| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season | ||
Circuit Bremgarten track layout |
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| Date | May 27, 1951 | |
| Official name | XI Großer Preis der Schweiz | |
| Location | Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland | |
| Course | Motorcycle track 7.28 km (4.524 mi) |
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| Distance | 42 laps, 305.760 km (190.008 mi) | |
| Weather | Overcast, rain | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| Time | 2:35:9 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| Time | 2:51.1 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| Second | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari |
| Third | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo |
The 1951 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Bremgarten on May 27, 1951. It was the first round of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship. The race saw the Formula One debut of British driver Stirling Moss.
Contents |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 42 | 2:07:53.64 | 1 | 9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/572/. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
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