1951 Italian Grand Prix

The 1951 Italian Grand Prix was the eighth and final race of the 1951 Formula One World Championship and was held in Monza on September 9th 1951. The race was won by Toulo de Graffenried, who became the only driver that season to win more than one race. Nello Pagani finished in second position for Ecurie Nationale Belge ahead of already-crowned World Champion Giuseppe Farina.

Background

The championship was well and truly over, as Giuseppe Farina secured his second consecutive world championship at Zandvoort, but the circus continued on to the final race of the season at Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. 13 of the 44 drivers were Italian, and all would be looking for a good performance in front of the home crowd. However, some would not get that chance, as seven of them had to face the first ever prequalifying session, along with eleven other drivers who would have to fight their way to qualifying proper. Of the 18 drivers, only 8 will join the big boys on Saturday, and maybe Sunday.

• Scuderia Maremmana brought a third car for their home race, driven by Felice Bonetto, who was still looking for a full-time drive after being left without one after Maserati's withdrawal.
• Scuderia Platé-Varzi brought four cars to the race, for four drivers who had never driven for them. Pilette was on loan from ENB, while Argentine Formula Libre driver Marimon, Cisitalia founder Piero Dusio and sportscar driver Lance Macklin were all making their F1 débuts.
• Reg Parnell drove the third works Ferrari this time, with Whitehead driving a third car for Ferrari America, whose first two cars were driven by local hero Villoresi and Indy 500 winner Troy Ruttman.
• For this race, ENB brought some local flavour to their team by offering Nello Pagani a drive for his home race again, this time in an Alfa Romeo. Little-known sportscar racer Charles de Tornaco was originally entered in the third car, but with his entry being turned down, Jacques Swaters would step in the Ferrari once again.
• Caught out by the entry cap, ART had to cut back to two cars for this race, and with the championship being decided, they entered the team's first two contractual drivers, Bettenhausen and Manzon, with Sanesi shockingly left on the sidelines for his home race.
• After his victory in the Daily Mail Trophy, Mike Hawthorn was finally allowed to compete in a second Grand Prix weekend.
• Thanks to Bracco's good performance in the Netherlands, Scuderia Ambrosiana had four entries for their home race, and they took full advantage of this by entering the customary car for Bracco, two more for two of the team's founders, Giovanni Lurani and Franco Cortese, and a fourth for impressive Dominican diplomat and driver Porfirio Rubirosa.
• OSCA Automobili made their first step into Formula 1 with a completely new package: a brand new OSCA chassis with an OSCA engine and rookie Jean Behra hired as last resort after failing to lure Felice Bonetto to the team.
• The field now counted a female driver again, with local sportscar driver Maria Teresa de Filippis making her international début.

Race weekend

Prequalifying and qualifying

The main surprises of pre-qualifying were Hawthorn, Marimon and Cortese making it through with Ascari failing to do so, along with Mairesse, Hampshire and Kelly. Louis Rosier and Tony Gaze also made it to main qualifying.

Qualifying itself was also very close, with Nello Pagani taking an impressive pole position ahead of veteran racer Clemente Biondetti for Scuderia Maremmana and Scuderia Commesso's Louis Chiron. Peter Whitehead, in fourth place, was the top driver for a manufacturer. Jacques Swaters also impressed with sixth place, while Giuseppe Farina was only in thirteenth place. Among the notable names who failed to qualify was German GP winner Reg Parnell, Belgian GP pole setter André Pilette and perennial sixth place finisher Johnny Claes. For Claes and Parnell, it was the first time they'd failed to qualify.

Race

Pagani made a relatively good start and kept the lead, but Biondetti didn't and was passed by Chiron and Whitehead. The best start was made by Serafini, who was side by side for 20th place at the end of lap one after starting 24th. Biondetti dropped further back on lap 2 when de Graffenried passed him as well. Whitehead was now second, but Pagani had a decent lead, that would at least continue his moment of fame. While ENB were leading, they were also the first to retire, when Jacques Swaters' Ferrari stopped by the side of the road with a blown engine. He was seventh at the time. Louis Chiron then took second place, while Tony Bettenhausen's race was over before it really began, with the Gordini giving up the ghost on the third lap. He was still in 16th place when his gearbox failed.

Pagani's lead couldn't last, and on lap 4, Whitehead took the race lead from Pagani, de Graffenried and Chiron. Fangio also set the fastest lap that would stand for the whole race. The lead changed hands again on lap 5 when Chiron passed both Pagani and Whitehead to take the race lead for Scuderia Commesso! The Monegasque driver set about increasing his lead while Fangio joined the fight for second. On lap 8, it became a battle for the lead when Louis Chiron rather amazingly spun off at Vialone, ending his race. Fangio inherited the lead ahead of Pagani, Whitehead, de Graffenried and Biondetti, who was fighting his way to the front again. While Fangio pulled away slowly, Biondetti and de Graffenried lost a bit of ground and were under threat from Farina and Bira.

Meanwhile, Pagani and Whitehead were in a fantastic and clean fight for second place. Their struggle allowed the following drivers to catch up, making for an even better fight, with the positions constantly changing. Fangio was now leading with a 12.5 second gap over Farina, with Pagani third around 6 seconds further back, but that was the sort of gap that can be easily caught. Indeed, by lap 15, Pagani had passed Farina and was getting closer to Fangio. Sensing the danger, Fangio pulled out even quicker laps to extend his lead. In fact, by lap 19, his lead had extended to over 25 seconds. But just as everyone was beginning to celebrate Fangio's return to form, bad luck struck yet again for the Argentine as his gearbox let go on lap 21. He was joined on the sidelines by Mauri Rose, his team mate from the first part of 1950.

This left the defending two-time champion Farina to fight for the lead with the 1949 125cc motorcycle champion Pagani. At first, Farina's experience showed, and he started to pull away, but soon, Pagani's relative youth (Nello was 40, but still five years younger than Giuseppe) allowed him to gain back the lost time and take the lead again on lap 24. Their fight bunched up the pack, and Biondetti, Whitehead and Moss were now in the fight for the race lead! In the meantime, Paul Pietsch and Troy Ruttman retired from mechanical failures. Both had been having fairly disappointing races in the lower midfield.

On lap 27, Farina, Pagani and Biondetti crossed the line side by side. On the next lap, it was the eldest of the three who had the lead (Biondetti, that is). Almost immediately, Pagani set an amazing lap to pass both Farina and Biondetti to retake the lead from Biondetti, followed by Farina and with Whitehead just behind and de Graffenried catching up. On lap 32, at the halfway point, this was the race order: Pagani and Biondetti were still scrambling for the race lead, with de Graffenried, Farina and Whitehead rounding out the points. Moss, Bira, Manzon, Bracco and von Brauchitsch made up the rest of the top ten. They were followed by Trintignant, Fischer, Villoresi, Simon, Bonetto, Gonzalez, Serafini, Taruffi, then daylight, then Louis Rosier.

But the fight continued all over the field. Apart from Rosier, everyone still had a distinct chance of winning the race. Gonzalez retired from the race on lap 35, probably after skidding on oil, stalling the car. Pagani was still running away with the race lead, but was unable to put any sort of gap between him and his challengers, which would put him in a delicate situation further down the road. This didn't take long, as he made a mistake on lap 40. The fast nature of Monza meant he took half a lap to get back up to speed, which allowed both de Graffenried and Farina to pass him and continue their battle, this time for the lead, although Pagani and Whitehead were still major threats.

With a splendid lap, de Graffenried pulled away from Farina, while Biondetti joined the fight with Manzon edging closer and closer. As Pagani began to catch up to Farina and de Graffenried, Biondetti started to lap really fast and took third place right from under Pagani's nose. And when Toulo made a mistake on lap 48, he was there to take advantage, starting lap 49 side by side with Farina for the lead. However, the two very experienced racers, both wanting the win, made light contact, and while Farina was mostly OK, Biondetti ran off the track. Thankfully, he managed to rejoin the race, but he had dropped to fourth, while Pagani took advantage of the collision to take the lead once more with just 15 laps to go.

But de Graffenried was still there, smelling victory. His next laps were the stuff of legends, and he not only took the lead, but took an astonishing one. With so little time left in the race, it was the perfect moment to strike. Pagani was unable to keep up, and Farina, also keeping a good pace, was able to pass Pagani for second place on lap 53. Two laps later, Rosier's Maserati broke down. A shame, since he had been driving like a champion for the 20 previous laps and was just behind Felice Bonetto just before his retirement. But while the podium places were already determined, with de Graffenried surely on his way to his third career victory and Pagani and Farina still battling fairly for second place, the other points places were shaken up with the almost simultaneous mechanical retirements of Whitehead, Biondetti and Manzon. This left Robert Manzon, Stirling Moss and Prince Bira to fight to the proverbial death for fourth and fifth places. Bira couldn't keep the pace, and Moss and Manzon were left alone. Manzon looking for his first points since his win at Monaco and Moss for his first points ever.

Meanwhile, Pagani and Farina were at the peak of their battle, as both started lap 61 side by side. Pagani put the odds on his side by setting two of the best laps of the race to leave Farina in the dust and even catch de Graffenried! They were side by side again to start lap 63, and in the same position to start the final lap! Pagani had the inside at Curva Grande and took the lead, but Toulo used the slipstream to pass him again at Lesmo. The Baron kept his lead down to Vialone, and Pagani was able to take the slipstream and pass for the lead at Vedano! But just when they thought it was all over, de Graffenried showed his experience. On the exit of the second Vedano, there was still dirt over the track from Biondetti's earlier off. De Graffenried had spotted it, but Pagani failed to avoid the slippery surface and was sent into a spin on the cobbles. Toulo was left to take a sweet victory, confirming both the constructors' and entrants' titles for Ferrari. Pagani managed to get going again and crossed the line a safe second. Farina was left a distant third, sealing his fifth podium in five finishes. Moss beat Manzon by a whisker to take a brilliant fourth place, scoring a 2-3-4 for Alfa Romeo, and a 3-4 for the works team.

Classification

Entry list

No	Driver	Entrant	Chassis	Engine
2	Clemente Biondetti	Scuderia Maremmana	Ferrari 166S	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6
4	Manfred von Brauchitsch		Ferrari 166S	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6
6	Felice Bonetto		Ferrari 166S	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6
8	Alberto Ascari	Phoenix Racing Organisation	Phoenix P-02	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
10	José Froilán González		Phoenix P-02	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
12	David Hampshire	Hampshire Racing Alliance	Alta GP	Alta 1.5 L4s
14	André Pilette	Scuderia Platé-Varzi	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s
16	Dorino Serafini	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
18	Toulo de Graffenried		Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
20	Reg Parnell		Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
22	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari America	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
24	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Belgio	Alfa Romeo 158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8
26	Nello Pagani		Alfa Romeo 158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8
28	Tony Bettenhausen	/ Alexander Racing Team	Gordini T15	Gordini 1.5 L4s
30	Robert Manzon		Gordini T15	Gordini 1.5 L4s
32	Piero Taruffi	Team Metcalf GP	Metcalf MET1	Metcalf
34	Johnny Claes	Claes Racing Developments	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
36	André Simon		Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
38	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s
40	Juan Manuel Fangio		Alfa Romeo 158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s
42	Stirling Moss		Alfa Romeo 158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s
44	Mike Hawthorn	Mike Hawthorn	Alfa Romeo 158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s
46	Tony Gaze	Tony Gaze	Alfa Romeo 158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s
48	Louis Rosier	Redman Racing Team	Maserati 4CLT	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
50	Onofre Marimón	Scuderia Platé-Varzi	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s
52	Chico Landi	Scuderia Commesso	Maserati 4CLT/48	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
54	Giovanni Bracco	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana A-001	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
56	Franco Cortese		Ambrosiana A-001	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
58	B. Bira	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6
60	Joe Kelly	All-Ireland Motorsport	Reatherson R-01	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
62*	Charles de Tornaco*	Garage Francorchamps	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
62	Jacques Swaters		Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
64	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Commesso	Maserati 4CLT/48	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
66	Troy Ruttman	Ferrari America	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
68	Mauri Rose	Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin AM-02	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6
70	Paul Pietsch		Aston Martin AM-02	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6
72	Rudi Fischer	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6
74	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari America	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
76	Giovanni Lurani	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana A-001	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
78	Porfirio Rubirosa		Ambrosiana A-001	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
80	Lance Macklin	Scuderia Platé-Varzi	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s
82	Piero Dusio		Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s
84	Guy Mairesse	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6
86	Jean Behra	O.S.C.A. Automobili	O.S.C.A. 4500G	O.S.C.A. 4.5 V12
88	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s

• Charles de Tornaco was originally entered for Garage Francorchamps, but his licence was turned down. He was replaced by Jacques Swaters.

Prequalifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	26	Nello Pagani	Alfa Romeo	1:55.2	-
2	48	Louis Rosier	Maserati	1:56.1	+ 0.9
3	50	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	1:56.6	+ 1.4
4	44	Mike Hawthorn	Alfa Romeo	1:57.0	+ 1.8
5	46	Tony Gaze	Alfa Romeo	1:57.1	+ 1.9
6	68	Mauri Rose	Aston Martin-Jaguar	1:57.2	+ 2.0
7	56	Franco Cortese	Ambrosiana-Maserati	1:57.4	+ 2.2
8	6	Felice Bonetto	Ferrari-Jaguar	1:57.6	+ 2.4
9	76	Giovanni Lurani	Ambrosiana-Maserati	1:57.8	+ 2.6
10	8	Alberto Ascari	Phoenix-Ferrari	1:57.9	+ 2.7
11	84	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:58.0	+ 2.8
12	12	David Hampshire	Alta	1:58.1	+ 2.9
13	78	Porfirio Rubirosa	Ambrosiana-Maserati	1:58.4	+ 3.2
14	80	Lance Macklin	Maserati	1:58.5	+ 3.3
15	88	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Maserati	1:59.0	+ 3.8
16	82	Piero Dusio	Maserati	1:59.2	+ 4.0
17	60	Joe Kelly	Reatherson-Maserati	1:59.7	+ 4.5
18	86	Jean Behra	O.S.C.A.	2:00.3	+ 5.1

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	26	Nello Pagani	Alfa Romeo	1:53.4	-
2	2	Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar	1:54.3	+ 0.9
3	64	Louis Chiron	Maserati-Ferrari	1:54.5	+ 1.1
4	74	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	1:54.6	+ 1.2
5	18	Toulo de Graffenried	Ferrari	1:55.0	+ 1.6
6	62	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	1:55.0	+ 1.6
7	58	B. Bira	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:55.0	+ 1.6
8	24	Maurice Trintignant	Alfa Romeo	1:55.0	+ 1.6
9	40	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:55.2	+ 1.8
10	42	Stirling Moss	Alfa Romeo	1:55.2	+ 1.8
11	70	Paul Pietsch	Aston Martin-Jaguar	1:55.6	+ 2.2
12	6	Felice Bonetto	Ferrari-Jaguar	1:55.6	+ 2.2
13	38	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:55.6	+ 2.2
14	30	Robert Manzon	Gordini	1:55.7	+ 2.3
15	4	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Ferrari-Jaguar	1:55.8	+ 2.4
16	28	Tony Bettenhausen	Gordini	1:55.9	+ 2.5
17	66	Troy Ruttman	Ferrari	1:56.0	+ 2.6
18	36	André Simon	Maserati	1:56.2	+ 2.8
19	10	José Froilán González	Phoenix-Ferrari	1:56.3	+ 2.9
20	54	Giovanni Bracco	Ambrosiana-Maserati	1:56.3	+ 2.9
21	32	Piero Taruffi	Metcalf	1:56.5	+ 3.1
22	22	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:56.5	+ 3.1
23	68	Mauri Rose	Aston Martin-Jaguar	1:56.5	+ 3.1
24	16	Dorino Serafini	Ferrari	1:56.6	+ 3.2
25	48	Louis Rosier	Maserati	1:56.7	+ 3.3
26	72	Rudi Fischer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:56.8	+ 3.4
27	20	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	1:56.9	+ 3.5
28	50	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	1:57.0	+ 3.6
29	34	Johnny Claes	Maserati	1:57.1	+ 3.7
30	14	André Pilette	Maserati	1:57.1	+ 3.7
31	52	Chico Landi	Maserati-Ferrari	1:57.5	+ 4.1
32	46	Tony Gaze	Alfa Romeo	1:57.9	+ 4.5
33	44	Mike Hawthorn	Alfa Romeo	1:58.5	+ 5.1
34	56	Franco Cortese	Ambrosiana-Maserati	1:58.7	+ 5.3

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	18	Toulo de Graffenried	Ferrari	64	2:10:07.4	5	8
2	26	Nello Pagani	Alfa Romeo	64	+ 15.6	1	6
3	38	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	64	+ 1:33.7	13	4
4	42	Stirling Moss	Alfa Romeo	63	+ 1 lap	10	3
5	30	Robert Manzon	Gordini	63	+ 1 lap	14	2
6	58	B. Bira	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	62	+ 2 laps	7
7	36	André Simon	Maserati	62	+ 2 laps	18
8	24	Maurice Trintignant	Alfa Romeo	61	+ 3 laps	8
9	16	Dorino Serafini	Ferrari	61	+ 3 laps	24
10	22	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	61	+ 3 laps	22
11	54	Giovanni Bracco	Ambrosiana-Maserati	61	+ 3 laps	20
12	72	Rudi Fischer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	60	+ 4 laps	26
13	32	Piero Taruffi	Metcalf	60	+ 4 laps	21
14	6	Felice Bonetto	Ferrari-Jaguar	60	+ 4 laps	12
Ret	2	Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar	56	Puncture	2
Ret	74	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	55	Transmission	4
Ret	4	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Ferrari-Jaguar	55	Overheating	15
Ret	48	Louis Rosier	Maserati	49	Engine	25
Ret	10	José Froilán González	Phoenix-Ferrari	32	Spin	19
Ret	66	Troy Ruttman	Ferrari	23	Gearbox	17
Ret	70	Paul Pietsch	Aston Martin-Jaguar	21	Engine	11
Ret	40	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	20	Gearbox	9	1
Ret	68	Mauri Rose	Aston Martin-Jaguar	19	Engine	23
Ret	64	Louis Chiron	Maserati-Ferrari	7	Spin	3
Ret	28	Tony Bettenhausen	Gordini	2	Gearbox	16
Ret	62	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	1	Engine	6
DNQ	20	Reg Parnell	Ferrari
DNQ	50	Onofre Marimón	Maserati
DNQ	34	Johnny Claes	Maserati
DNQ	14	André Pilette	Maserati
DNQ	52	Chico Landi	Maserati-Ferrari
DNQ	46	Tony Gaze	Alfa Romeo
DNQ	44	Mike Hawthorn	Alfa Romeo
DNQ	56	Franco Cortese	Ambrosiana-Maserati
DNPQ	76	Giovanni Lurani	Ambrosiana-Maserati
DNPQ	8	Alberto Ascari	Phoenix-Ferrari
DNPQ	84	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot
DNPQ	12	David Hampshire	Alta
DNPQ	78	Porfirio Rubirosa	Ambrosiana-Maserati
DNPQ	80	Lance Macklin	Maserati
DNPQ	88	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Maserati
DNPQ	82	Piero Dusio	Maserati
DNPQ	60	Joe Kelly	Reatherson-Maserati
DNPQ	86	Jean Behra	O.S.C.A.
DNA	62	Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari		Refused entry

Notes

Drivers

• Only pole position for Nello Pagani.
• Only podium for Nello Pagani.
• First points for Nello Pagani and Stirling Moss.
• Final start for Paul Pietsch, Mauri Rose and Louis Rosier.
• First entry for Onofre Marimón, Franco Cortese, Porfirio Rubirosa, Lance Macklin, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Piero Dusio and Jean Behra (only entry for Cortese and Dusio).
• Final entry for Paul Pietsch, Mauri Rose, Guy Mairesse.

Constructors

• Final entry and start for Metcalf.
• Final entry for Reatherson.
• First entry for O.S.C.A.

Entrants

• Final pole, podium and points for Ecurie Nationale Belge.
• Final entry for Scuderia Platé-Varzi before getting bought by Maserati, Mike Hawthorn.

Lap leaders

• Nello Pagani: 23 laps (1-3, 24-27, 29-40, 49-51, 62)
• Peter Whitehead: 1 lap (4)
• Louis Chiron: 3 laps (5-7)
• Juan Manuel Fangio: 13 laps (8-20)
• Giuseppe Farina: 4 laps (21-23, 48)
• Clemente Biondetti: 1 lap (28)
• Toulo de Graffenried: 19 laps (41-47, 52-61, 63-64)

Records broken

Drivers

• Most career starts: Piero Taruffi, Giuseppe Farina, Dorino Serafini, Juan Manuel Fangio and Toulo de Graffenried (13)
• Most career entries: Piero Taruffi, Giuseppe Farina, Dorino Serafini, Juan Manuel Fangio, Toulo de Graffenried, Maurice Trintignant, Alberto Ascari and José Froilán González (14)
• Oldest driver to lead a lap: Clemente Biondetti (53 years and 22 days)

Constructors

• Most total points: Alfa Romeo (119.5)

Races

• Most race leaders (7)

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	25.5 (29.5)
2	Toulo de Graffenried	22
3	Dorino Serafini	12
4	Consalvo Sanesi	12
5	Robert Manzon	11

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	50
2	Alfa Romeo	38.5
3	Gordini	20
4	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	12
5	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	9

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Scuderia Ferrari	42
2	Alfa Romeo SpA	35.5
3	Ecurie Nationale Belge	25
4	/ Alexander Racing Team	20
5	Motorsport Bleu	12

• Only the top five positions are listed.

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