1951 Formula One season

The 1951 Formula One season was the second edition of the championship. The champion was Juan Manuel Fangio in a close battle.

Season review
 Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Tyres 1  Swiss Grand Prix May 27 Bremgarten  Juan Manuel Fangio  Alfa Romeo  2  Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis  Lee Wallard  Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser  3  Belgian Grand Prix June 17 Spa-Francorchamps  Giuseppe Farina  Alfa Romeo  4  French Grand Prix July 1 Reims  Juan Manuel Fangio  Alfa Romeo  5  British Grand Prix July 14 Silverstone  José Froilán González  Ferrari  6  German Grand Prix July 29 Nürburgring  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  7  Italian Grand Prix September 16 Monza  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  8  Spanish Grand Prix October 28 Pedralbes  Juan Manuel Fangio  Alfa Romeo 

1951 Drivers Championship final standings
 Pos. Driver SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA ESP Pts. 1  Juan Manuel Fangio 1* 9* 1*† / 11† 2 2* Ret 1* 31 (37) 2  Alberto Ascari 6 2 2† Ret 1 1 4 25 (28) 3  José Froilán González Ret 2† 1 3 2 2 24 (27) 4  Nino Farina 3 1 5 Ret* Ret 3† / Ret* 3 19 (22) 5  Luigi Villoresi Ret 3 3 3 4 4 Ret 15 (18) 6  Piero Taruffi 2 Ret 5 5 Ret 10 7  Lee Wallard 1* 9 8  Felice Bonetto 4 Ret 3† 5 7 9  Mike Nazaruk 2 6 10  Reg Parnell 4 5 DNS 5 11  Luigi Fagioli 1† / 11† 4 12  Consalvo Sanesi 4 Ret 10 6 3 13  Louis Rosier 9 4 Ret 10 8 7 7 3 14  Andy Linden 4 3 15  Manny Ayulo 3† 2 16  Jack McGrath 3† 2 17  Toulo de Graffenried 5 Ret Ret Ret 6 2 18  Yves Giraud Cabantous Ret 5 7 Ret 8 Ret 2 19  Bobby Ball 5 2 20  Louis Chiron 7 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 21  Rudi Fischer 11 6 0 22  Andre Simon Ret Ret 6 Ret 0 23  Henry Banks 6 0 24  Andre Pilette 6 0 25  Robert Manzon Ret 7 Ret 9 0 26  Johnny Claes 13 7 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 0 27  Carl Forberg 7 0 28  Peter Walker 7 0 29  Pierre Levegh 8 9 Ret 0 30  Philippe Etancelin 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 0 31  Stirling Moss 8 0 32  Duane Carter 8 0 33  Eugene Chaboud 8 0 34  Brian Shawe Taylor 8 0 35  Guy Mairesse 14 9 0 36  Peter Whitehead Ret Ret 9 Ret 0 37  Franco Rol 9 0 38  Jacques Swaters 10 Ret 0 39  Paco Godia 10 0 40  Bob Gerard 11 0 41  Harry Schell 12 Ret 0 42  Duncan Hamilton 12 Ret 0 —  Maurice Trintignant Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 —  Henri Louveau Ret 0 —  George Abecassis Ret 0 —  Peter Hirt Ret 0 —  Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0 —  Duke Nalon Ret 0 —  Gene Force Ret 0 —  Sam Hanks Ret 0 —  Bill Schindler Ret 0 —  Mauri Rose Ret 0 —  Walt Faulkner Ret 0 —  Jimmy Davies Ret 0 —  Fred Agabashian Ret 0 —  Carl Scarborough Ret 0 —  Bill Mackey Ret 0 —  Chuck Stevenson Ret 0 —  Johnnie Parsons Ret 0 —  Cecil Green Ret 0 —  Troy Ruttman Ret 0 —  Duke Dinsmore Ret 0 —  Chet Miller Ret 0 —  Walt Brown Ret 0 —  Rodger Ward Ret 0 —  Cliff Griffith Ret 0 —  Bill Vukovich Ret 0 —  George Connor Ret 0 —  Mack Hellings Ret 0 —  Joe James Ret 0 —  Johnny McDowell Ret 0 —  Aldo Gordini Ret 0 —  Onofre Marimon Ret 0 —  Joe Kelly Ret 0 —  Philip Fotheringham-Parker Ret 0 —  David Murray Ret 0 —  John James Ret 0 —  Paul Pietsch Ret 0 —  Toni Branca Ret 0 —  Chico Landi Ret 0 —  Georges Grignard Ret 0 —  Prince Bira Ret 0 —  Ken Richardson DNS 0 Pos. Driver SUI MON BEL FRA GBR GER ITA ESP Pts.
 * Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
 † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
 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  Ferrari Report  XII Grand Prix de Pau Pau March 26  Luigi Villoresi  Ferrari Report  III Richmond Trophy Goodwood March 26  B. Bira  Maserati Report  VI Gran Premio di Sanremo Ospedaletti April 22  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari Report  I Grand Prix de Bordeaux Bordeaux April 29  Louis Rosier  Talbot-Lago Report  III BRDC International Trophy Silverstone May 5  Reg Parnell  Ferrari Report  V Grand Prix de Paris Bois de Boulogne May 20  Giuseppe Farina  Maserati Report  V Ulster Trophy Dundrod June 2  Giuseppe Farina  Alfa Romeo Report  I Scottish Grand Prix Winfield July 21  Philip Fotheringham-Parker  Maserati Report  II Grote Prijs van Nederland Zandvoort July 22  Louis Rosier  Talbot-Lago Report  XIII Grand Prix de l'Albigeois Albi August 5  Maurice Trintignant  Simca-Gordini Report  XX Circuito di Pescara Pescara August 15  José Froilán González  Ferrari Report  V Gran Premio di Bari Bari September 2  Juan Manuel Fangio  Alfa Romeo Report  IV Goodwood Trophy Goodwood September 29  Giuseppe Farina  Alfa Romeo Report

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