1951 Formula One season

The 1951 Formula One season was the fifth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the second World Championship of Drivers, which was contested over eight races between 27 May and 28 October 1951. The season also included several non-championship races for Formula One cars.

Juan Manuel Fangio won his first Drivers' Championship,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> beating reigning champion and Alfa Romeo teammate Nino Farina, as well as several drivers from their main rival, Ferrari. Alfa Romeo has not won any Formula One championship since.

Multiple teams, including Alfa Romeo, were running chassis from before World War II. Regulation changes for Template:F1, however, would make them obsolete.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1951 FIA World Championship of Drivers. The list does not include those that only contested the Indianapolis 500.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes	1, 3–8
Template:Flagicon Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Philippe Étancelin	1, 3–4, 6, 8
Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous	1, 3–4, 6–8
					Template:Flagicon Guy Mairesse	1, 4
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	1, 3–8
					Template:Flagicon Henri Louveau	1
					Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	3–8
Template:Flagicon HW Motors	HWM-Alta	51	Alta F2 2.0 L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon George Abecassis	1
					Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	1
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	Template:Pirelli Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	1, 3–8
					Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	1, 3–8
					Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	1, 3, 6–8
					Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	4–8
Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	159	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8 s	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	1, 3–8
					Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	1, 3–8
					Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	1, 7–8
					Template:Flagicon Consalvo Sanesi	1, 3–5
					Template:Flagicon Luigi Fagioli	4
					Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto	5–8
					Template:Flagicon Paul Pietsch	6
Template:Flagicon Enrico Platé	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	1
					Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	1, 4
					Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	4, 6
					Template:Flagicon Paul PietschTemplate:Refn	6
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari	212	Ferrari 212 2.5 V12	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Rudi Fischer	1, 6–7
Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	1
Template:Flagicon Peter Hirt	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Peter Hirt	1
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Belgique	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon André Pilette	3
					Template:Flagicon Jacques Swaters	6–7
Template:Flagicon Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Pierre Levegh	3, 6–7
Template:Flagicon Graham Whitehead	Ferrari	125	Ferrari 125 1.5 V12 s	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	4
Template:Flagicon GA Vandervell	Ferrari	375 tw	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell	4
					Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	5
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	T15 T11	Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	4, 6–8
					Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	4, 6–8
					Template:Flagicon André Simon	4, 6–8
					Template:Flagicon Aldo Gordini	4
					Template:Flagicon Jean BehraTemplate:Refn	7
Template:Flagicon Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Eugène Chaboud	4
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Milano	Maserati-Speluzzi	4CLT/50	Speluzzi 1.5 L4<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	4
					Template:Flagicon Paco Godia	8
					Template:Flagicon Juan Jover	8
Template:Flagicon Joe Kelly	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4 s	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Joe Kelly	5
Template:Flagicon BRM Ltd	BRM	P15	BRM P15 1.5 V16 s	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell	5, 7
					Template:Flagicon Peter Walker	5
					Template:Flagicon Ken Richardson	7
					Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck	7
Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	ERA	B	ERA 1.5 L6 s	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	5
Template:Flagicon Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA	B	ERA 1.5 L6 s	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Brian Shawe-Taylor	5
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon David Murray	5–6
Template:Flagicon John James	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon John James	5
Template:Flagicon Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Philip Fotheringham-Parker	5
Template:Flagicon Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Duncan Hamilton	5–6
Template:Flagicon Antonio Branca	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Toni Branca	6
Template:Flagicon Francisco Landi	Ferrari	375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Chico Landi	7
Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	125	Ferrari 125 1.5 V12 s	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	1, 7
Template:Flagicon OSCA Automobili	OSCA	4500G	OSCA 4500 4.5 V12	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Franco Rol	7
Template:Flagicon Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati-OSCA	4CLT/48	OSCA 4500 4.5 V12	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Birabongse Bhanudej	8
Template:Flagicon Georges Grignard	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Georges Grignard	8

Team and driver changes

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HWM made their debut with the 51, driven by future race winner Stirling Moss.

• Alfa Romeo replaced their full-time driver Luigi Fagioli with Consalvo Sanesi, who had joined the team at the end of Template:F1. Toulo de Graffenried also drove three races for the team, his only Grands Prix for a works team.
• Ferrari hired Piero Taruffi, who had made his F1 debut with Alfa Romeo at the end of last season, and José Froilán González, coming from a private Maserati team.
• Gordini waited until the fourth race in the calendar to compete. They added André Simon to their line-up.
• Talbot-Lago did not enter their works team for 1951. Three of their drivers decided to each take over a Talbot chassis and race it under their own name.
• Maserati, likewise, did not enter their works team. Driver Louis Chiron moved to Louis Rosier's private Talbot team, while Franco Rol would return later in 1951 with O.S.C.A.
• HWM made their debut with drivers George Abecassis and Stirling Moss. They would only enter the season opener, before returning in Template:F1.

Mid-season changes

File:1951-07-01 French GP WINNER Alfa 159 Fagioli.jpg

Alfa Romeo driver Luigi Fagioli in his last race, the 1951 French Grand Prix

• Future champions BRM made their debut in the British Grand Prix with Peter Walker and Reg Parnell. It would be their only start, before returning in Template:F1.
• Luigi Fagioli made his return with Alfa Romeo in the French Grand Prix, in which the team manager ordered him to hand over his car to teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. Fagioli was allegedly so disappointed that he chose to retire from the sport immediately. Felice Bonetto replaced him as Alfa Romeo's third driver, while Consalvo Sanesi left the team.

Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Swiss Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Circuit Bremgarten, Bern	27 May
2	Indianapolis 500	Template:Flagicon Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	30 MayTemplate:Efn
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	17 June
4	French Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Reims-Gueux, Gueux	1 July
5	British Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	14 July
6	German Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Nürburgring, Nürburg	29 July
7	Italian Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	16 September
8	Spanish Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Pedralbes Circuit, Barcelona	28 October

Calendar changes

• The Monaco Grand Prix was dropped from the calendar due to budgetary concerns and a lack of regulations in the sport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• The Swiss Grand Prix was moved from June to May to become the season opener.
• The British Grand Prix was moved back from May to July.
• For the first time, the German and Spanish Grand Prix featured on the calendar as championship rounds.

World Championship season summary

File:Juan Manuel Fangio (circa 1952).jpg

Argentinian Juan Manuel Fangio won the first of his five World Championships in 1951 driving for Alfa Romeo

File:Alfa-Romeo-159-(1951).jpg

Alfa Romeo won four of the eight World Championship races in 1951 with the Type 159

Ferrari's newer, naturally aspirated 4.5-litre cars offered a real challenge to the Alfas, which were nearing the end of their development potential. The Ferraris were able to capitalize on the inefficiency of the Alfa's very thirsty engines, particularly at Silverstone. Although Alfas won four races, with Fangio taking the championship, Ferrari's three victories spelled the end for the Alfas. BRM made their only championship appearance with the V16 at Silverstone, and the old, slow Talbots were increasingly outclassed.

Points were given to the top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). One point was given for the fastest lap. Only the best four of eight scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps.

Pre-season non-championship races

Although the official championship season would start in late May in Switzerland, a handful of non-championship events were to be run. The first was the first-ever Syracuse Grand Prix near the ancient city of Syracuse on the southern island of Sicily. This race was won by Italian Luigi Villoresi driving the new 4 1/2 litre Ferrari 375 on the Template:Convert public road circuit. Villoresi would triumph again two weeks later at Pau in southwest France over homeland hero Louis Rosier and Nino Farina, driving a Maserati for this race. On the same day, Thai driver Birabongse Bhanudej would triumph at the Richmond Trophy race at Goodwood in southern England in his Maserati.

Three weeks after the Goodwood and Pau races, it was the San Remo Grand Prix in western Italy, not far from Monaco. Alberto Ascari made his first appearance of the season and promptly won in a Ferrari 375 on this twisty and demanding Template:Convert street circuit, ahead of his countryman Dorino Serafini and Swiss Rudi Fischer, both in Ferraris. A week later was the Bordeaux Grand Prix in western France, and it was won by Rosier in a Talbot, ahead of Fischer and Briton Peter Whitehead in a Ferrari. Besides Farina, this race did not feature any Italians because they were competing in the Mille Miglia.

A week later was the BRDC International Trophy race at Silverstone, with the Alfa Romeos making their first appearance in 1951. Of the first two heats, Fangio won the first while Farina won the second, and Reg Parnell won the final all-important event, which was stopped because of torrential rain and flooding. Two weeks after this was the Paris Grand Prix in the Bois de Boulogne Park in the French capital city, which Farina won in a Maserati.

Round 1: Switzerland

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A week after the BRDC International Trophy race, the Formula One Championship season started in Switzerland at the very dangerous and tree-lined Bremgarten public road circuit near Bern around the time the Monaco Grand Prix would have been held, but that historic race was not held this year. Alfa Romeo, the dominant team in 1950 with its supercharged 159 Alfetta, took the first five places on the grid, except 3rd, which Luigi Villoresi took in a Ferrari. Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio was on pole position, with his Italian teammate Giuseppe "Nino" Farina alongside him. The race started while it was raining, and with its overhanging trees lining the road, this circuit was even more dangerous in the wet. But Fangio made no mistake and won the race from Piero Taruffi in a Ferrari and Farina, whose decision to run the race without changing tires proved wrong.

Round 2: Indianapolis 500

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The Indianapolis 500 in the United States was run three days after the Swiss Grand Prix on a Wednesday. It was the only non-European championship round and the only round that was not run to FIA Grand Prix regulations. Lee Wallard won this demanding race in his Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser.

Round 3: Belgium

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Farina had won again at Ulster Trophy held at the very dangerous and fast Dundrod circuit in Northern Ireland in an Alfa, and the next championship Grand Prix was in Belgium at the fastest circuit of the year: the spectacular and rural Template:Convert Spa-Francorchamps circuit. With Fangio and Farina once again 1–2 with the Ferraris of Villoresi and Alberto Ascari taking 3rd and 4th, the Alfas and Ferraris dueled around this circuit, with only 13 entries – small grids in all kinds of motorsports in Europe were commonplace at Spa, because of the fear most drivers had of the circuit. Farina, already on a high after winning at Dundrod, won by three minutes over Ascari and Villoresi, with Fangio finishing four laps down in 9th after one of his Alfa's wheels jammed on its hub.

Round 4: France

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The French Grand Prix, given the honorary designation of the European Grand Prix this year, was held at the very fast Template:Convert Reims-Gueux circuit (a circuit only two mph slower than Spa) deep in northern French champagne country played the host for an exciting race. Fangio, on pole again, was beaten off the line by 3rd-placed qualifier Ascari, with 2nd-placed qualifier Farina making a terrible start and dropping to 11th. On this triangular public road circuit, made up entirely of long straights, slight kinks, and slow, angular corners saw Ascari retire his car with a broken gearbox and Fangio nursing a sick car. Farina pushed very hard and eventually took the lead. Argentine José Froilán González was 2nd in a Ferrari, and 53-year old pre-war great Luigi Fagioli in an Alfa was 3rd in a one-off appearance this year. González was chasing Farina very hard, but Farina's car developed magneto problems and had to fall back, which put González in the lead, with Fagioli in 2nd. However, during both the leader's pitstops, as was commonplace in Grand Prix racing up until 1957, when it was banned – González handed his car over to Ascari, and Fagioli exchanged his healthy car with Fangio's mechanically unhealthy car, so Ascari and Fangio were back in 1st and 2nd where they had been before. But Fangio took advantage of Ascari's brake problems on his Ferrari (the Reims-Gueux circuit was very hard on engines and brakes) to win a race that holds the record for the longest racing distance ever completed for a Grand Prix, Template:Convert. Fagioli, finishing 22 laps down and furious over having to swap cars with Fangio, quit Grand Prix racing on the spot. The veteran Italian would die after crashing a Lancia during a sportscar race at Monaco in 1952.

Round 5: Britain

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The British Grand Prix at the Silverstone airfield circuit in England played host to round 5 of the World Championship, and this race was to make history. The Alfa Romeos, with their powerful 420 hp supercharged 1.5L engines were fast but had horrendous fuel consumption: 6.5 km/L per gallon (thanks to the relatively simple pre-World War II engine design), meaning that Fangio and Farina had to stop twice to refuel, José Froilán González in the more fuel-efficient 4.5L naturally aspirated V12 Ferrari went on to win, with Fangio second. This was the first time Enzo Ferrari had won a Grand Prix with a car of his own company's construction, and this team went on to be the most successful in Formula One history.

Round 6: Germany

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A week after the British Grand Prix, the non-championship Dutch Grand Prix at the fast beachside Zandvoort circuit near Amsterdam was won by Louis Rosier in a Talbot, ahead of veteran Phillippe Etancelin and up-and-comer Stirling Moss in an HWM.

West Germany had been banned from international sports competitions until 1951, so the German Grand Prix was able to be a Grand Prix championship round for the first time since 1939. The venue was the same as it had been in 1939 – it was the dauntingly challenging, dangerous, and twisty Template:Convert Nürburgring Nordschleife. Ascari took pole position in front of his teammate González and Alfa drivers Fangio and Farina. At the start, Farina took the lead, but the Alfas started to develop overheating problems, and Farina soon retired. In addition to engine problems, the gearbox in Fangio's Alfa lost 1st and 2nd of four gears. After trading the lead with Fangio during pitstops, Ascari took the lead and won his first championship Formula One Grand Prix.

Round 7: Italy

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A week after the German Grand Prix was the Albi Grand Prix on a high-speed and dangerous public road circuit outside the southwestern French village of Albi. Maurice Trintignant won this race in a Simca. Ten days after this race, the Coppa Acerbo at the Template:Convert and dauntingly dangerous Pescara Circuit in eastern Italy, which was won by José Froilán González in a Ferrari. Two weeks later, Fangio won the Bari Grand Prix in the small southeastern Italian coastal city.

Italy was the next championship race, and the Monza Autodrome near Milan played host to the seventh round of the Formula One Grand Prix championship. Fangio, in an Alfa, pole position again, but he retired his car, which had engine problems; Farina, who had taken Felice Bonetto's Alfa, had a leaking fuel tank and had to come in twice for fuel, which dropped him down the order far enough for him only to get as far as third. Fellow local hero and Milan native Ascari won again in his Ferrari–which kept his championship hopes alive to catch the leader Fangio going into the last championship Grand Prix in Spain.

Round 8: Spain

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The last non-championship race of the year, the Goodwood Trophy, was won by Farina in an Alfa three weeks after the Italian Grand Prix.

The first ever Formula One Spanish Grand Prix, held at the Pedralbes street circuit in Barcelona, took place four weeks after the Goodwood Trophy race. The Ferrari and Alfa Romeo teams each ran four cars, with Ferrari fielding Ascari, Gigi Villoresi, Froilan González, and Piero Taruffi and Alfa Romeo running Fangio, Giuseppe Farina, Felice Bonetto, and Baron Emanuel de Graffenried. Ascari was fastest in practice and shared the front row of the 4–3–4 grid with Fangio, González, and Farina. Behind them were Villoresi, de Graffenried and Taruffi. Ascari led from the start, with González chasing, but by the end of the first lap, González had dropped to fifth behind Farina, Fangio, and Bonetto. Fangio quickly passed Farina and took the lead from Ascari on the fourth lap. As Fangio sailed away to victory, Ferrari's challenge fell apart along with its tires – the team having opted to use smaller wheels than normal. By the time the team had sorted out the problem, Ascari was two laps behind. Fangio duly won the race and his first of five championships, with González finishing second and Farina third.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Template:Flagicon Swiss Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report
2	Template:Flagicon Indianapolis 500	Template:Flagicon Duke Nalon	Template:Flagicon Lee Wallard	Template:Flagicon Lee Wallard	Template:Flagicon Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	Template:Firestone	Report
3	Template:Flagicon Belgian Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report
4	Template:Flagicon French Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio Template:Flagicon Luigi Fagioli	Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report
5	Template:Flagicon British Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report
6	Template:Flagicon German Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report
7	Template:Flagicon Italian Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report
8	Template:Flagicon Spanish Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top five classified finishers, with an additional point awarded for setting the fastest lap, regardless of finishing position or even classification. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Shared drives result in half points for each driver if they finished in a points-scoring position. If more than one driver set the same fastest lap time, the fastest lap point would be divided equally between the drivers. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	[[Fastest lap|Template:Abbr]]
Race	8	6	4	3	2	1
Source:<ref name="8WPointsSystems">Template:Cite web</ref>

World Championship of Drivers standings

Pos. Driver SUI Template:Flagicon 500 Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon ESP Template:Flagicon Pts. 1 Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio Template:F1 race position (Template:F1 race position) (Template:F1 race position)†/Template:F1 race position† 2 Template:F1 race position Template:F1 race position Template:F1 race position 31 (37) 2 Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari 6 2 2† Ret Template:F1 race position 1 (Template:F1 race position) 25 (28) 3 Template:Flagicon José Froilán González Ret (2)† Template:F1 race position 3 2 2 24 (27) 4 Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina 3 1 (5) (Template:F1 race position) Ret Template:F1 race position†/ Ret 3 19 (22) 5 Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi Ret 3 3 3 4 (4) Ret 15 (18) 6 Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi 2 Ret 5 5 Ret 10 7 Template:Flagicon Lee Wallard Template:F1 race position 9 8 Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto 4 Ret 3† 5 7 9 Template:Flagicon Mike Nazaruk 2 6 10 Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell 4 5 DNS 5 11 Template:Flagicon Luigi Fagioli 1† / 11† 4 12 Template:Flagicon Consalvo Sanesi 4 Ret 10 6 3 13 Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier 9 4 Ret 10 8 7 7 3 14 Template:Flagicon Andy Linden 4 3 15 Template:Flagicon Manny Ayulo 3† 2 16 Template:Flagicon Jack McGrath 3† 2 17 Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried 5 Ret Ret Ret 6 2 18 Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ret 5 7 Ret 8 Ret 2 19 Template:Flagicon Bobby Ball 5 2 — Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron 7 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Rudi Fischer 11 6 DNS 0 — Template:Flagicon André Simon Ret Ret 6 Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Henry Banks 6 0 — Template:Flagicon André Pilette 6 0 — Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon Ret 7 Ret 9 0 — Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes 13 7 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Carl Forberg 7 0 — Template:Flagicon Peter Walker 7 0 — Template:Flagicon Pierre Levegh 8 9 Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Philippe Étancelin 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 0 — Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss 8 0 — Template:Flagicon Duane Carter 8 0 — Template:Flagicon Eugène Chaboud 8 0 — Template:Flagicon Brian Shawe-Taylor 8 0 — Template:Flagicon Guy Mairesse 14 9 0 — Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead Ret Ret 9 Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Franco Rol 9 0 — Template:Flagicon Jacques Swaters 10 Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Paco Godia 10 0 — Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard 11 0 — Template:Flagicon Harry Schell 12 Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Duncan Hamilton 12 Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Joe Kelly NC 0 — Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant Ret Ret DNS Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Henri Louveau Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon George Abecassis Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Peter Hirt Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Duke Nalon Template:F1 race position 0 — Template:Flagicon Gene Force Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Sam Hanks Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Bill Schindler Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Mauri Rose Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Walt Faulkner Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Jimmy Davies Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Fred Agabashian Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Carl Scarborough Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Bill Mackey Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Chuck Stevenson Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Johnnie Parsons Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Cecil Green Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Troy Ruttman Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Duke Dinsmore Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Chet Miller Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Walt Brown Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Rodger Ward Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Cliff Griffith Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Bill Vukovich Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon George Connor Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Mack Hellings Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Joe James Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Johnny McDowell Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Aldo Gordini Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Philip Fotheringham-Parker Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon David Murray Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon John James Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Paul Pietsch Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Toni Branca Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Jean Behra Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Chico Landi Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Georges Grignard Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Birabongse Bhanudej Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Ken Richardson DNS 0 — Template:Flagicon Juan Jover DNS 0 Pos. Driver SUI Template:Flagicon 500 Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon ESP Template:Flagicon Pts.

• † Position shared between two or more drivers of the same car

Non-championship races

Other Formula One races, which did not count towards the World Championship, were also held in 1951.

Race name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
Template:Flagicon I Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	11 March	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon XII Pau Grand Prix	Pau	26 March	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon III Richmond Trophy	Goodwood	26 March	Template:Flagicon Birabongse Bhanudej	Template:Flagicon Maserati	Report
Template:Flagicon VI Gran Premio di Sanremo	Ospedaletti	22 April	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon I Grand Prix de Bordeaux	Bordeaux	29 April	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Template:Flagicon Talbot-Lago	Report
Template:Flagicon III BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	5 May	Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon V Grand Prix de Paris	Bois de Boulogne	20 May	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon Maserati	Report
Template:Flagicon V Ulster Trophy	Dundrod	2 June	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo	Report
Template:Flagicon I Scottish Grand Prix	Winfield	21 July	Template:Flagicon Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Template:Flagicon Maserati	Report
Template:Flagicon II Grote Prijs van Nederland	Zandvoort	22 July	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Template:Flagicon Talbot-Lago	Report
Template:Flagicon XIII Grand Prix de l'Albigeois	Albi (Les Planques)	5 August	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Template:Flagicon Simca-Gordini	Report
Template:Flagicon XX Circuito di Pescara	Pescara	15 August	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon V Gran Premio di Bari	Bari	2 September	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo	Report
Template:Flagicon IV Goodwood Trophy	Goodwood	29 September	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo	Report

External links

• The Formula One Archives at www.silhouet.com
• 1951 World Championship results and images at f1-facts.com