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25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945  1951 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season
Pedralbes street circuit
Pedralbes street circuit
Date 28 October 1951
Official name XI Gran Premio de España
Location Pedralbes Circuit, Barcelona, Catalonia
Course Street circuit
6.316 km (3.925 mi)
Distance 70 laps, 442.120 km (274.721 mi)
Weather Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari
Time 2:10.59
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 2:16.93
Podium
First 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Second 25px Argentina José Froilán González Scuderia Ferrari
Third 25px Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo

The 1951 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 28, 1951 at Pedralbes Circuit. It was the eighth and final round of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship.

This race was determined by tyre choice – Ferrari chose a 16 inch rear wheel, whilst Alfa Romeo settled for the 18 inch, which proved to be the better of the two options. Juan Manuel Fangio led Alberto Ascari by two points before the race. Ascari led the race from José Froilán González, but the Ferraris suffered numerous tread problems. Piero Taruffi threw a tyre tread on lap 6 and was followed on lap 7 by Luigi Villoresi, Ascari on lap 8 and Gonzalez on lap 14. The Ferraris were forced to stop frequently to change tyres and Fangio comfortably won his first drivers' title. After the race, Alfa Romeo announced that due to lack of finances, they would not be competing in the 1952 season.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 2 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:10.59
2 22 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:12.27 + 1.68
3 6 25px Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 2:14.01 + 3.42
4 20 25px Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:14.94 + 4.35
5 4 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:16.38 + 5.79
6 26 25px Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 2:16.40 + 5.81
7 8 25px Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 2:16.80 + 6.21
8 24 25px Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 2:21.80 + 11.21
9 14 25px France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 2:23.81 + 13.22
10 16 25px France André Simon Simca-Gordini 2:24.60 + 14.01
11 12 25px France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 2:25.25 + 14.66
12 30 25px Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:30.32 + 19.73
13 34 25px France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:31.00 + 20.41
14 32 25px France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:32.18 + 21.59
15 36 25px Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:34.46 + 23.87
16 38 25px France Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:35.58 + 24.99
17 44 25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 2:37.45 + 26.86
18 46 25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Juan Jover Maserati 2:41.99 + 31.40
19 18 25px Flag of Thailand Prince Bira Maserati-OSCA 2:45.99 + 35.40
20 28 25px France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:46.78 + 36.19

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 22 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 70 2:46:54.10 2 9
2 6 25px Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 70 +54.28 3 6
3 20 25px Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 70 +1:45.54[1] 4 4
4 2 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 68 +2 laps 1 3
5 24 25px Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 68 +2 laps 8 2
6 26 25px Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 66 +4 laps 6
7 28 25px France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64 +6 laps 20
8 34 25px France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 63 +7 laps 13
9 14 25px France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 63 +7 laps 9
10 44 25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 60 +10 laps 17
Ret 4 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 48 Ignition 5
Ret 16 25px France André Simon Simca-Gordini 48 Engine 10
Ret 36 25px Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 37 Accident 15
Ret 8 25px Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 30 Wheel 7
Ret 12 25px France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 25 Engine 11
Ret 38 25px France Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 23 Engine 16
Ret 32 25px France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 7 Accident 14
Ret 30 25px Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4 Ignition 12
Ret 18 25px Flag of Thailand Prince Bira Maserati-OSCA 1 Engine 19
DNS 46 25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Juan Jover Maserati 0 Engine 18

Notes[]

  • First Grand Prix: Paco Godia, Georges Grignard
  • Two drivers were fighting for the championship going into this race, with Fangio on 27 points, and Ascari on 25.
    • Fangio needed either
      • To finish ahead of Ascari
      • Ascari 3rd or lower
    • Ascari needed either
      • 1st
      • 2nd with Fangio 3rd or lower

Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]

Pos Driver Points
1 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 31
2 25px Italy Alberto Ascari 25
3 25px Argentina José Froilán González 24
4 25px Italy Nino Farina 19
5 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi 15
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References[]

  1. Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 37. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/579/. Retrieved 2007-06-05. 


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1951 Italian Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1951 season
Next race:
1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Previous race:
1935 Spanish Grand Prix
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1954 Spanish Grand Prix
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