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1951 Formula One season

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Contents
1 Season Summary
2 Season Review
3 1951 Constructor final totals
4 1951 Drivers Championship final standings

Season Summary

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

Race Date Location Winning Driver Winning Team Report
Swiss Grand Prix May 27 Bremgarten Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Report
Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser Report
Belgian Grand Prix June 17 Spa-Francorchamps Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Report
French Grand Prix July 1 Reims Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Report
British Grand Prix July 14 Silverstone Jose-Froilan Gonzalez Ferrari Report
German Grand Prix July 29 Nürburgring Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
Italian Grand Prix September 16 Monza Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
Spanish Grand Prix October 28 Pedralbes Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Report

1951 Constructor final totals

Place Team Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Ferrari       86 3 12 3
2 Alfa Romeo       75 4 9 4
3 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser       19 1 3  
4 Talbot-Talbot       5      
5 Sherman-Offenhauser       3      
6 Simca-Gordini       3      
7 BRM       2      
8 Schroeder-Offenhauser       2      
9 Alta              
10 ERA              
11 Watson-Offenhauser              
12 Veritas              
13 Trevis-Offenhauser              
14 Bromme-Offenhauser              
15 Pawl-Offenhauser              
16 OSCA              
17 Moore-Offenhauser              
18 HWM-Alta              
19 Hall-Offenhauser              
20 Maserati-OSCA              
21 Kurtis Kraft-Novi             1
22 Deidt-Offenhauser              
23 Kuzma-Offenhauser              
24 Lesovsky-Offenhauser              
25 Marchese-Offenhauser              
26 Maserati              
27 Maserati-Milano              

1951 Drivers Championship final standings

Place Driver Number Country Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Juan Manuel Fangio 22 Argentina 37 3 5 3
2 Alberto Ascari 2 Italy 28 2 3 2
3 Jose-Froilan Gonzalez 6 Argentina 27 1 5 1
4 Giuseppe Farina 20 Italy 22 1 3  
5 Luigi Villoresi 4 Italy 18   3  
6 Piero Taruffi 8 Italy 10   1  
7 Lee Wallard 99 USA 9 1 1  
8 Felice Bonetto 24 Italy 7   1  
9 Mike Nazaruk 83 USA 6   1  
10 Reg Parnell 30 Britain 5      
11 Luigi Fagioli 8 Italy 4     1
12 Andre Simon 16 France 3      
13 Andy Linden 57 USA 3      
14 Louis Rosier 28 France 3      
15 Consalvo Sanesi 3 Italy 3      
16 Manny Ayulo 9 USA 2   1  
17 Yves Giraud Cabantous 32 France 2      
18 Bobby Ball 52 USA 2      
19 Jack McGrath 49 USA 2      
20 Toulo de Graffenried 26 Switzerland 2      
21 Mauri Rose 16 USA        
22 Louis Chiron 30 France France      
23 Onofre Marimon 50 Argentina Argentina      
24 Paco Godia 44 Spain Spain      
25 Mack Hellings 19 USA USA      
26 Rodger Ward 48 USA USA      
27 Johnny McDowell 12 USA USA      
28 Walt Faulkner 2 USA USA      
29 Walt Brown 44 USA USA      
30 Troy Ruttman 98 USA USA      
31 Tony Bettenhausen 5 USA USA      
32 Toni Branca 92 Switzerland Switzerland      
33 Sam Hanks 25 USA USA      
34 Rudi Fischer 91 Switzerland Switzerland      
35 Paul Pietsch 78 Germany Germany      
36 Robert Manzon 14 France France      
37 Prince Bira 30 Thailand Thailand      
38 Pierre Levegh 22 France France      
39 Philippe Étancelin 34 France France      
40 Philip Fotheringham-Parker 17 Britain Britain      
41 Peter Whitehead 16 Britain Britain      
42 Peter Walker 7 Britain Britain      
43 Stirling Moss 14 Britain Britain      
44 Carl Forberg 68 USA USA      
45 Duane Carter 27 USA USA      
46 David Murray 15 Britain Britain      
47 Cliff Griffith 23 USA USA      
48 Chuck Stevenson 8 USA USA      
49 Chico Landi 12 Brazil Brazil      
50 Chet Miller 32 USA USA      
51 Duke Dinsmore 6 USA USA      
52 Carl Scarborough 73 USA USA      
53 Bill Vukovich 81 USA USA      
54 Brian Shawe Taylor 9 Britain Britain      
55 Bob Gerard 8 Britain Britain      
56 Bill Schindler 10 USA USA      
57 Andre Pilette 24 Belgium Belgium      
58 Aldo Gordini 36 France France      
59 Johnny Claes 36 Belgium Belgium      
60 Maurice Trintignant 12 France France      
61 Cecil Green 4 USA USA      
62 Harry Schell 20 USA USA      
63 Bill Mackey 71 USA USA      
64 Joe Kelly 23 Ireland Ireland      
65 Joe James 26 USA USA      
66 Jimmy Davies 76 USA USA      
67 Jacques Swaters 28 Belgium Belgium      
68 Johnnie Parsons 3 USA USA      
69 Duke Nalon 18 USA USA     1
70 Henri Louveau 10 France        
71 Guy Mairesse 48 France        
72 Georges Grignard 38 France        
73 George Connor 22 USA        
74 George Abecassis 12 Britain        
75 Gene Force 69 USA        
76 Fred Agabashian 59 USA        
77 Franco Rol 44 Italy        
78 Eugene Chaboud 44 France        
79 Duncan Hamilton 88 Britain        
80 Henry Banks 1 USA        


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