1951 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 14 July 1951 |
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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 |  Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 90 | 2hr 42m 18.200s | 8 | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 90 | +51.000s | 6 | |
| 3 | +2 |  Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 88 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | +3 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo | 87 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +15 |  Reg Parnell | BRM | 85 | +5 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 84 | +6 laps | ||
| 7 | +12 | Peter Walker | BRM | 84 | +6 laps | |
| 8 | +4 | Brian Shawe-Taylor | ERA (privateer) | 84 | +6 laps | |
| 9 | -1 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (privateer) | 83 | +7 laps | |
| 10 | -1 |  Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 83 | +7 laps | |
| 11 | -1 | Bob Gerard | ERA (privateer) | 82 | +8 laps | |
| 12 | -1 | Duncan Hamilton | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 81 | +9 laps | |
| 13 | +1 |  Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 80 | +10 laps | |
| R | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 75 | DNF | 1 FL | |
| NC |  Joe Kelly | Alta (privateer) | 75 | +15 laps | ||
| R | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Maserati (privateer) | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | David Murray | Maserati (privateer) | 45 | DNF | ||
| R |  Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | John James | Maserati (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:43.400
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo |
| 7 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo |
| 8 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 9 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 10 | Bob Gerard | ERA (privateer) |
| 11 | Duncan Hamilton | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 12 | Brian Shawe-Taylor | ERA (privateer) |
| 13 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 14 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 15 | David Murray | Maserati (privateer) |
| 16 | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Maserati (privateer) |
| 17 | John James | Maserati (privateer) |
| 18 | Joe Kelly | Alta (privateer) |
| 19 | Peter Walker | BRM |
| 20 | Reg Parnell | BRM |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1951 British Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 21 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | 15 |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | 12 |
| 4 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 11 |
| 5 |  Lee Wallard | 9 |
| = | Alberto Ascari | 9 |
| 7 | Piero Taruffi | 6 |
| = | Mike Nazaruk | 6 |
| 9 | Reg Parnell | 5 |
| 10 | Luigi Fagioli | 4 |
| 11 | Consalvo Sanesi | 3 |
| = | Andy Linden | 3 |
| = | Louis Rosier | 3 |
| = | Felice Bonetto | 3 |
| 15 | Manuel Ayulo | 2 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| 17 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | 2 |
| = | Bobby Ball | 2 |
| = | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 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)