1951 Spanish Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 28 October 1951 |
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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 |  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 (privateer) | 64 | +6 laps | |
| 8 | +5 | Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 63 | +7 laps | |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 63 | +7 laps | ||
| 10 | +7 |  Francisco Godia | Maserati (privateer) | 60 | +10 laps | |
| R | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini | 48 | DNF | ||
| R |  Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 7 | DNF | ||
| R |  Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati-OSCA (privateer) | 1 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Juan Jover | Maserati (privateer) | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:10.590
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 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 (privateer) |
| 13 | Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 14 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 15 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 16 | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 17 | Francisco Godia | Maserati (privateer) |
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| 19 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati-OSCA (privateer) |
| 20 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1951 Spanish Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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
- 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)