1951 RAC British Grand Prix

Race 5 of 8

Silverstone
90 laps
Time of race: 2:42:18.2
Average speed of winner: 154.693 kph
Margin of victory: 51.0 sec.
Lead changes: 6 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Nino Farina 1:44.0
Lap leaders: Gonz&aacut;lez pole, Bonetto 1, Gonz&aacut;lez 2-9, Fangio 10-38, Gonz&aacut;lez 39-47, Fangio 48, Gonz&aacut;lez 49-90

Race notes: First win for José Froilán González. First pole for José Froilán González. Debut for Duncan Hamilton. Finale for Joe Kelly and Consalvo Sanesi. Only start for Philip Fotheringham-Parker, Joe James, and Brian Shawe-Taylor.

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Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	José Froilán González	12	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:43.4	90	3	59	2:42:18.2	8
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	2	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159B	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	1:44.4	90	2	30	+51.0	6
3	5	Luigi Villoresi	10	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:45.8	88	0	0	+2 laps	4
4	7	Felice Bonetto	4	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159A	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	1:52.0	87	1	1	+3 laps	3
5	20	Reg Parnell	6	British Racing Motors Ltd.	BRM P15	BRM 1.5 V16C		BRM	no time	85	0	0	+5 laps	2
6	6	Consalvo Sanesi	3	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159B	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	1:50.2	84	0	0	+6 laps	0
7	19	Peter Walker	7	British Racing Motors Ltd.	BRM P15	BRM 1.5 V16C		BRM	no time	84	0	0	+6 laps	0
8	12	Brian Shawe-Taylor	9	Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA B	ERA		Shawe-Taylor	1:58.2	84	0	0	+6 laps	0
9	8	Peter Whitehead	14	G.A. Vanderwell	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12		Vanwall	1:54.6	83	0	0	+7 laps	0
10	9	Louis Rosier	22	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 4.5 L6		Rosier	1:56.0	83	0	0	+7 laps	0
11	10	Bob Gerard	8	Bob Gerard	ERA B	ERA		Gerard	1:57.0	82	0	0	+8 laps	0
12	11	Duncan Hamilton	18	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Duncan Hamilton	1:57.2	81	0	0	+9 laps	0
13	14	Johnny Claes	25	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 4.5 L6		Belge	2:05.8	80	0	0	+10 laps	0
14	3	Nino Farina	1	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	1:45.0	75	0	0	clutch	1
15	18	Joe Kelly	5	Joe Kelly	Alta GP	Alta		Joe Kelly	2:18.4	75	0	0	+15 laps (not classified)	0
16	4	Alberto Ascari	11	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:45.4	56	0	0	gearbox	0
17	16	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	17	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati 4CL	Maserati		Fotheringham-Parker	2:13.2	46	0	0	oil leak	0
18	15	David Murray	15	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati 1.5 L4C		Ambrosiana	2:06.0	45	0	0	engine	0
19	13	Louis Chiron	23	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Rosier	2:00.2	41	0	0	brakes	0
20	17	John James	16	John James	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati 1.5 L4C		John James	2:17.0	23	0	0	radiator	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	16	4	3	1	2
2	Nino Farina	15	4	0	1	2
3	Luigi Villoresi	12	4	0	0	3
4	José Froilán González	11	3	1	1	2
5	Lee Wallard	9	1	0	1	1
6	Piero Taruffi	6	2	0	0	1
7	Alberto Ascari	6	4	0	0	1
8	Mike Nazaruk	6	1	0	0	1
9	Reg Parnell	5	2	0	0	0
10	Luigi Fagioli	4	1	0	1	1
11	Consalvo Sanesi	3	4	0	0	0
12	Louis Rosier	3	4	0	0	0
13	Andy Linden	3	1	0	0	0
14	Felice Bonetto	3	1	0	0	0
15	Jack McGrath	2	1	0	0	1
16	Toulo de Graffenried	2	2	0	0	0
17	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	2	3	0	0	0
18	Bobby Ball	2	1	0	0	0
19	Louis Chiron	0	4	0	0	0
20	Henry Banks	0	1	0	0	0
21	André Pilette	0	1	0	0	0
22	Johnny Claes	0	4	0	0	0
23	Carl Forberg	0	1	0	0	0
24	Peter Walker	0	1	0	0	0
25	Stirling Moss	0	1	0	0	0