1951 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1951 Spanish Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1951 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Pedralbes Circuit, Spain on Sunday, 28 October 1951. Juan Manuel Fangio started on pole position for Alfa Romeo and was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1951 Drivers’ Championship and Fangio won the title for the first time.

1951 Spanish Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityCarTyreLapsRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapPoints
122Juan Manuel FangioArgentinaAlfa RomeoPirelli702:46:54.100--2:16.93039
26Jose Froilan GonzalezArgentinaFerrariPirelli702:47:48.380+54.280+54.2806
320Nino FarinaItalyAlfa RomeoPirelli704
42Alberto AscariItalyFerrariPirelli682 laps2 laps3
524Felice BonettoItalyAlfa RomeoPirelli682 laps2
626Emmanuel de GraffenriedSwitzerlandAlfa RomeoPirelli664 laps2 laps
728Louis RosierFranceTalbot-Lago646 laps2 laps2:32.57015
834Philippe EtancelinFranceTalbot-Lago637 laps1 lap2:34.59016
914Robert ManzonFranceSimca-Gordini637 laps
1044Paco GodiaSpainMaserati Milano6010 laps3 laps
DNF4Luigi VilloresiItalyFerrariPirelli48
DNF16Andre SimonFranceSimca-Gordini48
DNF36Johnny ClaesBelgiumTalbot-Lago372:26.00016
DNF8Piero TaruffiItalyFerrariPirelli30
DNF12Maurice TrintignantFranceSimca-Gordini25
DNF38Georges GrignardFranceTalbot-Lago232:41.10023
DNF32Yves Giraud-CabantousFranceTalbot-Lago72:40.2604
DNF30Louis ChironMonacoTalbot-Lago42:33.2202
DNF18Prince BiraThailandMaserati Osca1
DNS46Juan JoverSpainMaserati Milano

1951 Spanish Grand Prix