1951 Italian Grand Prix

  1951 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season
Date	September 16, 1951
Official name	XXII GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.300 km (3.915 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 306.458 km (190.414 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Time	1:53.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo
Time	1:56.5
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Second	José Froilán González	Ferrari
Third	Felice Bonetto/Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo

The 1951 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 16, 1951 at Monza. It was the seventh round of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	38	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:53.2	-
2	34	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:53.9	+ 0.7
3	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:55.1	+ 1.9
4	6	José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:55.9	+ 2.7
5	4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:57.9	+ 4.7
6	8	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	1:58.2	+ 5.0
7	40	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo	1:58.3	+ 5.1
8	30	Reg Parnell	BRM	2:02.2	+ 9.0
9	36	Toulo de Graffenried	Alfa Romeo	2:05.2	+ 12.0
10	32	Ken Richardson	BRM	2:05.6	+ 12.4
11	48	André Simon	Simca-Gordini	2:08.0	+ 14.8
12	50	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:08.9	+ 15.7
13	46	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:09.0	+ 15.8
14	24	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:09.3	+ 16.1
15	18	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:10.8	+ 17.6
16	12	Chico Landi	Ferrari	2:11.2	+ 18.0
17	20	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:12.1	+ 18.9
18	44	Franco Rol	OSCA	2:13.4	+ 20.2
19	16	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	2:16.2	+ 23.0
20	22	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:16.5	+ 23.3
21	26	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:18.6	+ 25.4
22	28	Jacques Swaters	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:18.8	+ 25.6
23	14	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	No time	-
24	32	Hans Stuck	BRM	No time	-

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	80	2:42:39.3	3	8
2	6	José Froilán González	Ferrari	80	+24.6	4	6
3	40	Felice Bonetto Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	79	+1 lap	7	2 3
4	4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	79	+1 lap	5	3
5	8	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	78	+2 laps	6	2
6	48	André Simon	Simca-Gordini	74	+6 laps	11
7	18	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	73	+7 laps	15
8	24	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	72	+8 laps	14
9	44	Franco Rol	OSCA	67	+13 laps	18
Ret	38	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	39	Engine	1
Ret	50	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	29	Engine	12
Ret	46	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	29	Engine	13
Ret	20	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	23	Ignition	17
Ret	22	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	9	Engine	20
Ret	28	Jacques Swaters	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	7	Overheating	22
Ret	34	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	6	Engine	2
Ret	26	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	4	Oil pump	21
Ret	36	Toulo de Graffenried	Alfa Romeo	1	Compressor	9
Ret	16	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	1	Magneto	19
Ret	12	Chico Landi	Ferrari	0	Transmission	16
DNS	30	Reg Parnell	BRM	0	Non Starter	8
DNS	32	Ken Richardson	BRM	0	Non Starter	10

Notes

• Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:53.2
• Fastest lap: Nino Farina - 1:56.5
• Farina (50 laps) took over from Bonetto (29) after Farina's car retired. Points for 3rd position were shared between the drivers (Farina received 1 extra point for setting the fastest race lap).

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	27
2	Alberto Ascari	25
3	José Froilán González	21
4	Nino Farina	17
5	Luigi Villoresi	15

• 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". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/578/. Retrieved 2007-06-05. 

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