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)
Most top 5 finishes
José Froilán González (5)
Juan Fangio (5)
3 more
Most points finishes
Nino Farina (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