1951 Spanish Grand Prix
15th World Championship race, 1st World Championship Spanish Grand Prix, 1st World Championship race at Pedralbes
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 28 October 1951 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Juan Manuel Fangio  Alfa Romeo |
| Pole position: | Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo |
| Circuit: | Pedralbes, 70 laps |
| Round: | 8 of 8 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 70 | 2hr 46m 54.100s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +1 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 70 | +54.280s | 6 |
| 3 | +1 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 70 | +1m 45.540s | 4 |
| 4 | -3 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 68 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +3 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo | 68 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Alfa Romeo | 66 | +4 laps | ||
| 7 | +13 |  Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 64 | +6 laps | |
| 8 | +5 | Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 63 | +7 laps | |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 63 | +7 laps | ||
| 10 | +7 |  Francisco Godia | Maserati (P) | 60 | +10 laps | |
| R | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini | 48 | DNF | ||
| R |  Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 7 | DNF | ||
| R |  Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati-OSCA (P) | 1 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Juan Jover | Maserati (P) | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2:10.590 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | |
| 3 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Alfa Romeo | |
| 7 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | |
| 8 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo | |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | |
| 10 | Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini | |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | |
| 12 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 13 | Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 14 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 15 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 16 | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) | |
| 17 | Francisco Godia | Maserati (P) | |
| 18 | |||
| 19 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati-OSCA (P) | |
| 20 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1951
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 31 |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | 25 |
| 3 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 24 |
| 4 | Giuseppe Farina | 19 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | 15 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | 10 |
| 7 |  Lee Wallard | 9 |
| 8 | Felice Bonetto | 7 |
| 9 | Mike Nazaruk | 6 |
| 10 |  Reg Parnell | 5 |
| 11 | Luigi Fagioli | 4 |
| 12 | Consalvo Sanesi | 3 |
| = | Andy Linden | 3 |
| = | Louis Rosier | 3 |
| 15 | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| = | Manuel Ayulo | 2 |
| 17 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 2 |
| = | Bobby Ball | 2 |
| = | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 2 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Francisco Godia, Georges Grignard (only start)
- Last start
- Constructor: Talbot-Lago
- World Champion
- Driver: 1st World Championship for Juan Manuel Fangio (2nd different world champion, 1st Argentine champion) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina)
- Wins
- Driver: 6th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 10th for Alfa Romeo
- Podiums
- Driver: 8th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 7th for Giuseppe Farina, 5th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- Constructor: 15th for Ferrari, 20th & 21st for Alfa Romeo
- Poles
- Driver: 2nd for Alberto Ascari
- Constructor: 3rd for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 8th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 13th for Alfa Romeo
- Front row starts
- Driver: 13th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Giuseppe Farina, 6th for Alberto Ascari, 5th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 4th for Juan Manuel Fangio