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1951 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
Official nameXXXVIII Grand Prix de l'ACF
ImageCircuit-Reims-Gueux-1926.png
Date1 July
Year1951
Previous_round1951 Belgian Grand Prix
Next_round1951 British Grand Prix
LocationReims, France
CourseReims-Gueux
Course_mi4.856
Course_km7.816
Distance_laps77
Distance_mi373.961
Distance_km601.832
WeatherSunny, Hot, Dry
Pole_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
Pole_TeamAlfa Romeo
Pole_Time2:25.7
Pole_CountryArgentina
Fast_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
Fast_TeamAlfa Romeo
Fast_Time2:27.8
Fast_Lap32
Fast_CountryArgentina
First_DriverLuigi Fagioli
First_TeamAlfa Romeo
First_CountryItaly
First_Driver2Juan Manuel Fangio
First_Country2Argentina
Second_DriverJosé Froilán González
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryArgentina
Second_Driver2Alberto Ascari
Second_Country2Italy
Third_DriverLuigi Villoresi
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryItaly
Lapchart

The 1951 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 1 July 1951. It was race 4 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers and was won by Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli driving an Alfa Romeo. It was the first of three occasions where two drivers would be credited with a Grand Prix win after sharing a car.

The race, which also carried the honorific title of European Grand Prix, saw the World Championship debuts of Aldo Gordini, André Simon and Onofre Marimón. Fagioli's victory, his first in a World Championship race, made him the oldest driver to win a World Championship Grand Prix, a record he still holds. This race also holds the record for the longest Formula One Grand Prix in terms of total distance needed to cover. 77 laps of the 4.856 mile Reims-Gueux circuit totaled to 373.961 miles.{{cite web|title=What was the longest Grand Prix of them all?

Report

About 10 laps into the race, the engine in Fangio's car began misfiring, so he stopped at the pits to have the magneto changed, but only completed one further lap before stopping again. Around this time, the gearbox in Ascari's Ferrari had broken, and he retired, although he took over the car of González, who had been pushing very hard. When Fagioli came in for his fuel stop, the team ordered Fagioli and Fangio to swap cars; Fagioli's car was running healthily whereas Fangio's car had multiple mechanical problems. Fuel stops and problems for the Ferraris enabled Fangio to make his way into the lead and win the race, with Ascari in González's original car finishing 2nd, 52 seconds behind. Fagioli, in Fangio's original car, finished 11th, 22 laps behind. Fagioli, a veteran racing driver who had been racing Grand Prix cars since the 1920s and known for his fiery temperament was so furious over handing his car over to Fangio that he quit Grand Prix racing on the spot; he only raced this one championship race in 1951 and had not competed at the previous rounds at Bern and Spa.

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngineTyre2468101214161820222426283032343638404244464850Sources:
Italy Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo SpAAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 159AAlfa Romeo 1.5 L8s
Argentina Juan Manuel FangioAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 159AAlfa Romeo 1.5 L8s
Italy Consalvo SanesiAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 159Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s
Italy Luigi FagioliAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 159BAlfa Romeo 1.5 L8s
Italy Luigi VilloresiScuderia FerrariFerrariFerrari 375Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12
Italy Alberto AscariFerrariFerrari 375Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12
Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrariFerrari 375Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12
Italy Piero TaruffiFerrariFerrari 375Ferrari 375 F1 4.5 V12
Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedEnrico PlatéMaseratiMaserati 4CLT-50Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s
United States Harry SchellMaseratiMaserati 4CLT-48Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s
Thailand Prince BiraEcurie SiamMaseratiMaserati 4CLT-48Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s
UK Peter WhiteheadGraham WhiteheadFerrariFerrari 125Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s
UK Reg ParnellG. A. VandervellFerrariFerrari 375 twFerrari Type 375 4.5 V12
Belgium Johnny ClaesEcurie BelgeTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
France Robert ManzonEquipe GordiniSimca-GordiniSimca-Gordini T15Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s
France Maurice TrintignantSimca-GordiniSimca-Gordini T15Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s
France André SimonSimca-GordiniSimca-Gordini T15Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s
France Aldo GordiniSimca-GordiniSimca-Gordini T11Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s
France Philippe ÉtancelinPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
France Louis RosierEcurie RosierTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
Monaco Louis ChironTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
France Eugène ChaboudEugène ChaboudTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-GSTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
France Yves Giraud-CabantousYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
France Guy MairesseTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
Argentina Onofre MarimónScuderia MilanoMaserati-MilanoMaserati 4CLT-50Milano 1.5 L4s

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTime1234567891011121314151617181920212223DNADNA
4Argentina Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo2:25.7
2Italy Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo2:27.4
12Italy Alberto AscariFerrari2:28.1
10Italy Luigi VilloresiFerrari2:28.5
6Italy Consalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo2:28.9
14Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrari2:30.8
8Italy Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo2:33.1
42Monaco Louis ChironTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:43.7
26UK Reg ParnellFerrari2:44.0
38France Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:44.8
46France Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:45.7
28Belgium Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:46.6
40France Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:48.0
44France Eugène ChaboudTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:49.6
50Argentina Onofre MarimónMaserati-Milano2:49.9
18Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati2:50.1
36France Aldo GordiniSimca-Gordini2:50.3
32France Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini2:50.4
48France Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:58.4
24UK Peter WhiteheadFerrari2:59.0
34France André SimonSimca-Gordini2:59.5
20United States Harry SchellMaserati3:02.0
30France Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini3:06.0
16Italy Piero TaruffiFerrari–
22Thailand Prince BiraMaserati–

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
8Italy **Luigi Fagioli****Alfa Romeo**773:22:11.07**4**
Argentina **Juan Manuel Fangio****5**
14Italy **Alberto Ascari****Ferrari**77+ 58.26**3**
Argentina **José Froilán González****3**
10Italy **Luigi Villoresi****Ferrari**74+ 3 Laps4**4**
26UK **Reg Parnell****Ferrari**73+ 4 Laps9**3**
2Italy **Nino Farina****Alfa Romeo**73+ 4 Laps2**2**
42Monaco Louis ChironTalbot-Lago-Talbot71+ 6 Laps8
46France Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot71+ 6 Laps11
44France Eugène ChaboudTalbot-Lago-Talbot69+ 8 Laps14
48France Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago-Talbot66+ 11 Laps19
6Italy Consalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo58+ 19 Laps5
4Italy Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo55+ 22 Laps1
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
28Belgium Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot54Accident12
40France Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot43Transmission13
38France Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot37Engine10
36France Aldo GordiniSimca-Gordini27Engine17
20United States Harry SchellMaserati23Overheating22
32France Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini11Engine18
12Italy Alberto AscariFerrari10Gearbox3
34France André SimonSimca-Gordini7Engine21
30France Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini3Engine23
50Argentina Onofre MarimónMaserati-Milano2Engine15
18Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati1Transmission16
24UK Peter WhiteheadFerrari1Engine20

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio15
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12Italy Nino Farina14
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3United States Lee Wallard9
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4Italy Alberto Ascari9
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 25Italy Luigi Villoresi8
  • Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

Notes

References

Year_of_race = 1951 | Previous_year's_race = 1950 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1952 French Grand Prix

References

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  2. "French Grand Prix 1951 - Results". [[ESPN]] F1.
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