1951 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 Spain 1945 Spanish XI Gran Premio de España Circuit Pedralbes.png Pedralbes street circuit 28 October 1951 1951 Italian Grand Prix 1952 Swiss Grand Prix Pedralbes Circuit, Barcelona, Catalonia Street circuit 3.925 6.316 70 274.721 442.120 Hot, Dry Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari 2:10.59 Italy Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:16.93 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Argentina José Froilán González Scuderia Ferrari Argentina Nino Farina Alfa Romeo Italy ESP The 1951 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 28 October 1951 at Pedralbes Circuit. It was the eighth and final race of the 1951 World Championship of Drivers. This race was determined by tyre choice – Ferrari chose a 16-inch rear wheel, whilst Alfa Romeo settled for the 18 inch, which proved to be the better of the two options. Juan Manuel Fangio led Alberto Ascari by two points before the race. Ascari led the race from José Froilán González, but the Ferraris suffered numerous tread problems. Piero Taruffi threw a tyre tread on lap 6 and was followed on lap 7 by Luigi Villoresi, Ascari on lap 8 and Gonzalez on lap 14. The Ferraris were forced to stop frequently to change tyres and Fangio comfortably won the race and his first drivers' title, after Ascari finished 4th was not able to overhaul Fangio's total. After the race, Alfa Romeo announced that due to lack of finances, they would not be competing in the 1952 season. Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 2 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 4 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 6 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 8 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 10 UK Peter Whitehead1 1 Peter Whitehead Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari 375 F1 4.5 V12 Pirelli 12 France Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s Englebert 14 France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s Englebert 16 France André Simon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s Englebert 18 Thailand Prince Bira Prince Bira Maserati-OSCA Maserati 4CLT-48 OSCA V12 Pirelli 20 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159M Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 22 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159M Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 24 Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159M Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 26 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159M Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 28 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 30 Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 32 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 34 France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 36 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 38 France Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 40 UK Reg Parnell1 1 BRM Ltd. BRM BRM P15 BRM 15 1.5 V16s Dunlop 44 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Scuderia Milano Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli 46 Spain 1945 Juan Jover2 2 Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli 48 Switzerland Toni Branca3 3 Antonio Branca Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli Sources:http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/spain/entries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120509150835/http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/spain/entries/ 9 May 2012 1951 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Entries manipef1.com usurped 6 January 2016http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1951&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1951 Spanish GP - Entry List chicanef1.com 11 December 2013 1 1 — Peter Whitehead and Reg Parnell both withdrew from the event prior to practice.http://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/espagne/classement.aspx Spain 1951 - Result statsf1.com 9 January 2014 2 2 — Juan Jover qualified in the #46 Maserati, although he did not start the race. Joaquin Palacio had been entered in car #46, but he withdrew prior to practice. 3 3 — Toni Branca withdrew from the event prior to practice. Chico Landi had also been entered in car #48, but he too withdrew from the Grand Prix before practice. Championship permutations Three drivers were fighting for the championship going into the race: Fangio on 27 points, Ascari on 25 points and González on 21 points. Championship leader Fangio only needed a second place in order to win his maiden drivers' title. The championship would have been won by either of the top three drivers in the following manner:http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/spn/preview/schot.html Looking back at the history of the Spanish GP atlasf1.autosport.com 6 November 2017 Fangio would have won if: ARG Juan Manuel Fangio ITA Alberto Ascari ARG José Froilán GonzálezPos. Position2nd or better Any position Any position3rd3rd or lower4th5th 4th or lowerlower than 5th + FLlower than 5th w/o FL2nd or lower + FL Ascari would have won if: ITA Alberto Ascari ARG Juan Manuel Fangio ARG José Froilán GonzálezPos. Position1stAny position Any position2nd3rd or lower González would have won if: ARG José Froilán González ARG Juan Manuel Fangio ITA Alberto AscariPos. Position1st + FLlower than 5th w/o FL3rd or lower Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 2 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:10.59 – 2 22 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:12.27 + 1.68 3 6 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 2:14.01 + 3.42 4 20 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:14.94 + 4.35 5 4 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:16.38 + 5.79 6 26 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 2:16.40 + 5.81 7 8 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 2:16.80 + 6.21 8 24 Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 2:21.80 + 11.21 9 14 France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 2:23.81 + 13.22 10 16 France André Simon Simca-Gordini 2:24.60 + 14.01 11 12 France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 2:25.25 + 14.66 12 30 Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:30.32 + 19.73 13 34 France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:31.00 + 20.41 14 32 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:32.18 + 21.59 15 36 Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:34.46 + 23.87 16 38 France Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:35.58 + 24.99 17 44 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 2:37.45 + 26.86 18 46 Spain 1945 Juan Jover Maserati 2:41.99 + 31.40 19 18 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati-OSCA 2:45.99 + 35.40 20 28 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:46.78 + 36.19 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid Points 1 22 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 70 2:46:54.10 2 91 1 2 6 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 70 +54.28 3 6 3 20 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 70 +1:45.54Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 1 Haynes Publishing Group 1981 0-85429-276-4 37 4 4 4 2 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 68 +2 laps 1 3 5 24 Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 68 +2 laps 8 2 6 26 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 66 +4 laps 6 7 28 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64 +6 laps 20 8 34 France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 63 +7 laps 13 9 14 France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 63 +7 laps 9 10 44 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 60 +10 laps 17 Ret Retired 4 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 48 Ignition 5 Ret Retired 16 France André Simon Simca-Gordini 48 Engine 10 Ret Retired 36 Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 37 Accident 15 Ret Retired 8 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 30 Wheel 7 Ret Retired 12 France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 25 Engine 11 Ret Retired 38 France Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 23 Engine 16 Ret Retired 32 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 7 Accident 14 Ret Retired 30 Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4 Ignition 12 Ret Retired 18 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati-OSCA 1 Engine 19 DNS Did not start 46 Spain 1945 Juan Jover Maserati 0 Engine 18Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/579/ 1951 Spanish Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150118193724/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/579/ 18 January 2015 25 December 2015 Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Final Championship standings Bold text indicates the World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 31 (37) 10px 2 Italy Alberto Ascari 25 (28) 10px 3 Argentina José Froilán González 24 (27) 10px 4 Italy Nino Farina 19 (22) 10px 5 Italy Luigi Villoresi 15 (18)Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 1951 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 1 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. References 30em Spanish Grand Prix 1951 1951 Italian Grand Prix 1952 Swiss Grand Prix 1935 Spanish Grand Prix 1954 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish Category:Spanish Grand Prix Category:1951 in Spanish motorsport Spanish