French Grand Prix 1951

Reims-Gueux
Reims
1 July 1951
77 laps
601.8 km
7.815 km a lap

Pole positionJuan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo · 2:25.700
Fastest lapJuan Manuel Fangio2:27.800 · lap 32
Winner started fromP7on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Luigi Fagioli	8	Alfa Romeo	7	77	3:22:11.000	4
1	Juan Manuel Fangioshared	8	Alfa Romeo	–			5
2	José Froilán González	14	Ferrari	6	77	+58.200	3
2	Alberto Ascarishared	14	Ferrari	–			3
3	Luigi Villoresi	10	Ferrari	4	74	+3 laps	4
4	Reg Parnell	26	Ferrari	9	73	+4 laps	3
5	Nino Farina	2	Alfa Romeo	2	73	+4 laps	2
6	Louis Chiron	42	Talbot-Lago	8	71	+6 laps
7	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	46	Talbot-Lago	11	71	+6 laps
8	Eugène Chaboud	44	Talbot-Lago	14	69	+8 laps
9	Guy Mairesse	48	Talbot-Lago	19	66	+11 laps
10	Consalvo Sanesi	6	Alfa Romeo	5	58	+19 laps
11	Juan Manuel Fangiofastest lap	4	Alfa Romeo	1	55	+22 laps
11	Luigi Fagiolishared	4	Alfa Romeo	–
DNF	Johnny Claes	28	Talbot-Lago	12	54	Accident
DNF	Louis Rosier	40	Talbot-Lago	13	43	Transmission
DNF	Philippe Étancelin	38	Talbot-Lago	10	37	Engine
DNF	Aldo Gordini	36	Simca-Gordini · Gordini	17	27	Engine
DNF	Harry Schell	20	Maserati	22	24	Overheating
DNF	Maurice Trintignant	32	Simca-Gordini · Gordini	18	11	Engine
DNF	Alberto Ascari	12	Ferrari	3	10	Gearbox
DNF	André Simon	34	Simca-Gordini · Gordini	21	7	Engine
DNF	Robert Manzon	30	Simca-Gordini · Gordini	23	3	Engine
DNF	Onofre Marimón	50	Maserati · Milano	15	2	Engine
DNF	Emmanuel de Graffenried	18	Maserati	16	1	Transmission
DNF	Peter Whitehead	24	Ferrari	20	1	Engine

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	2:25.700
2	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:27.400	+1.700
3	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:28.100	+2.400
4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	2:28.500	+2.800
5	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	2:28.900	+3.200
6	José Froilán González	Ferrari	2:30.800	+5.100
7	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:33.100	+7.400
8	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago	2:43.700	+18.000
9	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	2:44.000	+18.300
10	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	2:44.800	+19.100
11	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	2:45.700	+20.000
12	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	2:46.600	+20.900
13	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	2:48.000	+22.300
14	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago	2:49.600	+23.900
15	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	2:49.800	+24.100
16	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	2:50.100	+24.400
17	Aldo Gordini	Simca-Gordini	2:50.300	+24.600
18	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:50.300	+24.600
19	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago	2:58.400	+32.700
20	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	2:59.000	+33.300
21	André Simon	Simca-Gordini	2:59.500	+33.800
22	Harry Schell	Maserati	3:02.000	+36.300
23	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	3:06.000	+40.300

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	32	2:27.800

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 4
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	15	▲1
2	Nino Farina	14	▼1
3	Alberto Ascari	9	▲1
3	Lee Wallard	9
5	Luigi Villoresi	8	▲2
6	Mike Nazaruk	6	▼2
6	Piero Taruffi	6	▼2
8	Luigi Fagioli	4
9	José Froilán González	3
10	Andy Linden	3	▼2