1951 Belgian Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 3 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season.
Date June 17, 1951
Official name XIII GROTE PRIJS VAN BELGIE
Location Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
Course Grand Prix Circuit
8.774 mi / 14.12 km
Distance 36 laps, 315.864 mi / 508.320 km
Weather Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 4:25.0
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 4:22.1
Podium
First Flag of Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo
Second Flag of Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari
Third Flag of Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari

The 1951 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 17, 1951 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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[edit] Race report

Despite there being just 13 starters representing 3 makes of car, the race attracted a record crowd. 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.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Flag of Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 36 2:45:66.2 2 8
2 8 Flag of Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 36 + 2:51.0 4 6
3 10 Flag of Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 36 + 4:21.9 3 4
4 14 Flag of France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 34 + 2 Laps 7 3
5 22 Flag of France Yves Giraud Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 34 + 2 Laps 8 2
6 24 Flag of Belgium André Pilette Talbot-Lago-Talbot 33 + 3 Laps 12  
7 16 Flag of Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 33 + 3 Laps 11  
8 26 Flag of France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 32 + 4 Laps 13  
9 2 Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 32 + 4 Laps 1 1
Ret 18 Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 28 Engine 9  
Ret 6 Flag of Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 11 Radiator 6  
Ret 12 Flag of Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 8 Transmission 5  
Ret 20 Flag of France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 0 Transmission 10  

[edit] Notes

  • First Grand Prix: André Pilette

[edit] References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.


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