1951 British Grand Prix
Date | Saturday, 14 July 1951 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Silverstone, 90 laps |
Round | 5 of 8 |
Race numbers | The 1951 British Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 90 | 2hr 42m 18.200s | 8 | |
2 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 90 | +51.000s | 6 | |
3 | +2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 88 | +2 laps | 4 |
4 | +3 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 87 | +3 laps | 3 |
5 | +15 | ![]() | BRM | 85 | +5 laps | 2 |
6 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 84 | +6 laps | ||
7 | +12 | ![]() | BRM | 84 | +6 laps | |
8 | +4 | ![]() | ERA (privateer) | 84 | +6 laps | |
9 | -1 | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) | 83 | +7 laps | |
10 | -1 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 83 | +7 laps | |
11 | -1 | ![]() | ERA (privateer) | 82 | +8 laps | |
12 | -1 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 81 | +9 laps | |
13 | +1 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 80 | +10 laps | |
R | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 75 | DNF | 1 FL | |
NC | ![]() | Alta (privateer) | 75 | +15 laps | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 56 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 46 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 45 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 41 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 23 | DNF |
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:43.400
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari |
2 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo |
3 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari |
5 | ![]() | Ferrari |
6 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo |
7 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo |
8 | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) |
9 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
10 | ![]() | ERA (privateer) |
11 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
12 | ![]() | ERA (privateer) |
13 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
14 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
15 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
16 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
17 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
18 | ![]() | Alta (privateer) |
19 | ![]() | BRM |
20 | ![]() | BRM |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1951 British Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 21 |
2 | ![]() | 15 |
3 | ![]() | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 9 |
= | ![]() | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 6 |
= | ![]() | 6 |
9 | ![]() | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Philip Fotheringham-Parker (only start), Duncan Hamilton, John James (only start)
- BRM
- Last start
- Joe Kelly (last Irish driver to start a race until 1978), Consalvo Sanesi, Brian Shawe-Taylor
- Wins
- 1st for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (6th different winner, 2nd Argentine driver; last win until 1954)
- 1st for Ferrari (3rd different winner)
- Podiums
- 6th for Juan Manuel Fangio EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Luigi Fagioli), 3rd for Luigi Villoresi, 2nd for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- 17th for Alfa Romeo, 9th & 10th for Ferrari (2nd constructor to score ten podiums)
- Poles
- 1st for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (5th different polesitter, 2nd Argentine driver; last until 1954)
- 1st for Ferrari (3rd different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- 4th for Giuseppe Farina
- 10th for Alfa Romeo (1st constructor to set ten fastest laps)
- Front row starts
- 10th for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to achieve ten front row starts, 1st Argentine driver), 10th for Giuseppe Farina (2nd driver to achieve ten front row starts, 1st Italian driver), 3rd for Alberto Ascari, 2nd for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (first for Ferrari)
- Points finishes
- 3rd and last for Reg Parnell
- Pole & win
- 1st and only for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (3rd different driver to win from pole, 2nd Argentine driver)