1951 Belgian Grand Prix

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Race details
Date17 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 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 4:22.1 on lap 10
Podium
First
 Alfa Romeo
Second
 Scuderia Ferrari
Third
 Scuderia Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1951 Belgian Grand Prix

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

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Despite there being just 13 starters, representing three makes of car, the race attracted a record crowd. There were a further three entries, including two Maseratis, which did not attend the event. Juan Manuel 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. Giuseppe Farina's Alfa Romeo dominated, holding off the Ferraris of Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi. A quick 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 Formula 1 career, barring retirements, that he finished outside of the top four. He scored a point for posting the fastest lap of the race, which meant that despite having finished in ninth place (only the top five finishers scored points), he kept his record of scoring points in every single race he finished.

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngineTyre
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159B Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s P
4 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Farina Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159A Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s P
6 Flag of Italy.svg Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s P
8 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 P
10 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 P
12 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 P
14 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
18 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
20 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
22 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
24 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Pilette Ecurie Belgique Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 E
26 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
28 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Ecurie Siam Maserati-OSCA Maserati 4CLT-48 OSCA V12 P
30 Flag of Argentina.svg José Froilán González Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s P
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell G. A. Vandervell Ferrari Ferrari 375 tw Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 P
Sources: [1] [2]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
12 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 4:25–
24 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 4:28+ 3
310 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 4:29+ 4
48 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari 4:30+ 5
512 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi Ferrari 4:32+ 7
66 Flag of Italy.svg Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 4:36+ 11
714 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4:45+ 20
822 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4:52+ 27
918 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:01+ 36
1020 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:04+ 39
1116 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:09+ 44
1224 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Pilette Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:16+ 51
1326 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:17+ 52
DNA28 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati ––
DNA30 Flag of Argentina.svg José Froilán González Maserati ––
DNA32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell Ferrari ––
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 362:45:46.228
28 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari 36+ 2:51.046
310 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 36+ 4:21.934
414 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 34+ 2 Laps73
522 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 34+ 2 Laps82
624 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Pilette Talbot-Lago-Talbot 33+ 3 Laps12 
716 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 33+ 3 Laps11 
826 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 32+ 4 Laps13 
92 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 32+ 4 Laps11 1
Ret18 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 28Engine9 
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 11Radiator6 
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi Ferrari 8Transmission5 
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 0Transmission10 
Source: [4]
Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1uparrow green.svg 41 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Farina 12
1downarrow red.svg 12 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio 10
1downarrow red.svg 13 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lee Wallard 9
1uparrow green.svg 84 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari 6
1downarrow red.svg 25 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi 6
Source: [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "1951 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Entries". manipef1.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "1951 Belgian GP - Entry List". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Belgium 1951 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "1951 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Belgium 1951 - Championship". wstatsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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