Date | Sunday 27 May 1951 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | Swiss GP |
Circuit | Bremgarten |
Event Format | Race of 42 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #1 of 8 in 1951 #8 (of all time) |
Laps | 42 |
Circuit Perimeter | 7280 m |
Race Distance | 7280 × 42 = 305.760 km |
Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
Pole Position | Right |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Overcast, Rain |
Entries | 21 |
Qualifiers | 21 |
Finishers | 14 |
Debutants | Peter Hirt (Driver),
Rudi Fischer (Driver),
Veritas (Car Manufacturer),
Veritas (Engine Manufacturer),
Alfa Romeo 159A (Car Model),
Ferrari 212 (Car Model),
HWM 51 (Car Model),
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Veritas Meteor (Car Model),
Ecurie Espadon (Entrant),
HW Motors (Entrant),
José Froilan González (Entrant),
Peter Hirt (Entrant),
Yves Giraud-Cabantous (Entrant)
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Milestones | Car 24 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 24 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 24 – 1st Win (Car Number)
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Records Broken |
1. Most Retirements – Talbot-Lago (22),
2. Most Race Wins – Juan Manuel Fangio (4),
3. Most 3rd Place Finishes – Alfa Romeo (3),
4. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Alfa Romeo (5),
5. Most Fastest Laps – Juan Manuel Fangio (4),
6. Most Laps Led – Juan Manuel Fangio (216),
7. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Alfa Romeo (3),
8. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Alfa Romeo (3),
9. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (3),
10. Most 8th Place Qualifications – Louis Rosier (2),
11. Most 18th Place Qualifications – Talbot-Lago (3),
12. Most 19th Place Qualifications – Maserati (2),
13. Most 19th Place Qualifications – Louis Chiron (2),
14. Most 21st Place Qualifications – Talbot-Lago (2)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Podium Finishes – Alfa Romeo (14),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Alfa Romeo (18),
3. Most Race Wins – Alfa Romeo (7),
4. Most Consecutive Retirements – Talbot-Lago (5),
5. Most Consecutive Race Wins – Alfa Romeo (5),
6. Most Fastest Laps – Alfa Romeo (7),
7. Most Races Led – Alfa Romeo (15),
8. Most Races Led – Juan Manuel Fangio, Nino Farina (6),
9. Most Laps Led – Alfa Romeo (426),
10. Most Race Entries – Talbot-Lago (43),
11. Most Race Entries – Louis Rosier (8),
12. Most Perfect Weekends – Alfa Romeo (7),
13. Most Perfect Weekends – Juan Manuel Fangio (3),
14. Most Poles – Alfa Romeo (7),
15. Most Poles – Juan Manuel Fangio (5),
16. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Alfa Romeo (6),
17. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Nino Farina (4),
18. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Alberto Ascari (3),
19. Most 17th Place Qualifications – Maserati (5)
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