| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season | ||
 Circuit Bremgarten track layout | ||
| Date | 27 May 1951 | |
| Official name | XI Großer Preis der Schweiz | |
| Location | Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland | |
| Course | Motorcycle track 7.28 km (4.524 mi) | |
| Distance | 42 laps, 305.760 km (190.008 mi) | |
| Weather | Overcast, rain | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Alfa Romeo |
| Time | 2:35.9 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Alfa Romeo |
| Time | 2:51.1 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Alfa Romeo |
| Second |  Piero Taruffi
|
Ferrari |
| Third | Nino Farina
|
Alfa Romeo |
The 1951 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Bremgarten on May 27, 1951. It was the first round of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship. The race saw the Formula One debut of British driver Stirling Moss.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Alfa Romeo | 2:35.9 | - |
| 2 | 22 | Nino Farina
|
Alfa Romeo | 2:37.8 | + 1.9 |
| 3 | 18 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Ferrari | 2:39.3 | + 3.4 |
| 4 | 28 | Consalvo Sanesi
|
Alfa Romeo | 2:40.3 | + 4.4 |
| 5 | 26 |  Toulo de Graffenried
|
Alfa Romeo | 2:41.8 | + 5.9 |
| 6 | 44 | Piero Taruffi
|
Ferrari | 2:45.2 | + 9.3 |
| 7 | 20 | Alberto Ascari
|
Ferrari | 2:46.0 | + 10.1 |
| 8 | 8 |  Louis Rosier
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2:52.7 | + 16.8 |
| 9 | 16 |  Peter Whitehead
|
Ferrari | 2:52.9 | + 17.0 |
| 10 | 38 | Rudi Fischer
|
Ferrari | 2:54.1 | + 18.2 |
| 11 | 10 | Henri Louveau
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2:56.2 | + 20.3 |
| 12 | 4 | Philippe Étancelin
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2:57.3 | + 21.4 |
| 13 | 42 | José Froilán González
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2:57.3 | + 21.4 |
| 14 | 14 | Stirling Moss
|
HWM-Alta | 2:58.4 | + 22.5 |
| 15 | 6 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 3:00.3 | + 24.4 |
| 16 | 52 | Peter Hirt
|
Veritas | 3:01.6 | + 25.7 |
| 17 | 32 |  Harry Schell
|
Maserati | 3:02.4 | + 26.5 |
| 18 | 2 |  Johnny Claes
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 3:02.5 | + 26.6 |
| 19 | 30 |  Louis Chiron
|
Maserati | 3:03.8 | + 27.9 |
| 20 | 12 | George Abecassis
|
HWM-Alta | 3:05.1 | + 29.2 |
| 21 | 40 | Guy Mairesse
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 3:12.0 | + 36.1 |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Alfa Romeo | 42 | 2:07:53.64 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 44 | Piero Taruffi
|
Ferrari | 42 | + 55.24 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 22 | Nino Farina
|
Alfa Romeo | 42 | + 1:19.31 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Consalvo Sanesi
|
Alfa Romeo | 41 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Toulo de Graffenried
|
Alfa Romeo | 40 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Alberto Ascari
|
Ferrari | 40 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 7 | 30 | Louis Chiron
|
Maserati | 40 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 14 | Stirling Moss
|
HWM-Alta | 40 | + 2 Laps | 14 | |
| 9 | 8 | Louis Rosier
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 39 | + 3 Laps | 8 | |
| 10 | 4 | Philippe Étancelin
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 39 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
| 11 | 38 | Rudi Fischer
|
Ferrari | 39 | + 3 Laps | 10 | |
| 12 | 32 | Harry Schell
|
Maserati | 38 | + 4 Laps | 17 | |
| 13 | 2 | Johnny Claes
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 35 | + 7 Laps | 18 | |
| 14 | 40 | Guy Mairesse
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 31 | + 11 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 16 | Peter Whitehead
|
Ferrari | 36 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 10 | Henri Louveau
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 30 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 12 | George Abecassis
|
HWM-Alta | 23 | Magneto | 20 | |
| Ret | 6 | Yves Giraud Cabantous
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 14 | Ignition | 15 | |
| Ret | 18 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Ferrari | 12 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 42 | José Froilán González
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 10 | Oil pump | 13 | |
| Ret | 52 | Peter Hirt
|
Veritas | 0 | Fuel System | 16 |
Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
9 |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi
|
6 |
| 3 | Nino Farina
|
4 |
| 4 | Consalvo Sanesi
|
3 |
| 5 | Toulo de Graffenried
|
2 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted toward the Championship.
References[]
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/572/. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
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