1951 San Remo Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Championship race in the 1951 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| Date | 22 April 1951 | ||
| Official name | VI Gran Premio di San Remo | ||
| Location | San Remo, Liguria, Italy | ||
| Course | Ospedaletti | ||
| Course length | 3.380 km (2.100 mi) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 304.200 km (186.281 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:52.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:53.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 1951 San Remo Grand Prix was a non-Championship Formula One motor race held on 22 April 1951 at the Autodromo di Ospedaletti, in San Remo, Liguria, Italy. It was the fourth race of the 1951 Formula One season. The race, contested over 90 laps, was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari, starting from pole position. Dorino Serafini finished second in a Ferrari and Rudi Fischer third, also in a Ferrari. All cars were 1.5-litre s/c F1 or 4.5-litre F1† unless noted (F2). During practice, Claes crashed his Talbot after a brake pipe broke - several spectators were killed.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 90 | 2:57:08.2 | 1 |
| 2 | 30 | Dorino Serafini |
Ferrari | 90 | 2:58:33.0 | 4 |
| 3 | 40 |  Rudi Fischer |
Ferrari | 90 | 2:59:11.0 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 |  Harry Schell |
Maserati | 87 | + 3 Laps | 8 |
| 5 | 16 |  Stirling Moss |
HWM-Alta 51 (F2) | 85 | + 5 Laps | 10 |
| 6 | 14 |  Guy Mairesse |
Talbot-Lago | 84 | + 6 Laps | 17 |
| 7 | 24 | Lance Macklin |
HWM-Alta 51 (F2) | 81 | + 9 Laps | 13 |
| 8 | 28 | Henri Louveau |
Talbot-Lago | 79 | NC | 15 |
| 9 | 10 | David Murray |
Maserati | 59 | NC | 12 |
| 10 | 4 | Peter Whitehead |
Ferrari | 56 | NC | 14 |
| 11 | 36 |  Louis Chiron |
HWM-Alta (F2) | 42 | NC | 16 |
| Ret | 22 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Talbot-Lago | 71 | Mechanical | 9 |
| Ret | 26 | Luigi Villoresi |
Ferrari | 63 | Accident | 2 |
| Ret | 32 | Emmanuel de Graffenried |
Maserati | 60 | Suspension | 3 |
| Ret | 34 | Reg Parnell |
Maserati | 16 | Rear Axle | 11 |
| Ret | 6 | Louis Rosier |
Talbot-Lago | 8 | Piston | 6 |
| Ret | 20 |  B. Bira |
Maserati | 5 | Accident | 5 |
| DNS | 2 | Toni Branca |
Maserati | |||
| DNS | 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} Johnny Claes |
Talbot-Lago | Practice Accident | ||
| DNA | 38 | Giuseppe Farina |
Maserati | Did not appear |
References
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "OldRacingCars.com". Retrieved 2014-03-02. or "1951 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2014-03-02.
Coordinates: 43°48′02.8″N 7°43′22.1″E / 43.800778°N 7.722806°E
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