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25px France  1951 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season
Reims-Karta 1926-1951.svg
Date 1 July 1951
Official name XXXVIII GRAND PRIX DE L'A.C.F.
Location Reims, France
Course Reims-Gueux
7.816 km (4.856 mi)
Distance 77 laps, 601.832 km (373.961 mi)
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 2:25.7
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 2:27.8 on lap 32
Podium
First 25px Italy Luigi Fagioli
25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Alfa Romeo
Second 25px Argentina José Froilán González
25px Italy Alberto Ascari
Ferrari
Third 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari
Guymairesse

Guy Mairesse finished 9th in a Talbot-Lago T26C

The 1951 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 1 July 1951. It was the fourth round of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship and was won by Luigi Fagioli driving an Alfa Romeo.

The race, which also carried the honorific title of European Grand Prix, saw the World Championship debuts of Aldo Gordini, André Simon and Onofre Marimón. Fagioli's victory, his first in a World Championship race, made him the oldest driver to win a World Championship Grand Prix, a record he still holds.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 24 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:25.7 -
2 2 25px Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:27.4 + 1.7
3 12 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:28.1 + 2.4
4 10 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:28.5 + 2.8
5 6 25px Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 2:28.9 + 3.2
6 14 25px Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 2:30.8 + 5.1
7 8 25px Italy Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2:33.1 + 7.4
8 42 25px Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:43.7 + 18.0
9 26 25px UK Reg Parnell Ferrari 2:44.0 + 18.3
10 38 25px France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:44.8 + 19.1
11 46 25px France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:45.7 + 20.0
12 28 25px Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:46.6 + 20.9
13 40 25px France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:48.0 + 22.3
14 44 25px France Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:49.6 + 23.9
15 50 25px Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati-Milano 2:49.9 + 24.2
16 18 25px Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:50.1 + 24.4
17 36 25px France Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini 2:50.3 + 24.6
18 32 25px France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 2:50.4 + 24.7
19 48 25px France Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:58.4 + 32.7
20 24 25px UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:59.0 + 33.3
21 34 25px France André Simon Simca-Gordini 2:59.5 + 33.8
22 20 25px United States Harry Schell Maserati 3:02.0 + 36.3
23 30 25px France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 3:06.0 + 40.3

Race[]

Pos No Nat Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 25px Italy
25px Argentina
Luigi Fagioli
Juan Manuel Fangio
Alfa Romeo 77 3:22:11.0 7 4
5
2 14 25px Argentina
25px Italy
José Froilán González
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari 77 + 58.2 6 3
3
3 10 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 74 + 3 Laps 4 4
4 26 25px UK Reg Parnell Ferrari 73 + 4 Laps 9 3
5 2 25px Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 73 + 4 Laps 2 2
6 42 25px Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 71 + 6 Laps 8  
7 46 25px France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 71 + 6 Laps 11  
8 44 25px France Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago-Talbot 69 + 8 Laps 14  
9 48 25px France Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 66 + 11 Laps 19  
10 6 25px Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 58 + 19 Laps 5  
11 24 25px Argentina
25px Italy
Juan Manuel Fangio
Luigi Fagioli
Alfa Romeo 55 + 22 Laps 1  
Ret 28 25px Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 54 Accident 12  
Ret 40 25px France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 43 Transmission 13  
Ret 38 25px France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 37 Engine 10  
Ret 36 25px France Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini 27 Engine 17  
Ret 20 25px United States Harry Schell Maserati 23 Overheating 22  
Ret 32 25px France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 11 Engine 18  
Ret 12 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 10 Gearbox 3  
Ret 34 25px France André Simon Simca-Gordini 7 Engine 21  
Ret 30 25px France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 3 Engine 23  
Ret 50 25px Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati-Milano 2 Engine 15  
Ret 18 25px Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 1 Transmission 16  
Ret 24 25px UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 1 Engine 20  

Notes[]

  • Shared Drives:
    • Car #8: Fagioli (first 20 laps) then Fangio (57 laps). They shared the points for the win (Fangio scored one extra point for setting the fastest race lap).
    • Car #14: Gonzalez (first 35 laps) then Ascari (42 laps). They shared the points for 2nd position.
    • Car #24: Fangio (first 15 laps) then Fagioli (40 laps). When Fagioli rejoined the race in Fangio's car he was already 20 laps behind.

Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]

Pos Driver Points
1 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 15
2 25px Italy Nino Farina 14
3 25px United States Lee Wallard 9
4 25px Italy Alberto Ascari 9
5 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi 8
  • Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References[]

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/575/. Retrieved 2007-06-05. 



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