1951 German Grand Prix

F1 Germany German XIV Großer Preis von Deutschland Circuit_N%C3%BCrburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg 29 July 1951 1951 British Grand Prix 1951 Italian Grand Prix NürburgringNürburg, Germany Permanent racing facility 14.173 22.810 20 283.47 456.20 Sunny, Mild, Dry Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari 9:55.8 Italy Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 9:55.8 Argentina Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Italy Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Argentina José Froilán González Scuderia Ferrari Argentina GER The 1951 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 1951 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers. The race was won from pole position by Alberto Ascari, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González. Report As the 1950 German GP was a Formula 2 race, this was the first German Grand Prix held to Formula One regulations. It took place without the German Silver Arrows GP cars that had dominated before the war, and still had quicker lap times than 1950s Formula One, as the 1939 record of 9:43.1 would stand until 1957. Auto Union headquarters were in the communist East Germany, and no other German manufactors showed up. Mercedes had raced old cars in Temporada Argentina Formula Libre races in February, decided not to bring back the pre-war Mercedes-Benz W165, and instead studied a new Mercedes-Benz W195. This was cancelled after the German Grand Prix, and the Mercedes-Benz W196 was built to new 1954 rules. One German driver took part, Paul Pietsch, who had led the 1939 German Grand Prix before finishing 3rd. Alfa Romeo once again fielded four cars, with Paul Pietsch replacing Consalvo Sanesi, joining Fangio, Farina and Bonetto. Following on from their maiden victory at Silverstone, Ferrari also entered four drivers. Piero Taruffi rejoined their lineup, alongside Ascari, Villoresi and British Grand Prix winner José Froilán González. Ferrari continued their good form from the previous event, with Ascari and González the fastest two qualifiers. Fangio and Farina completed the front row, with Villoresi, Taruffi and Pietsch making up the second row. Nino Farina initially took the lead, but, by the end of the first lap, had been passed by Fangio, Ascari and González. Paul Pietsch was running in fifth, but ended up at the back of the field after going off on the second lap. When Farina was forced to retire due to overheating problems, Fangio was left as the sole Alfa Romeo able to take the fight to the Ferrari drivers. Alberto Ascari took the lead on the fifth lap as a result of Fangio's first pitstop, but Fangio returned to the lead when Ascari took to the pits. As the Alfas required two pitstops, as opposed to just one for the Ferraris, Fangio needed to build a large lead in his second stint if he wanted to retain the lead after his second stop. He was unable to do so, therefore Ascari reclaimed the lead on the fifteenth lap of the race. Due to a misbehaving engine and a gearbox with only 3rd and 4th (4th being the highest gear), Fangio was unable to take advantage of an unexpected tyre change for Ascari, meaning that the Italian took his maiden World Championship race victory by over half a minute from Fangio. González completed the podium, with the remaining points positions going to the other works Ferraris of Villoresi and Taruffi.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr013.html German GP, 1951 Race Report Grandprix.com 11 August 2012 Ascari's victory took him to second in the Championship standings, ten points adrift of Fangio, who extended his lead from the previous race. After his second consecutive podium, José Froilán González moved up to third in the standings, level on points with Farina and Villoresi. Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 71Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 72Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 73Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 74Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 75Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159B Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 76Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159B Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 77Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159A Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 78West Germany Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 79Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli 80West Germany Paul Pietsch1 1 Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli 81France Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s Englebert 82France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s Englebert 83France André Simon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s Englebert 84France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 85Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 86France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 87France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 88UK Duncan Hamilton Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 89UK David Murray Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Dunlop 90France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 91Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari Ferrari 212 Ferrari 212 2.5 V12 Pirelli 92Switzerland Toni Branca Antonio Branca Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli 93Belgium Jacques Swaters Ecurie Belgique Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 94Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 95Thailand Prince Bira2 2 Ecurie Siam Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli 96Sweden Erik Lundgren2 2 Erik Lundgren EL-Ford EL Special Ford V8 Dunlop 97Brazil 1889 Chico Landi2 2 Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli Sources:http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/germany/entries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120509150738/http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/germany/entries/ 9 May 2012 1951 German Grand Prix - Race Entries manipef1.com usurped 6 January 2016http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1951&gp=German%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1951 German GP - Entry List chicanef1.com 5 December 2013 1 1 — Paul Pietsch qualified and raced in a different car, the #78 Alfa Romeo.http://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/allemagne/classement.aspx Germany 1951 - Result statsf1.com 9 January 2014 2 2 — Prince Bira, Erik Lundgren and Chico Landi all withdrew from the event prior to practice. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time 1 71Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 9:55.8 2 74Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 9:57.5 3 75Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 9:59.0 4 76Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 10:01.1 5 72Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 10:06.6 6 73Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 10:12.9 7 78West Germany Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo 10:15.7 8 91Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 10:23.8 9 82France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 10:28.9 10 77Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 10:46.1 11 87France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 10:52.8 12 83France André Simon Simca-Gordini 10:57.5 13 85Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11:00.2 14 81France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 11:07.5 15 84France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11:08.2 16 79Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 11:25.6 17 92Switzerland Toni Branca Maserati 11:26.7 18 94Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11:33.9 19 90France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11:41.9 20 88UK Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11:49.3 21 86France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11:52.9 22 93Belgium Jacques Swaters Talbot-Lago-Talbot 12:09.1 23 89UK David Murray Maserati No timeSource:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/allemagne/qualification.aspx Germany 1951 - Qualifications • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 5 March 2019 Race Pos No Driver ConstructorLapsTime/retired Grid Points 1 71Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 20 3:23:03.3 1 8 2 75Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 20 +30.5 3 71 1 3 74Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 20 +4:39.0 2 4 4 72 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 20 +5:50.2 5 3 5 73Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 20 +7:49.1 6 2 6 91Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 19 +1 lap 8 7 82France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 19 +1 lap 9 8 84 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 19 +1 lap 15 9 90 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 18 +2 laps 19 10 93Belgium Jacques Swaters Talbot-Lago-Talbot 18 +2 laps 22 11 94 Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 17 +3 laps 18Ret Retired 87France Yves Giraud Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 17 Accident 11Ret Retired 81France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 13 Engine 14Ret Retired 77Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 12 Magneto 10Ret Retired 88UK Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago-Talbot 12 Oil pressure 20Ret Retired 78 West Germany Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo 11 Accident 7Ret Retired 83France André Simon Simca-Gordini 11 Engine 12Ret Retired 76Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 8 Overheating 4Ret Retired 86France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4 Gearbox 21Ret Retired 85Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 3 Ignition 13Ret Retired 92Switzerland Toni Branca Maserati 3 Engine 17Ret Retired 79Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2 Engine 16Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/577/ 1951 German Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150118195617/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/577/ 18 January 2015 25 December 2015 Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 27 (28) 10px 4 2 Italy Alberto Ascari 17 10px 1 3 Argentina José Froilán González 15 10px 2 4 Italy Nino Farina 15 10px 2 5 Italy Luigi Villoresi 15Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/allemagne/championnat.aspx Germany 1951 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 1 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. References 30em German Grand Prix 1951 1951 British Grand Prix 1951 Italian Grand Prix 1950 German Grand Prix 1952 German Grand Prix German German Grand Prix Category:German Grand Prix Category:Sport in Rhineland-Palatinate German