1951 Großer Preis der Schweiz

Race 1 of 8

Bremgarten
42 laps
Time of race: 2:07:53.64
Average speed of winner: 143.455 kph
Margin of victory: 55.24 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio 2:51.1
Lap leaders: Fangio 1-23, Farina 24-28, Fangio 29-42

Race notes: Debut for George Abecassis, Rudi Fischer, Peter Hirt, and Stirling Moss. Finale for Henri Louveau.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	24	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	2:35.9	42	2	37	2:07:53.64	9
2	6	Piero Taruffi	44	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	2:45.2	42	0	0	+55.24	6
3	2	Nino Farina	22	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	2:37.8	42	1	5	+79.31	4
4	4	Consalvo Sanesi	28	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	2:40.3	41	0	0	+1 lap	3
5	5	Toulo de Graffenried	26	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	2:41.8	40	0	0	+2 laps	2
6	7	Alberto Ascari	20	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	2:46.0	40	0	0	+2 laps	0
7	19	Louis Chiron	30	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati 1.5 L4C		Plate	3:03.1	40	0	0	+2 laps	0
8	14	Stirling Moss	14	HW Motors	HWM	Alta		HWM	2:58.4	40	0	0	+2 laps	0
9	8	Louis Rosier	8	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 4.5 L6		Rosier	2:52.7	39	0	0	+3 laps	0
10	12	Philippe Étancelin	4	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 4.5 L6		Etancelin	2:57.3	39	0	0	+3 laps	0
11	10	Rudi Fischer	38	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 212	Ferrari	Pirelli	Espadon	2:54.1	39	0	0	+3 laps	0
12	17	Harry Schell	32	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati 1.5 L4C		Plate	3:02.4	38	0	0	+4 laps	0
13	18	Johnny Claes	2	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 4.5 L6		Belge	3:02.5	35	0	0	+7 laps	0
14	21	Guy Mairesse	40	Ecurie Belgique	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Belgique	3:12.0	31	0	0	+11 laps	0
15	9	Peter Whitehead	16	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari 125	Pirelli	Ferrari	2:52.9	36	0	0	accident	0
16	11	Henri Louveau	10	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Rosier	2:56.2	30	0	0	accident	0
17	20	George Abecassis	12	HW Motors	HWM	Alta		HWM	3:03.8	23	0	0	magneto	0
18	15	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	6	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Cabantous	3:00.3	14	0	0	ignition	0
19	3	Luigi Villoresi	18	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	2:39.3	12	0	0	accident	0
20	13	José Froilán González	42	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot 4.5 L6		Gonzalez	2:57.3	10	0	0	oil pump	0
21	16	Peter Hirt	52	Peter Hirt	Veritas Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6		Hirt	3:01.6	0	0	0	fuel system	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	9	1	1	1	1
2	Piero Taruffi	6	1	0	0	1
3	Nino Farina	4	1	0	0	1
4	Consalvo Sanesi	3	1	0	0	0
5	Toulo de Graffenried	2	1	0	0	0
6	Alberto Ascari	0	1	0	0	0
7	Louis Chiron	0	1	0	0	0
8	Stirling Moss	0	1	0	0	0
9	Louis Rosier	0	1	0	0	0
10	Philippe Étancelin	0	1	0	0	0
11	Rudi Fischer	0	1	0	0	0
12	Harry Schell	0	1	0	0	0
13	Johnny Claes	0	1	0	0	0
14	Guy Mairesse	0	1	0	0	0
15	Peter Whitehead	0	1	0	0	0
16	Henri Louveau	0	1	0	0	0
17	George Abecassis	0	1	0	0	0
18	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	0	1	0	0	0
19	Luigi Villoresi	0	1	0	0	0
20	José Froilán González	0	1	0	0	0
21	Peter Hirt	0	1	0	0	0