1951 French Grand Prix

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Race details
Date1 July 1951
Official name XXXVIII Grand Prix de l'ACF
Location Reims, France
Course Reims-Gueux
Course length 7.816 km (4.856 miles)
Distance 77 laps, 601.832 km (373.961 miles)
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver
 Alfa Romeo
Time 2:25.7
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 2:27.8 on lap 32
Podium
First
 Alfa Romeo
Second
 Ferrari
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1951 French Grand Prix

The 1951 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 1 July 1951. It was race 4 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers and was won by Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli driving an Alfa Romeo. It was the first of three occasions where two drivers would be credited with a Grand Prix win after sharing a car.

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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. This race also holds the record for the longest Formula One Grand Prix in terms of total distance needed to cover. 77 laps of the 4.856 mile Reims-Gueux circuit totaled to 373.961 miles. [1]

Report

About 10 laps into the race, the engine in Fangio's car began misfiring, so he stopped at the pits to have the magneto changed, but only completed one further lap before stopping again. Around this time, the gearbox in Ascari's Ferrari had broken, and he retired, although he took over the car of González, who had been pushing very hard. When Fagioli came in for his fuel stop, the team ordered Fagioli and Fangio to swap cars; Fagioli's car was running healthily whereas Fangio's car had multiple mechanical problems. Fuel stops and problems for the Ferraris enabled Fangio to make his way into the lead and win the race, with Ascari in González's original car finishing 2nd, 52 seconds behind. Fagioli, in Fangio's original car, finished 11th, 22 laps behind. [2] Fagioli, a veteran racing driver who had been racing Grand Prix cars since the 1920s and known for his fiery temperament was so furious over handing his car over to Fangio that he quit Grand Prix racing on the spot; he only raced this one championship race in 1951 and had not competed at the previous rounds at Bern and Spa.

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngineTyre
2 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159A Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s P
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio 1 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 Luigi Fagioli 2 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159B Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s P
10 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 E
12 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 E
14 Flag of Argentina.svg José Froilán González 3 Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 E
16 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi 4 Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari 375 F1 4.5 V12 E
18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT-50 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s P
20 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s P
22 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira 4 Ecurie Siam Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s P
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Graham Whitehead Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12 s D
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell 5 G. A. Vandervell Ferrari Ferrari 375 tw Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 P
28 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
30 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s E
32 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s E
34 Flag of France.svg André Simon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s E
36 Flag of France.svg Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T11 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s E
38 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
40 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
42 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
44 Flag of France.svg Eugène Chaboud 6 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-GS Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
46 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
48 Flag of France.svg Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
50 Flag of Argentina.svg Onofre Marimón Scuderia Milano Maserati-Milano Maserati 4CLT-50 Milano 1.5 L4 s P
Sources: [3] [4] [5]
^1 — Juan Manuel Fangio qualified and drove 15 laps of the race in the #4 Alfa Romeo. Luigi Fagioli took over the car for a further 40 laps. [6]
^2 — Luigi Fagioli qualified and drove 20 laps of the race in the #8 Alfa Romeo. Juan Manuel Fangio took over the car for the remaining 57 laps of the race. [6]
^3 — José Froilán González qualified and drove 35 laps of the race in the #14 Ferrari. Alberto Ascari, whose own vehicle had already retired, took over the car for the remaining 42 laps of the race. [6]
^4 — Piero Taruffi and Prince Bira both withdrew from the event prior to practice. [7]
^5 — Reg Parnell qualified and drove the entire race in the #26 Ferrari. Brian Shawe-Taylor practiced in the car, but took no part in the race proper. [8]
^6 — Eugène Chaboud qualified and drove the entire race in the #44 Talbot-Lago. Lucien Vincent, named substitute driver for the car, was not used during the Grand Prix. [8]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:25.7–
22 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:27.4+ 1.7
312 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:28.1+ 2.4
410 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:28.5+ 2.8
56 Flag of Italy.svg Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 2:28.9+ 3.2
614 Flag of Argentina.svg José Froilán González Ferrari 2:30.8+ 5.1
78 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2:33.1+ 7.4
842 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:43.7+ 18.0
926 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell Ferrari 2:44.0+ 18.3
1038 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:44.8+ 19.1
1146 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:45.7+ 20.0
1228 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:46.6+ 20.9
1340 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:48.0+ 22.3
1444 Flag of France.svg Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:49.6+ 23.9
1550 Flag of Argentina.svg Onofre Marimón Maserati-Milano 2:49.9+ 24.2
1618 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:50.1+ 24.4
1736 Flag of France.svg Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini 2:50.3+ 24.6
1832 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 2:50.4+ 24.7
1948 Flag of France.svg Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:58.4+ 32.7
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:59.0+ 33.3
2134 Flag of France.svg André Simon Simca-Gordini 2:59.5+ 33.8
2220 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Maserati 3:02.0+ 36.3
2330 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 3:06.0+ 40.3
DNA16 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi Ferrari ––
DNA22 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati ––
Source: [9]
Guy Mairesse finished 9th in a Talbot-Lago T26C Guymairesse.jpg
Guy Mairesse finished 9th in a Talbot-Lago T26C

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Fagioli
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio 		Alfa Romeo 773:22:11.074
5 1
214 Flag of Argentina.svg José Froilán González
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari 		Ferrari 77+ 58.263
3
310 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 74+ 3 Laps44
426 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell Ferrari 73+ 4 Laps93
52 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 73+ 4 Laps22
642 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 71+ 6 Laps8 
746 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 71+ 6 Laps11 
844 Flag of France.svg Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago-Talbot 69+ 8 Laps14 
948 Flag of France.svg Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 66+ 11 Laps19 
106 Flag of Italy.svg Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 58+ 19 Laps5 
114 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Fagioli 		Alfa Romeo 55+ 22 Laps1 
Ret28 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 54Accident12 
Ret40 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 43Transmission13 
Ret38 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 37Engine10 
Ret36 Flag of France.svg Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini 27Engine17 
Ret20 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Maserati 23Overheating22 
Ret32 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 11Engine18 
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari 10Gearbox3 
Ret34 Flag of France.svg André Simon Simca-Gordini 7Engine21 
Ret30 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 3Engine23 
Ret50 Flag of Argentina.svg Onofre Marimón Maserati-Milano 2Engine15 
Ret18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 1Transmission16 
Ret24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Ferrari 1Engine20 
Source: [10]
Notes

Shared drives

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1uparrow green.svg 11 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio 15
1downarrow red.svg 12 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Farina 14
1rightarrow blue.svg 3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lee Wallard 9
1rightarrow blue.svg 4 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari 9
1uparrow green.svg 25 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi 8
Source: [11]

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