1951 Italian Grand Prix

  1951 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 7 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season

Date September 16, 1951
Official name XXII GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA
Location Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
6.300 km (3.915 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 306.458 km (190.414 mi)
Pole position
Driver Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 1:53.2
Fastest lap
Driver Nino Farina Alfa Romeo
Time 1:56.5
Podium
First Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Second José Froilán González Ferrari
Third Felice Bonetto/Nino Farina Alfa Romeo

The 1951 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 16, 1951 at Monza. It was the seventh round of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 38 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1:53.2 -
2 34 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 1:53.9 + 0.7
3 2 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:55.1 + 1.9
4 6 José Froilán González Ferrari 1:55.9 + 2.7
5 4 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 1:57.9 + 4.7
6 8 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 1:58.2 + 5.0
7 40 Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 1:58.3 + 5.1
8 30 Reg Parnell BRM 2:02.2 + 9.0
9 36 Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 2:05.2 + 12.0
10 32 Ken Richardson BRM 2:05.6 + 12.4
11 48 André Simon Simca-Gordini 2:08.0 + 14.8
12 50 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 2:08.9 + 15.7
13 46 Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 2:09.0 + 15.8
14 24 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:09.3 + 16.1
15 18 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:10.8 + 17.6
16 12 Chico Landi Ferrari 2:11.2 + 18.0
17 20 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:12.1 + 18.9
18 44 Franco Rol OSCA 2:13.4 + 20.2
19 16 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:16.2 + 23.0
20 22 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:16.5 + 23.3
21 26 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:18.6 + 25.4
22 28 Jacques Swaters Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:18.8 + 25.6
23 14 Rudi Fischer Ferrari No time -
24 32 Hans Stuck BRM No time -

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 2 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 80 2:42:39.3 3 8
2 6 José Froilán González Ferrari 80 +24.6[1] 4 6
3 40 Felice Bonetto
Nino Farina		 Alfa Romeo 79 +1 lap 7 2
3
4 4 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 79 +1 lap 5 3
5 8 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 78 +2 laps 6 2
6 48 André Simon Simca-Gordini 74 +6 laps 11
7 18 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 73 +7 laps 15
8 24 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 72 +8 laps 14
9 44 Franco Rol OSCA 67 +13 laps 18
Ret 38 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 39 Engine 1
Ret 50 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 29 Engine 12
Ret 46 Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 29 Engine 13
Ret 20 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 23 Ignition 17
Ret 22 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 9 Engine 20
Ret 28 Jacques Swaters Talbot-Lago-Talbot 7 Overheating 22
Ret 34 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 6 Engine 2
Ret 26 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4 Oil pump 21
Ret 36 Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 1 Compressor 9
Ret 16 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 1 Magneto 19
Ret 12 Chico Landi Ferrari 0 Transmission 16
DNS 30 Reg Parnell BRM 0 Non Starter 8
DNS 32 Ken Richardson BRM 0 Non Starter 10

Notes

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Juan Manuel Fangio 27
2 Alberto Ascari 25
3 José Froilán González 21
4 Nino Farina 17
5 Luigi Villoresi 15

References

  1. ^ a b Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 35. ISBN 0-85429-276-4. 
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 34. ISBN 0-85429-276-4. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/578/. Retrieved 2007-06-05. 

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