The 1951 Swiss Grand Prix started May 27th, 1951 at 01:00 on Circuit Bremgarten in Bern, Switzerland. Juan Fangio started from pole position with Nino Farina next to him. Luigi Villoresi started from third place.
After 2 hour, 07 minutes and 53 seconds Juan Fangio finished the race first. The podium was completed with Piero Taruffi in second and Nino Farina in third place.
After the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix, Juan Fangio is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Fangio is 3 points ahead of Piero Taruffi.
After 2 hour, 07 minutes and 53 seconds Juan Fangio finished the race first. The podium was completed with Piero Taruffi in second and Nino Farina in third place.
After the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix, Juan Fangio is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Fangio is 3 points ahead of Piero Taruffi.
Circuit
Location
Bern, Switzerland
Date
May 27th, 1951 at 01:00
Round
1/8
Winner
Juan Fangio
Winning time
2:07:53.64
Pole position
Juan Fangio
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #24 Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 2:07:53.64 | 1 | 42 | 9 |
2 4 | #44 Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | +55.24 | 6 | 42 | 6 |
3 1 | #22 Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | +1:19.31 | 2 | 42 | 4 |
4 | #28 Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 4 | 41 | 3 |
5 | #26 Toulo de Graffenried | Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 5 | 40 | 2 |
6 1 | #20 Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | +2 Laps | 7 | 40 | 0 |
7 12 | #30 Louis Chiron | Maserati | +2 Laps | 19 | 40 | 0 |
8 6 | #14 Stirling Moss | HWM | +2 Laps | 14 | 40 | 0 |
9 1 | #8 Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | +3 Laps | 8 | 39 | 0 |
10 2 | #4 Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | +3 Laps | 12 | 39 | 0 |
11 1 | #38 Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | +3 Laps | 10 | 39 | 0 |
12 5 | #32 Harry Schell | Maserati | +4 Laps | 17 | 38 | 0 |
13 5 | #2 Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | +7 Laps | 18 | 35 | 0 |
14 7 | #40 Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago | +11 Laps | 21 | 31 | 0 |
- | #16 Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 9 | 36 | 0 |
- | #10 Henri Louveau | Talbot-Lago | DNF (Accident) | 11 | 30 | 0 |
- | #12 George Abecassis | HWM | DNF (Magneto) | 20 | 23 | 0 |
- | #6 Yves Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | DNF (Ignition) | 15 | 14 | 0 |
- | #18 Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 3 | 12 | 0 |
- | #42 José Froilán González | Talbot-Lago | DNF (Oil pump) | 13 | 10 | 0 |
- | #52 Peter Hirt | Veritas | DNF (Fuel system) | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
2 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 1 | 6 | -3 | |
3 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 4 | -5 | |
4 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -6 | ||
5 | Toulo de Graffenried | Alfa Romeo | 2 | -7 | ||
6 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 0 | -9 | ||
7 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 0 | -9 | ||
8 | Stirling Moss | HWM | 0 | -9 | ||
9 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -9 | ||
10 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -9 | ||
11 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 0 | -9 | ||
12 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 0 | -9 | ||
13 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -9 | ||
14 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -9 | ||
15 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 0 | -9 | ||
16 | Henri Louveau | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -9 | ||
17 | George Abecassis | HWM | 0 | -9 | ||
18 | Yves Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -9 | ||
19 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 0 | -9 | ||
20 | José Froilán González | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -9 | ||
21 | Peter Hirt | Veritas | 0 | -9 |
Other race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | |
1954 | #4 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Hans Herrmann | José Froilán González | |
1953 | #46 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio | |
1952 | #30 Piero Taruffi | Rudi Fischer | Jean Behra | Nino Farina | |
1950 | #16 Nino Farina | Luigi Fagioli | Louis Rosier | Juan Fangio |