1951 Formula One season

The 1951 Formula One season included the 2nd running of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on May 27, 1951, and ended on October 28 after eight races. There were also 14 races in 1951 that, while run to Formula One rules, did not count towards championship standings.

Season summary
Season review
Teams and Drivers

1951 Driver line-ups

1951 Drivers Championship final standings
Non-Championship race results
Notes

Season summary

Ferrari's newer, unsupercharged 4.5 litre cars offered a real challenge to the Alfas, which were nearing the end of their development potential. Although Alfas won four of the European 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 top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for 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.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Swiss Grand Prix	May 27	Bremgarten	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	Report
2	Indianapolis 500	May 30	Indianapolis	Lee Wallard	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	June 17	Spa-Francorchamps	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	Report
4	French Grand Prix	July 1	Reims	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	Report
5	British Grand Prix	July 14	Silverstone	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Report
6	German Grand Prix	July 29	Nürburgring	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
7	Italian Grand Prix	September 16	Monza	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
8	Spanish Grand Prix	October 28	Pedralbes	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	Report

Teams and Drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1951 FIA Formula One World Championship.

1951 Driver line-ups

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver
Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 Supercharged		Giuseppe Farina
					Juan Manuel Fangio
					Consalvo Sanesi
					Toulo de Graffenried
					Luigi Fagioli
					Felice Bonetto
					Paul Pietsch
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12		Alberto Ascari
					Luigi Villoresi
					Piero Taruffi
					José Froilán González
					Chico Landi
Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Louis Rosier
					Henri Louveau
					Louis Chiron
Equipe Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini 15	Gordini 1.5 L4 Supercharged		Maurice Trintignant
					Robert Manzon
					Andre Simon
		Simca-Gordini 11			Aldo Gordini
Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Johnny Claes
Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Philippe Etancelin
Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged		Harry Schell
					Louis Chiron
					Toulo de Graffenried
Ecurie Belgique	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Guy Mairesse
					Andre Pilette
					Jacques Swaters
Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Pierre Levegh
Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari	Ferrari 212	Ferrari 2.5 V12		Rudi Fischer
Ecurie Espadon	Veritas	Veritas Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	?	Peter Hirt
British Racing Motors	BRM	BRM P15	BRM 1.5 V16 Supercharged		Reg Parnell
British Racing Motors	BRM	BRM P15	BRM 1.5 V16 Supercharged		Peter Walker
Hersham & Walton Motors	HWM	HWM 51	Alta 2.0 L4		George Abecassis
Hersham & Walton Motors	HWM	HWM 51	Alta 2.0 L4		Stirling Moss
Vandervell Products	Ferrari	Ferrari 375 Thinwall	Ferrari 4.5 V12		Reg Parnell
Vandervell Products	Ferrari	Ferrari 375 Thinwall	Ferrari 4.5 V12		Peter Whitehead
Graham Whitehead	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari 1.5 V12 Supercharged		Peter Whitehead
Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Duncan Hamilton
Scuderia Milano	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/50 Milano	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged		Onofre Marimon
Scuderia Milano	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged		Paco Godia
Joe Kelly	Alta	Alta GP	Alta 1.5 L4 Supercharged		Joe Kelly
FR Gerard	ERA	ERA B-Type	ERA 1.5 L6 Supercharged		Bob Gerard
Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA	ERA B-Type	ERA 1.5 L6 Supercharged		Brian Shawe-Taylor
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged		David Murray
Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari 1.5 V12 Supercharged		Peter Whitehead
John James	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged		John James
Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged		Philip Fotheringham-Parker
Ecurie Siam	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	OSCA 4.5 V12		B. Bira
Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Louis Chiron
Georges Grignard	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Georges Grignard
José Froilán González	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		José Froilán González
Eugčne Chaboud	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6		Eugčne Chaboud
OSCA	OSCA	OSCA 4500G	OSCA 4.5 V12		Franco Rol
Antonio Branca	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged		Toni Branca

1951 Drivers Championship final standings

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

* Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
? Position shared between more drivers of the same car
Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-Championship race results

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

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

Notes

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