1
Juan Fangio
Alfa Romeo
31 pts
2
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari
25 pts
3
José Froilán González
Ferrari
24 pts
Juan Fangio is the 1951 Formula 1 World Champion. Fangio won 3 out of 8 races and scored a total of 31 points. With 6 points behind Alberto Ascari finished the season in second place and José Froilán González as third.The season started with the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix on May 27th. The last race of the season was the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix on October 28th.
Number of races
8 races
First race
Swiss Grand Prix (May 27th)
Last race
Spanish Grand Prix (October 28th)
Most wins
Juan Fangio (3)
Most pole positions
Juan Fangio (4)
Most podiums
José Froilán González (5)
Juan Fangio (5)
Juan Fangio (5)
Most top 5 finishes
José Froilán González (5)
Juan Fangio (5)
Juan Fangio (5)
3 more
Most points finishes
Nino Farina (6)
Juan Fangio (6)
Juan Fangio (6)
Most DNF's
Louis Chiron (5)
1951 standings
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 5 | 31 | |
2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 25 | -6 |
3 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 1 | 5 | 24 | -7 |
4 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 4 | 19 | -12 |
5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3 | 15 | -16 | |
6 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 1 | 10 | -21 | |
7 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 1 | 9 | -22 |
8 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 7 | -24 | |
9 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 6 | -25 | |
10 | Reg Parnell | BRM | 5 | -26 | ||
11 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1 | 4 | -27 |
12 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -28 | ||
13 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 3 | -28 | ||
14 | Andy Linden | Sherman | 3 | -28 | ||
15 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 2 | -29 | |
16 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 2 | -29 | ||
17 | Yves Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 2 | -29 | ||
18 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder | 2 | -29 | ||
19 | Manny Ayulo | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 2 | -29 | |
20 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
21 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 0 | -31 | ||
22 | André Simon | Simca | 0 | -31 | ||
23 | Henry Banks | Moore | 0 | -31 | ||
24 | André Pilette | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
25 | Robert Manzon | Simca | 0 | -31 | ||
26 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
27 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
28 | Peter Walker | BRM | 0 | -31 | ||
29 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
30 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
31 | Duane Carter | Deidt | 0 | -31 | ||
32 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
33 | Stirling Moss | HWM | 0 | -31 | ||
34 | Brian Shawe Taylor | ERA | 0 | -31 | ||
35 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
36 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 0 | -31 | ||
37 | Franco Rol | OSCA | 0 | -31 | ||
38 | Jacques Swaters | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
39 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
40 | Bob Gerard | ERA | 0 | -31 | ||
41 | Duncan Hamilton | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
42 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
43 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 0 | -31 | ||
44 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
45 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca | 0 | -31 | ||
46 | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
47 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
48 | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
49 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 0 | -31 | ||
50 | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma | 0 | -31 | ||
51 | Aldo Gordini | Simca | 0 | -31 | ||
52 | Joe Kelly | Alta | 0 | -31 | ||
53 | Jimmy Davies | Pawl | 0 | -31 | ||
54 | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
55 | Henri Louveau | Talbot-Lago | 0 | -31 | ||
56 | Paul Pietsch | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -31 | ||
57 | George Abecassis | HWM | 0 | -31 | ||
58 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
59 | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
60 | David Murray | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
61 | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
62 | Prince Bira | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
63 | Bill Mackey | Hall | 0 | -31 | ||
64 | John James | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
65 | Juan Jover | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
66 | Chico Landi | Ferrari | 0 | -31 | ||
67 | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese | 0 | -31 | ||
68 | Toni Branca | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
69 | Peter Hirt | Veritas | 0 | -31 | ||
70 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
71 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
72 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
73 | Ken Richardson | BRM | 0 | -31 | ||
74 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
75 | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder | 0 | -31 | ||
76 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
77 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
78 | Rodger Ward | Bromme | 0 | -31 | ||
79 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
80 | Bill Vukovich | Trevis | 0 | -31 | ||
81 | George Connor | Lesovsky | 0 | -31 | ||
82 | Mack Hellings | Deidt | 0 | -31 | ||
83 | Johnny McDowell | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
84 | Joe James | Watson | 0 | -31 |
1951 schedule
Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 27th | Swiss Grand Prix | #24 Juan Fangio | Piero Taruffi | Nino Farina | Juan Fangio |
May 30th | Indianapolis 500 | #99 Lee Wallard | Mike Nazaruk | Jack McGrath | Duke Nalon |
Jun 17th | Belgian Grand Prix | #4 Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio |
Jul 1st | French Grand Prix | #8 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio |
Jul 14th | British Grand Prix | #12 José Froilán González | Juan Fangio | Luigi Villoresi | José Froilán González |
Jul 29th | German Grand Prix | #71 Alberto Ascari | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari |
Sep 16th | Italian Grand Prix | #2 Alberto Ascari | José Froilán González | Felice Bonetto | Juan Fangio |
Oct 28th | Spanish Grand Prix | #22 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari |