XI Gran Premio de España
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| Date | Sunday 28 October 1951 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Spanish GP |
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| Circuit | Pedralbes |
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| Event Format | Race of 70 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #8 of 8 in 1951
#15 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 70 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 6316 m |
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| Race Distance | 6316 × 70 = 442.120 km |
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| Grid Format | 4-3-4-3 |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Hot, Dry |
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| Entries | 20 |
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| Qualifiers | 20 |
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| Finishers | 10 |
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| Debutants |
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| Milestones | Car 22 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 22 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Alfa Romeo SpA – 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Alfa Romeo – 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
 Alfa Romeo – 50th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Maserati – 50th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 3rd Place Finishes – Alfa Romeo (6),
2. Most 6th Place Finishes –  Emmanuel de Graffenried (3),
3. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari, Alfa Romeo (6),
4. Most Consecutive Retirements –  Talbot-Lago (6),
5. Most Consecutive 7th Place Finishes – Louis Rosier (2),
6. Most Retirements in a Season –  Louis Chiron (5),
7. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores in a Season –  Juan Manuel Fangio, Nino Farina (6),
8. Most 7th Place Finishes in a Season – Louis Rosier (2),
9. Most 8th Place Finishes in a Season – Talbot-Lago (5),
10. Most Fastest Laps in a Season – Alfa Romeo (7),
11. Most 19th Place Qualifications – Maserati (3),
12. Most 2nd Place Qualifications in a Season – Alfa Romeo (6),
13. Most 9th Place Qualifications in a Season – Robert Manzon (2),
14. Most 15th Place Qualifications in a Season – Talbot-Lago (4),
15. Most 20th Place Qualifications in a Season – Talbot-Lago (3)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Alfa Romeo (32),
2. Most Retirements – Talbot-Lago (40),
3. Most Podium Finishes – Alfa Romeo (23),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Juan Manuel Fangio, Nino Farina (10),
5. Most Podium Finishes – Juan Manuel Fangio (8),
6. Most Retirements – Louis Chiron (8),
7. Most Race Wins – Alfa Romeo (11),
8. Most Race Wins – Juan Manuel Fangio (6),
9. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (9),
10. Most 4th Place Finishes – Ferrari (5),
11. Most 7th Place Finishes – Talbot-Lago (6),
12. Most 8th Place Finishes – Talbot-Lago (9),
13. Most Consecutive 4th Place Finishes – Ferrari (3),
14. Highest Race Win Ratio – Alfa Romeo (22.92%),
15. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (19.15%),
16. Highest 10th Place Finish Ratio – Maserati (8.00%),
17. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores in a Season – Ferrari (19),
18. Most 2nd Place Finishes in a Season – Ferrari (6),
19. Most 4th Place Finishes in a Season – Ferrari (4),
20. Most 7th Place Finishes in a Season – Talbot-Lago (4),
21. Most Fastest Laps – Alfa Romeo (13),
22. Most Fastest Laps – Juan Manuel Fangio (8),
23. Most Fastest Laps in a Season – Juan Manuel Fangio (5),
24. Most Races Led – Alfa Romeo (25),
25. Most Races Led – Juan Manuel Fangio (13),
26. Most Laps Led – Alfa Romeo (638),
27. Most Laps Led – Juan Manuel Fangio (359),
28. Most Race Entries – Talbot-Lago (81),
29. Most Race Entries – Louis Rosier (14),
30. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Alfa Romeo (11),
31. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (6),
32. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Luigi Villoresi (4),
33. Most 13th Place Qualifications – Talbot-Lago (7),
34. Most 14th Place Qualifications – Talbot-Lago (9),
35. Most 17th Place Qualifications – Maserati (8),
36. Most 20th Place Qualifications – Talbot-Lago (4),
37. Most 5th Place Qualifications in a Season – Ferrari (5),
38. Most 5th Place Qualifications in a Season – Luigi Villoresi (4),
39. Most 12th Place Qualifications in a Season – Talbot-Lago (4),
40. Most 13th Place Qualifications in a Season – Talbot-Lago (6)
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