1951 French A1 Grand Prix

The 1951 French A1 Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1951 season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Time	Gap
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	3:52.219	Leader
2	3	Maurice Trintignant	3:52.735	+0.516
3	4	Toulo de Graffenried	3:53.573	+1.354
4	7	Hans Stuck	3:53.574	+1.355
5	11	Tony Gaze	3:53.819	+1.600
6	8	Peter Whitehead	3:53.970	+1.751
7	27	Erik Lundgren	3:54.042	+1.823
8	9	B. Bira	3:54.165	+1.946
9	28	David Murray	3:54.197	+1.978
10	16	Edgar Barth	3:54.246	+2.027
11	1	Luigi Fagioli	3:54.289	+2.070
12	22	Juan Jover	3:54.294	+2.075
13	13	Porfirio Rubirosa	3:54.332	+2.113
14	34	Horácio Macedo	3:54.607	+2.388
15	14	Václav Bobek	3:54.698	+2.479
16	20	Jack Tutton	3:54.730	+2.511
17	24	Hal Robson	3:54.999	+2.780
18	6	Gino Bianco	3:55.003	+2.784
19	18	Johnny Claes	3:55.187	+2.968
20	26	Eitel Cantoni	3:55.391	+3.172
21	21	Jack Niell	3:55.581	+3.362
22	17	Johnnie Parsons	3:55.605	+3.386
23	19	Ernest Geering	3:55.905	+3.686
24	5	Louis Chiron	3:56.235	+4.016
25	30	Mikhail Metelev	3:56.247	+4.028
26	35	Antonio Asturias Hall	3:56.673	+4.454
27	15	Robert Nelleman	3:56.951	+4.732
28	10	Joe Kelly	3:56.955	+4.736
29	23	Desmond Titterington	3:56.981	+4.762
30	12	Dries van der Lof	3:57.172	+4.953
31	25	Asser Wallenius	3:57.309	+5.090
32	31	Gabriel Herrera	3:58.413	+6.194
33	32	Corona Illescas	4:00.405	+8.186
34	29	Attilio Cagnasso	4:03.244	+11.025
35	36	Raúl Jaras	4:05.040	+12.821
36	33	Luis Asteñgo Albizuri	4:09.297	+17.078

Race

Lap Chart.

Race Classification

Pos	Grid	No.	Driver	Laps	Behind	Points
1	1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	24	1:35:25.184	25
2	6	8	Peter Whitehead	24	+20.069	20
3	9	28	David Murray	24	+30.995	16
4	3	4	Toulo de Graffenried	24	+32.838	13
5	4	7	Hans Stuck	24	+54.675	11
6	2	3	Maurice Trintignant	24	+1:15.279	10
7	10	16	Edgar Barth	24	+1:20.823	9
8	8	9	B. Bira	24	+1:22.062	8
9	7	27	Erik Lundgren	24	+1:24.957	7
10	17	24	Hal Robson	24	+1:33.460	6
11	16	20	Jack Tutton	24	+1:35.871	5
12	19	18	Johnny Claes	24	+2:00.008	4
13	5	11	Tony Gaze	24	+2:20.125	3
14	24	5	Louis Chiron	24	+2:32.283	2
15	30	12	Dries van der Lof	24	+2:35.905	1
16	22	17	Johnnie Parsons	24	+2:39.845
17	14	34	Horácio Macedo	24	+2:52.466
18	15	14	Václav Bobek	24	+2:56.873
19	31	25	Asser Wallenius	24	+3:06.902
20	32	31	Gabriel Herrera	24	+3:14.587
21	28	10	Joe Kelly	24	+3:25.310
22	23	19	Ernest Geering	24	+3:55.919
23	20	26	Eitel Cantoni	24	+4:12.091
24	34	29	Attilio Cagnasso	23	+1 lap
25	35	36	Raúl Jaras	23	+1 lap
26	29	23	Desmond Titterington	23	+1 lap
NC	12	22	Juan Jover	20	+4 laps
NC	25	30	Mikhail Metelev	20	+4 laps
Ret	33	32	Corona Illescas	19	Accident
Ret	11	1	Luigi Fagioli	16	Collision Damage
Ret	13	13	Porfirio Rubirosa	15	Collision, Fagioli
Ret	26	35	Antonio Asturias Hall	15	Engine
Ret	18	6	Gino Bianco	14	Accident
Ret	21	21	Jack Niell	14	Accident
Ret	27	15	Robert Nelleman	7	Accident
Ret	36	33	Luis Asteñgo Albizuri	6	Accident

Penalty Report

Drivers receive points on their race licence if they are deemed by the stewards to be driving in an 'unsporting manner'. Points are usually given for causing avoidable collisions, pitlane infractions or impeding fastest cars while being lapped. If a driver collects 12 points throughout the season then they are given a three month ban from racing in the series. Points are reset to zero after each season. Fines can also be given.

No.	Driver	Lap	Penalty	Reason
15	Robert Nelleman	1	2 points	Causing an avoidable collision with car 30.
1	Luigi Fagioli	16	3 points	Causing an avoidable collision with car 13.

Reject of the Race

ROTR - Gino Bianco. Just how do you block that many drivers just by spinning?