1951 San Remo Grand Prix
The 1951 San Remo Grand Prix was a non-Championship Formula One motor race held on 22 April 1951 at the Autodromo di Ospedaletti, in San Remo, Liguria, Italy. It was the fourth race of the 1951 Formula One season. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari, starting from pole position. Dorino Serafini finished second in a Ferrari and Rudi Fischer third, also in a Ferrari. All cars were 1.5-litre s/c F1 or 4.5-litre F1† unless noted (F2). During practice, Claes crashed his Talbot after a brake pipe broke – and several spectators were killed.
| 1951 San Remo Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1951 Formula One season | |||
 Circuito di Ospedaletti 1948 (San Remo Grand Prix at Ospedaletti) | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 April 1951 | ||
| Official name | VI Gran Premio di San Remo | ||
| Location | San Remo, Liguria, Italy | ||
| Course | Ospedaletti | ||
| Course length | 3.380 km (2.100 mi) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 304.200 km (186.281 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:52.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:53.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 90 | 2:57:08.2 | 1 |
| 2 | 30 | Dorino Serafini |
Ferrari | 90 | 2:58:33.0 | 4 |
| 3 | 40 |  Rudi Fischer |
Ferrari | 90 | 2:59:11.0 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Harry Schell |
Maserati | 87 | + 3 Laps | 8 |
| 5 | 16 |  Stirling Moss |
HWM-Alta 51 (F2) | 85 | + 5 Laps | 10 |
| 6 | 14 |  Guy Mairesse |
Talbot-Lago | 84 | + 6 Laps | 17 |
| 7 | 24 | Lance Macklin |
HWM-Alta 51 (F2) | 81 | + 9 Laps | 13 |
| 8 | 28 | Henri Louveau |
Talbot-Lago | 79 | NC | 15 |
| 9 | 10 | David Murray |
Maserati | 59 | NC | 12 |
| 10 | 4 | Peter Whitehead |
Ferrari | 56 | NC | 14 |
| 11 | 36 |  Louis Chiron |
HWM-Alta (F2) | 42 | NC | 16 |
| Ret | 22 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Talbot-Lago | 71 | Mechanical | 9 |
| Ret | 26 | Luigi Villoresi |
Ferrari | 63 | Accident | 2 |
| Ret | 32 | Emmanuel de Graffenried |
Maserati | 60 | Suspension | 3 |
| Ret | 34 | Reg Parnell |
Maserati | 16 | Rear Axle | 11 |
| Ret | 6 | Louis Rosier |
Talbot-Lago | 8 | Piston | 6 |
| Ret | 20 |  B. Bira |
Maserati | 5 | Accident | 5 |
| DNS | 2 | Toni Branca |
Maserati | |||
| DNS | 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Johnny Claes |
Talbot-Lago | Practice Accident | ||
| DNA | 38 | Giuseppe Farina |
Maserati | Did not appear |
References
- Ospedaletti Circuit blog 1951
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "OldRacingCars.com". Retrieved 2014-03-02. or "1951 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2014-03-02.
| Previous race: 1951 Richmond Trophy |
Formula One non-championship races 1951 season |
Next race: 1951 Bordeaux Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1950 San Remo Grand Prix |
San Remo Grand Prix | Next race: — (discontinued for Formula 1) |
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