1951 F1 Championship Standings
Juan-Manuel Fangio clinched his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1951 with 31 points, taking three wins, five podiums and four pole positions along the way. The Argentine driver finished just six points clear of Alberto Ascari.
Fangio only wrapped up the title at the season finale, the Spanish Grand Prix.
The F1 Calendar of the 1951 Formula 1 season only had 8 races. See all 1951 F1 results for each race, driver and team. Here you can find the 1951 F1 teams overview.
1951 F1 Drivers' Championship Standings
| POS | Driver | PTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juan-ManuelFangio | 31 (37) | 1* | - | 9* | 1* | 2 | 2* | DNF | 1* |
| 2 |  AlbertoAscari | 25 (28) | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | DNF | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  José-FroilánGonzález | 24 (27) | DNF | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  NinoFarina | 19 (22) | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | DNF* | DNF | 3* | 3 |
| 5 | LuigiVilloresi | 15 (18) | DNF | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | DNF |
| 6 | PieroTaruffi | 10 | 2 | - | DNF | - | - | 5 | 5 | DNF |
| 7 | LeeWallard | 9 | - | 1* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | FeliceBonetto | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | DNF | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | MikeNazaruk | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | RegParnell | 5 | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | - | DNS | - |
| 11 | LuigiFagioli | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | ConsalvoSanesi | 3 | 4 | - | DNF | 10 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 13 | LouisRosier | 3 | 9 | - | 4 | DNF | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | AndyLinden | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | JackMcGrath | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | MannyAyulo | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Toulode Graffenried | 2 | 5 | - | - | DNF | - | DNF | DNF | 6 |
| 18 | YvesGiraud Cabantous | 2 | DNF | - | 5 | 7 | - | DNF | 8 | DNF |
| 19 | BobbyBall | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  LouisChiron | 0 | 7 | - | DNF | 6 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| 21 | RudiFischer | 0 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| 22 | HenryBanks | 0 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | AndréPilette | 0 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | AndréSimon | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | - | DNF | 6 | DNF |
| 25 | RobertManzon | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | - | 7 | DNF | 9 |
| 26 | JohnnyClaes | 0 | 13 | - | 7 | DNF | 13 | 11 | DNF | DNF |
| 27 | CarlForberg | 0 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | PeterWalker | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| 29 | PierreLevegh | 0 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 9 | DNF | - |
| 30 | PhilippeÉtancelin | 0 | 10 | - | DNF | DNF | - | DNF | - | 8 |
| 31 | StirlingMoss | 0 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | DuaneCarter | 0 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | EugèneChaboud | 0 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | Brian-ShaweTaylor | 0 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| 35 | GuyMairesse | 0 | 14 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | TonyBettenhausen | 0 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | PeterWhitehead | 0 | DNF | - | - | DNF | 9 | - | DNF | - |
| 38 | FrancoRol | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| 39 | DukeNalon | 0 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | JacquesSwaters | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | DNF | - |
| 41 | PacoGodia | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 42 | GeneForce | 0 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 43 | BobGerard | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - |
| 44 | HarrySchell | 0 | 12 | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | SamHanks | 0 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 46 | DuncanHamilton | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | DNF | - | - |
| 47 | BillSchindler | 0 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 48 | MauriRose | 0 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 49 | WaltFaulkner | 0 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50 | JimmyDavies | 0 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 51 | FredAgabashian | 0 | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 52 | CarlScarborough | 0 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | BillMackey | 0 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 54 | ChuckStevenson | 0 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | JohnnieParsons | 0 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 56 | CecilGreen | 0 | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 57 | TroyRuttman | 0 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 58 | DukeDinsmore | 0 | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 59 | ChetMiller | 0 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 60 | WaltBrown | 0 | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 61 | RodgerWard | 0 | - | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 62 | CliffGriffith | 0 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 63 | BillVukovich | 0 | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 64 | GeorgeConnor | 0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 | MackHellings | 0 | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 66 | JohnnyMcDowell | 0 | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 67 | JoeJames | 0 | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | MauriceTrintignant | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | - | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| - | AldoGordini | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
| - |  JoeKelly | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | HenriLouveau | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | PaulPietsch | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | GeorgesGrignard | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | GeorgeAbecassis | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | PhilipFotheringham-Parker | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | DavidMurray | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - |
| - |  PrinceBira | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | JohnJames | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - |
| - |  ChicoLandi | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - |
| - | JuanJover | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | PeterHirt | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | OnofreMarimón | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
| - | ToniBranca | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | KenRichardson | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNS | - |
Best 4 of 8 results counted. Points in brackets are all points scored; the lower figure is the championship total.
1951 Drivers' Championship Progression
1951 F1 Driver Statistics
1951 F1 Constructors' Championship Standings
1951 Constructors' Championship Progression
1951 F1 Race-by-Race Results
| NO | Grand Prix | Date | Winner | Team | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1951 Swiss F1 GP | May 27 | Juan-Manuel Fangio |  Alfa Romeo | 42 | 02:07:53.640 |
| 2 | 1951 Indianapolis 500 | May 30 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | 200 | 03:57:38.050 |
| 3 | 1951 Belgian F1 GP | June 17 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 36 | 02:45:46.200 |
| 4 | 1951 French F1 GP | July 1 | Juan-Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 77 | 03:22:11.000 |
| 5 | 1951 French F1 GP | July 1 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 77 | 03:22:11.000 |
| 6 | 1951 British F1 GP | July 14 | José-Froilán González |  Ferrari | 90 | 02:42:18.200 |
| 7 | 1951 German F1 GP | July 29 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 20 | 03:23:03.300 |
| 8 | 1951 Italian F1 GP | September 16 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 80 | 02:42:39.300 |
| 9 | 1951 Spanish F1 GP | October 28 | Juan-Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 70 | 02:46:54.100 |
1951 points distribution: P1 = 8, P2 = 6, P3 = 4, P4 = 3, P5 = 2 points.
- Positions in bold show the driver who started from pole position.
- Positions marked with an asterisk (*) show the driver who set the fastest lap.
- DNS = Did not start · DNF = Did not finish
1951 F1 Championship — Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1951 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Juan-Manuel Fangio won the 1951 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship with 31 points, finishing 6 points ahead of Alberto Ascari.
After which race was the 1951 F1 Drivers' Championship decided?
Juan-Manuel Fangio clinched the 1951 Drivers' Championship at the season finale, the Spanish Grand Prix (round 8 of 8).
How many F1 World Drivers' Championships had Juan-Manuel Fangio won by 1951?
The 1951 title was Juan-Manuel Fangio's first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship.
How many races did Juan-Manuel Fangio win in 1951?
Juan-Manuel Fangio won 3 of the 8 races in 1951, with 5 podiums and 4 pole positions.
Who finished runner-up in the 1951 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Alberto Ascari finished runner-up, 6 points behind Juan-Manuel Fangio.
How many races are in the 1951 F1 season?
The 1951 Formula 1 season featured 8 Grand Prix rounds.
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