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1951 Season
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1951 Bari GP
1951 German GP
1950 Italian GP

1951 Italian GP

1951 Goodwood Trophy
1951 Spanish GP
1952 Italian GP
 XXII  Gran Premio d'Italia

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 16 September 1951
Start time14:00
Event Italian GP
Circuit Monza
Event FormatRace of 80 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#7 of 8 in 1951
#14 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps80
Circuit Perimeter6300 m
Race Distance6300 × 80 = 504.000 km
Grid Format4-4-4-4
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries25
Qualifiers23
Finishers10
Debutants
Chico Landi (Driver),
Hans Stuck (Driver),
Ken Richardson (Driver),
OSCA (Car Manufacturer),
OSCA (Engine Manufacturer),
   Alfa Romeo 159M (Car Model),
OSCA 4500G (Car Model),
Francisco Landi (Entrant),
OSCA Automobili (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 38 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 40 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Records Broken 1. Most Retirements Louis Chiron (7),
2. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (4),
3. Most 8th Place Finishes Yves Giraud-Cabantous (2),
4. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores Luigi Villoresi (5),
5. Most Consecutive 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (2),
6. Most Consecutive 4th Place Finishes Luigi Villoresi (2),
7. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores in a Season Ferrari (17),
8. Most 2nd Place Finishes in a Season Ferrari (5),
9. Most 4th Place Finishes in a Season Ferrari (3),
10. Most 4th Place Finishes in a Season Luigi Villoresi (2),
11. Most 7th Place Finishes in a Season Talbot-Lago (3),
12. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (5),
13. Most 5th Place Qualifications Luigi Villoresi (3),
14. Most 6th Place Qualifications Piero Taruffi (3),
15. Most 12th Place Qualifications Simca-Gordini (4),
16. Most 12th Place Qualifications Maurice Trintignant (2),
17. Most 20th Place Qualifications Talbot-Lago (3),
18. Most 20th Place Qualifications Pierre Levegh (2),
19. Most 21st Place Qualifications Johnny Claes (2),
20. Most 22nd Place Qualifications Jacques Swaters (2),
21. Most 2nd Place Qualifications in a Season Nino Farina (4),
22. Most 5th Place Qualifications in a Season Luigi Villoresi (3),
23. Most 6th Place Qualifications in a Season Piero Taruffi (3),
24. Most 22nd Place Qualifications in a Season Talbot-Lago (2),
25. Most 22nd Place Qualifications in a Season Jacques Swaters (2)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Alfa Romeo (29),
2. Most Retirements Talbot-Lago (36),
3. Most Podium Finishes Alfa Romeo (21),
4. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (8),
5. Most 7th Place Finishes Talbot-Lago (5),
6. Most 8th Place Finishes Talbot-Lago (8),
7. Most Fastest Laps Alfa Romeo (12),
8. Most Races Led Alfa Romeo (24),
9. Most Races Led Juan Manuel Fangio (12),
10. Most Laps Led Alfa Romeo (571),
11. Most Laps Led Juan Manuel Fangio (292),
12. Most Race Entries Talbot-Lago (75),
13. Most Race Entries Louis Rosier (13),
14. Most Poles Alfa Romeo (10),
15. Most Poles Juan Manuel Fangio (8),
16. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Alfa Romeo (10),
17. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Nino Farina (7),
18. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (6),
19. Most 6th Place Qualifications Ferrari (6),
20. Most 7th Place Qualifications Alfa Romeo (5),
21. Most 14th Place Qualifications Talbot-Lago (8),
22. Most 21st Place Qualifications Talbot-Lago (4),
23. Most 22nd Place Qualifications Talbot-Lago (3),
24. Most 4th Place Qualifications in a Season Ferrari (4),
25. Most 5th Place Qualifications in a Season Ferrari (4),
26. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season Alfa Romeo (4),
27. Most 21st Place Qualifications in a Season Talbot-Lago (3)

World Championship standings
1  Juan Manuel Fangio 27 
2  Alberto Ascari 25 
3  José Froilan González 21 
4  Nino Farina 17 
5  Luigi Villoresi 15 
6  Piero Taruffi 10 up
7  Lee Wallard 9 up
8  Mike Nazaruk 6 
9  Felice Bonetto 5 up
10  Reg Parnell 5 up
11  Luigi Fagioli 4 up
12  Consalvo Sanesi 3 up
  Louis Rosier 3 up
  Andy Linden 3 up
15  Jack McGrath 2 
  Manny Ayulo 2 
17  Yves Giraud-Cabantous 2 
  Bobby Ball 2 
  Emmanuel de Graffenried 2 
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 30 up
2  Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo 30 up
3  Talbot-Lago / Talbot 3 
4  BRM / BRM 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 2Car 38Car 40
EntrantScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo SpAAlfa Romeo SpA
Driver Alberto Ascari Juan Manuel Fangio Nino Farina
Car Ferrari 375 Alfa Romeo 159M Alfa Romeo 159A
EngineFerrari 4.5 V12Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8CAlfa Romeo 1.5 L8C
Time2:42'39.31'53.21'56.5
Speed185.915 km/h200.353 km/h194.678 km/h