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1951 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNurburgring, 20 laps
Round6 of 8
Race numbers

The 1951 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 13th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Nurburgring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari203hr 23m 03.300s8
2+1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo20+30.500s7 FL
3-1(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari20+4m 39.000s4
4+1(ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari20+5m 50.200s3
5+1(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari20+7m 49.100s2
6+2(CHE) Rudi FischerFerrari (privateer)19+1 lap 
7+2(FRA) Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini19+1 lap 
8+7(FRA) Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)19+1 lap 
9+10(FRA) Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)18+2 laps 
10+12(BEL) Jacques SwatersTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)18+2 laps 
R (FRA) Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)17DNF 
11+7(BEL) Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)17+3 laps 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini13DNF 
R (ITA) Felice BonettoAlfa Romeo12DNF 
R (GBR) Duncan HamiltonTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)12DNF 
R (DEU) Paul PietschAlfa Romeo11DNF 
R (FRA) Andre SimonSimca-Gordini11DNF 
R (ITA) Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo8DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe EtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)4DNF 
R (CHE) Toni BrancaMaserati (privateer)3DNF 
R (MCO) Louis ChironTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)3DNF 
R (CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)2DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) David MurrayMaserati (privateer)   

Starting grid

Pole time: 9:55.800

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari
2(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
3(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
4(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo
5(ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari
6(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari
7(DEU) Paul PietschAlfa Romeo
8(CHE) Rudi FischerFerrari (privateer)
9(FRA) Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini
10(ITA) Felice BonettoAlfa Romeo
11(FRA) Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
12(FRA) Andre SimonSimca-Gordini
13(MCO) Louis ChironTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
14(FRA) Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini
15(FRA) Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
16(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
17(CHE) Toni BrancaMaserati (privateer)
18(BEL) Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
19(FRA) Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
20(GBR) Duncan HamiltonTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
21(FRA) Philippe EtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
22(BEL) Jacques SwatersTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio27
2(ITA) Alberto Ascari17
3(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez15
4(ITA) Giuseppe Farina15
5(ITA) Luigi Villoresi15
6(USA) Lee Wallard9
7(ITA) Piero Taruffi8
8(USA) Mike Nazaruk6
9(GBR) Reg Parnell5
10(ITA) Luigi Fagioli4
11(ITA) Consalvo Sanesi3
=(USA) Andy Linden3
=(FRA) Louis Rosier3
=(ITA) Felice Bonetto3
15(USA) Jack McGrath2
=(USA) Manuel Ayulo2
17(CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried2
 (USA) Bobby Ball2
=(FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous2

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)