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1951 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 80 laps
Round7 of 8
Race numbers

The 1951 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 14th World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Monza
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari802hr 42m 39.300s8
2+2(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari80+44.600s6
3+4Alfa Romeo79+1 lap
  • 2
  • 3 FL
4+1(ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari79+1 lap3
5+1(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari78+2 laps2
6+5(FRA) Andre SimonSimca-Gordini74+6 laps 
7+8(FRA) Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)73+7 laps 
8+6(FRA) Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)72+8 laps 
9+9(ITA) Franco RolOSCA67+13 laps 
R (ARG) Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo39DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini29DNF 
R (FRA) Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini29DNF 
R (MCO) Louis ChironTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)23DNF 
R (FRA) Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)9DNF 
R (BEL) Jacques SwatersTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)7DNF 
R (ITA) Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo6DNF 
R (BEL) Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)4DNF 
R (CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedAlfa Romeo1DNF 
R (GBR) Peter WhiteheadFerrari (privateer)1DNF 
R (BRA) Chico LandiFerrari (privateer)1DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Reg ParnellBRM   
  (GBR) Ken RichardsonBRM   
  (CHE) Rudi FischerFerrari (privateer)   
  (DEU) Hans StuckBRM   

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:53.200

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
2(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo
3(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari
4(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
5(ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari
6(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari
7(ITA) Felice BonettoAlfa Romeo
8  
9(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedAlfa Romeo
10  
11(FRA) Andre SimonSimca-Gordini
12(FRA) Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini
13(FRA) Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini
14(FRA) Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
15(FRA) Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
16(BRA) Chico LandiFerrari (privateer)
17(MCO) Louis ChironTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
18(ITA) Franco RolOSCA
19(GBR) Peter WhiteheadFerrari (privateer)
20(FRA) Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
21(BEL) Johnny ClaesTalbot-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 Ascari25
3(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez21
4(ITA) Giuseppe Farina17
5(ITA) Luigi Villoresi15
6(ITA) Piero Taruffi10
7(USA) Lee Wallard9
8(USA) Mike Nazaruk6
9(ITA) Felice Bonetto5
10(GBR) Reg Parnell5
11(ITA) Luigi Fagioli4
12(ITA) Consalvo Sanesi3
=(USA) Andy Linden3
=(FRA) Louis Rosier3
15(USA) Manuel Ayulo2
=(USA) Jack McGrath2
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
Chico Landi (first Brazilian driver to start a race)
OSCA
Last start
Pierre Levegh
Wins
2nd for Alberto Ascari (1st driver to win the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari)
3rd for Ferrari
Race 1-2
1st for Ferrari (3rd different constructor to finish 1-2)
Podiums
6th for Alberto Ascari & Giuseppe Farina
4th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
1st for Felice Bonetto (20th different podium finisher, 7th Italian driver; last podium until 1953)
19th for Alfa Romeo
13th & 14th for Ferrari
Poles
8th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last until 1953; last for Alfa Romeo)
10th for Alfa Romeo (1st constructor to take ten pole positions; last until 1980)
1-2 start
9th for Alfa Romeo
Fastest laps
5th and last for Giuseppe Farina
12th for Alfa Romeo
Front row starts
12th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Giuseppe Farina
5th for Alberto Ascari
4th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez