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The '1951 Italian Grand Prix' was a Formula One race held on September 16, 1951 at Monza.

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Classification

Notes

References

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	'Alberto Ascari'	'Ferrari'	80	2:42'39.3	3	'8'
2	6	'José Froilán González'	'Ferrari'	80	+ 24.6[1]	4	'6'
3	40	'Felice Bonetto' 'Nino Farina'	'Alfa Romeo'	79	+ 1 Lap	7	'2' '3'
4	4	'Luigi Villoresi'	'Ferrari'	79	+ 1 Lap	5	'3'
5	8	'Piero Taruffi'	'Ferrari'	78	+ 2 Laps	6	'2'
6	48	Andre Simon	Simca-Gordini	74	+ 6 Laps	11
7	18	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	73	+ 7 Laps	15
8	24	Yves Giraud Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	72	+ 8 Laps	14
9	44	Franco Rol	OSCA	67	+ 13 Laps	18
Ret	38	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	39	Engine	1
Ret	50	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	29	Engine	12
Ret	46	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	29	Engine	13
Ret	20	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	23	Ignition	17
Ret	22	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	9	Engine	20
Ret	28	Jacques Swaters	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	7	Overheating	22
Ret	34	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	6	Engine	2
Ret	26	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	4	Oil pump	21
Ret	36	Toulo de Graffenried	Alfa Romeo	1	Compressor	9
Ret	16	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	1	Magneto	19
Ret	12	Chico Landi	Ferrari	0	Transmission	16
DNS	30	Reg Parnell	BRM	0	Non Starter	8
DNS	32	Ken Richardson	BRM	0	Non Starter	10

Notes

★ 'Pole position:' Juan Manuel Fangio - 1'53.2^[2]

★ 'Fastest Lap:' Nino Farina - 1'56.5

★ Farina (50 laps) took over from Bonetto (29) after Farina's car retired. Points for 3rd position were shared between the drivers (Farina received 1 extra point for setting the fastest race lap).

References

1. Grand Prix! Vol 1, , Mike, Lang, Haynes Publishing Group, ,
2. Grand Prix! Vol 1, , Mike, Lang, Haynes Publishing Group, ,

''Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website