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1951 F1 Championship leaders

Drivers’ Championship

#	Grand Prix	Leader	Lead
1	Switzerland	(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio	3
2	Indianapolis 500	(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (USA) Lee Wallard	0
3	Belgium	(ITA) Giuseppe Farina	2
4	France	(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio	1
5	Britain	(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio	6
6	Germany	(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio	10
7	Italy	(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio	2
8	Spain	(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio	6

← 1950 1952 →

First time as championship leader: Lee Wallard (first American driver to lead the championship)
Last time as championship leader: Giuseppe Farina; Lee Wallard
Last time as championship leader until…: 1954 for Juan Manuel Fangio
Last time as championship leader by a…: American driver until 1953; Argentine driver until 1954

Constructors’ Championship

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.