1951 Belgian Grand Prix

F1 Belgium Belgian XIII Grand Prix de BelgiqueIs the official name in Dutch or French. Both are official languages of Belgium. August 2025 Spa 1947.png 17 June 1951 1951 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship 1951 French Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium Grand Prix Circuit 8.774 14.12 36 315.864 508.320 Sunny, Mild, Dry Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 4:25.0 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 4:22.1 10 Argentina Nino Farina Alfa Romeo Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Italy BEL The 1951 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 17 June 1951 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was race 3 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers Report March 2024 Despite there being just 13 starters, representing three makes of carF1 - The Official Home of Formula 1® Racing https://www.formula1.com/ 2026-09-30 Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website en, the race attracted a record crowd. There were a further three entries, including two Maseratis, which did not attend the event. Juan Manuel Fangio had a new suspension with special wheels, which had to be concave to make room for the brake drums. These proved an expensive novelty. At his first pit stop, they jammed and his stop lasted over 14 minutes. Giuseppe Farina's Alfa Romeo dominated, holding off the Ferraris of Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi. A quick stop of 39 seconds for wheel change and refuelling preserved his lead until the finish. This would eventually prove to be the only Grand Prix in Fangio's entire Formula 1 career, barring retirements, that he finished outside of the top four. He scored a point for posting the fastest lap of the race, which meant that despite having ended up in ninth place (at the time, only the top five finishers scored points, alongside the holder of the fastest lap, regardless of position), he kept his record of scoring points towards the World Championship in 100% of the Grands Prix in which he saw the chequered flag. Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 2Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159B Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 4Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159A Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 6Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s Pirelli 8Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 10Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 12Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 14France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 16Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 18Monaco Louis Chiron Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 20France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 22France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 24Belgium André Pilette Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Englebert 26France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 28Thailand Prince Bira Ecurie Siam Maserati-OSCA Maserati 4CLT-48 OSCA V12 Pirelli 30Argentina José Froilán González Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli 32UK Reg Parnell G. 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Vandervell Ferrari Ferrari 375 tw Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli Sources:http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/belgium/entries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120509144247/http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/belgium/entries/ 9 May 2012 1951 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Entries manipef1.com usurped 6 January 2016http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1951&gp=Belgian%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1951 Belgian GP - Entry List chicanef1.com 4 December 2013 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time 1 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 4:25 2 4 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 4:28 3 10Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 4:29 4 8Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 4:30 5 12Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 4:32 6 6 Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 4:36 7 14France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4:45 8 22France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4:52 9 18Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:01 10 20France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:04 11 16Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:09 12 24Belgium André Pilette Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:16 13 26France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5:17DNA Did not attend 28Thailand Prince Bira Maserati –DNA Did not attend 30Argentina José Froilán González Maserati –DNA Did not attend 32UK Reg Parnell Ferrari–Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/belgique/qualification.aspx Belgium 1951 - Qualifications statsf1.com 5 March 2019 Race Pos No Driver ConstructorLapsTime/Retired Grid Points 1 4Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 36 2:45:46.2 2 8 2 8Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 36 + 2:51.0 4 6 3 10Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 36 + 4:21.9 3 4 4 14France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 34 + 2 Laps 7 3 5 22France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 34 + 2 Laps 8 2 6 24Belgium André Pilette Talbot-Lago-Talbot 33 + 3 Laps 12   7 16Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 33 + 3 Laps 11   8 26France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 32 + 4 Laps 13   9 2Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 32 + 4 Laps 1 11 1Ret Retired 18Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 28 Engine 9  Ret Retired 6Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 11 Radiator 6  Ret Retired 12Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 8 Transmission 5  Ret Retired 20France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 0 Transmission 10  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/574/ 1951 Belgian Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150118225843/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/574/ 18 January 2015 25 December 2015 Notes 1 1 – 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 4 1 Italy Nino Farina 12 10px 1 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 10 10px 1 3 United States 1912 Lee Wallard 9 10px 8 4 Italy Alberto Ascari 6 10px 2 5 Italy Piero Taruffi 6Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/belgique/championnat.aspx Belgium 1951 - Championship wstatsf1.com 1 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. References Belgian Grand Prix 1951 1951 Indianapolis 500 1951 French Grand Prix 1950 Belgian Grand Prix 1952 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Category:Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix, 1951 Category:June 1951 sports events in Europe