1951 German Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 6 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season.

Date July 29, 1951
Official name XIV Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
14.173 mi / 22.810 km
Distance 20 laps, 283.47 mi / 456.20 km
Weather Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver Flag of Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari
Time 9:55.8
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 9:55.8
Podium
First Flag of Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari
Second Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Third Flag of Argentina José Froilán González Scuderia Ferrari

The 1951 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 29, 1951 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 71 Flag of Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 20 3:23:03.3 1 8
2 75 Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 20 +30.5 3 7
3 74 Flag of Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 20 +4:39.0 2 4
4 72 Flag of Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 20 +5:50.2 5 3
5 73 Flag of Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 20 +7:49.1 6 2
6 91 Flag of Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 19 +1 lap 8
7 82 Flag of France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 19 +1 lap 9
8 84 Flag of France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 19 +1 lap 15
9 90 Flag of France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 18 +2 laps 19
10 93 Flag of Belgium Jacques Swaters Talbot-Lago-Talbot 18 +2 laps 22
11 94 Flag of Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 17 +3 laps 18
Ret 87 Flag of France Yves Giraud Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 17 Accident 11
Ret 81 Flag of France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 13 Engine 14
Ret 77 Flag of Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 12 Magneto 10
Ret 88 Flag of the United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago-Talbot 12 Oil pressure 20
Ret 78 Flag of Germany Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo 11 Accident 7
Ret 83 Flag of France André Simon Simca-Gordini 11 Engine 12
Ret 76 Flag of Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 8 Overheating 4
Ret 86 Flag of France Philippe Etancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4 Gearbox 21
Ret 85 Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 3 Ignition 13
Ret 92 Flag of Switzerland Toni Branca Maserati 3 Engine 17
Ret 79 Flag of Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2 Engine 16

[edit] Notes

  • First win: Alberto Ascari

[edit] References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.


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