1951 Belgian Grand Prix
Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1951 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 17 June 1951 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was race 3 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers
Report
Template:Unsourced section Despite there being just 13 starters, representing three makes of car, the race attracted a record crowd. There were a further three entries, including two Maseratis, which did not attend the event. Juan Manuel Fangio had a new suspension with special wheels, which had to be concave to make room for the brake drums. These proved an expensive novelty. At his first pit stop, they jammed and his stop lasted over 14 minutes. Giuseppe Farina's Alfa Romeo dominated, holding off the Ferraris of Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi. A quick stop of 39 seconds for wheel change and refuelling preserved his lead until the finish.
This would eventually prove to be the only Grand Prix in Fangio's entire Formula 1 career, barring retirements, that he finished outside of the top four. He scored a point for posting the fastest lap of the race, which meant that despite having ended up in ninth place (at the time, only the top five finishers scored points, alongside the holder of the fastest lap, regardless of position), he kept his record of scoring points towards the World Championship in 100% of the Grands Prix in which he saw the chequered flag.
Entries
Classification
Qualifying
Race
- Notes
- Template:Note – 1 point for fastest lap
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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| File:1uparrow green.svg 4 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Nino Farina | 12 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio | 10 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Lee Wallard | 9 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 8 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari | 6 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 2 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi | 6 |
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