The 1951 Formula One season included the 2nd running of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on May 27, 1951, and ended on October 28 after eight races. There were also 14 races in 1951 that, while run to Formula One rules, did not count towards championship standings.
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Season summary[edit | edit source]
Ferrari's newer, unsupercharged 4.5 litre cars offered a real challenge to the Alfas, which were nearing the end of their development potential. Although Alfas won four of the European races, with Fangio taking the championship, Ferrari's three victories spelled the end for the Alfas. BRM made their only championship appearance with the V16 at Silverstone, and the old, slow Talbots were increasingly outclassed.
Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for fastest lap. Only the best four of eight scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps.
Results[edit | edit source]
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Alfa Romeo |
1 | Alfa Romeo |
Fastest Lap | ||
Alfa Romeo |
2 | Ferrari |
Alfa Romeo | ||
Alfa Romeo |
3 | Alfa Romeo |
2:51.1 on Lap 33 |
2 | Report | ||||
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Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
1 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
Fastest Lap | ||
Kurtis Kraft-Novi |
2 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | ||
Kurtis Kraft-Novi |
3 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
1:07.26 on Lap ? |
3 | Report | ||||
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Alfa Romeo |
1 | Alfa Romeo |
Fastest Lap | ||
Alfa Romeo |
2 | Ferrari |
Alfa Romeo | ||
Ferrari |
3 | Ferrari |
4:22.1 on Lap 10 |
4 | Report | ||||
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Alfa Romeo |
1 | Alfa Romeo |
Fastest Lap | ||
Alfa Romeo |
2 | Ferrari |
Alfa Romeo | ||
Ferrari |
3 | Ferrari |
2:35.6 on Lap 32 |
5 | Report | ||||
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Ferrari |
1 | Ferrari |
Fastest Lap | ||
Alfa Romeo |
2 | Alfa Romeo |
Alfa Romeo | ||
Alfa Romeo |
3 | Ferrari |
1:44.0 on Lap 38 |
6 | Report | ||||
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Ferrari |
1 | Ferrari |
Fastest Lap | ||
Ferrari |
2 | Alfa Romeo |
Alfa Romeo | ||
Alfa Romeo |
3 | Ferrari |
9:55.8 on Lap 12 |
7 | Report | ||||
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Alfa Romeo |
1 | Ferrari |
Fastest Lap | ||
Alfa Romeo |
2 | Ferrari |
Alfa Romeo | ||
Ferrari |
3 | Alfa Romeo |
1:56.5 on Lap 64 |
8 | Report | ||||
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Ferrari |
1 | Alfa Romeo |
Fastest Lap | ||
Alfa Romeo |
2 | Ferrari |
Alfa Romeo | ||
Ferrari |
3 | Alfa Romeo |
2:16.93 on Lap 3 |
Teams and Drivers[edit | edit source]
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1951 FIA Formula One World Championship.
1951 Driver line-ups[edit | edit source]
1951 Drivers Championship final standings[edit | edit source]
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1st | 1st* | 9th* | 1st†* 11th† |
2nd | 2nd* | Ret | 1st* | 31 (37) | ||
2nd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd† | Ret | 1st | 1st | 4th | 25 (28) | ||
3rd | Ret | 2nd† | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 24 (27) | |||
4th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | Ret* | Ret | 3rd† Ret* |
3rd | 19 (22) | ||
5th | Ret | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | Ret | 15 (18) | ||
6th | 2nd | Ret | 5th | 5th | Ret | 10 | ||||
7th | 1st* | 9 | ||||||||
8th | 4th | Ret | 3rd† | 5th | 7 | |||||
9th | 2nd | 6 | ||||||||
10th | 4th | 5th | DNS | 5 | ||||||
11th | 1st† 11th† |
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12th | 4th | Ret | 10th | 6th | 3 | |||||
13th | 9th | 4th | Ret | 10th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 3 | ||
14th | 4th | 3 | ||||||||
15th | 3rd† | 2 | ||||||||
16th | 3rd† | 2 | ||||||||
17th | 5th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6th | 2 | ||||
18th | Ret | 5th | 7th | Ret | 8th | Ret | 2 | |||
19th | 5th | 2 | ||||||||
20th | 7th | Ret | 6th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||
21st | 11th | 6th | 0 | |||||||
22nd | Ret | Ret | 6th | Ret | 0 | |||||
23rd | 6th | 0 | ||||||||
24th | 6th | 0 | ||||||||
25th | Ret | 7th | Ret | 9th | 0 | |||||
26th | 13th | 7th | Ret | 13th | 11th | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||
27th | 7th | 0 | ||||||||
28th | 7th | 0 | ||||||||
29th | 8th | 9th | Ret | 0 | ||||||
30th | 10th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8th | 0 | ||||
31st | 8th | 0 | ||||||||
32nd | 8th | 0 | ||||||||
33rd | 8th | 0 | ||||||||
34th | 8th | 0 | ||||||||
35th | 14th | 9th | 0 | |||||||
36th | Ret | Ret | 9th | Ret | 0 | |||||
37th | 9th | 0 | ||||||||
38th | 10th | Ret | 0 | |||||||
39th | 10th | 0 | ||||||||
40th | 11th | 0 | ||||||||
41st | 12th | Ret | 0 | |||||||
42nd | 12th | Ret | 0 | |||||||
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– | DNS | 0 |
- * Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
- † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
- Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
Non-Championship race results[edit | edit source]
Other Formula One races, which did not count towards the World Championship, also held in 1951.
Notes[edit | edit source]
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