1951 season/Round 6
German Grand Prix 1951
- Nürburgring
- Nürburg
- 29 July 1951
- 20 laps
- 456.2 km
- 22.810 km a lap
- P1Alberto AscariFerrari3:23:03.300
- P2Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo+30.500
- P3José Froilán GonzálezFerrari+4:39.000
- Pole positionAlberto AscariFerrari · 9:55.800
- Fastest lapJuan Manuel Fangio9:55.800 · lap 12
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
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 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 9:55.800 | |
| 2 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 9:57.500 | +1.700 |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 9:59.000 | +3.200 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 10:01.000 | +5.200 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 10:06.600 | +10.800 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 10:12.900 | +17.100 |
| 7 | Paul Pietsch | Alfa Romeo | 10:15.700 | +19.900 |
| 8 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 10:23.800 | +28.000 |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 10:28.900 | +33.100 |
| 10 | Felice Bonetto | Alfa Romeo | 10:46.100 | +50.300 |
| 11 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 10:52.800 | +57.000 |
| 12 | André Simon | Simca-Gordini | 10:57.500 | +1:01.700 |
| 13 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | 11:00.200 | +1:04.400 |
| 14 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 11:07.500 | +1:11.700 |
| 15 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 11:08.200 | +1:12.400 |
| 16 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 11:25.600 | +1:29.800 |
| 17 | Toni Branca | Maserati | 11:26.700 | +1:30.900 |
| 18 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 11:33.600 | +1:37.800 |
| 19 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 11:41.900 | +1:46.100 |
| 20 | Duncan Hamilton | Talbot-Lago | 11:49.300 | +1:53.500 |
| 21 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 11:52.900 | +1:57.100 |
| 22 | Jacques Swaters | Talbot-Lago | 12:09.100 | +2:13.300 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 12 | 9:55.800 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 6. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 27 | |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | 17 | ▲3 |
| 3 | José Froilán González | 15 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | 15 | ▼2 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | 15 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Lee Wallard | 9 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Piero Taruffi | 8 | |
| 8 | Mike Nazaruk | 6 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Reg Parnell | 5 | |
| 10 | Luigi Fagioli | 4 |