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The 1951 British Grand Prix
British Grand Prix

The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Silverstone Circuit near the village of Silverstone in Northamptonshire....
 was a Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 race held on 14 July 1951 at Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England, named after the Silverstone in the former. It is best known as the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted in 1948 and which has been held on the circuit every year since 1987....
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The 1951 British Grand Prix
British Grand Prix

The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Silverstone Circuit near the village of Silverstone in Northamptonshire....
 was a Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 race held on 14 July 1951 at Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England, named after the Silverstone in the former. It is best known as the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted in 1948 and which has been held on the circuit every year since 1987....
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Classification

Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1José Froilán González
José Froilán González

Jos? Froil?n Gonz?lez is an Argentine former racing driver, particularly notable for scoring Scuderia Ferrari first win in a Formula One World Championship race at the 1951 British Grand Prix....
Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
90 2:42:18.2 1 8
2Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio

Juan Manuel Fangio , nicknamed "El Chueco" or "El Maestro" , was a race car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing....
Alfa Romeo 90 +51.0 2 6
3Luigi Villoresi
Luigi Villoresi

Luigi Villoresi was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing driver who continued racing on the Formula One circuit at the time of its inception....
Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
88 +2 laps 5 4
4Felice Bonetto
Felice Bonetto

Felice Bonetto was a racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Maserati, Scuderia Milano and Alfa Romeo teams.He enjoyed a brief Formula One career, including a win in the non-Championship Portuguese Grand Prix in 1953, and also some success in sports car racing until his fatal accident while driving a Lancia on the Carrera Panameri...
Alfa Romeo 87 +3 laps 7 3
5Reg Parnell
Reg Parnell

Reginald Harold Haslam Parnell was a racing driver and team manager from England. He participated in 7 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving 1 podium, and scoring a total of 9 championship points....
BRM 85 +5 laps 20 2
6Consalvo Sanesi
Consalvo Sanesi

Consalvo Sanesi was best known as the Alfa Romeo in motorsport works' test driver in the period following World War II, but he also competed in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on September 3, 1950....
Alfa Romeo 84 +6 laps 6 
7Peter Walker
Peter Walker (driver)

Peter Walker was a United Kingdom racing driver. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and died in Newtown, Worcestershire, Worcestershire.Based in Herefordshire, Walker enjoyed success in both circuit racing and hillclimbing with an English Racing Automobiles, which he also entered in the 1950 British Grand Prix, sharing the drive with Tony Ro...
BRM 84 +6 laps 19 
8Brian Shawe Taylor
Brian Shawe Taylor

Brian Shawe Taylor was a United Kingdom racing driver from England. He participated in 3 World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship Formula One races....
ERA
English Racing Automobiles

English Racing Automobiles was a British racing car manufacturer active from 1933 to 1954. Currently the ERA trademark is owned by a British kit-car manufacturer....
84 +6 laps 12 
9 Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
83 +7 laps 8 
10Louis Rosier
Louis Rosier

Louis Rosier was a racing driver from France....
Talbot-Lago
Talbot-Lago

Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer at Suresnes, Seine....
-Talbot
Talbot

Talbot is an automobile brand, whose history is one of the industry's most complex....
83 +7 laps 9 
11Bob Gerard
Bob Gerard

Frederick Roberts "Bob" Gerard was a racing driver and businessman from England. He participated in numerous top-level motor racing events on either side of World War II, including eight World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, scoring no championship points....
ERA
English Racing Automobiles

English Racing Automobiles was a British racing car manufacturer active from 1933 to 1954. Currently the ERA trademark is owned by a British kit-car manufacturer....
82 +8 laps 10 
12 Talbot-Lago
Talbot-Lago

Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer at Suresnes, Seine....
-Talbot
Talbot

Talbot is an automobile brand, whose history is one of the industry's most complex....
81 +9 laps 11 
13Johnny Claes
Johnny Claes

Octave John "Johnny" Claes was a racing driver from Belgium, of Scottish mother and Belgian father. He was educated in England at Lord Williams's School....
Talbot-Lago
Talbot-Lago

Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer at Suresnes, Seine....
-Talbot
Talbot

Talbot is an automobile brand, whose history is one of the industry's most complex....
80 +10 laps 14 
RetNino Farina Alfa Romeo 75 Clutch 3 1
RetJoe Kelly
Joe Kelly (Formula One)

Joe Kelly was a racing driver and motor trader from Ireland. He was born in Dublin and was raised there, later moving to England. He died in Neston, Cheshire, Cheshire, England....
Alta 75 Not Classified 18 
RetAlberto Ascari
Alberto Ascari

Alberto Ascari was an Italy racing driver and twice Formula One List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport....
Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
56 Gearbox 4 
RetPhilip Fotheringham-Parker
Philip Fotheringham-Parker

Philip Fotheringham-Parker was a racing driver from England. He participated in the 1951 British Grand Prix driving a privately run Maserati 4CL, but retired from the race after a problem with an oil pipe, scoring no championship points....
Maserati
Maserati

Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
46 Oil leak 16 
RetDavid Murray
David Murray (driver)

David Murray was a Scotland racing driver. He participated in 6 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950, and also founded the Ecurie Ecosse Scottish motor racing team, based at Merchiston Mews in Edinburgh....
Maserati
Maserati

Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
45 Engine 15 
RetLouis Chiron
Louis Chiron

Louis Alexandre Chiron was a champion of Grand Prix motor racing.As a teenager, Louis Chiron fell in love with cars and racing. He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix circuit after World War I where he had been requisitioned from the artillery section to serve as a chauffeur....
Talbot-Lago
Talbot-Lago

Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer at Suresnes, Seine....
-Talbot
Talbot

Talbot is an automobile brand, whose history is one of the industry's most complex....
41 Brakes 13 
RetJohn James
John James (auto racer)

John James was a United Kingdom racing driver from England. He was born in Packwood, Warwickshire, then part of Warwickshire and died in St. Julian's, Malta....
Maserati
Maserati

Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
23 Radiator 17