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1951 Grand Prix of France

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Formula One race number 4 of 8
Sunday, July 1, 1951 at Circuit de Reims, Reims, France
77 laps on a 7.815 kilometer street course (601.755 kilometers)

Time of race: 3:22:11.0
Average speed: 178.577 kph
Pole time: 145.7 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 58.2 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1951 Formula One results / 1951 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	7	8	Luigi Fagioli	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 159 / Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	77	3:22:11.0	27	9
2	6	14	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4.5 V12	77	+58.2	6	6
3	4	10	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4.5 V12	74	+3 laps	0	4
4	9	26	Reg Parnell	G.A. Vandervell	Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4.5 V12	73	+4 laps	0	3
5	2	2	Nino Farina	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 159 / Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	73	+4 laps	35	2
6	8	42	Louis Chiron	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4.5 L6	71	+6 laps	0	0
7	11	46	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4.5 L6	71	+6 laps	0	0
8	14	44	Eugene Chaboud	Eugene Chaboud	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS / Talbot 4.5 L6	69	+8 laps	0	0
9	19	48	Guy Mairesse	Ecurie Belgique	Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4.5 L6	66	+11 laps	0	0
10	5	6	Consalvo Sanesi	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 159 / Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	58	+19 laps	0	0
11	1	24	Juan Manuel Fangio	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 159 / Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	55	+22 laps	1	0
ret	12	28	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA / Talbot 4.5 L6	54	crash	0	0
ret	13	40	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA / Talbot 4.5 L6	43	transmission	0	0
ret	10	38	Philippe Etancelin	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA / Talbot 4.5 L6	37	engine	0	0
ret	17	36	Aldo Gordini	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T11 / Simca-Gordini 1.5 L4C	27	engine	0	0
ret	22	20	Harry Schell	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati	23	overheating	0	0
ret	18	32	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15 / Simca-Gordini 1.5 L4C	11	engine	0	0
ret	3	12	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4.5 V12	10	gearbox	8	0
ret	21	34	Andre Simon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15 / Simca-Gordini 1.5 L4C	7	engine	0	0
ret	23	30	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15 / Simca-Gordini 1.5 L4C	3	engine	0	0
ret	15	50	Onofre Marimon	Scuderia Milano	Maserati 4CLT-50-Milano / Milano 1.5 L4C	2	engine	0	0
ret	16	18	Toulo de Graffenried	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati	1	transmission	0	0
ret	20	24	Peter Whitehead	Graham Whitehead	Ferrari 125 / Ferrari 125	1	engine	0	0
dns	24	26	Brian Shawe-Taylor	G.A. Vandervell	Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4.5 V12	0	did not start	0	0

Relief Drivers:

Car #8: Juan Manuel Fangio (57 laps), 5 points)
Car #14: Alberto Ascari (42 laps), 3 points)
Car #24: Luigi Fagioli (40 laps)

Fastest Lap: 190.376 kph by Juan Manuel Fangio

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alberto Ascari	1	8	8
Juan Manuel Fangio	9	9	1
Nino Farina	10	44	35
Alberto Ascari	45	50	6
Juan Manuel Fangio	51	77	27