1951 SPANISH GRAND PRIX

The '1951 Spanish Grand Prix' was a Formula One race held on October 28, 1951 at Pedralbes Circuit. This was the last race of the 1951 season.
Juan Manuel Fangio led Alberto Ascari by two points before the race. Ascari was forced to stop frequently to change his tyres and Fangio comfortably won his first drivers' title.

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Classification

Notes

References

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	'Juan Manuel Fangio'	'Alfa Romeo'	70	2:46'54.10	2	'9'
2	6	'José Froilán González'	'Ferrari'	70	+ 54.28	3	'6'
3	20	'Nino Farina'	'Alfa Romeo'	70	+ 1'45.54[1]	4	'4'
4	2	'Alberto Ascari'	'Ferrari'	68	+ 2 Laps	1	'3'
5	24	'Felice Bonetto'	'Alfa Romeo'	68	+ 2 Laps	8	'2'
6	26	Toulo de Graffenried	Alfa Romeo	66	+ 4 Laps	6
7	28	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	64	+ 6 Laps	20
8	34	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	63	+ 7 Laps	13
9	14	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	63	+ 7 Laps	9
10	44	Paco Godia	Maserati	60	+ 10 Laps	17
Ret	4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	48	Ignition	5
Ret	16	Andre Simon	Simca-Gordini	48	Engine	10
Ret	36	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	37	Accident	15
Ret	8	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	30	Wheel	7
Ret	12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	25	Engine	11
Ret	38	Georges Grignard	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	23	Engine	16
Ret	32	Yves Giraud Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	7	Accident	14
Ret	30	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	4	Ignition	12
Ret	18	Prince Bira	Maserati-Osca	1	Engine	19
Ret	46	Juan Jover	Maserati	0	Engine (DNS)	18

Notes

★ 'Pole position:' Alberto Ascari - 2'10.59^[2]

★ 'Fastest Lap:' Juan Manuel Fangio - 2'16.93

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