1951 Formula One Season

The 1951 Formula One season included the 2nd running of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on May 27, 1951, and ended on October 28 after eight races. There were also 14 races in 1951 that, while run to Formula One rules, did not count towards championship standings.
Juan Manuel Fangio won and became the first Argentina World Champion in Formula One.
==Season summary==
Ferrari's newer, unsupercharged 4.5 litre cars offered a real challenge to the Alfas, which were nearing the end of their development potential. Although Alfas won four of the European races, with Fangio taking the championship, Ferrari's three victories spelled the end for the Alfas. BRM made their only championship appearance with the V16 at Silverstone, and the old, slow Talbots were increasingly outclassed.
Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for fastest lap. Only the best four of eight scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps.
===Results===
==Teams and Drivers==
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1951 FIA Formula One World Championship.
===1951 Driver line-ups===
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Tyre	Driver(s)
Alfa Romeo SpA 	Alfa Romeo 	159 	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 Supercharged	 	Giuseppe Farina
Alfa Romeo SpA 	Alfa Romeo 	159 	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 Supercharged	 	Juan Manuel Fangio
Alfa Romeo SpA 	Alfa Romeo 	159 	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 Supercharged	 	Consalvo Sanesi
Alfa Romeo SpA 	Alfa Romeo 	159 	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 Supercharged	 	Toulo de Graffenried
Alfa Romeo SpA 	Alfa Romeo 	159 	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 Supercharged	 	Luigi Fagioli
Alfa Romeo SpA 	Alfa Romeo 	159 	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 Supercharged	 	Felice Bonetto
Alfa Romeo SpA 	Alfa Romeo 	159 	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 Supercharged	 	Paul Pietsch
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	375 	Ferrari 4.5 V12 	 	Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	375 	Ferrari 4.5 V12 	 	Luigi Villoresi
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	375 	Ferrari 4.5 V12 	 	Piero Taruffi
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	375 	Ferrari 4.5 V12 	 	José Froilán González
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	375 	Ferrari 4.5 V12 	 	Chico Landi
Ecurie Rosier 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Louis Rosier
Ecurie Rosier 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Henri Louveau
Ecurie Rosier 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Louis Chiron
Equipe Simca-Gordini 	Simca-Gordini	1511 	Gordini 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Maurice Trintignant
Equipe Simca-Gordini 	Simca-Gordini	1511 	Gordini 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Robert Manzon
Equipe Simca-Gordini 	Simca-Gordini	1511 	Gordini 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	André Simon
Equipe Simca-Gordini 	Simca-Gordini	1511 	Gordini 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Aldo Gordini
Ecurie Belge 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Johnny Claes
Yves Giraud-Cabantous 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Philippe Étancelin 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Philippe Étancelin
Enrico Platé 	Maserati 	4CLT/48 	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Harry Schell
Enrico Platé 	Maserati 	4CLT/48 	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Louis Chiron
Enrico Platé 	Maserati 	4CLT/48 	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Toulo de Graffenried
Ecurie Belgique 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Guy Mairesse
Ecurie Belgique 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	André Pilette
Ecurie Belgique 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Jacques Swaters
Pierre Levegh 	Talbot-Lago 	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Pierre Levegh
Ecurie Espadon 	Ferrari 	212 	Ferrari 2.5 V12 	 	Rudi Fischer
Ecurie Espadon 	Veritas 	Meteor 	Veritas 2.0 L6 	 	Peter Hirt
British Racing Motors 	BRM 	P15 	BRM 1.5 V16 Supercharged 	 	Reg Parnell
British Racing Motors 	BRM 	P15 	BRM 1.5 V16 Supercharged 	 	Peter Walker
Hersham & Walton Motors 	HWM 	51 	Alta 2.0 L4 	 	George Abecassis
Hersham & Walton Motors 	HWM 	51 	Alta 2.0 L4 	 	Stirling Moss
Vandervell Products 	Ferrari 	375 tw 	Ferrari 4.5 V12 	 	Reg Parnell
Vandervell Products 	Ferrari 	375 tw 	Ferrari 4.5 V12 	 	Peter Whitehead
Graham Whitehead 	Ferrari 	125 	Ferrari 1.5 V12 Supercharged 	 	Peter Whitehead
Duncan Hamilton 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Duncan Hamilton
Scuderia Milano 	Maserati 	4CLT/504CLT/48 	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Onofre Marimón
Scuderia Milano 	Maserati 	4CLT/504CLT/48 	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Paco Godia
Joe Kelly 	Alta 	GP 	Alta 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Joe Kelly
FR Gerard 	ERA 	B-Type 	ERA 1.5 L6 Supercharged 	 	Bob Gerard
Brian Shawe-Taylor 	ERA 	B-Type 	ERA 1.5 L6 Supercharged 	 	Brian Shawe-Taylor
Scuderia Ambrosiana 	Maserati 	4CLT/48 	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	David Murray
Peter Whitehead 	Ferrari 	125 	Ferrari 1.5 V12 Supercharged 	 	Peter Whitehead
John James 	Maserati 	4CLT/48 	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	John James
Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati 	4CL 	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Philip Fotheringham-Parker
Ecurie Siam 	Maserati 	4CLT/48 	OSCA 4.5 V12 	 	B. Bira
Ecurie France 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Louis Chiron
Georges Grignard 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Georges Grignard
José Froilán González 	Talbot-Lago 	T26CC 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	José Froilán González
Eugène Chaboud 	Talbot-Lago 	T26C 	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6 	 	Eugène Chaboud
O.S.C.A. 	OSCA 	4500G 	OSCA 4.5 V12 	 	Franco Rol
Antonio Branca 	Maserati 	4CLT/48 	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged 	 	Toni Branca
==1951 Drivers Championship final standings==
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|align=left| Juan Manuel Fangio
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|9th
|11th
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|31 (37)
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|align=left| Alberto Ascari
|6th
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|25 (28)
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|align=left| José Froilán González
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|24 (27)
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|4th 
|align=left| Nino Farina
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|19 (22)
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|5th 
|align=left| Luigi Villoresi
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|15 (18)
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|6th 
|align=left| Piero Taruffi
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|10
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|7th
|align=left| Lee Wallard
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|9
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|8th
|align=left| Felice Bonetto
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|7
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|9th
|align=left| Mike Nazaruk
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|6
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|10th
|align=left| Reg Parnell
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|5
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|11th
|align=left| Luigi Fagioli
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|11th
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|4
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|12th
|align=left| Consalvo Sanesi
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|10th
|6th
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|3
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|13th 
|align=left| Louis Rosier
|9th
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|10th
|8th
|7th
|7th
|3
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|14th 
|align=left| Andy Linden
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|3
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|15th 
|align=left| Manny Ayulo
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|2
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|16th 
|align=left| Jack McGrath
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|2
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|17th 
|align=left| Toulo de Graffenried
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|6th
|2
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|18th 
|align=left| Yves Giraud-Cabantous
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|7th
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|8th
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|2
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|19th 
|align=left| Bobby Ball
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|2
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|20th 
|align=left| Louis Chiron
|7th
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|6th
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|0
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|21st 
|align=left| Rudi Fischer
|11th
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|6th
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|0
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|22nd
|align=left| André Simon
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|0
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|23rd 
|align=left| Henry Banks
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|6th
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|24th
|align=left| André Pilette
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|6th
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|0
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|25th 
|align=left| Robert Manzon
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|7th
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|9th
|0
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|26th
|align=left| Johnny Claes
|13th
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|7th
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|13th
|11th
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|27th 
|align=left| Carl Forberg
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|7th
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|0
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|28th 
|align=left| Peter Walker
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|7th
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|0
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|29th
|align=left| Pierre Levegh
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|8th
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|9th
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|0
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|30th
|align=left| Philippe Étancelin
|10th
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|0
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|31st
|align=left| Stirling Moss
|8th
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|32nd
|align=left| Duane Carter
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|8th
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|33rd
|align=left| Eugène Chaboud
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|34th
|align=left| Brian Shawe Taylor
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|35th
|align=left| Guy Mairesse
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|36th
|align=left| Peter Whitehead
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|9th
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|37th
|align=left| Franco Rol
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|38th
|align=left| Jacques Swaters
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|39th
|align=left| Paco Godia
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|40th
|align=left| Bob Gerard
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|41st
|align=left| Harry Schell
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|42nd
|align=left| Duncan Hamilton
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|align=left| Maurice Trintignant
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|align=left| Henri Louveau
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|align=left| George Abecassis
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|align=left| Peter Hirt
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|align=left| Tony Bettenhausen
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|align=left| Duke Nalon
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|align=left| Gene Force
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|align=left| Sam Hanks
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|align=left| Bill Schindler
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|align=left| Mauri Rose
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|align=left| Walt Faulkner
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|align=left| Jimmy Davies
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|align=left| Fred Agabashian
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|align=left| Carl Scarborough
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|align=left| Bill Mackey
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|align=left| Chuck Stevenson
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|align=left| Johnnie Parsons
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|align=left| Cecil Green
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|align=left| Troy Ruttman
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|align=left| Duke Dinsmore
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|align=left| Chet Miller
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|align=left| Walt Brown
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|align=left| Rodger Ward
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|align=left| Cliff Griffith
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|align=left| Bill Vukovich
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|align=left| George Connor
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|align=left| Mack Hellings
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|align=left| Joe James
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|align=left| Johnny McDowell
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|align=left| Aldo Gordini
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|align=left| Onofre Marimón
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|align=left| Joe Kelly
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|align=left| Philip Fotheringham-Parker
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|align=left| David Murray
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|align=left| John James
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|align=left| Paul Pietsch
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|align=left| Toni Branca
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|align=left| Chico Landi
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|align=left| Georges Grignard
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|align=left| Prince Bira
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|align=left| Ken Richardson
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* Position shared between multiple drivers of the same car
* Fastest lap earns 1 point
* Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
==Non-Championship race results==
Other Formula One races, which did not count towards the World Championship, also held in 1951.
Race Name 	Circuit 	Date 	Winning driver 	Constructor	Report
I Gran Premio di Siracusa 	Syracuse 	March 11 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	Report
XII Grand Prix de Pau 	Pau 	March 26 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	Report
III Richmond Trophy 	Goodwood 	March 26 	B. Bira 	 	Report
VI Gran Premio di Sanremo 	Ospedaletti 	April 22 	Alberto Ascari 	 	Report
I Grand Prix de Bordeaux 	Bordeaux 	April 29 	Louis Rosier 	 	Report
III BRDC International Trophy 	Silverstone 	May 5 	Reg Parnell 	 	Report
V Grand Prix de Paris 	Bois de Boulogne	May 20 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	Report
V Ulster Trophy 	Dundrod 	June 2 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	Report
I Scottish Grand Prix 	Winfield 	July 21 	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	 	Report
II Grote Prijs van Nederland 	Zandvoort 	July 22 	Louis Rosier 	 	Report
XIII Grand Prix de l'Albigeois	Albi 	August 5 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	Report
XX Circuito di Pescara 	Pescara 	August 15 	José Froilán González 	 	Report
V Gran Premio di Bari 	Bari 	September 2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	Report
IV Goodwood Trophy 	Goodwood 	September 29	Giuseppe Farina 	 	Report
== Notes ==
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