1951 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 1 July 1951 |
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| Circuit | Reims, 77 laps |
| Round | 4 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1951 French Grand Prix was the
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| More French Grands Prix |
Race result
Notes
- Brian Shawe-Taylor withdrew from the Grand Prix after practice. Reg Parnell qualified and raced the car instead.
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:25.700
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 2 |  Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 4 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 5 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo |
| 6 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari |
| 7 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 8 |  Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 9 |  Reg Parnell | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 10 |  Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 11 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 12 |  Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 13 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 14 | Eugene Chaboud | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 15 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati-Milano |
| 16 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
| 17 | Aldo Gordini | Simca-Gordini |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini |
| 19 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 20 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 21 | Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini |
| 22 |  Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) |
| 23 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1951 French Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 15 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | 14 |
| 3 | Lee Wallard | 9 |
| = | Alberto Ascari | 9 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | 8 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | 6 |
| = | Mike Nazaruk | 6 |
| 8 | Luigi Fagioli | 4 |
| 9 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 3 |
| 10 | Consalvo Sanesi | 3 |
| = | Andy Linden | 3 |
| = | Louis Rosier | 3 |
| = | Reg Parnell | 3 |
| 14 | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| = | Manuel Ayulo | 2 |
| 16 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 2 |
| = | Bobby Ball | 2 |
| = | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Aldo Gordini (only start), Onofre Marimon, Andre Simon
- Last start
- Eugene Chaboud, Luigi Fagioli, Guy Mairesse
- Maserati-Milano
- Wins
- 5th for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD, 1st and only for Luigi Fagioli (5th different winner, 2nd Italian driver)
- 9th for Alfa Romeo
- Podiums
- 6th and last for Luigi Fagioli NEW RECORD, 5th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 4th for Alberto Ascari, 2nd for Luigi Villoresi, 1st for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (19th different podium finisher, 2nd Argentine driver)
- 16th for Alfa Romeo, 7th & 8th for Ferrari
- Poles
- 7th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 9th for Alfa Romeo
- Qualifying 1-2
- 8th for Alfa Romeo
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 9th for Alfa Romeo
- Front row starts
- 9th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Giuseppe Farina, 2nd for Alberto Ascari
- Points finishes
- 6th and last for Luigi Fagioli, 1st for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (33rd different point scorer, 2nd Argentine driver)
- Pole & win
- 4th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last until 1954; last for Alfa Romeo)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 4th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last until 1954; last Argentine driver to complete a hat-trick until 1954; last for Alfa Romeo)