1951 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race details | |||||
Date | 17 June 1951 | ||||
Official name | XIII Grote Prijs Van Belgie | ||||
Location | Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | ||||
Course | Grand Prix Circuit | ||||
Course length | 14.12 km (8.774 miles) | ||||
Distance | 36 laps, 508.320 km (315.864 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||||
Time | 4:25.0 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | |||
Time | 4:22.1 on lap 10 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Alfa Romeo | ||||
Second | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||
Third | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1951 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 17 June 1951 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was race 3 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers
Despite there being just 13 starters representing 3 makes of car, the race attracted a record crowd. There were a further 3 entries, including 2 Maseratis, which did not attend the event. Fangio had a new suspension with special wheels, which had to be concave to make room for the brake drums. These proved an expensive novelty. At his first pit stop, they jammed and his stop lasted over 14 minutes. Farina's Alfa Romeo dominated, holding off the Ferraris of Ascari and Villoresi. A lightning stop of 39 seconds for wheel change and refuelling preserved his lead until the finish. This would eventually prove to be the only Grand Prix in Fangio's entire career, barring retirements, that the finished outside of the top four. He still scored a point for posting the fastest lap of the race, which means that despite having finished in 9th place, he kept his record of scoring points in every race he finished.
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 4:25 | – |
2 | 4 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 4:28 | + 3 |
3 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 4:29 | + 4 |
4 | 8 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 4:30 | + 5 |
5 | 12 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 4:32 | + 7 |
6 | 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 4:36 | + 11 |
7 | 14 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 4:45 | + 20 |
8 | 22 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 4:52 | + 27 |
9 | 18 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:01 | + 36 |
10 | 20 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:04 | + 39 |
11 | 16 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:09 | + 44 |
12 | 24 | André Pilette | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:16 | + 51 |
13 | 26 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:17 | + 52 |
DNA | 28 | Prince Bira | Maserati | – | – |
DNA | 30 | José Froilán González | Maserati | – | – |
DNA | 32 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | – | – |
Source: [3] | |||||
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 36 | 2:45:46.2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | 8 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 36 | + 2:51.0 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 36 | + 4:21.9 | 3 | 4 |
4 | 14 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 34 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 3 |
5 | 22 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 34 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 2 |
6 | 24 | André Pilette | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 33 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
7 | 16 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 33 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
8 | 26 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 32 | + 4 Laps | 13 | |
9 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 32 | + 4 Laps | 1 | 1 1 |
Ret | 18 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 28 | Engine | 9 | |
Ret | 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 11 | Radiator | 6 | |
Ret | 12 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 8 | Transmission | 5 | |
Ret | 20 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 0 | Transmission | 10 | |
Source: [4] |
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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4 | 1 | Nino Farina | 12 |
1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 10 |
1 | 3 | Lee Wallard | 9 |
8 | 4 | Alberto Ascari | 6 |
2 | 5 | Piero Taruffi | 6 |
Source: [5] |
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