1951 Swiss Grand Prix

February 2021 F1 Switzerland Swiss XI Großer Preis der Schweiz Circuit Bremgarten.svg Circuit Bremgarten track layout 27 May 1951 1950 Italian Grand Prix 1951 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland Temporary street/road circuit 4.524 7.28 42 190.008 305.760 Overcast, rain Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:35.9 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:51.1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Argentina Piero Taruffi Ferrari Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo Italy SUI The 1951 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 May 1951 in Bern. The race was contested over 42 laps of the Bremgarten Circuit with it also being the opening race of the 1951 World Championship of Drivers. The race was the eleventh time that the Swiss Grand Prix was held with all of the races being held at Bremgarten. After claiming pole position for the race, Argentine driver, Juan Manuel Fangio would go on win the race by 55 seconds over Italian driver, Piero Taruffi who drove for Ferrari. Fellow Italian driver, Nino Farina rounded out the podium in the second Alfa Romeo car. Report The Swiss Grand Prix, the first event of the 1951 World Championship due to the absence of Monaco from the calendar, saw the Alfa Romeo team continue their dominance of the previous season. All four of their drivers occupied positions on the front two rows of the grid; the highest non-Alfa qualifier was Ferrari's Luigi Villoresi, who was alongside Fangio and Farina on the front row. The race took place in the rain, with Fangio initially leading from Farina. Ferrari's Piero Taruffi also challenged for the lead, having started from sixth on the grid. Fangio pitted, handing Nino Farina the lead for the 24th lap of the race. However, Farina's decision not to make a pitstop did not pay off, as Fangio was able to retake the lead on lap 29. Fangio maintained the lead for the remainder of the race, eventually winning by nearly a minute from Taruffi, who had overtaken Farina on the penultimate lap. This was Taruffi's first podium in just his second championship race. The remaining Alfa drivers—Consalvo Sanesi and Toulo de Graffenried—completed the points paying positions, ahead of Ferrari's Alberto Ascari, who competed despite suffering from burns from the previous weekend's Formula 2 race in Genoa. Stirling Moss, driving for HWM, was in seventh, but ran out of fuel on the final lap, therefore yielding the position to Louis Chiron, who was driving a Maserati for Enrico Platé.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr008.html Swiss GP, 1951 Race Report Grandprix.com 10 August 2012 Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 2Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 4France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 6France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 8France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 10France Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 12UK George Abecassis HW Motors HWM-Alta HWM 51 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 14UK Stirling Moss HWM-Alta HWM 51 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 16UK Peter Whitehead Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12 s Dunlop 18Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 20Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 22Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159A Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s Pirelli 24Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159A Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s Pirelli 26Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159A Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s Pirelli 28Italy Consalvo Sanesi1 1 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s Pirelli 30Monaco Louis Chiron Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s Pirelli 32United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s Pirelli 38Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari Ferrari 212 Ferrari 212 2.5 V12 Pirelli 40 France Guy Mairesse Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 42Argentina José Froilán González José Froilán González Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-GS Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 44Italy Piero Taruffi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 46Switzerland Francis Rochat Francis Rochat Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T11 Simca-Gordini 16 1.5 L4 Englebert 48France Robert Manzoncar48 Robert Manzon and Maurice Trintignant were co-entered into car 48.http://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/suisse/classement.aspx Switzerland 1951 - Result statsf1.com 9 January 2014 Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s EnglebertFRA Maurice Trintignantcar48 50France André Simon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s Englebert 52Switzerland Peter Hirt Peter Hirt Veritas Veritas Meteor Veritas 2.0 L6 ? Sources: http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/switzerland/entries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120509144358/http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/switzerland/entries/ 9 May 2012 1951 Swiss Grand Prix - Race Entries manipef1.com usurped 6 January 2016http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1951&gp=Swiss%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1951 Swiss GP - Entry List chicanef1.com 17 November 2013http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=CH51 Grosser Preis der Schweiz - Bremgarten, 27 May 1951 oldracingcars.com 4 February 2017 1 1 – Consalvo Sanesi qualified and drove 41 laps of the race in the #28 Alfa Romeo. Gianbattista Guidotti, named substitute driver for the car, was not used at the Grand Prix.https://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/suisse/engages.aspx Switzerland 1951 - Race entrants – Race entrants statsf1.com 12 February 2026 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time 1 24Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:35.9 2 22Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:37.8 3 18Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:39.3 4 28Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 2:40.3 5 26Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 2:41.8 6 44Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 2:45.2 7 20Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:46.0 8 8France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:52.7 9 16UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:52.9 10 38Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 2:54.1 11 10France Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:56.2 12 4France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:57.3 13 42Argentina José Froilán González Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:57.3 14 14UK Stirling Moss HWM-Alta 2:58.4 15 6France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 3:00.3 16 52Switzerland Peter Hirt Veritas 3:01.6 17 32United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 3:02.4 18 2Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 3:02.5 19 30Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 3:03.8 20 12UK George Abecassis HWM-Alta 3:05.1 21 40France Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 3:12.0DNA Did not attend 34Thailand Prince Bira Maserati–DNA Did not attend 36SUI Toni Branca Maserati–DNA Did not attend 46SUI Francis Rochat Simca-Gordini–DNA Did not attend 48FRA Robert Manzoncar48 Simca-Gordini–FRA Maurice Trintignantcar48DNA Did not attend 50FRA André Simon Simca-Gordini–Source:Grosser Preis der Schweiz oldracingcars.com http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=CH51 25 December 2015 Race Pos No Driver ConstructorLapsTime/Retired Grid Points 1 24Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 42 2:07:53.64 1 91 1 2 44Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 42 + 55.24 6 6 3 22Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 42 + 1:19.31 2 4 4 28Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 41 + 1 Lap 4 3 5 26Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 40 + 2 Laps 5 2 6 20Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 40 + 2 Laps 7   7 30Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 40 + 2 Laps 19   8 14UK Stirling Moss HWM-Alta 40 + 2 Laps 14   9 8France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 39 + 3 Laps 8   10 4France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 39 + 3 Laps 12   11 38Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 39 + 3 Laps 10   12 32United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 38 + 4 Laps 17   13 2Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 35 + 7 Laps 18   14 40France Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 31 + 11 Laps 21  Ret Retired 16UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 36 Accident 9  Ret Retired 10France Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago-Talbot 30 Accident 11  Ret Retired 12UK George Abecassis HWM-Alta 23 Magneto 20  Ret Retired 6France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 14 Ignition 15  Ret Retired 18Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 12 Accident 3  Ret Retired 42Argentina José Froilán González Talbot-Lago-Talbot 10 Oil pump 13  Ret Retired 52Switzerland Peter Hirt Veritas 0 Fuel System 16  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/572/ 1951 Swiss Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150118203738/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/572/ 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 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 9 2 Italy Piero Taruffi 6 3 Italy Nino Farina 4 4 Italy Consalvo Sanesi 3 5 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried 2Source: https://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/suisse/championnat.aspx Switzerland 1951 - Championship statsf1.com 1 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted toward the Championship. Notes References Swiss Grand Prix 1951 1950 Italian Grand Prix 1951 Indianapolis 500 1950 Swiss Grand Prix 1952 Swiss Grand Prix Swiss Grand Prix Category:Swiss Grand Prix Grand Prix Swiss Grand Prix