1951 Spanish Grand Prix
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Circuit | Pedralbes, 70 laps |
Round | 8 of 8 |
Race numbers | The 1951 Spanish Grand Prix was the:
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Next race | 1952 Swiss Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 70 | 2hr 46m 54.100s | 9 FL |
2 | +1 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 70 | +54.280s | 6 |
3 | +1 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 70 | +1m 45.540s | 4 |
4 | -3 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 68 | +2 laps | 3 |
5 | +3 | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo | 68 | +2 laps | 2 |
6 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Alfa Romeo | 66 | +4 laps | ||
7 | +13 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 64 | +6 laps | |
8 | +5 | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 63 | +7 laps | |
9 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 63 | +7 laps | ||
10 | +7 | (ESP) Francisco Godia | Maserati (privateer) | 60 | +10 laps | |
R | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 48 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini | 48 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 37 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 30 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 7 | DNF | ||
R | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
R | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati-OSCA (privateer) | 1 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(ESP) Juan Jover | Maserati (privateer) |
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:10.590
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
2 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
3 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari |
4 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo |
5 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
6 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Alfa Romeo |
7 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | Ferrari |
8 | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo |
9 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini |
10 | (FRA) Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini |
11 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini |
12 | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
13 | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
14 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
15 | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
16 | (FRA) Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
17 | (ESP) Francisco Godia | Maserati (privateer) |
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19 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati-OSCA (privateer) |
20 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | 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 | 31 |
2 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 25 |
3 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 24 |
4 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 19 |
5 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 15 |
6 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 10 |
7 | (USA) Lee Wallard | 9 |
8 | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | 7 |
9 | (USA) Mike Nazaruk | 6 |
10 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | 5 |
11 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | 4 |
12 | (ITA) Consalvo Sanesi | 3 |
= | (USA) Andy Linden | 3 |
= | (FRA) Louis Rosier | 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
- Francisco Godia (first Spanish driver to start a race)
- Georges Grignard (only start)
- Last start
- Talbot-Lago
- World Champion
- 1st title for Juan Manuel Fangio (2nd driver to win the World Championship, 1st Argentine champion) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina)
- Wins
- 6th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last win until 1953; last for Alfa Romeo)
- 10th for Alfa Romeo (1st constructor to win ten races)
- Podiums
- 8th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last podium until 1953, last podium for Alfa Romeo)
- 7th for Giuseppe Farina (last for Alfa Romeo)
- 5th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- 20th & 21st for Alfa Romeo (1st constructor to score 20 podiums; last until 1981)
- 15th for Ferrari
- Poles
- 2nd for Alberto Ascari
- 3rd for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 8th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last until 1953; last for Alfa Romeo)
- 13th for Alfa Romeo (last until 1983)
- Front row starts
- 13th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last until 1953; last for Alfa Romeo)
- 13th for Giuseppe Farina (last for Alfa Romeo)
- 6th for Alberto Ascari
- 5th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (last until 1953)
- Win & fastest lap
- 4th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last until 1953; last for Alfa Romeo)