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Grand Prix de Belgique Automobile

17 Jun 1951Spa-Francorchamps508.320 km (14120 m x 36 Laps)

 Pole Position: Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo 159B, 4:25.0 (191.8 km/h) Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo 159B, 4:22.1 (193.9 km/h lap 10) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 4 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 159A 2:45:46.2 184.0 km/h 2 8 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 375 2:48:37.2 180.9 km/h 3 10 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 375 2:50:08.1 179.3 km/h 4 14 Louis Rosier Talbot Lago T26C-DA -2 Laps 5 22 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot Lago T26C -2 Laps 6 24 André Pilette Talbot Lago T26C -3 Laps 7 16 Johnny Claes Talbot Lago T26C-DA -3 Laps 8 26 Pierre Levegh Talbot Lago T26C -4 Laps 9 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 159B -4 Laps Did Not Finish: 18 Louis Chiron Talbot Lago T26C 28 Engine 6 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 159 11 Radiator 12 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 375 8 Transmission 20 Philippe Étançelin Talbot Lago T26C-DA 0 Transmission Did Not Appear: 28 Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48-OSCA 30 José Froilán González Maserati 4CLT/48 32 Reg Parnell Ferrari 375 Thin Wall 34 Louis Chiron Maserati 4CLT/48 Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total 10 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 375 1-2 2 4 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 159A 3-14 33 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 159B 15 1 4 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 159A 15-36 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 159B 4:22.1 193.9 10 18 Louis Chiron Talbot Lago T26C 4:45.9 177.8 22 14 Louis Rosier Talbot Lago T26C-DA 4:46.9 177.2 9 22 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot Lago T26C 4:47.6 176.7 24 16 Johnny Claes Talbot Lago T26C-DA 4:56.2 171.6 13 24 André Pilette Talbot Lago T26C 4:56.2 171.6 14 26 Pierre Levegh Talbot Lago T26C 5:04.9 166.7 22 Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 159B 4:25.0 191.8 Alfa Romeo SpA 2 4 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 159A 4:28.0 189.7 Alfa Romeo SpA 3 10 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 375 4:29.0 189.0 Scuderia Ferrari 4 8 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 375 4:30.0 188.3 Scuderia Ferrari 5 12 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 375 4:32.0 186.9 Scuderia Ferrari 6 6 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 159 4:36.0 184.2 Alfa Romeo SpA 7 14 Louis Rosier Talbot Lago T26C-DA 4:45.0 178.4 Ecurie Rosier 8 22 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot Lago T26C 4:52.0 174.1 Yves Giraud-Cabantous 9 18 Louis Chiron Talbot Lago T26C 5:01.0 168.9 Ecurie Rosier 10 20 Philippe Étançelin Talbot Lago T26C-DA 5:04.0 167.2 Phillipe Étançelin 11 16 Johnny Claes Talbot Lago T26C-DA 5:09.0 164.5 Ecurie Belge 12 24 André Pilette Talbot Lago T26C 5:16.0 160.9 Ecurie Belgique 13 26 Pierre Levegh Talbot Lago T26C 5:17.0 160.4 Pierre Levegh Not Present: 28 Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48-OSCA - - Ecurie Siam 30 José Froilán González Maserati 4CLT/48 - - Enrico Platé 32 Reg Parnell Ferrari 375 Thin Wall - - G A Vandervell 34 Louis Chiron Maserati 4CLT/48 - - Enrico Platé
Starting Grid:
2 Juan Manuel Fangio
Alfa Romeo 159B
4:25.0
4 Giuseppe Farina
Alfa Romeo 159A
4:28.0
10 Luigi Villoresi
Ferrari 375
4:29.0
8 Alberto Ascari
Ferrari 375
4:30.0
12 Piero Taruffi
Ferrari 375
4:32.0
6 Consalvo Sanesi
Alfa Romeo 159
4:36.0
14 Louis Rosier
Talbot Lago T26C-DA
4:45.0
22 Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Talbot Lago T26C
4:52.0
18 Louis Chiron
Talbot Lago T26C
5:01.0
20 Philippe Étançelin
Talbot Lago T26C-DA
5:04.0
16 Johnny Claes
Talbot Lago T26C-DA
5:09.0
24 André Pilette
Talbot Lago T26C
5:16.0
26 Pierre Levegh
Talbot Lago T26C
5:17.0
Notes:
  • Weather: Sunny, Mild, Dry.
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    Race Review:

    The second round of the 1951 Formula 1 World Championship was a head-to-head battle between Alfa Romeo and Ferrari with both teams fielding three cars. The rest of the field were the usual outclassed Talbot Lagos and Maseratis. Juan Manuel Fangio and Giuseppe Farina shared the front row with Luigi Villoresi's Ferrari while the second row was all-Ferrari affair with Alberto Ascari and Piero Taruffi, while Consalvo Sanesi was back on row three with Louis Rosier in the fastest of the Talbot Lagos - which was nearly 10secs a lap slower than the slowest Alfa.

    The race saw an exciting battle at the front before Farina got ahead and Fangio moved up to run second. During the first pit stops Fangio had a wheel jam on the hub and dropped to the back of the field, leaving Farina to win by nearly three minutes, despite having to pit for a second time. Ascari was second with Villoresi third. The trio finished two laps ahead of Rosier.