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1951 Britain Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Silverstone circuit. Full information

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1951 Britain Grand Prix

1951 Britain Grand Prix is 12th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Silverstone circuit. Jose-Froilan Gonzalez won the pole position and this race. Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Villoresi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 90 laps (418 km).

Previous race: 1951 France Grand Prix
Next race: 1951 Germany Grand Prix
Race Start: 14th July 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Britain Grand Prix

1st victory for the Ferrari team
1st victory for the Jose-Froilan Gonzalez
2nd podium for the Jose-Froilan Gonzalez
6th podium for the Juan Manuel Fangio
3rd podium for the Luigi Villoresi

Jose-Froilan Gonzalez - Winner of the 1951 Britain Grand Prix

1951 Britain Grand Prix

Ferrari 375 #12 - 1951 Britain Grand Prix winner

1951 Britain Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jose-Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari 375, #12	8.00	2h 42m 18.2s ( 154.677 km/h )	90	Scuderia Ferrari
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo 159, #2	6.00	2h 43m 09.2s ( +51.0s )	90	SA Alfa Romeo
3	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 375, #10	4.00		88	Scuderia Ferrari
4	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo 159, #4	3.00		87	SA Alfa Romeo
5	Reg Parnell	BRM P15, #6	2.00		85	BRM
6	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 159, #3	0		84	SA Alfa Romeo
7	Peter Walker	BRM P15, #7	0		84	BRM
8	Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA B, #9	0		84	Privé
9	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 375 tw, #14	0		83	GA Vandervell
10	Louis Rosier	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #22	0		83	Ecurie Rosier
11	Bob Gerard	ERA B/C, #8	0		82	Privé
12	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot Lago T26C, #18	0		81	Privé
13	Johnny Claes	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #25	0		80	Ecurie Belge
nc	Joe Kelly	Alta GP, #5	0		75	Privé
ab	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 159, #1	1.00	Clutch	75	SA Alfa Romeo
ab	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 375, #11	0	Gearbox	56	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati 4CL, #17	0	Oil line	46	Privé
ab	David Murray	Maserati 4CLT/48, #15	0	Valve	45	Scuderia Ambrosiana
ab	Louis Chiron	Talbot Lago T26C, #23	0	Brakes	41	Ecurie Rosier
ab	John James	Maserati 4CLT/48, #16	0	Radiator	23	Privé
f	Maurice Trintignant	Simca Gordini T15, #19	0	Car unavailable		Equipe Gordini
f	Robert Manzon	Simca Gordini T15, #20	0	Car unavailable		Equipe Gordini
f	André Simon	Simca Gordini T15, #21	0	Car unavailable		Equipe Gordini
f	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #24	0	Car unavailable		Privé

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Britain Grand Prix on the Silverstone circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jose-Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari 375, #12	1'43''4	Scuderia Ferrari
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo 159, #2	1'44''4	SA Alfa Romeo
3	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 159, #1	1'45''0	SA Alfa Romeo
4	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 375, #11	1'45''4	Scuderia Ferrari
5	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 375, #10	1'45''8	Scuderia Ferrari
6	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 159, #3	1'50''2	SA Alfa Romeo
7	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo 159, #4	1'52''0	SA Alfa Romeo
8	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 375 tw, #14	1'54''6	GA Vandervell
9	Louis Rosier	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #22	1'56''0	Ecurie Rosier
10	Bob Gerard	ERA B/C, #8	1'57''0	Privé
11	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot Lago T26C, #18	1'57''2	Privé
12	Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA B, #9	1'58''2	Privé
13	Louis Chiron	Talbot Lago T26C, #23	2'00''2	Ecurie Rosier
14	Johnny Claes	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #25	2'05''8	Ecurie Belge
15	David Murray	Maserati 4CLT/48, #15	2'06''0	Scuderia Ambrosiana
16	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati 4CL, #17	2'13''2	Privé
17	John James	Maserati 4CLT/48, #16	2'17''0	Privé
18	Joe Kelly	Alta GP, #5	2'18''4	Privé
19	Peter Walker	BRM P15, #7	-	BRM
20	Reg Parnell	BRM P15, #6	-	BRM
0	Maurice Trintignant	Simca Gordini T15, #19	0	Equipe Gordini
0	Robert Manzon	Simca Gordini T15, #20	0	Equipe Gordini
0	André Simon	Simca Gordini T15, #21	0	Equipe Gordini
0	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #24	0	Privé