1951 German Grand Prix
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Circuit | Nurburgring, 20 laps |
Round | 6 of 8 |
Race numbers | The 1951 German Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 20 | 3hr 23m 03.300s | 8 | |
2 | +1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 20 | +30.500s | 7 FL |
3 | -1 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 20 | +4m 39.000s | 4 |
4 | +1 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 20 | +5m 50.200s | 3 |
5 | +1 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 20 | +7m 49.100s | 2 |
6 | +2 | (CHE) Rudi Fischer | Ferrari (privateer) | 19 | +1 lap | |
7 | +2 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 19 | +1 lap | |
8 | +7 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 19 | +1 lap | |
9 | +10 | (FRA) Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 18 | +2 laps | |
10 | +12 | (BEL) Jacques Swaters | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 18 | +2 laps | |
R | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 17 | DNF | ||
11 | +7 | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 17 | +3 laps | |
R | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 13 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo | 12 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Duncan Hamilton | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 12 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Paul Pietsch | Alfa Romeo | 11 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini | 11 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Toni Branca | Maserati (privateer) | 3 | DNF | ||
R | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 3 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(GBR) David Murray | Maserati (privateer) |
Starting grid
Pole time: 9:55.800
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
2 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari |
3 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
4 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo |
5 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
6 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | Ferrari |
7 | (DEU) Paul Pietsch | Alfa Romeo |
8 | (CHE) Rudi Fischer | Ferrari (privateer) |
9 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini |
10 | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo |
11 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
12 | (FRA) Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini |
13 | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
14 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini |
15 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
16 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
17 | (CHE) Toni Branca | Maserati (privateer) |
18 | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
19 | (FRA) Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
20 | (GBR) Duncan Hamilton | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
21 | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
22 | (BEL) Jacques Swaters | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 27 |
2 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 17 |
3 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 15 |
4 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 15 |
5 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 15 |
6 | (USA) Lee Wallard | 9 |
7 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 8 |
8 | (USA) Mike Nazaruk | 6 |
9 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | 5 |
10 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | 4 |
11 | (ITA) Consalvo Sanesi | 3 |
= | (USA) Andy Linden | 3 |
= | (FRA) Louis Rosier | 3 |
= | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | 3 |
15 | (USA) Jack McGrath | 2 |
= | (USA) Manuel Ayulo | 2 |
17 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | 2 |
(USA) Bobby Ball | 2 | |
= | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 2 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Jacques Swaters
- Last start
- Toni Branca
- Wins
- 1st for Alberto Ascari (7th different winner, 3rd Italian driver)
- 2nd for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 7th for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD
- 5th for Alberto Ascari
- 3rd for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- 18th for Alfa Romeo
- 11th & 12th for Ferrari
- Poles
- 1st for Alberto Ascari (6th different polesitter, 2nd Italian driver)
- 2nd for Ferrari
- 1-2 start
- 1st for Ferrari (3rd different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- 7th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 11th for Alfa Romeo
- Front row starts
- 11th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Giuseppe Farina
- 4th for Alberto Ascari
- 3rd for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- Pole & win
- 1st for Alberto Ascari (4th different driver to win from pole, 2nd Italian driver)