1951 Spanish Grand Prix

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  1951 Spanish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 8 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season.
Pedralbes street circuit
Date	October 28, 1951
Official name	XI Gran Premio de España
Location	Pedralbes Circuit, Barcelona, Catalonia
Course	Street circuit 3.925 mi / 6.316 km
Distance	70 laps, 274.721 mi / 442.120 km
Weather	Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari
Time	2:10.59
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Time	2:16.93
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Second	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari
Third	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo

The 1951 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 28, 1951 at Pedralbes Circuit. This was the last race of the 1951 season.

Juan Manuel Fangio led Alberto Ascari by two points before the race. Ascari was forced to stop frequently to change his tyres and Fangio comfortably won his first drivers' title.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	22	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	70	2:46:54.10	2	9
2	6	José Froilán González	Ferrari	70	+54.28	3	6
3	20	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	70	+1:45.54[1]	4	4
4	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	68	+2 laps	1	3
5	24	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo	68	+2 laps	8	2
6	26	Toulo de Graffenried	Alfa Romeo	66	+4 laps	6
7	28	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	64	+6 laps	20
8	34	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	63	+7 laps	13
9	14	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	63	+7 laps	9
10	44	Paco Godia	Maserati	60	+10 laps	17
Ret	4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	48	Ignition	5
Ret	16	André Simon	Simca-Gordini	48	Engine	10
Ret	36	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	37	Accident	15
Ret	8	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	30	Wheel	7
Ret	12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	25	Engine	11
Ret	38	Georges Grignard	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	23	Engine	16
Ret	32	Yves Giraud Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	7	Accident	14
Ret	30	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	4	Ignition	12
Ret	18	Prince Bira	Maserati-Osca	1	Engine	19
Ret	46	Juan Jover	Maserati	0	Engine (DNS)	18

[edit] Notes

• First Grand Prix: Paco Godia, Georges Grignard
• Two drivers were fighting for the championship going into this race, with Fangio on 27 points, and Ascari on 25.
  • Fangio needed either
    • To finish ahead of Ascari
    • Ascari 3rd or lower
  • Ascari needed either
    • 1st
    • 2nd with Fangio 3rd or lower

[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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