1951 Formula One standings
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| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Fastest Laps | Laps | Not Classified |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 31 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.57 | 3.71 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 180 | 7 | 43.94 | 85.61 | 5 | 365 | 1 |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.29 | 4.57 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 99 | 0 | 23.75 | 81.06 | 0 | 352 | 1 |
| 3 | José Froilán González | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.83 | 5.00 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 11.76 | 80.00 | 0 | 305 | 1 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.71 | 6.71 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 21.29 | 69.70 | 2 | 360 | 2 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.29 | 6.71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.79 | 69.70 | 0 | 357 | 2 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 7.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 63.74 | 0 | 178 | 2 |
| 7 | Lee Wallard | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 159 | 0 | 79.50 | 100.00 | 1 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | Felice Bonetto | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 6.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.28 | 71.79 | 0 | 196 | 1 |
| 9 | Mike Nazaruk | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 96.88 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | Reg Parnell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.50 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 82.93 | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 11 | Luigi Fagioli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | Consalvo Sanesi | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 63.01 | 0 | 194 | 1 |
| 13 | Louis Rosier | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.43 | 8.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 61.36 | 0 | 355 | 1 |
| 14 | Andy Linden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 90.63 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | Manny Ayulo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 93.75 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 16 | Jack McGrath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 93.75 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 17 | Toulo de Graffenried | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.40 | 14.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 32.67 | 0 | 110 | 3 |
| 18 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.17 | 11.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 46.02 | 0 | 215 | 3 |
| 19 | Bobby Ball | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.00 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 87.50 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | Louis Chiron | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 13.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 34.85 | 0 | 210 | 5 |
| 21 | Rudi Fischer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 63.41 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 22 | André Simon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.27 | 0 | 140 | 3 |
| 23 | Henry Banks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 84.38 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 24 | André Pilette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 58.33 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 25 | Robert Manzon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 45.68 | 0 | 114 | 2 |
| 26 | Johnny Claes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.57 | 12.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.15 | 0 | 260 | 3 |
| 27 | Carl Forberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 81.25 | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 28 | Peter Walker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68.42 | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 29 | Pierre Levegh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.33 | 10.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 46.15 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| 30 | Philippe Étancelin | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.20 | 12.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37.23 | 0 | 143 | 3 |
| 31 | Stirling Moss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 65.00 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 32 | Duane Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 78.13 | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 33 | Eugène Chaboud | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68.18 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 34 | Brian Shawe-Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 63.16 | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 35 | Guy Mairesse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 36 | Peter Whitehead | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.50 | 0 | 121 | 3 |
| 37 | Franco Rol | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 57.89 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 38 | Jacques Swaters | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.00 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.50 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 39 | Paco Godia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 52.63 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 40 | Bob Gerard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 47.37 | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 41 | Harry Schell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.50 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.10 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
| 42 | Duncan Hamilton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.50 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37.50 | 0 | 93 | 1 |
| 43 | Maurice Trintignant | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.75 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 35.80 | 0 | 78 | 4 |
| 44 | Henri Louveau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 45 | George Abecassis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 46 | Peter Hirt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Tony Bettenhausen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 75.00 | 0 | 178 | 1 |
| 48 | Duke Nalon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 71.88 | 0 | 151 | 1 |
| 49 | Gene Force | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.00 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68.75 | 0 | 142 | 1 |
| 50 | Sam Hanks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 65.63 | 0 | 135 | 1 |
| 51 | Bill Schindler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 62.50 | 0 | 129 | 1 |
| 52 | Mauri Rose | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 59.38 | 0 | 126 | 1 |
| 53 | Walt Faulkner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 56.25 | 0 | 123 | 1 |
| 54 | Jimmy Davies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 16.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 53.13 | 0 | 110 | 1 |
| 55 | Fred Agabashian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 109 | 1 |
| 56 | Carl Scarborough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 46.88 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| 57 | Bill Mackey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.00 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.75 | 0 | 97 | 1 |
| 58 | Chuck Stevenson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.63 | 0 | 93 | 1 |
| 59 | Johnnie Parsons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37.50 | 0 | 87 | 1 |
| 60 | Cecil Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 22.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | 34.38 | 0 | 80 | 1 |
| 61 | Troy Ruttman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.25 | 0 | 78 | 1 |
| 62 | Duke Dinsmore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.13 | 0 | 73 | 1 |
| 63 | Chet Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| 64 | Walt Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.88 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| 65 | Rodger Ward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.75 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 66 | Cliff Griffith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.63 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 67 | Bill Vukovich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.50 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 68 | George Connor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.38 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 69 | Mack Hellings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.00 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.25 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 70 | Joe James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 71 | Johnny McDowell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.00 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.13 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 72 | Aldo Gordini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.36 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 73 | Onofre Marimón | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.09 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | Joe Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.32 | 0 | 75 | 1 |
| 75 | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.79 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 76 | David Murray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.53 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 77 | John James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 78 | Paul Pietsch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.57 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 79 | Toni Branca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.76 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Chico Landi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 81 | Georges Grignard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.05 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 82 | Prince Bira | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Ken Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Juan Jover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

