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1951 Le Mans 24 Hours

1951 Le Mans 24 Hours is 19th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Peter Walker, Peter Whitehead won this race. Pierre Meyrat, Guy Mairesse and Lance Macklin, Eric Thompson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 267 laps (3,611 km).

Previous race: 1950 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1952 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 23rd June 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Peter Walker team
1st victory for the Peter Walker
1st victory for the Peter Whitehead
1st podium for the Peter Walker
1st podium for the Peter Whitehead
2nd podium for the Pierre Meyrat
2nd podium for the Guy Mairesse
1st podium for the Lance Macklin
1st podium for the Eric Thompson

1951 Le Mans 24 Hours

Jaguar C-type #20 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S5.0)

Aston Martin DB2 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Aston Martin DB2 #26 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S3.0)

Lancia Aurelia B20 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Lancia Aurelia B20 #33 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S2.0)

Cunningham C2-R - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Cunningham C2-R #4 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S8.0)

Porsche 356 SL Le Mans Coupe - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 356 SL Le Mans Coupe #46 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S1.1)

Jowett Jupiter - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Jowett Jupiter #66 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S1.5)

Renault 4CV 1063 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Renault 4CV 1063 #50 - 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S750)

1951 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Peter Walker, Peter Whitehead	Jaguar C-type, #20	3611.193 kms	267	Peter Walker	S5.0	1
2	Pierre Meyrat, Guy Mairesse	Talbot Lago T26GS, #9	3486.020 kms	258	Pierre Meyrat	S5.0	2
3	Lance Macklin, Eric Thompson	Aston Martin DB2, #26	3476.907 kms	257	Aston Martin Ltd.	S3.0	1
4	Pierre Levegh, René Marchand	Talbot Lago MD, #10	3463.290 kms	256	Pierre Levegh	S5.0	3
5	George Abecassis, Brian Shawe-Taylor	Aston Martin DB2, #25	3449.290 kms	255	Aston Martin Ltd.	S3.0	2
6	Tony Rolt, Duncan Hamilton	Nash-Healey Le Mans Coupé, #19	3448.730 kms	255	Healey	S5.0	4
7	Reg Parnell, David Hampshire	Aston Martin DB2, #24	3401.590 kms	252	Aston Martin Ltd.	S3.0	3
8	Luigi Chinetti, Jean Lucas	Ferrari 340 America Barchetta, #15	3328.160 kms	246	Luigi Chinetti	S5.0	5
9	Norbert Mahé, Jacques Péron	Ferrari 212 Export, #29	3297.420 kms	244	Norbert Jean Mahé	S3.0	4
10	Nigel Mann, Mortimer Morris-Goodall	Aston Martin DB2, #28	3196.340 kms	236	N. H. Mann	S3.0	5
11	Robert Lawrie, Ivan Waller	Jaguar C-type, #21	3187.210 kms	236	Robert Lawrie	S5.0	6
12	Giovanni Lurani, Giovanni Bracco	Lancia Aurelia B20, #33	3172.380 kms	235	Scuderia Ambrosiana	S2.0	1
13	Peter C. T. Clark, Jack Scott	Aston Martin DB2, #27	3152.030 kms	233	P. T. C. Clark	S3.0	6
14	Eric Winterbottom, John Marshall	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, #35	3137.340 kms	232	Frazet Nash	S2.0	2
15	Yvonne Simon, Betty Haig	Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta, #32	3124.690 kms	231	Luigi Chinetti	S2.0	3
16	Charles Moran, Franco Cornacchia	Ferrari 212 Export, #31	3072.180 kms	227	Charles Moran	S3.0	7
17	André Chambas, Andre Morel	Talbot Lago GS Barchetta, #11	3058.500 kms	226	André Chambas	S5.0	7
18	Phil Walters, John Fitch	Cunningham C2-R, #4	3018.080 kms	223	B. S. Cunningham	S8.0	1
19	Dickie Stoop, Peter Wilson	Frazer Nash Mille Miglia, #34	2940.440 kms	217	Me. P. Trevalyan	S2.0	4
20	Auguste Veuillet, Edmond Mouche	Porsche 356 SL Le Mans Coupe, #46	2840.650 kms	210	Porsche A.G.	S1.1	1
21	René Bonnet, Elie Bayol	D.B. Antem, #48	2780.570 kms	206	Automobiles D.B.	S1.1	2
22	Marcel Becquart, Gordon Wilkins	Jowett Jupiter, #66	2748.090 kms	203	Marcel Becquart	S1.5	1
23	François Landon, André Briat	Renault 4CV 1063, #50	2668.755 kms	197	Team Renault	S750	1
24	Jean de Montrémy, Jean Hémard	Monopole Sport X84, #60	2629.116 kms	194	Monopole	S750	2
25	Raymond Gaillard, Pierre Chancel	Panhard Dyna X84, #61	2576.610 kms	190	Raymond Gaillard	S750	3
26	Jacques Lecat, Henri Senftleben	Renault 4CV, #54	2492.270 kms	184	Jacques Lecat	S750	4
27	Jean-Paul Colas, Robert Schollmann	Callista RAN D120, #58	2473.880 kms	183	Auguste Lachaize	S750	5
28	Just-Emile Vernet, Jean Pairard	Renault 4CV, #53	2447.337 kms	181	Just-Emile Vernet	S750	6
29	Michel Arnaud, Louis Pons	D.B. Antem, #56	2422.780 kms	179	Automobiles D.B.	S750	7
DNF	Jean-Louis Rosier, Jean Estager	Renault 4CV 1063, #51	Accident	194	Team Renault	S750	8
DNF	Louis Eggen, André Beaulieux	D.B. Antem, #57	Disqualified	184	Louis Eggen	S750	9
DNF	Jean Sandt, Paul Moser	Renault 4CV 1063, #52	Fire	177	Jean L. V. Sandt	S750	10
DNF	Sydney Allard, Tom Cole	Allard J2, #1	Gearbox	134	S. H. Allard	S8.0	3
DNF	Roger Caron, André Guillard	unknown Simca 8, #45	Engine	133	Roger Caron	S1.1	3
DNF	Bill Spear, Johnny Claes	Ferrari 340 America, #17	Clutch burned	132	Bill Spear	S5.0	9
DNF	Pierre Veyron, Georges Monneret	Gordini T15S, #37	Distribution	130	Equipe Gordini	S1.5	2
DNF	Froilan Gonzalez, Onofre Marimon	Talbot Lago T26GS, #7	Radiator	128	Henri Louveau	S5.0	10
DNF	Eddie Hall, Giuseppe Navone	Ferrari 340 America, #18	Battery	125	E. R. Hall	S5.0	11
DNF	George Rand, Fred Wacker	Cunningham C2-R, #5	Accident => gearbox	98	B. S. Cunningham	S8.0	4
DNF	Louis Rosier, Juan Manuel Fangio	Talbot Lago T26GS, #6	Oil tank	92	Louis Rosier	S5.0	12
DNF	Stirling Moss, Jack Fairman	Jaguar C-type, #22	Oil pressure	92	Stirling Moss	S5.0	13
DNF	Henry Leblanc, Robert Bertrand	Delahaye 135CS, #62	Brakes	88	Henry Leblanc	S5.0	14
DNF	George Phillips, Alan Rippon	MG TD Mk II, #43	Piston	80	George Phillips	S1.5	3
DNF	José Scaron, Aldo Gordini	Gordini T15S, #40	Fuel pump	77	Equipe Gordini	S1.5	4
DNF	Briggs Cunningham, George Huntoon	Cunningham C2-R, #3	Accident => suspension	76	B. S. Cunningham	S8.0	5
DNF	René Bouchard, Lucien Farnaud	Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta, #64	Engine	75	René Bouchard	S2.0	5
DNF	Leslie Johnson, Clemente Biondetti	Biondetti Special, #23	Oil pump	50	Leslie Johnson	S5.0	15
DNF	Jean Behra, Maurice Trintignant	Gordini T15S, #39	Camshaft	49	Equipe Gordini	S1.5	5
DNF	Tommy Wisdom, Tommy Wise	Jowett Jupiter R1, #41	Head gasket	48	Jowett	S1.5	6
DNF	Jacques Poch, Maurice Vaselle	Aero Minor, #49	Head gasket	40	Jacques Poch	S750	11
DNF	Schrafft, Phil Stiles	Crosley Hotshot, #59	Electrical	40	Crosley	S750	12
DNF	Georges Claude, Pierre Clause	Satecmo 4CV, #55	Ignition	38	Satecmo	S750	13
DNF	Eugène Chaboud, Lucien Vincent	Talbot Lago T26GS, #8	Radiator	33	Eugene Chaboud	S5.0	16
DNF	Louis Chiron, "Heldé"	Ferrari 340 America, #16	Disqualified	29	Luigi Chinetti	S5.0	17
DNF	Robert Manzon, André Simon	Gordini T15S, #38	Distribution	26	Equipe Gordini	S1.5	7
DNF	Jean Delettrez, Jacques Delettrez	unknown Delettrez Diesel, #12	Engine	24	Ets. Delettrez	S5.0	18
DNF	Bert Hadley, Charles Goodacre	Jowett Jupiter, #42	Burnt valve	19	Jowett	S1.5	8
DNF	Jean Lariviere, André Guelfi	Ferrari 212 Export, #30	Fatal accident	5	Johnny Claes	S3.0	8
DNC	Soltan Hay, Tom Clarke	Bentley 4 ¼ Litre Paulin, #14	2765.120 kms	0	H. S. F. Hay	S5.0	8
DNF	Alfred Hitchings, Peter Reece	Allard J2, #2	Transmission	0	S. H. Allard	S8.0	2
DNS	Rudolph Sauerwein, Robert Brunet	Porsche 356 SL, #47	Accident in practice	0	Porsche A.G.	S1.1	4

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Name	Car	Team
Peter Walker, Peter Whitehead	Jaguar C-type, #20	Peter Walker
Pierre Meyrat, Guy Mairesse	Talbot Lago T26GS, #9	Pierre Meyrat
Lance Macklin, Eric Thompson	Aston Martin DB2, #26	Aston Martin Ltd.
Pierre Levegh, René Marchand	Talbot Lago MD, #10	Pierre Levegh
George Abecassis, Brian Shawe-Taylor	Aston Martin DB2, #25	Aston Martin Ltd.
Tony Rolt, Duncan Hamilton	Nash-Healey Le Mans Coupé, #19	Healey
Reg Parnell, David Hampshire	Aston Martin DB2, #24	Aston Martin Ltd.
Luigi Chinetti, Jean Lucas	Ferrari 340 America Barchetta, #15	Luigi Chinetti
Norbert Mahé, Jacques Péron	Ferrari 212 Export, #29	Norbert Jean Mahé
Nigel Mann, Mortimer Morris-Goodall	Aston Martin DB2, #28	N. H. Mann
Robert Lawrie, Ivan Waller	Jaguar C-type, #21	Robert Lawrie
Giovanni Lurani, Giovanni Bracco	Lancia Aurelia B20, #33	Scuderia Ambrosiana
Peter C. T. Clark, Jack Scott	Aston Martin DB2, #27	P. T. C. Clark
Eric Winterbottom, John Marshall	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, #35	Frazet Nash
Yvonne Simon, Betty Haig	Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta, #32	Luigi Chinetti
Charles Moran, Franco Cornacchia	Ferrari 212 Export, #31	Charles Moran
André Chambas, Andre Morel	Talbot Lago GS Barchetta, #11	André Chambas
Phil Walters, John Fitch	Cunningham C2-R, #4	B. S. Cunningham
Dickie Stoop, Peter Wilson	Frazer Nash Mille Miglia, #34	Me. P. Trevalyan
Auguste Veuillet, Edmond Mouche	Porsche 356 SL Le Mans Coupe, #46	Porsche A.G.
René Bonnet, Elie Bayol	D.B. Antem, #48	Automobiles D.B.
Marcel Becquart, Gordon Wilkins	Jowett Jupiter, #66	Marcel Becquart
François Landon, André Briat	Renault 4CV 1063, #50	Team Renault
Jean de Montrémy, Jean Hémard	Monopole Sport X84, #60	Monopole
Raymond Gaillard, Pierre Chancel	Panhard Dyna X84, #61	Raymond Gaillard
Jacques Lecat, Henri Senftleben	Renault 4CV, #54	Jacques Lecat
Jean-Paul Colas, Robert Schollmann	Callista RAN D120, #58	Auguste Lachaize
Just-Emile Vernet, Jean Pairard	Renault 4CV, #53	Just-Emile Vernet
Michel Arnaud, Louis Pons	D.B. Antem, #56	Automobiles D.B.
Soltan Hay, Tom Clarke	Bentley 4 ¼ Litre Paulin, #14	H. S. F. Hay
Alfred Hitchings, Peter Reece	Allard J2, #2	S. H. Allard
Jean-Louis Rosier, Jean Estager	Renault 4CV 1063, #51	Team Renault
Louis Eggen, André Beaulieux	D.B. Antem, #57	Louis Eggen
Jean Sandt, Paul Moser	Renault 4CV 1063, #52	Jean L. V. Sandt
Sydney Allard, Tom Cole	Allard J2, #1	S. H. Allard
Roger Caron, André Guillard	unknown Simca 8, #45	Roger Caron
Bill Spear, Johnny Claes	Ferrari 340 America, #17	Bill Spear
Pierre Veyron, Georges Monneret	Gordini T15S, #37	Equipe Gordini
Froilan Gonzalez, Onofre Marimon	Talbot Lago T26GS, #7	Henri Louveau
Eddie Hall, Giuseppe Navone	Ferrari 340 America, #18	E. R. Hall
George Rand, Fred Wacker	Cunningham C2-R, #5	B. S. Cunningham
Louis Rosier, Juan Manuel Fangio	Talbot Lago T26GS, #6	Louis Rosier
Stirling Moss, Jack Fairman	Jaguar C-type, #22	Stirling Moss
Henry Leblanc, Robert Bertrand	Delahaye 135CS, #62	Henry Leblanc
George Phillips, Alan Rippon	MG TD Mk II, #43	George Phillips
José Scaron, Aldo Gordini	Gordini T15S, #40	Equipe Gordini
Briggs Cunningham, George Huntoon	Cunningham C2-R, #3	B. S. Cunningham
René Bouchard, Lucien Farnaud	Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta, #64	René Bouchard
Leslie Johnson, Clemente Biondetti	Biondetti Special, #23	Leslie Johnson
Jean Behra, Maurice Trintignant	Gordini T15S, #39	Equipe Gordini
Tommy Wisdom, Tommy Wise	Jowett Jupiter R1, #41	Jowett
Jacques Poch, Maurice Vaselle	Aero Minor, #49	Jacques Poch
Schrafft, Phil Stiles	Crosley Hotshot, #59	Crosley
Georges Claude, Pierre Clause	Satecmo 4CV, #55	Satecmo
Eugène Chaboud, Lucien Vincent	Talbot Lago T26GS, #8	Eugene Chaboud
Louis Chiron, "Heldé"	Ferrari 340 America, #16	Luigi Chinetti
Robert Manzon, André Simon	Gordini T15S, #38	Equipe Gordini
Jean Delettrez, Jacques Delettrez	unknown Delettrez Diesel, #12	Ets. Delettrez
Bert Hadley, Charles Goodacre	Jowett Jupiter, #42	Jowett
Jean Lariviere, André Guelfi	Ferrari 212 Export, #30	Johnny Claes
Rudolph Sauerwein, Robert Brunet	Porsche 356 SL, #47	Porsche A.G.