1951 Italian Grand Prix
14th World Championship race, 2nd World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 2nd World Championship race at Monza
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 16 September 1951 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Pole position: |  Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo |
| Fastest lap: | Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo |
| Circuit: | Monza, 80 laps |
| Round: | 7 of 8 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 80 | 2hr 42m 39.300s | 8 |
| 2 | +2 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 80 | +44.600s | 6 |
| 3 | +4 | Felice Bonetto & Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 79 | +1 lap | 2 3 FL |
| 4 | +1 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +1 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 78 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +5 |  Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini | 74 | +6 laps | |
| 7 | +8 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 73 | +7 laps | |
| 8 | +6 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 72 | +8 laps | |
| 9 | +9 | Franco Rol | OSCA | 67 | +13 laps | |
| R | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 39 | DNF | ||
| R | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 29 | DNF | ||
| R |  Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 9 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacques Swaters | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Alfa Romeo | 1 | DNF | ||
| R |  Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (P) | 1 | DNF | ||
| R |  Chico Landi | Ferrari (P) | 1 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Reg Parnell | BRM | |||||
| Ken Richardson | BRM | |||||
| Rudi Fischer | Ferrari (P) | |||||
 Hans Stuck | BRM | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1:53.200 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | |
| 3 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo | |
| 8 | |||
| 9 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Alfa Romeo | |
| 10 | |||
| 11 | Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini | |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | |
| 13 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | |
| 14 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 15 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 16 | Chico Landi | Ferrari (P) | |
| 17 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 18 | Franco Rol | OSCA | |
| 19 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (P) | |
| 20 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 21 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 22 | Jacques Swaters | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 27 |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | 25 |
| 3 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 21 |
| 4 | Giuseppe Farina | 17 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | 15 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | 10 |
| 7 |  Lee Wallard | 9 |
| 8 | Mike Nazaruk | 6 |
| 9 | Felice Bonetto | 5 |
| 10 | Reg Parnell | 5 |
| 11 | Luigi Fagioli | 4 |
| 12 | Consalvo Sanesi | 3 |
| = | Andy Linden | 3 |
| = | Louis Rosier | 3 |
| 15 | Manuel Ayulo | 2 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| 17 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 2 |
| = | Bobby Ball | 2 |
| = | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 2 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Chico Landi
- Constructor: OSCA
- Last start
- Driver: Pierre Levegh
- Wins
- Driver: 2nd for Alberto Ascari
- Constructor: 3rd for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 1st for Ferrari (3rd different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- Driver: 6th for Alberto Ascari & Giuseppe Farina, 4th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez, 1st for Felice Bonetto (20th different podium finisher, 7th Italian driver)
- Constructor: 19th for Alfa Romeo, 13th & 14th for Ferrari
- Poles
- Driver: 8th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 10th for Alfa Romeo
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 9th for Alfa Romeo
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 5th and last for Giuseppe Farina
- Constructor: 12th for Alfa Romeo
- Front row starts
- Driver: 12th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Giuseppe Farina, 5th for Alberto Ascari, 4th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez