1951 British Grand Prix

1951 British Grand Prix
Race 5 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season
Silverstone Circuit in 1949 - 1951 configuration
Race details
Date	14 July 1951
Official name	IV RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.649 km (2.888 miles)
Distance	90 laps, 408.410 km (253.774 miles)
Weather	Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari
Time	1:43.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo
Time	1:44.0
Podium
First	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari
Second	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Third	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari

The 1951 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1951 at Silverstone. It was the fifth round of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship. This race ended up being the first victory for Scuderia Ferrari.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	12	José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:43.4	-
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:44.4	+ 1.0
3	1	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:45.0	+ 1.6
4	11	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:45.4	+ 2.0
5	10	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:45.8	+ 2.4
6	3	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	1:50.2	+ 6.8
7	4	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo	1:52.0	+ 8.6
8	14	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	1:54.6	+ 11.2
9	22	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:56.0	+ 12.6
10	8	Bob Gerard	ERA	1:57.0	+ 13.6
11	18	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:57.2	+ 13.8
12	9	Brian Shawe Taylor	ERA	1:58.2	+ 14.8
13	23	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:00.2	+ 16.8
14	25	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:05.8	+ 22.4
15	15	David Murray	Maserati	2:06.0	+ 22.6
16	17	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati	2:13.2	+ 29.8
17	16	John James	Maserati	2:17.0	+ 33.6
18	23	Joe Kelly	Alta	2:18.4	+ 35.0
19	7	Peter Walker	BRM	No time	-
20	6	Reg Parnell	BRM	No time	-

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	12	José Froilán González	Ferrari	90	2:42:18.2	1	8
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	90	+51.0	2	6
3	10	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	88	+2 laps	5	4
4	4	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo	87	+3 laps	7	3
5	6	Reg Parnell	BRM	85	+5 laps	20	2
6	3	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	84	+6 laps	6
7	7	Peter Walker	BRM	84	+6 laps	19
8	9	Brian Shawe Taylor	ERA	84	+6 laps	12
9	14	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	83	+7 laps	8
10	22	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	83	+7 laps	9
11	8	Bob Gerard	ERA	82	+8 laps	10
12	18	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	81	+9 laps	11
13	25	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	80	+10 laps	14
Ret	1	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	75	Clutch	3	1
NC	23	Joe Kelly	Alta	75	Not Classified	18
Ret	11	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	56	Gearbox	4
Ret	17	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati	46	Oil leak	16
Ret	15	David Murray	Maserati	45	Engine	15
Ret	23	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	41	Brakes	13
Ret	16	John James	Maserati	23	Radiator	17

Notes

• Farina scored 1 point for setting the fastest race lap.
• First Grand Prix: John James, Duncan Hamilton, Philip Fotheringham-Parker
• First Win (driver): José Froilán González
• First Win (team): Scuderia Ferrari

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	21
2	Nino Farina	15
3	Luigi Villoresi	12
4	José Froilán González	11
5	Lee Wallard	9

• Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-05.