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Home / Seasons / 1951 F1 World Championship Season / 1951 Indianapolis 500

1951 Indianapolis 500

DateWednesday, 30 May 1951
Winner
  • Lee Wallard
  • Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Pole position
  • Duke Nalon
  • Kurtis Kraft-Novi
Fastest lap
  • Lee Wallard
  • Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
CircuitIndianapolis, 200 laps
Round2 of 8
Race numbers9th World Championship race
More 1951 season
More Indianapolis 500

On this page

  • Race result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(USA) Lee WallardKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser2003hr 57m 38.050s9 FL
2+5(USA) Mike NazarukKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200+1m 47.243s6
3 
  • (USA) Jack McGrath
  • (USA) Manuel Ayulo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200 
  • 2
  • 2
4+27(USA) Andy LindenSherman-Offenhauser200 3
5+24(USA) Bobby BallSchroeder-Offenhauser200 2
6+11(USA) Henry BanksMoore-Offenhauser200  
7+17(USA) Carl ForbergKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser193+7 laps 
8-4(USA) Duane CarterDeidt-Offenhauser180+20 laps 
9 (USA) Tony BettenhausenDeidt-Offenhauser178DNF 
10-9(USA) Duke NalonKurtis Kraft-Novi151DNF 
11+11(USA) Gene ForceKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser142DNF 
12 (USA) Sam HanksKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser135DNF 
13+3(USA) Bill SchindlerKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser129DNF 
14-9(USA) Mauri RoseDeidt-Offenhauser126DNF 
15-1(USA) Walt FaulknerKuzma-Offenhauser123DNF 
16+11(USA) Jimmy DaviesPawl-Offenhauser110DNF 
17-6(USA) Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser109DNF 
18-3(USA) Carl ScarboroughKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser100DNF 
19+14(USA) Bill MackeyHall-Offenhauser97DNF 
20-1(USA) Chuck StevensonMarchese-Offenhauser93DNF 
21-13(USA) Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser87DNF 
22-12(USA) Cecil GreenKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser80DNF 
23-17(USA) Troy RuttmanKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser78DNF 
24+8(USA) Duke DinsmoreSchroeder-Offenhauser73DNF 
25+3(USA) Chet MillerKurtis Kraft-Novi56DNF 
26-13(USA) Walt BrownKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser55DNF 
27-2(USA) Rodger WardBromme-Offenhauser34DNF 
28-10(USA) Cliff GriffithKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser30DNF 
29-9(USA) Bill VukovichTrevis-Offenhauser29DNF 
30-9(USA) George ConnorLesovsky-Offenhauser29DNF 
31-8(USA) Mack HellingsDeidt-Offenhauser18DNF 
32-6(USA) Johnny McDowellMaserati-Offenhauser15DNF 
33-3(USA) Joe JamesWatson-Offenhauser8DNF 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio9
=(USA) Lee Wallard9
3(ITA) Piero Taruffi6
=(USA) Mike Nazaruk6
5(ITA) Giuseppe Farina4
6(ITA) Consalvo Sanesi3
=(USA) Andy Linden3
8(USA) Manuel Ayulo2
=(USA) Jack McGrath2
10(CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried2
=(USA) Bobby Ball2

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Manuel Ayulo
Bobby Ball
Carl Forberg (only start)
Gene Force
Cliff Griffith
Joe James
Andy Linden
Bill Mackey
Chet Miller
Duke Nalon
Mike Nazaruk
Carl Scarborough
Chuck Stevenson
Bill Vukovich
Rodger Ward
Bromme
Hall (only start)
Kuzma
Pawl
Schroeder
Sherman
Trevis
Last start
Walt Brown
Cecil Green
Mack Hellings
Mauri Rose
Lee Wallard
Marchese
Wins
1st and only for Lee Wallard (4th different winner, 2nd American driver)
2nd for Kurtis Kraft
Race 1-2
1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different constructor to finish 1-2)
Podiums
1st and only for Lee Wallard (14th different podium finisher, 4th American driver)
1st and only for Mike Nazaruk (15th different podium finisher, 5th American driver)
1st and only for Manuel Ayulo (16th different podium finisher, 6th American driver)
1st for Jack McGrath (17th different podium finisher, 7th American driver)
2nd, 3rd & 4th for Kurtis Kraft
Poles
1st and only for Duke Nalon (4th different polesitter, 2nd American driver)
2nd for Kurtis Kraft
1-2 start
2nd for Kurtis Kraft
Fastest laps
1st and only for Lee Wallard (4th different fastest lap setter, 2nd American driver)
2nd for Kurtis Kraft
Front row starts
1st and only for Duke Nalon & Lee Wallard (12th & 13th different front row starters, 4th & 5th American drivers)
1st for Jack McGrath (14th different front row starter, 6th American driver)
Points finishes
1st for Mike Nazaruk, Jack McGrath & Andy Linden
1st and only for Lee Wallard, Manuel Ayulo & Bobby Ball (26th-31st different point scorers, 7th-12th American drivers)
Win & fastest lap
1st and only for Lee Wallard (4th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd American driver)

See also

  • Indianapolis 500
  • Indianapolis circuit
  • 1951 World Championship season

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