1951 Alternate Formula One season

The 1951 Formula One season was the second season of the Formula One World Championship. After a highly successful inaugural season entries for the 1951 season doubled. Despite most of the front-running teams not attending, the Indianapolis 500 remained part of the Formula One calendar, and although the Swiss Grand Prix did not take place, two events were added to the calendar in the form of the Dutch and German Grand Prixs.

Giuseppe Farina won his second world championship despite the Alfa Romeo winning only one race. In fact, he secured the world title with one race remaining. The season would also see the introduction of a Constructor's championship alongside the main Driver's Championship. Ferrari took 4 wins to be crowned champions by 11.5 points.

Unfortunately, the season was marred by the tragic deaths of Luigi Fagioli in Belgium and Yves Giraud-Cabantous in Britain.

Drivers and teams

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Scuderia Maremmana	Ferrari	166S	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6	Clemente Biondetti	1, 3-6, 8
				Manfred von Brauchitsch	1, 3-6, 8
				Tony Rolt	5
				Felice Bonetto	8
	Deidt	Tuffanelli Derrico		Art Cross	2
Phoenix Racing Organisation	Phoenix	P-02	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	Alberto Ascari	1, 3-8
				José Froilan Gonzalez	1, 3-8
Hampshire Racing Alliance	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4s	David Hampshire	1, 3-4, 6-8
				Peter Walker	5
Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s	Giuseppe Farina	1, 3-8
				Juan Manuel Fangio	1, 3-8
				Stirling Moss	1, 3-8
				Paul Pietsch	1
				Mauri Rose	2
				Myron Fohr	2
Scuderia Platé-Varzi	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s	Hans von Stuck	1, 3, 6-7
				Luigi Fagioli	3
				Chico Landi	4
				Brian Shawe-Taylor	5
				Georges Grignard	7
				André Pilette	8
				Onofre Marimon	8
				Piero Dusio	8
				Lance Macklin	8
	Kuzma	Indy Roadster		Manuel Ayulo	2
				Bob Sweikert	2
				Duke Dinsmore	2
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	Dorino Serafini	1, 3-8
				Toulo de Graffenried	1, 3-8
				Peter Whitehead	1, 4-5, 7
				Reg Parnell	2-3, 6, 8
				Jimmy Davies	2
Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing	Jaguar	B-Type	Aston Martin V6	Eugène Martin	1
				Bob Gerard	1
				Philippe Etancelin	1
				Paul Frère	1
	Aston Martin	AM-02	Jaguar XK 3.4	Mauri Rose	5-8
				Maurice Trintignant	5
				Paul Pietsch	6-8
Ferrari America	Ferrari	375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	Luigi Villoresi	1, 3-6, 8
				Louis Chiron	1
				Harry Schell	5-7
				Reg Parnell	5
				Peter Whitehead	8
				Troy Ruttman	8
	Kurtis Kraft	3000	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C		2
				Joie Chitwood	2
				Jimmy Jackson	2
				Cecil Green	2
Scuderia Belgio (Ecurie Nationale Belge)	Alfa Romeo	158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s	Maurice Trintignant	1, 3-4, 6-8
				Nello Pagani	8
				André Pilette	1, 6-7
				Eugène Chaboud	4
				Charles Van Acker	3
Garage Francorchamps (Ecurie Nationale Belge)	Ferrari	375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12		2
				André Pilette	3
				Bill Vukovich	2
				Roger Laurent	6
				Jan Flinterman	7
				Jacques Swaters	3, 8
	Maserati	4CLT	Maserati 4CLT 4.5 L4s		1
Equipe de France (Ecurie Nationale Belge)	Bugatti	Type 73C	Bugatti 15C 1.5 L4s	André Pilette	4
				Eugène Chaboud	1
Alexander Racing Team	Gordini	T15	Gordini 1.5 L4s	Tony Bettenhausen	1, 3-8
				Robert Manzon	1, 3-5, 7-8
				Yves Giraud-Cabantous	1, 3-5
				Consalvo Sanesi	1, 3, 5-7
Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Pierre Levegh	1
				Jack McGrath	2
				Duke Dinsmore	2
				B.Bira	3-8
				Rudi Fischer	6-8
				Guy Mairesse	7-8
Team Metcalf GP	Metcalf	MET1	Metcalf	Piero Taruffi	1, 3-8
				Paul Frère	3
			Jaguar XK 3.4	Henry Banks	2
Scuderia Commesso	Commesso	C01	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	Georges Grignard	1
				Chico Landi	1
	Maserati	4CLT/48			3, 5-6, 8
				Louis Chiron	4-8
				Dries van der Lof	7
	Kurtis Kraft	2000			2
Claes Racing Developments	Maserati	4CLT	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Johnny Claes	1, 3-8
				Andre Simon	1, 3-8
				Johnny McDowell	2
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana	A-001	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Giovanni Bracco	1, 3-4, 7-8
				Franco Cortese	7-8
				Giovanni Lurani	8
				Porfirio Rubirosa	8
Redman Racing Team	Maserati	4CLT	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Franco Rol	1, 3-4
				Louis Rosier	7-8
Team Bentley	Bentley	Speed 1	Bentley	Bob Gerard	6
				Geoff Richardson	6-7
Ecurie Albertini	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Georges Grignard	3-4
	Kurtis Kraft	2000	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	Andy Linden	2
Robert William Racing Team	Kurtis Kraft	3000	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	Duke Nalon	2
				Mike Nazaruk	2
America Motorsport Team	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Walt Brown	2
				Carl Forberg	2
				Bill Schindler	2
				Mack Hellings	2
Rodger Ward	Watson	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	Rodger Ward	2
Bobby Ball	Ball	Ball	Ball	Bobby Ball	2
Lee Wallard	Wallard	Wallard	Wallard	Lee Wallard	2
Ralph Pratt	Pratt	Pratt	Pratt	Ralph Pratt	2
Johnny Mauro	Mauro	Mauro	Mauro	Johnny Mauro	2
Al Miller	Miller	Miller	Miller	Al Miller	2
All-Ireland Motorsport	Reatherson	R01	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Joe Kelly	5, 7-8
Aldo Gordini	Simca Gordini	T11	Gordini 1.5 L4s	Aldo Gordini	3-4
Graham Whitehead	ERA	B-Type	ERA L6s	Graham Whitehead	3
Louis Gérard	Delage	D6-3LS	Delage L6	Louis Gérard	4
Mike Hawthorn	Kurtis Kraft	1000	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	Mike Hawthorn	2
	Alfa Romeo	158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s		5, 8
Tony Gaze	Kurtis Kraft	1000	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	Tony Gaze	2
	Alfa Romeo	158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s		5-8
OSCA Automobili	OSCA	4500G	OSCA 4.5 V12	Jean Behra	8
British Racing Motors	BRM	15	BRM 1.5 V16s	David Hampshire	5
				David Murray	6
Rudolf Caracciola	Alfa Romeo	158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s	Rudolf Caracciola	6
Daily Express	ERA	C-Type	ERA 1.5 L6s	Graham Whitehead	6
Geoff Richardson	RRA	RRA	ERA 1.5 L6s	Geoff Richardson	5
Maria Teresa de Filipps	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Maria Teresa de Filipps	8

Grands Prix

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	27 May	Dorino Serafini	Robert Manzon	Robert Manzon	Gordini
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	30 May	Jimmy Davies	Troy Ruttman	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	17 June	André Pilette	Giuseppe Farina	B.Bira	Talbot-Lago
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1 July	Toulo de Graffenried	Giuseppe Farina	Toulo de Graffenried	Ferrari
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	15 July	Dorino Serafini	Giuseppe Farina	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo
6	German Grand Prix	Nurburgring	29 July	Giuseppe Farina	Reg Parnell	Reg Parnell	Ferrari
7	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	12 August	Giuseppe Farina	Giuseppe Farina / Harry Schell	Dorino Serafini	Ferrari
8	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	9 September	Nello Pagani	Juan Manuel Fangio	Toulo de Graffenried	Ferrari

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	Pts.
1	Giuseppe Farina	Ret		3	3	1	Ret	2	3	25.5 (29.5)
2	Toulo de Graffenried	10		Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	1	22
3	Dorino Serafini	3		6	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	9	12
4	Consalvo Sanesi	2		10		2	Ret	Ret		12
5	Robert Manzon	1		Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	5	11
6	Reg Parnell		Ret	5		Ret	1		DNQ	11
7	Maurice Trintignant	DNQ		Ret	2	3	Ret	Ret	8	10
8	Troy Ruttman		1						Ret	9
9	André Pilette	DNQ		2	7		Ret	4	DNQ	9
10	Peter Whitehead	7			5	4		3	Ret	9
11	B. Bira			1	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	8
12	Jimmy Jackson		2							6
13	Nello Pagani								2	6
14	Rudi Fischer						3	DNQ	12	4
15	Bill Vukovich		3							4
16	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ret		Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
17	Stirling Moss	Ret		Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	4	3
18	Manfred von Brauchitsch	DNQ		4	13	Ret	7		Ret	3
19	Tony Bettenhausen	Ret		Ret	Ret	DNQ	4	DNQ	Ret	3
20	Paul Pietsch	4					Ret	Ret	Ret	3
21	Myron Fohr		4							3
22	Harry Schell					Ret	5	Ret		2.5
23	Charles Van Acker		5	8						2
24	Piero Taruffi	11		12	Ret	5	9	Ret	13	2
25	Giovanni Bracco	DNQ		15	Ret			5	11	2
26	Franco Rol	5		11	Ret					2
-	Johnny Claes	6		Ret	6	Ret	6	Ret	DNQ	0
-	Jimmy Davies		6							0
-	André Simon	8		9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	0
-	Jacques Swaters	Ret		7					Ret	0
-	Duke Dinsmore		7							0
-	José Froilan Gonzalez	Ret		Ret	8	DNQ	8	DNQ	Ret	0
-	Cecil Green		8							0
-	Louis Chiron	Ret			9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
-	Hans Von Stuck	9		Ret			Ret	DNQ		0
-	Manuel Ayulo		9							0
-	Luigi Villoresi	DNQ		Ret	12	Ret	Ret		10	0
-	Clemente Biondetti	Ret		Ret	18	Ret	10		Ret	0
-	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Ret		Ret	10	Ret				0
-	Andy Linden		10							0
-	Chico Landi	DNQ		Ret	15	DNQ	11		DNQ	0
-	Bobby Ball		11							0
-	Tony Gaze		Ret			Ret	12	Ret	DNQ	0
-	Mauri Rose		12			DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
-	Alberto Ascari	DNQ		13	16	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	0
-	Mike Nazaruk		13							0
-	David Murray						13			0
-	Georges Grignard	DNQ		14	17			DNQ		0
-	Eugène Chaboud	DNQ			14					0
-	Henry Banks		14							0
-	Rudolf Caracciola						14			0
-	Clemente Biondetti								14	0
-	Lee Wallard		15							0
-	David Hampshire	DNQ		16	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	0
-	Ralph Pratt		16							0
-	Dries van der Lof		17					DNQ		0
-	Jack McGrath		18							0
-	Bill Schindler		19							0
-	Louis Gérard				19					0
-	Mike Hawthorn		20			DNQ			DNQ	0
-	Rodger Ward		21							0
-	Carl Forberg		22							0
-	Geoff Richardson					DNQ	Ret	Ret		0
-	Graham Whitehead			Ret			Ret			0
-	Paul Frère	DNQ		Ret						0
-	Aldo Gordini			Ret	DNQ					0
-	Bob Gerard	DNQ					Ret			0
-	Louis Rosier							DNQ	Ret	0
-	Walt Brown		Ret							0
-	Johnny Mauro		Ret							0
-	Johnny McDowell		Ret							0
-	Al Miller		Ret							0
-	Duke Nalon		Ret							0
-	Mack Hellings		Ret							0
-	Bob Sweikert		Ret							0
-	Art Cross		Ret							0
-	Joie Chitwood		Ret							0
-	Luigi Fagioli			Ret						0
-	Roger Laurent						Ret			0
-	Jan Flinterman							Ret		0
-	Joe Kelly					DNQ		DNQ	DNPQ	0
-	Guy Mairesse							DNQ	DNPQ	0
-	Giovanni Lurani							DNQ	DNPQ	0
-	Philippe Etancelin	DNQ								0
-	Eugène Martin	DNQ								0
-	Pierre Levegh	DNQ								0
-	Tony Rolt					DNQ				0
-	Brian Shawe-Taylor					DNQ				0
-	Peter Walker					DNQ				0
-	Onofre Marimon								DNQ	0
-	Franco Cortese								DNQ	0
-	Porfirio Rubirosa								DNPQ	0
-	Lance Macklin								DNPQ	0
-	Maria Teresa de Filippis								DNPQ	0
-	Piero Dusio								DNPQ	0
-	Jean Behra								DNPQ	0

Constructors' championship

Pos.	Constructor	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	Pts.
1	Ferrari	3	3	2	1	4	1	1	1	50
		7	5	5	5	Ret	2	3	9
		10	6	6	12	Ret	5	Ret	10
		Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		DNQ		Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
				Ret		Ret	Ret		Ret
									DNQ
2	Alfa Romeo	4	4	3	2	1	12	2	2	38.5
		Ret	12	8	3	6	14	4	3
		Ret		Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
		Ret		Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	8
		DNQ		Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret
		DNQ					Ret	Ret	DNQ
							Ret		DNQ
3	Gordini	1		10	10	2	4	Ret	5	20
		2		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret		DNQ
		Ret		Ret		DNQ
4	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	DNQ	7	1	11	Ret	3	Ret	6	12
			18	14	17		Ret	DNQ	12
								DNQ	DNPQ
5	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser		1							9
			2
			8
			10
			13
			20
			Ret
			Ret
			Ret
6	Aston Martin-Jaguar					3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
						DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret
7	Ferrari-Jaguar	Ret		4	13	Ret	7		14	3
		DNQ		Ret	18	Ret	10		Ret
						DNQ			Ret
8	Maserati	5	19	9	6	Ret	6	Ret	7	2
		6	22	11	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		8	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ
		9	Ret	Ret	Ret			DNQ	DNQ
		Ret	Ret	Ret				DNQ	DNQ
									DNPQ
									DNPQ
									DNPQ
9	Metcalf	11		12	Ret	5	9	Ret	13	2
				Ret
10	Ambrosiana-Maserati	DNQ		15	Ret			5	11	2
								DNQ	DNQ
									DNPQ
									DNPQ
-	Bugatti	DNQ			7					0
-	Phoenix-Ferrari	Ret		13	8	Ret	8	DNQ	Ret	0
		DNQ		Ret	16	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ
-	Maserati-Ferrari			Ret	9	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	0
						DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ
-	Kuzma-Maserati		9							0
			Ret
-	Ball		11							0
-	BRM					DNQ	13			0
-	Metcalf-Jaguar		14							0
-	Wallard		15							0
-	Alta	DNQ		16	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	0
-	Pratt		16							0
-	Kurtis Kraft-Ferrari		17							0
-	Delage				19					0
-	Ward		21							0
-	Bentley						Ret	Ret		0
							Ret
-	ERA			Ret			Ret			0
-	Mauro		Ret							0
-	Miller		Ret							0
-	Deidt-Jaguar		Ret							0
-	Simca Gordini-Gordini			Ret						0
-	Jaguar-Aston Martin	DNQ								0
		DNQ
		DNQ
		DNQ
-	Reatherson-Maserati					DNQ		DNQ	DNPQ	0
-	Commesso-Ferrari	DNQ								0
		DNQ
-	RRA-ERA					DNQ				0
-	O.S.C.A.								DNPQ	0

Entrants' championship

Pos.	Entrant	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	Pts.
1	Scuderia Ferrari	3	6	5	1	4	1	1	1	42
		7	Ret	6	5	Ret	2	3	9
		10		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ
2	Alfa Romeo SpA	4	4	3	3	1	Ret	2	3	35.5
		Ret	12	Ret	4	6	Ret	Ret	4
		Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret
3	Ecurie Nationale Belge	Ret	3	2	2		Ret	4	2	25
		DNQ	5	7	7		Ret	Ret	8
		DNQ		8	14		Ret	Ret	Ret
		DNQ		Ret
4	Alexander Racing Team	1		10	10	2	4	Ret	5	20
		2		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret		DNQ
		Ret		Ret		DNQ
5	Motorsport Bleu	DNQ	7	1	11	Ret	3	Ret	6	12
			18				Ret	DNQ	12
								DNQ	DNPQ
6	Ferrari America	Ret	1	Ret	12	Ret	5	Ret	10	11.5
		DNQ	2			Ret	Ret		Ret
			8			Ret			Ret
			Ret
7	Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing	DNQ				3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
		DNQ				DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret
		DNQ
		DNQ
8	Scuderia Maremmana	Ret	Ret	4	13	Ret	7		14	3
		DNQ		Ret	18	Ret	10		Ret
						DNQ
9	Team Metcalf GP	11	14	12	Ret	5	9	Ret	13	2
				Ret
10	Scuderia Ambrosiana	DNQ		15	Ret			5	11	2
								DNQ	DNQ
									DNPQ
									DNPQ
11	Redman Racing Team	5		11	Ret			DNQ	Ret	2
-	Claes Racing Developments	6	Ret	9	6	Ret	6	Ret	7	0
		8		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ
-	Phoenix Racing Organisation	Ret		13	8	Ret	8	DNQ	Ret	0
		DNQ		Ret	16	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ
-	Scuderia Platé-Varzi	9	9	Ret	15	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	0
			Ret	Ret				DNQ	DNQ
									DNPQ
									DNPQ
-	Scuderia Commesso	DNQ	17	Ret	9	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	0
		DNQ				DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ
-	Ecurie Albertini		10	14	17					0
-	Bobby Ball		11							0
-	Tony Gaze		Ret			Ret	12	Ret	DNQ	0
-	Robert William Racing Team		13							0
			Ret
-	British Racing Motors					DNQ	13			0
-	Rudolf Caracciola						14			0
-	Lee Wallard		15							0
-	Hampshire Racing Alliance	DNQ		16	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	0
-	Ralph Pratt		16							0
-	America Motorsport Team		19							0
			22
			Ret
			Ret
-	Louis Gérard		19							0
-	Mike Hawthorn		20			DNQ			DNQ	0
-	Rodger Ward		21							0
-	Team Bentley						Ret	Ret		0
							Ret
-	Aldo Gordini			Ret	DNQ					0
-	Johnny Mauro		Ret							0
-	Al Miller		Ret							0
-	Graham Whitehead			Ret						0
-	Daily Express						Ret			0
-	All-Ireland Motorsport					DNQ		DNQ	DNPQ	0
-	Geoff Richardson					DNQ				0
-	Maria Teresa de Filippis								DNPQ	0
-	O.S.C.A. Automobili								DNPQ	0

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