Italian Grand Prix 1951

Monza
16 September 1951
80 laps
504 km
6.300 km a lap

Pole positionJuan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo · 1:53.200
Fastest lapNino Farina1:56.500 · lap 64
Winner started fromP3on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Alberto Ascari	2	Ferrari	3	80	2:42:39.300	8
2	José Froilán González	6	Ferrari	4	80	+44.600	6
3	Felice Bonetto	40	Alfa Romeo	7	79	+1 lap	2
3	Nino Farinasharedfastest lap	40	Alfa Romeo	–			3
4	Luigi Villoresi	4	Ferrari	5	79	+1 lap	3
5	Piero Taruffi	8	Ferrari	6	78	+2 laps	2
6	André Simon	48	Simca-Gordini · Gordini	11	74	+6 laps
7	Louis Rosier	18	Talbot-Lago	15	73	+7 laps
8	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	24	Talbot-Lago	14	72	+8 laps
9	Franco Rol	44	O.S.C.A. · OSCA	18	67	+13 laps
DNF	Juan Manuel Fangio	38	Alfa Romeo	1	39	Engine
DNF	Maurice Trintignant	50	Simca-Gordini · Gordini	12	29	Engine
DNF	Robert Manzon	46	Simca-Gordini · Gordini	13	29	Engine
DNF	Louis Chiron	20	Talbot-Lago	17	23	Ignition
DNF	Pierre Levegh	22	Talbot-Lago	20	9	Engine
DNF	Jacques Swaters	28	Talbot-Lago	22	7	Overheating
DNF	Nino Farina	34	Alfa Romeo	2	6	Engine
DNF	Johnny Claes	26	Talbot-Lago	21	4	Oil pump
DNF	Emmanuel de Graffenried	36	Alfa Romeo	9	1	Compressor
DNF	Peter Whitehead	16	Ferrari	19	1	Magneto
DNF	Chico Landi	12	Ferrari	16	1	Transmission
DNS	Reg Parnell	30	BRM	8
DNS	Ken Richardson	32	BRM	10
DNS	Rudi Fischer	14	Ferrari	–
DNS	Hans Stuck	32	BRM	–		Reserve driver

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	1:53.200
2	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:53.900	+0.700
3	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:55.100	+1.900
4	José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:55.900	+2.700
5	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:57.900	+4.700
6	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	1:58.200	+5.000
7	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo	1:58.300	+5.100
8	Reg Parnell	BRM	2:02.200	+9.000
9	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Alfa Romeo	2:05.200	+12.000
10	Ken Richardson	BRM	2:05.600	+12.400
11	André Simon	Simca-Gordini	2:08.000	+14.800
12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:08.900	+15.700
13	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:09.000	+15.800
14	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	2:09.300	+16.100
15	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	2:10.800	+17.600
16	Chico Landi	Ferrari	2:11.200	+18.000
17	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago	2:12.100	+18.900
18	Franco Rol	O.S.C.A.	2:13.400	+20.200
19	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	2:16.200	+23.000
20	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	2:16.500	+23.300
21	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	2:18.600	+25.400
22	Jacques Swaters	Talbot-Lago	2:18.800	+25.600

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Nino Farina	64	1:56.500

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 7
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	27
2	Alberto Ascari	25
3	José Froilán González	21
4	Nino Farina	17
5	Luigi Villoresi	15
6	Piero Taruffi	10	▲1
7	Lee Wallard	9	▼1
8	Mike Nazaruk	6
9	Felice Bonetto	5	▲2
10	Reg Parnell	5	▼1