1951 San Remo Grand Prix

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1951 San Remo Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1951 Formula One season
Circuit-ospedaletti-1948.png
Circuito di Ospedaletti 1948 (San Remo Grand Prix at Ospedaletti)
Race details
Date22 April 1951
Official name VI Gran Premio di San Remo
Location San Remo, Liguria, Italy
Course Ospedaletti
Course length 3.380 km (2.100 mi)
Distance 90 laps, 304.200 km (186.281 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:52.0
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 1:53.8
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari

The 1951 San Remo Grand Prix was a non-Championship Formula One motor race held on 22 April 1951 at the Autodromo di Ospedaletti, in San Remo, Liguria, Italy. It was the fourth race of the 1951 Formula One season. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari, starting from pole position. Dorino Serafini finished second in a Ferrari and Rudi Fischer third, also in a Ferrari. All cars were 1.5-litre s/c F1 or 4.5-litre F1† unless noted (F2). During practice, Claes crashed his Talbot after a brake pipe broke – and several spectators were killed.

Classification

PosNoDriverManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGrid
118 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari 902:57:08.21
230 Flag of Italy.svg Dorino Serafini Ferrari 902:58:33.04
340 Flag of Switzerland.svg Rudi Fischer Ferrari 902:59:11.07
48 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Maserati 87+ 3 Laps8
516 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss HWM-Alta 51 (F2)85+ 5 Laps10
614 Flag of France.svg Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago 84+ 6 Laps17
724 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 51 (F2)81+ 9 Laps13
828 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago 79NC15
910 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Murray Maserati 59NC12
104 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Ferrari 56NC14
1136 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron HWM-Alta (F2)42NC16
Ret22 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 71Mechanical9
Ret26 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 63Accident2
Ret32 Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 60Suspension3
Ret34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell Maserati 16Rear Axle11
Ret6 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 8Piston6
Ret20 Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira Maserati 5Accident5
DNS2 Flag of Italy.svg Toni Branca Maserati
DNS12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago Practice Accident
DNA38 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Maserati Did not appear

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