1951 United States A1 Grand Prix

The 1951 United States A1 Grand Prix was the second round of the 1951 A1 Grand Prix season. Juan Manuel Fangio once again took pole for Argentina.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Time	Gap
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	1:59.457	Leader
2	1	Luigi Villoresi	1:59.557	+0.100
3	3	Robert Manzon	1:59.717	+0.260
4	7	Hans Stuck	1:59.822	+0.365
5	17	Johnnie Parsons	1:59.964	+0.507
6	8	Stirling Moss	2:00.064	+0.607
7	11	Tony Gaze	2:00.149	+0.692
8	22	Paco Godia	2:00.179	+0.722
9	10	Joe Kelly	2:00.181	+0.724
10	6	Chico Landi	2:00.289	+0.832
11	27	Erik Lundgren	2:00.498	+1.041
12	19	Arthur Mackenzie	2:00.511	+1.054
13	4	Toulo de Graffenried	2:00.528	+1.071
14	13	Porfirio Rubirosa	2:00.570	+1.113
15	28	David Murray	2:00.642	+1.185
16	9	B. Bira	2:00.695	+1.238
17	26	Alberto Uria	2:00.710	+1.253
18	21	Jack Niell	2:00.717	+1.260
19	34	Fernando Mascarenhas	2:00.744	+1.283
20	16	Edgar Barth	2:00.779	+1.322
21	35	Manfredo Lippmann	2:00.878	+1.421
22	15	Robert Nelleman	2:00.900	+1.443
23	23	Desmond Titterington	2:00.918	+1.461
24	20	Jack Tutton	2:00.986	+1.529
25	18	Johnny Claes	2:00.987	+1.530
26	5	Louis Chiron	2:01.033	+1.576
27	30	Mikhail Metelev	2:01.041	+1.584
28	24	Hal Robson	2:01.229	+1.772
29	14	Eliška Junková	2:01.391	+1.934
30	25	Asser Wallenius	2:01.395	+1.938
31	12	Dries van der Lof	2:01.901	+2.444
32	31	Gabriel Herrera	2:02.028	+2.571
33	36	Raúl Jaras	2:02.939	+3.482
34	32	Luis Leal Solaraes	2:03.764	+4.307
35	29	Attilio Cagnasso	2:04.527	+5.070
36	33	Luis Asteñgo Albizuri	2:04.865	+5.408

Race

Lap chart for the race.

It was another race that ended up being dominated by Fangio, though Villoresi managed to keep him honest over the first stint. Sadly as soon as he got within one second of Fangio the Italian suffered a transmission failure on lap 23 putting him down to the back from which he would plow straight into the back of Gabriel Herrera just a few laps later when the Colombian was slowly recovering to the pits with a puncture.

There were a number of other collisions, mainly towards the start of the race. Although everyone made it through the first lap in one piece, lap two saw three separate collisions at the turn seven hairpin. Asser Wallenius ran into the back of Hal Robson, putting the Canadian at the back of the field, while Luis Leal Solares and Manfredo Lippmann ran into Raul Jaras and Jack Tutton respectively, causing a retirement for Solaraes and forced pitstops for the rest involved.

As for the rest of the race, compared to the Brazilian Grand Prix, this was a rather tame affair. Passing on track was more difficult and most battles were sorted during the pitstops. There was also a significant lack of imagination in pit strategies too as asides from those that were out of sequence from unscheduled stops, everyone made their stops within a few laps of each other.

Luis Astengo Albizuri proved to be a nuisance much like his countryman, Henry Bradley was in last year's race. He earned two separate penalties for getting in the way of the leaders, most significantly he held up Manzon long enough for him to get passed by both Stuck and Moss.

Race Classification

Pos	Grid	No.	Driver	Laps	Behind	Points
1	1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	51	1:48:27.202	25
2	4	7	Hans Stuck	51	+19.654	20
3	6	8	Stirling Moss	51	+21.279	16
4	3	3	Robert Manzon	51	+24.666	13
5	5	17	Johnnie Parsons	51	+31.349	11
6	10	6	Chico Landi	51	+35.527	10
7	13	4	Toulo de Graffenried	51	+41.711	9
8	12	19	Andy Mackenzie	51	+42.218	8
9	15	28	David Murray	51	+44.430	7
10	22	15	Robert Nelleman	51	+45.192	6
11	16	9	B. Bira	51	+48.306	5
12	17	26	Alberto Uria	51	+55.914	4
13	11	27	Erik Lundgren	51	+56.243	3
14	19	34	Fernando Mascarenhas	51	+57.465	2
15	14	13	Porfirio Rubirosa	51	+57.802	1
16	23	23	Desmond Titterington	51	+1:06.004
17	18	21	Jack Niell	51	+1:08.771
18	26	5	Louis Chiron	51	+1:10.161
19	27	30	Mikhail Metelev	51	+1:12.006
20	31	12	Dries van der Lof	51	+1:12.229
21	28	24	Hal Robson	51	+1:13.565
22	29	14	Eliška Junková	51	+1:48.269
23	24	20	Jack Tutton	51	+1:48.754
24	20	16	Edgar Barth	51	+2:01.592
25	21	35	Manfredo Lippmann	50	+1 lap
26	30	25	Asser Wallenius	50	+1 lap
27	25	18	Johnny Claes	50	+1 lap
28	32	31	Gabriel Herrera	49	+2 laps
29	36	33	Luis Asteñgo Albizuri	49	+2 laps
Ret	7	11	Tony Gaze	44	Header
Ret	8	22	Paco Godia	30	Header
Ret	2	1	Luigi Villoresi	26	Collision, Herrera
Ret	9	10	Joe Kelly	20	Gearbox
Ret	33	36	Raúl Jaras	14	Suspension
Ret	35	29	Attilio Cagnasso	13	Header
Ret	34	32	Luis Leal Solares	2	Collision Damage, Jaras

Fastest Lap Luigi Villoresi Lap 4 1:59.904

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
25	Asser Wallenius	2	2 points	Causing an avoidable collision with car 24.
32	Luis Leal Solares	2	2 points	Causing an avoidable collision with car 36.
35	Manfredo Lippmann	2	2 points	Causing an avoidable collision with car 20.
33	Luis Asteñgo Albizuri	26	2 points	Impeding a faster car.
31	Gabriele Herrera	40	2 points	Impeding a faster car.
33	Luis Asteñgo Albizuri	42	2 points	Impeding a faster car.

Reject of the Race

ROTR - Luis Astengo Albizuri, Mobile Chicane that cost France a podium finish.