian Shawe-Taylor (4); Chico Landi (7)
HWM (works team): George Abecassis (1); Stirling Moss (1)
Maserati (privateers): Harry Schell (1, 4); Louis Chiron (1); Emmanuel de Graffenried (4, 6); David Murray (5-6); Philip Fotheringham-Parker (5); John James (5); Toni Branca (6); Birabongse Bhanudej (8); Francisco Godia (8); Juan Jover (8)
Maserati-Milano (works team): Onofre Marimon (4)
OSCA (works team): Franco Rol (7)
Simca-Gordini (works team): Robert Manzon (4, 6-8); Andre Simon (4, 6-8); Maurice Trintignant (4, 6-8); Aldo Gordini (4)
Talbot-Lago (privateers): Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1, 3-4, 6-8); Philippe Etancelin (1, 3-4, 6, 8); Johnny Claes (1, 3-8); Louis Rosier (1, 3-8); Guy Mairesse (1, 4); Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1); Henri Louveau (1); Louis Chiron (3-8); Pierre Levegh (3, 6-7); Andre Pilette (3); Eugene Chaboud (4); Duncan Hamilton (5-6); Jacques Swaters (6-7); Georges Grignard (8)
Veritas (privateer): Peter Hirt (1)