1951 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1951 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 17 June 1951 | ||||
| Official name | XIII Grote Prijs Van Belgie | ||||
| Location | Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | ||||
| Course | Grand Prix Circuit | ||||
| Course length | 14.12 km (8.774 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 36 laps, 508.320 km (315.864 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| Time | 4:25.0 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | |||
| Time | 4:22.1 on lap 10 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| Second | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1951 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 17 June 1951 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was race 3 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers
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Despite there being just 13 starters, representing three makes of car, the race attracted a record crowd. There were a further three entries, including two Maseratis, which did not attend the event. Juan Manuel Fangio had a new suspension with special wheels, which had to be concave to make room for the brake drums. These proved an expensive novelty. At his first pit stop, they jammed and his stop lasted over 14 minutes. Giuseppe Farina's Alfa Romeo dominated, holding off the Ferraris of Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi. A quick stop of 39 seconds for wheel change and refuelling preserved his lead until the finish.
This would eventually prove to be the only Grand Prix in Fangio's entire Formula 1 career, barring retirements, that he finished outside of the top four. He scored a point for posting the fastest lap of the race, which meant that despite having finished in ninth place (only the top five finishers scored points), he kept his record of scoring points in every single race he finished.
Entries[edit]
Classification[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Alfa Romeo | 4:25 | – |
| 2 | 4 |  Nino Farina
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Alfa Romeo | 4:28 | + 3 |
| 3 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi
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Ferrari | 4:29 | + 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Alberto Ascari
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Ferrari | 4:30 | + 5 |
| 5 | 12 | Piero Taruffi
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Ferrari | 4:32 | + 7 |
| 6 | 6 | Consalvo Sanesi
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Alfa Romeo | 4:36 | + 11 |
| 7 | 14 |  Louis Rosier
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 4:45 | + 20 |
| 8 | 22 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 4:52 | + 27 |
| 9 | 18 |  Louis Chiron
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:01 | + 36 |
| 10 | 20 | Philippe Étancelin
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:04 | + 39 |
| 11 | 16 |  Johnny Claes
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:09 | + 44 |
| 12 | 24 | André Pilette
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:16 | + 51 |
| 13 | 26 | Pierre Levegh
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:17 | + 52 |
| DNA | 28 |  Prince Bira
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Maserati | – | – |
| DNA | 30 | José Froilán González
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Maserati | – | – |
| DNA | 32 |  Reg Parnell
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Ferrari | – | – |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Race[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Nino Farina
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Alfa Romeo | 36 | 2:45:46.2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | Alberto Ascari
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Ferrari | 36 | + 2:51.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi
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Ferrari | 36 | + 4:21.9 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Louis Rosier
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 34 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 34 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 | André Pilette
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 33 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
| 7 | 16 | Johnny Claes
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 33 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
| 8 | 26 | Pierre Levegh
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 32 | + 4 Laps | 13 | |
| 9 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Alfa Romeo | 32 | + 4 Laps | 1 | 11 |
| Ret | 18 | Louis Chiron
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 28 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 6 | Consalvo Sanesi
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Alfa Romeo | 11 | Radiator | 6 | |
| Ret | 12 | Piero Taruffi
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Ferrari | 8 | Transmission | 5 | |
| Ret | 20 | Philippe Étancelin
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Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 0 | Transmission | 10 | |
Source:[4]
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- Notes
- ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap
Championship standings after the race[edit]
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 4
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1 | Nino Farina
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12 |
 1
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2 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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10 |
| 1
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3 |  Lee Wallard
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9 |
| 8
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4 | Alberto Ascari
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6 |
| 2
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5 | Piero Taruffi
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6 |
| Source:[5] | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.
References[edit]
- ^ "1951 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Entries". manipef1.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "1951 Belgian GP - Entry List". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Belgium 1951 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "1951 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Belgium 1951 - Championship". wstatsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.