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1951 Swiss Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySwitzerland
Grand PrixSwiss
Official nameXI Großer Preis der Schweiz
ImageCircuit Bremgarten.svg
CaptionCircuit Bremgarten track layout
Date27 May
Year1951
Previous_round1950 Italian Grand Prix
Next_round1951 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship
LocationBremgarten, Bern, Switzerland
CourseTemporary street/road circuit
Course_mi4.524
Course_km7.28
Distance_laps42
Distance_mi190.008
Distance_km305.760
WeatherOvercast, rain
Pole_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
Pole_TeamAlfa Romeo
Pole_Time2:35.9
Pole_CountryArgentina
Fast_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
Fast_TeamAlfa Romeo
Fast_Time2:51.1
Fast_CountryArgentina
First_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
First_TeamAlfa Romeo
First_CountryArgentina
Second_DriverPiero Taruffi
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryItaly
Third_DriverNino Farina
Third_TeamAlfa Romeo
Third_CountryItaly
Lapchart

The 1951 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 May 1951 in Bern. The race was contested over 42 laps of the Bremgarten Circuit with it also being the opening race of the 1951 World Championship of Drivers. The race was the eleventh time that the Swiss Grand Prix was held with all of the races being held at Bremgarten.

After claiming pole position for the race, Argentine driver, Juan Manuel Fangio would go on win the race by 55 seconds over Italian driver, Piero Taruffi who drove for Ferrari. Fellow Italian driver, Nino Farina rounded out the podium in the second Alfa Romeo car.

Report

The Swiss Grand Prix, the first event of the 1951 World Championship due to the absence of Monaco from the calendar, saw the Alfa Romeo team continue their dominance of the previous season. All four of their drivers occupied positions on the front two rows of the grid; the highest non-Alfa qualifier was Ferrari's Luigi Villoresi, who was alongside Fangio and Farina on the front row.

The race took place in the rain, with Fangio initially leading from Farina. Ferrari's Piero Taruffi also challenged for the lead, having started from sixth on the grid. Fangio pitted, handing Nino Farina the lead for the 24th lap of the race. However, Farina's decision not to make a pitstop did not pay off, as Fangio was able to retake the lead on lap 29. Fangio maintained the lead for the remainder of the race, eventually winning by nearly a minute from Taruffi, who had overtaken Farina on the penultimate lap. This was Taruffi's first podium in just his second championship race. The remaining Alfa drivers—Consalvo Sanesi and Toulo de Graffenried—completed the points paying positions, ahead of Ferrari's Alberto Ascari, who competed despite suffering from burns from the previous weekend's Formula 2 race in Genoa. Stirling Moss, driving for HWM, was in seventh, but ran out of fuel on the final lap, therefore yielding the position to Louis Chiron, who was driving a Maserati for Enrico Platé.

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngineTyre24681012141618202224262830323840424446485052Sources:
Belgium Johnny ClaesEcurie BelgeTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
France Philippe ÉtancelinPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
France Yves Giraud-CabantousYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
France Louis RosierEcurie RosierTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
France Henri LouveauTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
UK George AbecassisHW MotorsHWM-AltaHWM 51Alta F2 2.0 L4
UK Stirling MossHWM-AltaHWM 51Alta F2 2.0 L4
UK Peter WhiteheadScuderia FerrariFerrariFerrari 125Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12 s
Italy Luigi VilloresiFerrariFerrari 375Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12
Italy Alberto AscariFerrariFerrari 375Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12
Italy Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo SpAAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 159AAlfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s
Argentina Juan Manuel FangioAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 159AAlfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s
Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 159AAlfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s
Italy Consalvo SanesiAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 159Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s
Monaco Louis ChironEnrico PlatéMaseratiMaserati 4CLT-48Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s
United States Harry SchellMaseratiMaserati 4CLT-48Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s
Switzerland Rudi FischerEcurie EspadonFerrariFerrari 212Ferrari 212 2.5 V12
France Guy MairesseYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
Argentina José Froilán GonzálezJosé Froilán GonzálezTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-GSTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
Italy Piero TaruffiScuderia FerrariFerrariFerrari 375Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12
Switzerland Francis RochatFrancis RochatSimca-GordiniSimca-Gordini T11Simca-Gordini 16 1.5 L4
France Robert ManzonEquipe GordiniSimca-GordiniSimca-Gordini T15Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s
FRA Maurice Trintignant
France André SimonSimca-GordiniSimca-Gordini T15Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s
Switzerland Peter HirtPeter HirtVeritasVeritas MeteorVeritas 2.0 L6?

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTime123456789101112131415161718192021DNADNADNADNADNA
24Argentina Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo2:35.9
22Italy Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo2:37.8
18Italy Luigi VilloresiFerrari2:39.3
28Italy Consalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo2:40.3
26Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedAlfa Romeo2:41.8
44Italy Piero TaruffiFerrari2:45.2
20Italy Alberto AscariFerrari2:46.0
8France Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:52.7
16UK Peter WhiteheadFerrari2:52.9
38Switzerland Rudi FischerFerrari2:54.1
10France Henri LouveauTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:56.2
4France Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:57.3
42Argentina José Froilán GonzálezTalbot-Lago-Talbot2:57.3
14UK Stirling MossHWM-Alta2:58.4
6France Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot3:00.3
52Switzerland Peter HirtVeritas3:01.6
32United States Harry SchellMaserati3:02.4
2Belgium Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot3:02.5
30Monaco Louis ChironMaserati3:03.8
12UK George AbecassisHWM-Alta3:05.1
40France Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago-Talbot3:12.0
34Thailand Prince BiraMaserati–
36SUI Toni BrancaMaserati–
46SUI Francis RochatSimca-Gordini–
48FRA Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini–
FRA Maurice Trintignant
50FRA André SimonSimca-Gordini–

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314RetRetRetRetRetRetRet
24Argentina **Juan Manuel Fangio****Alfa Romeo**422:07:53.641**9**
44Italy **Piero Taruffi****Ferrari**42+ 55.246**6**
22Italy **Nino Farina****Alfa Romeo**42+ 1:19.312**4**
28Italy **Consalvo Sanesi****Alfa Romeo**41+ 1 Lap4**3**
26Switzerland **Toulo de Graffenried****Alfa Romeo**40+ 2 Laps5**2**
20Italy Alberto AscariFerrari40+ 2 Laps7
30Monaco Louis ChironMaserati40+ 2 Laps19
14UK Stirling MossHWM-Alta40+ 2 Laps14
8France Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot39+ 3 Laps8
4France Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot39+ 3 Laps12
38Switzerland Rudi FischerFerrari39+ 3 Laps10
32United States Harry SchellMaserati38+ 4 Laps17
2Belgium Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot35+ 7 Laps18
40France Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago-Talbot31+ 11 Laps21
16UK Peter WhiteheadFerrari36Accident9
10France Henri LouveauTalbot-Lago-Talbot30Accident11
12UK George AbecassisHWM-Alta23Magneto20
6France Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot14Ignition15
18Italy Luigi VilloresiFerrari12Accident3
42Argentina José Froilán GonzálezTalbot-Lago-Talbot10Oil pump13
52Switzerland Peter HirtVeritas0Fuel System16

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio9
2Italy Piero Taruffi6
3Italy Nino Farina4
4Italy Consalvo Sanesi3
5Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried2
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted toward the Championship.

Notes

References

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

References

  1. "Swiss GP, 1951 Race Report". Grandprix.com.
  2. "Switzerland 1951 - Result". statsf1.com.
  3. "1951 Swiss Grand Prix - Race Entries". manipef1.com.
  4. "1951 Swiss GP - Entry List". chicanef1.com.
  5. "Grosser Preis der Schweiz - Bremgarten, 27 May 1951". oldracingcars.com.
  6. "Grosser Preis der Schweiz". oldracingcars.com.
  7. "1951 Swiss Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  8. "Switzerland 1951 - Championship".
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