1951 French Grand Prix
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The 1951 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 1, 1950 at Reims-Gueux.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 77 | 3:22'11.0 | 7 | 4 |
| Shr | 8 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 5 | |||
| 2 | 14 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 77 | + 58.2 | 6 | 3 |
| Shr | 14 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 3 | |||
| 3 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 74 | + 3 Laps | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | 73 | + 4 Laps | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 73 | + 4 Laps | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 42 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 71 | + 6 Laps | 8 | |
| 7 | 46 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 71 | + 6 Laps | 11 | |
| 8 | 44 | Eugene Chaboud | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 69 | + 8 Laps | 14 | |
| 9 | 48 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 66 | + 11 Laps | 19 | |
| 10 | 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 58 | + 19 Laps | 5 | |
| 11 | 24 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 55 | + 22 Laps | 1 | |
| Shr | 24 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| Ret | 28 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 54 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 40 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 43 | Transmission | 13 | |
| Ret | 38 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 37 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 36 | Aldo Gordini | Simca-Gordini | 27 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 20 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 23 | Overheating | 22 | |
| Ret | 32 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 11 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 12 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 10 | Gearbox | 3 | |
| Ret | 34 | Andre Simon | Simca-Gordini | 7 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 30 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 3 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 50 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati-Milano | 2 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 18 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 1 | Transmission | 16 | |
| Ret | 24 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 1 | Engine | 20 |
Notes
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 2'25.7
- Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio 2'27.8
- Shared Drives:
- * Car #8: Fagioli (first 20 laps) then Fangio (57 laps). They shared the points for the win (Fangio scored one extra point for setting the fastest race lap).
- * Car #14: Gonzalez (first 35 laps) then Ascari (42 laps). They shared the points for 2nd position.
- * Car #24: Fangio (first 15 laps) then Fagioli (40 laps). When Fagioli rejoined the race in Fangio's car he was already 20 laps behind.
- Designated Grand Prix of Europe for 1951
| Previous race: 1951 Belgian Grand Prix | FIA Formula One World Championship, 1951 season | Next race: 1951 British Grand Prix |
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