1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the third competitive motorcycle season, with eight Grands Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.

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[edit] Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 Flag of Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Park Flag of Italy Guido Leoni Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wood Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Report
2 Flag of Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten Flag of Italy Dario Ambrosini Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Report
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Flag of the United Kingdom Cromie McCandless Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wood Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
4 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
5 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Flag of Italy Gianni Leoni Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Doran Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
6 Flag of France French Grand Prix Albi Flag of Italy Bruno Ruffo Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Flag of Italy Alfredo Milani Report
7 Flag of Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Flag of the United Kingdom Cromie McCandless † Flag of Italy Bruno Ruffo Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
8 Flag of Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Flag of Italy Alfredo Milani Report

† The race saw only four competitors and was not counted as a round of the World Championship.

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke United Kingdom Norton 35 4
2 Flag of Italy Alfredo Milani Italy Gilera 31 2
3 Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Italy Gilera 21 1
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Doran United Kingdom AJS 14 0
5 Flag of Italy Nello Pagani Italy Gilera 10 0
6 Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Ireland AJS 9 0
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 8 1
8 Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 8 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wood United Kingdom Norton 6 0
= Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Norton 6 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom John Lockett United Kingdom Norton 6 0
12 Flag of Italy Carlos Bandirola Italy MV Agusta 5 0
13 Flag of Italy Arciso Artesiani Italy MV Agusta 4 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Cromie McCandless United Kingdom Norton 4 0
= Flag of Italy Sante Geminiani Italy Moto Guzzi 4 0
16 Flag of Spain Ramón Montane Spain Norton 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy McEwan United Kingdom Norton 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 3 0
19 Flag of Italy Bruno Ruffo Italy Moto Guzzi 2 0
= Flag of Ireland Manliefe Barrington Ireland Norton 2 0
= Flag of Switzerland Benoit Musy Switzerland Moto Guzzi 2 0
22 Flag of the United Kingdom Len Parry United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of Spain Ernesto Vidal Spain Norton 1 0
= Flag of Switzerland Willy Lips Switzerland Norton 1 0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke United Kingdom Norton 40 5
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Doran United Kingdom AJS 19 1
3 Flag of the United Kingdom John Lockett United Kingdom Norton 19 0
4 Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Norton 16 0
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 15 0
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham United Kingdom Velocette 14 1
7 Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Ireland AJS 11 0
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Petch United Kingdom AJS 10 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Velocette 9 0
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wood United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 8 1
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom Velocette 6 0
12 Flag of New Zealand Rod Coleman New Zealand AJS 5 0
13 Flag of the United Kingdom Mick Featherstone United Kingdom AJS 4 0
14 Flag of Spain Fernando Aranda Spain Velocette 3 0
= Flag of Switzerland Paul Fuhrer Switzerland Velocette 3 0
16 Flag of the United Kingdom Sid Mason United Kingdom Velocette 2 0
= Flag of Belgium Jack Raffeld Belgium Velocette 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Simon Sandys-Winsch United Kingdom Velocette 2 0
19 Flag of Gibraltar Johnny Grace Gibraltar Norton 1 0
= Flag of Ireland Bob Matthews Ireland Velocette 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bob Foster United Kingdom Velocette 1 0
= Flag of Austria Leonhardt Faßl Austria AJS 1 0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of Italy Bruno Ruffo Italy Moto Guzzi 22 2
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wood United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 18 1
3 Flag of Italy Dario Ambrosini Italy Benelli 14 1
4 Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 12 1
5 Flag of Italy Gianni Leoni Italy Moto Guzzi 10 0
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Maurice Cann United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 6 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Velocette 6 0
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Wilf Hutt United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 3 0
= Flag of Italy Alano Montanari Italy Moto Guzzi 3 0
= Flag of Switzerland Benoit Musy Switzerland Moto Guzzi 3 0
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom Velocette 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Velocette 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Douglas Beasley United Kingdom Velocette 2 0
= Flag of Italy Bruno Francisci Italy Moto Guzzi 2 0
16 Flag of the United Kingdom Fron Purslow United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of Ireland Norman Blemings Ireland Excelsior 1 0
= Flag of Switzerland Werner Gerber Switzerland Moto Guzzi 1 0
= Flag of Italy Nino Grieco Italy Parilla 1 0
= Flag of Italy Guido Paciocca Italy Moto Guzzi 1 0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Mondial 20 1
2 Flag of Italy Gianni Leoni Italy Mondial 12 1
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Cromie McCandless United Kingdom Mondial 11 0
4 Flag of Italy Luigi Zinzani Italy Morini 10 0
5 Flag of Italy Guido Leoni Italy Mondial 8 1
6 Flag of Italy Vittorio Zanzi Italy Morini 7 0
7 Flag of Italy Romolo Ferri Italy Mondial 6 0
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham United Kingdom MV Agusta 4 0
9 Flag of Spain Juan Bultó Spain Montesa 4 0
10 Flag of Italy Nello Pagani Italy Mondial 3 0
= Flag of Italy Raffaele Alberti Italy Mondial 3 0
12 Flag of Italy Franco Bertoni Italy MV Agusta 2 0
= Flag of Italy Otello Spadoni Italy Mondial 2 0
14 Flag of Italy Emilio Mendogni Italy Morini 1 0
= Flag of Spain José Antonio Elizalde Spain Mondial 1 0
= Flag of Spain José Maria Llobet Spain Montesa 1 0
= Flag of Italy Giuseppe Matucci Italy MV Agusta 1 0