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1951 Spanish Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitPedralbes, 70 laps
Round8 of 8
Race numbers

The 1951 Spanish Grand Prix was the:

  • 15th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship Spanish Grand Prix (last until 1954)
  • 1st World Championship race at Pedralbes (last until 1954)
  • 1951 Drivers’ title decider
More 1951 season
More Spanish Grands Prix
Next race1952 Swiss Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo702hr 46m 54.100s9 FL
2+1(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari70+54.280s6
3+1(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo70+1m 45.540s4
4-3(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari68+2 laps3
5+3(ITA) Felice BonettoAlfa Romeo68+2 laps2
6 (CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedAlfa Romeo66+4 laps 
7+13(FRA) Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)64+6 laps 
8+5(FRA) Philippe EtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)63+7 laps 
9 (FRA) Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini63+7 laps 
10+7(ESP) Francisco GodiaMaserati (privateer)60+10 laps 
R (ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari48DNF 
R (FRA) Andre SimonSimca-Gordini48DNF 
R (BEL) Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)37DNF 
R (ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari30DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini25DNF 
R (FRA) Georges GrignardTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)23DNF 
R (FRA) Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)7DNF 
R (MCO) Louis ChironTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)4DNF 
R (THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati-OSCA (privateer)1DNF 
Did not start
  (ESP) Juan JoverMaserati (privateer)   

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:10.590

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari
2(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
3(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
4(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo
5(ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari
6(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedAlfa Romeo
7(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari
8(ITA) Felice BonettoAlfa Romeo
9(FRA) Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini
10(FRA) Andre SimonSimca-Gordini
11(FRA) Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini
12(MCO) Louis ChironTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
13(FRA) Philippe EtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
14(FRA) Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
15(BEL) Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
16(FRA) Georges GrignardTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
17(ESP) Francisco GodiaMaserati (privateer)
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19(THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati-OSCA (privateer)
20(FRA) Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio31
2(ITA) Alberto Ascari25
3(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez24
4(ITA) Giuseppe Farina19
5(ITA) Luigi Villoresi15
6(ITA) Piero Taruffi10
7(USA) Lee Wallard9
8(ITA) Felice Bonetto7
9(USA) Mike Nazaruk6
10(GBR) Reg Parnell5
11(ITA) Luigi Fagioli4
12(ITA) Consalvo Sanesi3
=(USA) Andy Linden3
=(FRA) Louis Rosier3
15(USA) Jack McGrath2
=(USA) Manuel Ayulo2
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
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)