1951 Swiss Grand Prix

The 1951 Swiss Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1951 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Bremgarten in Bern, Switzerland on Sunday, 27 May 1951. Juan Manuel Fangio started on pole position for Alfa Romeo and was the race winner.

1951 Swiss Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityCarConstructorTyreLapsRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapPoints
124Juan Manuel FangioArgentinaAlfa RomeoAlfa RomeoPirelli422:07:53.640--2:51.100339
244Piero TaruffiItalyFerrariFerrariPirelli422:08:48.880+55.240+55.2406
322Nino FarinaItalyAlfa RomeoAlfa RomeoPirelli422:09:12.950+1:19.310+24.0704
428Consalvo SanesiItalyAlfa RomeoAlfa RomeoPirelli411 lap1 lap3
526Emmanuel de GraffenriedSwitzerlandAlfa RomeoAlfa RomeoPirelli402 laps1 lap2
620Alberto AscariItalyFerrariFerrariPirelli402 laps
730Louis ChironMonacoMaseratiMaserati402 laps
814Stirling MossGreat BritainHWM AltaHWM402 laps
98Louis RosierFranceTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago393 laps1 lap3:09.000
104Philippe EtancelinFranceTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago393 laps3:13.700
1138Rudi FischerSwitzerlandFerrariFerrariPirelli393 laps
1232Harry SchellUnited StatesMaseratiMaserati384 laps1 lap
132Johnny ClaesBelgiumFerrariTalbot-Lago357 laps3 laps3:24.900
1440Guy MairesseFranceTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago3111 laps4 laps3:27.000
DNF16Peter WhiteheadGreat BritainTalbot-LagoFerrariPirelli36
DNF10Henri LouveauFranceTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago303:06.900
DNF12George AbecassisGreat BritainHWM AltaHWM23
DNF6Yves Giraud-CabantousFranceTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago143:29.500
DNF18Luigi VilloresiItalyFerrariFerrariPirelli12
DNF42Jose Froilan GonzalezArgentinaTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago103:25.800
DNF52Peter HirtSwitzerlandVeritasVeritas

1951 Swiss Grand Prix