France Grand Prix 1951: results

Round 4 of the 1951 season, 1 July 1951, at Reims-Gueux. Luigi Fagioli won for Alfa Romeo from P7 on the grid. Juan Manuel Fangio took pole position. Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, 2:27.800 (lap 32).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo3:22:11.0004
1Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo—5
2José Froilán GonzálezFerrari+58.2003
2Alberto AscariFerrari—3
3Luigi VilloresiFerrari+3 laps4
4Reg ParnellFerrari+4 laps3
5Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo+4 laps2
6Louis ChironTalbot-Lago+6 laps0
7Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago+6 laps0
8Eugène ChaboudTalbot-Lago+8 laps0
9Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago+11 laps0
10Consalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo+19 laps0
11Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo+22 laps0
11Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo—0
DNFJohnny ClaesTalbot-LagoAccident0
DNFLouis RosierTalbot-LagoTransmission0
DNFPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoEngine0
DNFAldo GordiniSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFHarry SchellMaseratiOverheating0
DNFMaurice TrintignantSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFAlberto AscariFerrariGearbox0
DNFAndré SimonSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFRobert ManzonSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFOnofre MarimónMaseratiEngine0
DNFEmmanuel De GraffenriedMaseratiTransmission0
DNFPeter WhiteheadFerrariEngine0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
2Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo
3Alberto AscariFerrari
4Luigi VilloresiFerrari
5Consalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo
6José Froilán GonzálezFerrari
7Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo
8Louis ChironTalbot-Lago
9Reg ParnellFerrari
10Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago
11Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago
12Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago
13Louis RosierTalbot-Lago
14Eugène ChaboudTalbot-Lago
15Onofre MarimónMaserati
16Emmanuel De GraffenriedMaserati
17Aldo GordiniSimca-Gordini
18Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini
19Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago
20Peter WhiteheadFerrari
21André SimonSimca-Gordini
22Harry SchellMaserati
23Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini

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