1951 Swiss Grand Prix

1951 Swiss Grand Prix
1951 Swiss Grand Prix
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	Circuit Bremgarten track layout
Race details
Date	27 May 1951
Official name	XI Großer Preis der Schweiz
Location	Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland
Course	Temporary street/road circuit
Course length	7.28 km (4.524 miles)
Distance	42 laps, 305.760 km (190.008 miles)
Weather	Overcast, rain
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio ;
Time	2:35.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio
Time	2:51.1
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio ;
Second	Piero Taruffi ;
Third	Nino Farina ;
	Lap leaders ;

Last updated September 07, 2024

The 1951 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 May 1951 in Bern. The race was contested over 42 laps of the Bremgarten Circuit with it also being the opening race of the 1951 World Championship of Drivers. The race was the eleventh time that the Swiss Grand Prix was held with all of the races being held at Bremgarten.

Report

The Swiss Grand Prix, the first event of the 1951 World Championship due to the absence of Monaco from the calendar, saw the Alfa Romeo team continue their dominance of the previous season. All four of their drivers occupied positions on the front two rows of the grid; the highest non-Alfa qualifier was Ferrari's Luigi Villoresi, who was alongside Fangio and Farina on the front row.

The race took place in the rain, with Fangio initially leading from Farina. Ferrari's Piero Taruffi also challenged for the lead, having started from sixth on the grid. Fangio pitted, handing Nino Farina the lead for the 24th lap of the race. However, Farina's decision not to make a pitstop did not pay off, as Fangio was able to retake the lead on lap 29. Fangio maintained the lead for the remainder of the race, eventually winning by nearly a minute from Taruffi, who had overtaken Farina on the penultimate lap. This was Taruffi's first podium in just his second championship race. The remaining Alfa drivers—Consalvo Sanesi and Toulo de Graffenried—completed the points paying positions, ahead of Ferrari's Alberto Ascari, who competed despite suffering from burns from the previous weekend's Formula 2 race in Genoa. Stirling Moss, driving for HWM, was in seventh, but ran out of fuel on the final lap, therefore yielding the position to Louis Chiron, who was driving a Maserati for Enrico Platé.^[1]

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre
2	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D
4	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D
6	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D
8	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D
10	Henri Louveau	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D
12	George Abecassis	HW Motors	HWM-Alta	HWM 51	Alta F2 2.0 L4	D
14	Stirling Moss	HW Motors	HWM-Alta	HWM 51	Alta F2 2.0 L4	D
16	Peter Whitehead	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12 s	D
18	Luigi Villoresi		Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12	P
20	Alberto Ascari		Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12	P
22	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 159A	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s	P
24	Juan Manuel Fangio		Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 159A	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s	P
26	Toulo de Graffenried		Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 159A	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s	P
28	Consalvo Sanesi ¹		Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s	P
30	Louis Chiron	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s	P
32	Harry Schell	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s	P
38	Rudi Fischer	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari	Ferrari 212	Ferrari 212 2.5 V12	P
40	Guy Mairesse	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D
42	José Froilán González	José Froilán González	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D
44	Piero Taruffi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12	P
46	Francis Rochat²	Francis Rochat	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini T11	Simca-Gordini 16 1.5 L4	E
48	Robert Manzon / Maurice Trintignant ²	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s	E
50	André Simon ²	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s	E
52	Peter Hirt	Peter Hirt	Veritas	Veritas Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	?
Sources: ^[2]^[3]^[4]

^1 — Consalvo Sanesi qualified and drove the entirety of the race in the #28 Alfa Romeo. Gianbattista Guidotti, named substitute driver, was not used during the Grand Prix.^[5]

^2 — Francis Rochat, Maurice Trintignant and André Simon all withdrew from the event prior to practice. Robert Manzon, who was entered in the #48 Simca Gordini alongside Trintignant, also withdrew.^[6]

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
DNA	34	Prince Bira	Maserati	–	–
DNA	36	Toni Branca	Maserati	–	–
DNA	46	Francis Rochat	Simca-Gordini	–	–
DNA	48	Robert Manzon / Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	–	–
DNA	50	André Simon	Simca-Gordini	–	–
Source:^[7]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	24	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	42	2:07:53.64	1	9¹
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
Source:^[8]

Notes

^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

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
Source: ^[9]

Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted toward the Championship.

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[2] "1951 Swiss Grand Prix - Race Entries". manipef1.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

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