1951 FORMULA ONE SEASON

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

Contents

Season summary

Season review

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	Tyres	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

1951 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Country	Points[1]	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	Argentina	31 (37)	3	5	4
2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Italy	25 (28)	2	3	2
3	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Argentina	24 (27)	1	5	1
4	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	Italy	19 (22)	1	3
5	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	Italy	15 (18)		3
6	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	Italy	10		1
7	Lee Wallard	Kurtis Kraft-Novi Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA	9	1	1
8	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo	Italy	7		1
9	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft-Novi Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA	6		1
10	Reg Parnell	BRM Ferrari	Britain	5
11	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	Italy	4			1
12	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	Italy	3
13	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	France	3
14	Andy Linden	Sherman-Offenhauser	USA	3
15	Manny Ayulo	Kurtis Kraft-Novi Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA	2		1
16	Toulo de Graffenried	Alfa Romeo	Switzerland	2
17	Yves Giraud Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	France	2
18	Bobby Ball	Schroeder-Offenhauser	USA	2
19	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Novi Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA	2
20	Andre Simon	Simca-Gordini	France
21	Mauri Rose	Deidt-Offenhauser	USA
22	Louis Chiron	Maserati Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Monaco
23	Onofre Marimon	Maserati-Milano	Argentina
24	Paco Godia	Maserati	Spain
25	Mack Hellings	Deidt-Offenhauser	USA
26	Rodger Ward	Bromme-Offenhauser	USA
27	Johnny McDowell	Maserati-Offenhauser	USA
28	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma-Offenhauser	USA
29	Walt Brown	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
30	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
31	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt-Offenhauser	USA
32	Toni Branca	Maserati	Switzerland
33	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
34	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	Switzerland
35	Paul Pietsch	Alfa Romeo	Germany
36	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	France
37	Prince Bira	Maserati-Osca	Thailand
38	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	France
39	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	France
40	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati	Britain
41	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	Britain
42	Peter Walker	BRM	Britain
43	Stirling Moss	HWM-Alta	Britain
44	Carl Forberg	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
45	Duane Carter	Deidt-Offenhauser	USA
46	David Murray	Maserati	Britain
47	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
48	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese-Offenhauser	USA
49	Chico Landi	Ferrari	Brazil
50	Chet Miller	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	USA
51	Duke Dinsmore	Schroeder-Offenhauser	USA
52	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
53	Bill Vukovich	Trevis-Offenhauser	USA
54	Brian Shawe Taylor	ERA	Britain
55	Bob Gerard	ERA	Britain
56	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
57	Andre Pilette	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Belgium
58	Aldo Gordini	Simca-Gordini	France
59	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Belgium
60	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	France
61	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
62	Harry Schell	Maserati	USA
63	Bill Mackey	Hall-Offenhauser	USA
64	Joe Kelly	Alta	Ireland
65	Joe James	Watson-Offenhauser	USA
66	Jimmy Davies	Pawl-Offenhauser	USA
67	Jacques Swaters	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Belgium
68	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
69	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	USA				1
70	Henri Louveau	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	France
71	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	France
72	Georges Grignard	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	France
73	George Connor	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	USA
74	George Abecassis	HWM-Alta	Britain
75	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
76	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	USA
77	Franco Rol	Osca	Italy
78	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	France
79	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Britain
80	Henry Banks	Moore-Offenhauser	USA
81	John James	Maserati	Britain
82	Peter Hirt	Veritas	Switzerland
82	Ken Richardson	BRM	Britain

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

1. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.