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1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season

Sports season

The 1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the third F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eight Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 8 April, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix on 9 September. As of 2024, this is the most recent season the premier class was won by a non-Japanese or non-Italian constructor.

1951 Grand Prix season calendar

RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit125cc winner250cc winner350cc winner500cc winnerSidecars 500cc winnerReport12345678
8 AprilSpain Spanish Grand PrixMontjuïcItaly Guido LeoniUnited Kingdom Tommy WoodItaly Umberto MasettiGB ITA Oliver / Dobelli[Report](1951-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
27 MaySwitzerland Swiss Grand PrixBremgartenItaly Dario AmbrosiniUnited Kingdom Leslie GrahamSCO Fergus AndersonITA Frigerio / Ricotti[Report](1951-swiss-motorcycle-grand-prix)
8 JuneIOM Isle of Man TTSnaefell MountainNIR Cromie McCandlessUnited Kingdom Tommy WoodUnited Kingdom Geoff DukeUnited Kingdom Geoff Duke[Report](1951-isle-of-man-tt)
1 JulyBelgium Belgian Grand PrixSpa-FrancorchampsUnited Kingdom Geoff DukeUnited Kingdom Geoff DukeGB ITA Oliver / Dobelli[Report](1951-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
7 JulyNetherlands Dutch TTAssenItaly Gianni LeoniUnited Kingdom Bill DoranUnited Kingdom Geoff Duke[Report](1951-dutch-tt)
14 JulyFrance French Grand PrixAlbiItaly Bruno RuffoUnited Kingdom Geoff DukeItaly Alfredo MilaniGB ITA Oliver / Dobelli[Report](1951-french-motorcycle-grand-prix)
18 AugustNIR Ulster Grand PrixClady*NIR Cromie McCandless* †Italy Bruno RuffoUnited Kingdom Geoff DukeUnited Kingdom Geoff Duke[Report](1951-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
9 SeptemberItaly Nations Grand PrixMonzaItaly Carlo UbbialiItaly Enrico LorenzettiUnited Kingdom Geoff DukeItaly Alfredo MilaniITA Milani / Pizzocri[Report](1951-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)

† The race saw only four competitors and was not counted as a round of the World Championship.

Standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best three races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the best five results counted.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6thPoints
864321

500cc final standings

PosRiderMachine[ESP](1951-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Spain[SUI](1951-swiss-motorcycle-grand-prix)
SUI[MAN](1951-isle-of-man-tt)
GB[BEL](1951-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[HOL](1951-dutch-tt)
NED[FRA](1951-french-motorcycle-grand-prix)
FRA[ULS](1951-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAC](1951-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts1234567891011121314=16=181920=2223==2627===313233343536373839==424344=464748=50==5354==575859=6162==6566==69707172=74=767778798081828384858687888990–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––PosRiderBike[ESP](1951-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Spain[SUI](1951-swiss-motorcycle-grand-prix)
SUI[MAN](1951-isle-of-man-tt)
GB[BEL](1951-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[HOL](1951-dutch-tt)
NED[FRA](1951-french-motorcycle-grand-prix)
FRA[ULS](1951-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAC](1951-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts
GB Geoff DukeNorton*Ret**1**1*1514**35**
ITA Alfredo MilaniGileraRetRet22*1**4**1***31**
ITA Umberto MasettiGilera19***Ret*****4**32**21**
GB Bill DoranAJS2**Ret**Ret266**14**
ITA Nello PaganiGileraRetRet510383**10**
IRL Reg ArmstrongAJS2Ret4RetRet**9**
SCO Fergus AndersonMoto GuzziRet*1*RetRet7**8**
ITA Enrico LorenzettiNorton / Moto Guzzi***Ret***3839Ret**8**
GB Tommy WoodNorton2111416**6**
AUS Ken KavanaghNortonRet2Ret**6**
GB Johnny LockettNortonRet6410511**6**
ITA Carlo BandirolaMV Agusta54RetRet9**5**
ITA Sante GeminianiMoto GuzziRetRet3Ret13**4**
ITA Arciso ArtesianiMV Agusta3RetRetRet**4**
NIR Cromie McCandlessNorton3**4**
IOM Tommy McEwansNorton4**3**
Spain Roger MontanéNorton4**3**
GB Jack BrettNorton756Ret8**3**
ITA Bruno RuffoMoto GuzziRet5**2**
IRL Manliff BarringtonNorton5**2**
SUI Benoit MusyMoto Guzzi5**2**
NZL Len PerryNorton9126Ret**1**
SUI Willy LipsNorton6**1**
GB Ashley Len ParryNorton6**1**
Spain Ernesto VidalGilera6**1**
GB Arthur WheelerNortonRet71411Ret**0**
GER Hans BaltisbergerNorton7**0**
GB Eric BriggsNorton7**0**
NIR Louis CarterNorton7**0**
ITA Libero LiberatiGilera7**0**
GB Albert MouleNorton89**0**
GB Bill PetchAJS/ NortonRetRet8Ret150
NED Lous van RiswijkTriumphRet80
SUI Massimo ForsterGilera8**0**
FIN Väinö HollmingNorton / Moto Guzzi9Ret**0**
NED Cees Fokke-BoschNorton9**0**
NZL Rod ColemanNorton / AJSRet1011RetRet**0**
GB Sidney MasonNorton10Ret**0**
GB Ken ArmstrongNorton10**0**
NIR Phil CarterNorton10**0**
GB Les DearNorton10**0**
Southern Rhodesia Ray AmmNorton**28**11111212**0**
GB Guy NewmanNorton11**0**
GB Jack BaileyNortonRet12**0**
GB Roy EvansNorton / AJS12Ret**0**
SUI Alexandre MayerNorton12**0**
GB Harold GrindleyNortonRet13**0**
ITA Dante BianchiMoto Guzzi13**0**
GB Dennis LashmarNorton13**0**
NIR Maurice AchesonAJS14**0**
ITA Giuseppe ColnagoGilera14**0**
BEL Auguste GoffinNorton14**0**
GB Bill HallVelocetteRet15**0**
FRA Jean BehraMoto Guzzi15**0**
BEL León MartinGilera15**0**
GB Roy WalkerVelocette15**0**
ITA Giulie GalbiatiMoto GuzziRet17Ret16**0**
ITA Felice BenasedoMoto GuzziRet3116RetRet**0**
GB Robert FergusonAJS16**0**
GB Sid FranklenAJS16**0**
GB Ernie BarrettAJSRet17**0**
GB Syl AndertonNorton17**0**
ITA Lodovico FacchinelliGilera17**0**
GB Jack HardingAJS17**0**
FRA Georges HouelGileraRet18**0**
NIR Charlie GrayAJS18**0**
NIR George BrockertonBitza18**0**
BEL Jaak DelsingTriumph18**0**
GB Leo StarrAJS2719**0**
GB Ernie ThomasVelocette / NortonRet19Ret0
SCO George PatersonAJS19**0**
DEN Sven SørensenNorton20**0**
BEL Albert VertriestTriumph20**0**
SWE Evert CarlssonNorton21**0**
USA Ronald PikeBSA21**0**
GB Ray PettyNorton22**0**
GB Arnold JonesNorton23**0**
GB Achie FennNorton24**0**
GB Jim KentishAJS25**0**
GB Humphrey RansonAJS / Norton26Ret0
Canada Eddie StidolphNorton29**0**
GB Max KleinAJS30**0**
GB Leslie HarrisNorton32Ret**0**
GB Ernie BraineNorton33**0**
GB John FisherVelocette34**0**
GB Joe ChapmanRudge-Whitworth35**0**
GB Bill MaddrickVelocette36**0**
GB J. GunnNorton37**0**
NIR Bob McDonaldAJS38**0**
GB Bill BeeversAJS / NortonRet390
GB Leslie GrahamMV Agusta / NortonRetRetRetRetRetRetRet0
ITA Bruno BertacchiniMV AgustaRetRetRetRet0
NIR Bob MatthewsNortonRetRetRetRet**0**
GB Eric OliverNortonRetRetRetRet**0**
GB Mick FeatherstoneAJSRetRet**0**
GB Charlie SaltBSA / VelocetteRetRet**0**
BEL Edouard TexidorNortonRetRet**0**
Spain Javier de OrtuetaNortonDNSRet**0**
Spain Fernando ArandaMoto GuzziRet**0**
BEL Raymond BecquevortAJSRet**0**
ITA Gaetano BiondelliGileraRet**0**
GB Charlie BrettNortonRet**0**
GB Charlie BruguiereAJSRet**0**
SUI Florian CamathiasBMWRet**0**
GB Bernard CarterTriumphRet**0**
NIR Phil CarterNortonRet**0**
FRA Jacques CollotNortonRet**0**
BEL Eugéne CordangTriumphRet**0**
SUI Georges CordeyNortonRet**0**
BEL Firmin DauweNortonRet**0**
BEL Julien DeronneNortonRet**0**
FRA Jacques DrionNortonRet**0**
BEL Roger ErgéNortonRet**0**
GB Lennart FenningNortonRet**0**
ITA Tito ForconiGileraRet**0**
GB Frank FryNortonRet**0**
SUI Werner GerberNortonRet**0**
ITA Francesco GuglielminettiGileraRet**0**
GB Eric HardyNortonRet**0**
GB Philip HeathVincentRet**0**
GB Johnny HodgkinVincentRet**0**
GB Chris HornNortonRet**0**
GB Sid LawtonAJSRet**0**
GB George LeighNortonRet**0**
ITA Guido LeoniMoto GuzziRet**0**
IRL Harry LindsayNortonRet**0**
GB Maurice LockwoodAJSRet**0**
AUS Tony McAlpineGileraRet**0**
GB Reg McDonaldVelocetteRet**0**
GB Stan MillerNortonRet**0**
FRA Georges MonneretNortonRet**0**
GB George MorganVelocetteRet**0**
NZL Ken MudfordAJSRet**0**
GB Alan MulleeNortonRet**0**
GB Bill MundyNortonRet**0**
GB Arthur PollittNortonRet**0**
GB Brian PurslowBSARet**0**
BEL Jacques RaffeldAJSRet**0**
IRL Michael RocheTriumphRet**0**
ITA Elio ScopignoMoto GuzziRet**0**
GB Oliver ScottNortonRet**0**
GB Ralf SeymourVelocetteRet**0**
GB Cyril StevensTriumphRet**0**
SUI Heinrich StammGileraRet**0**
GB Jack VarlowAJSRet**0**
GB Ernest WalkerNortonRet**0**
GB Leonard WilliamsVelocetteRet**0**

Bold – Pole

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Constructors' 500cc World Championship

PosConstructorPts12345––––––
GB Norton**38** (44)
ITA Gilera**36** (40)
GB AJS**21** (23)
ITA Moto Guzzi**18**
ITA MV Agusta**7**
GER BMW**0**
GB BSA**0**
GB Rudge-Whitworth**0**
GB Triumph**0**
GB Velocette**0**
GB Vincent**0**

350cc Standings

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachinePointsWins
1United Kingdom Geoff DukeUnited KingdomNorton405
2United Kingdom Bill DoranUnited KingdomAJS191
3United Kingdom John LockettUnited KingdomNorton190
4Australia Ken KavanaghAustraliaNorton160
5United Kingdom Jack BrettUnited KingdomNorton150
6United Kingdom Leslie GrahamUnited KingdomVelocette141
7Ireland Reg ArmstrongIrelandAJS110
8United Kingdom Bill PetchUnited KingdomAJS100
9United Kingdom Cecil SandfordUnited KingdomVelocette90
10United Kingdom Tommy WoodUnited KingdomVelocette81
11United Kingdom Bill LomasUnited KingdomVelocette60
12New Zealand Rod ColemanNew ZealandAJS50
13United Kingdom Mick FeatherstoneUnited KingdomAJS40
14Spain Fernando ArandaSpainVelocette30
=Switzerland Paul FuhrerSwitzerlandVelocette30
16United Kingdom Sid MasonUnited KingdomVelocette20
=Belgium Jack RaffeldBelgiumVelocette20
=United Kingdom Simon Sandys-WinschUnited KingdomVelocette20
19Gibraltar Johnny GraceGibraltarNorton10
=Ireland Bob MatthewsIrelandVelocette10
=United Kingdom Bob FosterUnited KingdomVelocette10
=Austria Leonhardt FaßlAustriaAJS10

250cc Standings

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachinePointsWins
1Italy Bruno RuffoItalyMoto Guzzi222
2United Kingdom Tommy WoodUnited KingdomMoto Guzzi181
3Italy Dario AmbrosiniItalyBenelli141
4Italy Enrico LorenzettiItalyMoto Guzzi121
5Italy Gianni LeoniItalyMoto Guzzi100
6United Kingdom Maurice CannUnited KingdomMoto Guzzi60
=United Kingdom Arthur WheelerUnited KingdomVelocette60
8United Kingdom Fergus AndersonUnited KingdomMoto Guzzi30
=United Kingdom Wilf HuttUnited KingdomMoto Guzzi30
=Italy Alano MontanariItalyMoto Guzzi30
=Switzerland Benoit MusySwitzerlandMoto Guzzi30
12United Kingdom Bill LomasUnited KingdomVelocette20
=United Kingdom Cecil SandfordUnited KingdomVelocette20
=United Kingdom Douglas BeasleyUnited KingdomVelocette20
=Italy Bruno FrancisciItalyMoto Guzzi20
16United Kingdom Fron PurslowUnited KingdomNorton10
=Ireland Norman BlemingsIrelandExcelsior10
=Switzerland Werner GerberSwitzerlandMoto Guzzi10
=Italy Nino GriecoItalyParilla10
=Italy Guido PacioccaItalyMoto Guzzi10

125cc

Riders' standings

Pos.RiderBike[ESP](1951-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Spain[MAN](1951-isle-of-man-tt)
GB[NED](1951-dutch-tt)
NED[NAT](1951-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts1202123114105867768494103103122122141141141141Pos.RiderBike[ESP](1951-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Spain[MAN](1951-isle-of-man-tt)
GB[NED](1951-dutch-tt)
NED[NAT](1951-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts
ITA Carlo UbbialiMondial2**F**21**F**
ITA Gianni LeoniMondial31**F**
UK Cromie McCandlessMondial1**F**4
ITA Luigi ZinzaniMorini23
ITA Guido LeoniMondial1
ITA Vittorio ZanziMorini34
ITA Romolo FerriMondial2
UK Leslie GrahamMV Agusta3
ESP Juan BultóMontesa55
ITA Raffaele AlbertiMondial4
ITA Nello PaganiMondial4
ITA Franco BertoniMV Agusta5
ITA Otello SpadoniMondial5
ESP José Antonio ElizaldeMondial6
ESP José Maria LlobetMontesa6
ITA Emilio MendogniMorini6
ITA Giuseppe MatucciMV Agusta6

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Constructors' standings

Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos.Constructor[ESP](1951-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Spain[MAN](1951-isle-of-man-tt)
GB[NED](1951-dutch-tt)
NED[NAT](1951-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts124 (32)2143544Pos.Constructor[ESP](1951-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Spain[MAN](1951-isle-of-man-tt)
GB[NED](1951-dutch-tt)
NED[NAT](1951-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts
ITA Mondial1111
ITA Morini323
ITA MV Agusta36
ESP Montesa55

References

  • Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A.
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