# 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1951

Resultados da trigésima quinta edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway à 30 de maio de 1951, valendo também como segunda etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1. O vencedor foi o norte-americano Lee Wallard.

## Classificação da prova
### Treino classificatório

| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassi | Motor | Pneu | Tempo | Diferença |
| 1 | 18 | Duke Nalon | Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 1'05"935 | |
| 2 | 99 | Lee Wallard | Murrell Belanger | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"647 | 0.712 |
| 3 | 9 | Jack McGrath | Jack Hinkle | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"013 | 1.078 |
| 4 | 27 | Duane Carter | Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering | Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"290 | 1.355 |
| 5 | 16 | Mauri Rose | Pennzoil/Howard Keck | Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"455 | 1.520 |
| 6 | 98 | Troy Ruttman | Agajanian Featherweight | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"020 | 2.085 |
| 7 | 83 | Mike Nazaruk | Jim Robbins | Kurtis Kraft 1000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"087 | 2.152 |
| 8 | 3 | Johnnie Parsons | Wynn's Friction Proofing/Walsh | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"102 | 2.167 |
| 9 | 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering | Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"208 | 2.273 |
| 10 | 4 | Cecil Green | John Zink/M.A. Walker | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"238 | 2.303 |
| 11 | 59 | Fred Agabashian | Granatelli-Bardahl/Grancor | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"652 | 2.717 |
| 12 | 25 | Sam Hanks | Peter Schmidt | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"670 | 2.735 |
| 13 | 44 | Walt Brown | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'09"230 | 3.295 |
| 14 | 2 | Walt Faulkner | Agajanian Grant Piston Ring | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'09"755 | 3.820 |
| 15 | 73 | Carl Scarborough | McNamara/Lee Elkins | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'10"365 | 4.430 |
| 16 | 10 | Bill Schindler | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11'148 | 5.213 |
| 17 | 1 | Henry Banks | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins | Moore ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"215 | 5.280 |
| 18 | 23 | Cliff Griffith | Ludson Morris | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"245 | 5.310 |
| 19 | 8 | Chuck Stevenson | Bardahl/Carl Marchese | Marchese ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"283 | 5.348 |
| 20 | 81 | Bill Vukovich | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Trevis Indycar | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"302 | 5.367 |
| 21 | 22 | George Connor | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Marant | Lesovsky ? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"490 | 5.555 |
| 22 | 69 | Gene Force | Brown Motors | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"617 | 5.682 |
| 23 | 19 | Mack Hellings | Tuffanelli-Derrico | Deidt Tufanelli Derrico | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'12"202 | 6.267 |
| 24 | 68 | Carl Forberg | Automobile Shippers/Rassey | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'12"725 | 6.790 |
| 25 | 48 | Rodger Ward | Deck Manufacturing | Bromme ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'12"732 | 6.797 |
| 26 | 12 | Johnny McDowell | W.J./Maserati Race Cars | Maserati 8CTF | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 1'12"937 | 7.002 |
| 27 | 76 | Jimmy Davies | Parks Offenhauser/L.E. Parks | Pawl ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'13"408 | 7.473 |
| 28 | 32 | Chet Miller | Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 1'14"275 | 8.340 |
| 29 | 52 | Bobby Ball | Blakely Oil | Schroeder ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'15"115 | 9.180 |
| 30 | 26 | Joe James | Bob Estes Lincoln-Mercury | Watson Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'15"115 | 9.180 |
| 31 | 57 | Andy Linden | George Leitenberger | Sherman ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'16"065 | 10.130 |
| 32 | 6 | Duke Dinsmore | Brown Motors | Schroeder ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'16"195 | 10.260 |
| 33 | 71 | Bill Mackey | Karl Hall | Hall ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'16"455 | 10.520 |

### Corrida

| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassi | Motor | Pneu | Voltas | Tempo | Grid | Pontos |
| 1 | 99 | Lee Wallard | Murrell Belanger | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3:57'38.050 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 83 | Mike Nazaruk | Jim Robbins | Kurtis Kraft 1000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | + 1'47.243 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Jack McGrath | Jack Hinkle | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 100 | | 3 | 2 |
| - | 9 | Manny Ayulo | Jack Hinkle | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 100 | +2'51.391 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 57 | Andy Linden | George Leitenberger | Sherman ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | +4'40.120 | 31 | 3 |
| 5 | 52 | Bobby Ball | Blakely Oil | Schroeder ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | + 4'52.230 | 29 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | Henry Banks | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins | Moore ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 5'40.021 | 17 | |
| 7 | 68 | Carl Forberg | Automobile Shippers/Rassey | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 193 | | 24 | |
| 8 | 27 | Duane Carter | Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering | Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 180 | | 4 | |
| 9 | 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering | Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 178 | Rotação | 9 | |
| 10 | 18 | Duke Nalon | Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 151 | Motor | 1 | |
| 11 | 69 | Gene Force | Brown Motors | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 142 | Pressão de óleo | 22 | |
| 12 | 25 | Sam Hanks | Peter Schmidt | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 135 | Rotação | 12 | |
| 13 | 10 | Bill Schindler | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 129 | Biela | 16 | |
| 14 | 16 | Mauri Rose | Pennzoil/Howard Keck | Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 126 | Rotação | 5 | |
| 15 | 2 | Walt Faulkner | Agajanian Grant Piston Ring | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L44 4.5 | F | 123 | Eixo de cames | 14 | |
| 16 | 76 | Jimmy Davies | Parks Offenhauser/L.E. Parks | Pawl ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 110 | Caixa de velocidades | 27 | |
| 17 | 59 | Fred Agabashian | Granatelli-Bardahl/Grancor | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 109 | Embreagem | 11 | |
| 18 | 73 | Carl Scarborough | McNamara/Lee Elkins | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 100 | Rolamento de roda | 19 | |
| 19 | 71 | Bill Mackey | Karl Hall | Hall ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 97 | Embreagem | 33 | |
| 20 | 8 | Chuck Stevenson | Bardahl/Carl Marchese | Marchese ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 93 | Incêndio | 19 | |
| 21 | 3 | Johnnie Parsons | Wynn's Friction Proofing/ Walsh | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 87 | Magneto | 8 | |
| 22 | 4 | Cecil Green | John Zink/M.A. Walker | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 80 | Biela | 10 | |
| 23 | 98 | Troy Ruttman | Agajanian Featherweight | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 78 | Eixo de cames | 6 | |
| 24 | 6 | Duke Dinsmore | Brown Motors | Schroeder ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 73 | Superaquecimento | 32 | |
| 25 | 32 | Chet Miller | Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 56 | Ignição | 28 | |
| 26 | 44 | Walt Brown | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 55 | Magneto | 13 | |
| 27 | 48 | Rodger Ward | Deck Manufacturing | Bromme ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 34 | Condução de óleo | 25 | |
| 28 | 23 | Cliff Griffith | Ludson Morris | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 30 | Transmissão | 18 | |
| 29 | 81 | Bill Vukovich | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Trevis Indycar | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 29 | Fuga de óleo | 20 | |
| 30 | 22 | George Connor | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Marant | Lesovsky ? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 29 | Motor | 21 | |
| 31 | 19 | Mack Hellings | Tuffanelli-Derrico | Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 18 | Motor | 23 | |
| 32 | 12 | Johnny McDowell | W.J./Maserati Race Cars | Maserati 8CTF | Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 | F | 15 | Fuga de gasolina | 26 | |
| 33 | 26 | Joe James | Bob Estes Lincoln-Mercury | Watson Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 8 | Transmissão | 30 | |

## Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

| | Pos. | Piloto | Pontos |
| | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
| 20 | 2 | Lee Wallard | 9 |
| 1 | 3 | Piero Taruffi | 6 |
| 18 | 4 | Mike Nazaruk | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Giuseppe Farina | 4 |