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1951 France Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Reims circuit. Full information

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1951 France Grand Prix

1951 France Grand Prix is 11th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Reims circuit. Juan Manuel Fangio won the pole position, Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Fagioli won this race. Jose-Froilan Gonzalez, Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 77 laps (602 km).

Previous race: 1951 Belgium Grand Prix
Next race: 1951 Britain Grand Prix
Race Start: 1st July 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 France Grand Prix

9th victory for the Alfa Romeo team
5th victory for the Juan Manuel Fangio
1st victory for the Luigi Fagioli
5th podium for the Juan Manuel Fangio
6th podium for the Luigi Fagioli
1st podium for the Jose-Froilan Gonzalez
4th podium for the Alberto Ascari
2nd podium for the Luigi Villoresi

1951 France Grand Prix

Alfa Romeo 159 #8 - 1951 France Grand Prix winner

1951 France Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo 159, #8	4.00		24	SA Alfa Romeo
2	Jose-Froilan Gonzalez, Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 375, #14	3.00	3h 23m 09.2s ( +58.2s )	35	Scuderia Ferrari
3	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 375, #10	4.00		74	Scuderia Ferrari
4	Reg Parnell	Ferrari 375 tw, #26	3.00		73	GA Vandervell
5	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 159, #2	2.00		73	SA Alfa Romeo
6	Louis Chiron	Talbot Lago T26C, #42	0		71	Ecurie Rosier
7	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot Lago T26C, #46	0		71	Privé
8	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot Lago T26C-GS, #44	0		69	Privé
9	Guy Mairesse	Talbot Lago T26C, #48	0		66	Ecurie Belgique
10	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 159, #6	0		58	SA Alfa Romeo
11	Luigi Fagioli, Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo 159, #4	0		24	SA Alfa Romeo
ab	Johnny Claes	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #28	0	Accident	54	Ecurie Belge
ab	Louis Rosier	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #40	0	Transmission	43	Ecurie Rosier
ab	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #38	0	Engine	37	Privé
ab	Aldo Gordini	Simca Gordini T11, #36	0	Engine	27	Equipe Gordini
ab	Harry Schell	Maserati 4CLT/48, #20	0	Overheating	24	Enrico Platé
ab	Maurice Trintignant	Simca Gordini T15, #32	0	Valve	11	Equipe Gordini
ab	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 375, #12	0	Gearbox	10	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	André Simon	Simca Gordini T15, #34	0	Engine	7	Equipe Gordini
ab	Robert Manzon	Simca Gordini T15, #30	0	Engine	3	Equipe Gordini
ab	Onofre Marimon	Maserati Milano 4CLT/50, #50	0	Engine	2	Scuderia Milano
ab	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125, #24	0	Cylinder head gasket	1	Privé
ab	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT/48, #18	0	Transmission	1	Enrico Platé
f	Brian Shawe-Taylor	Ferrari 375 tw, #26	0	Brakes		GA Vandervell
f	Prince Bira	Maserati 4CLT/48, #22	0	Not present		Ecurie Siam
f	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari 375, #16	0	Driver ill		Scuderia Ferrari

Qualifying Results for the 1951 France Grand Prix on the Reims circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo 159, #4	2'25''7	SA Alfa Romeo
2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 159, #2	2'27''4	SA Alfa Romeo
3	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 375, #12	2'28''1	Scuderia Ferrari
4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 375, #10	2'28''5	Scuderia Ferrari
5	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 159, #6	2'28''9	SA Alfa Romeo
6	Jose-Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari 375, #14	2'30''8	Scuderia Ferrari
7	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo 159, #8	2'33''1	SA Alfa Romeo
8	Louis Chiron	Talbot Lago T26C, #42	2'43''7	Ecurie Rosier
9	Reg Parnell	Ferrari 375 tw, #26	2'44''0	GA Vandervell
10	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #38	2'44''8	Privé
11	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot Lago T26C, #46	2'45''7	Privé
12	Johnny Claes	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #28	2'46''6	Ecurie Belge
13	Louis Rosier	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #40	2'48''0	Ecurie Rosier
14	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot Lago T26C-GS, #44	2'49''6	Privé
15	Onofre Marimon	Maserati Milano 4CLT/50, #50	2'49''9	Scuderia Milano
16	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT/48, #18	2'50''1	Enrico Platé
17	Aldo Gordini	Simca Gordini T11, #36	2'50''3	Equipe Gordini
18	Maurice Trintignant	Simca Gordini T15, #32	2'50''4	Equipe Gordini
19	Guy Mairesse	Talbot Lago T26C, #48	2'58''4	Ecurie Belgique
20	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125, #24	2'59''0	Privé
21	André Simon	Simca Gordini T15, #34	2'59''5	Equipe Gordini
22	Harry Schell	Maserati 4CLT/48, #20	3'02''0	Enrico Platé
23	Robert Manzon	Simca Gordini T15, #30	3'06''0	Equipe Gordini
0	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo 159, #4	0	SA Alfa Romeo
0	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 375, #14	0	Scuderia Ferrari
0	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo 159, #8	0	SA Alfa Romeo
0	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari 375, #16	0	Scuderia Ferrari
0	Prince Bira	Maserati 4CLT/48, #22	0	Ecurie Siam
0	Brian Shawe-Taylor	Ferrari 375 tw, #26	0	GA Vandervell