French Grand Prix
Grand Prix de France 1951
Podium
FANAlfa Romeo
2
FAGAlfa Romeo
1
GONFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerFAG3:22:11.000 from P7
PoleFAN2:25.700
Fastest lapFAN2:27.800 on lap 32
Finishers14 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAGLuigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 7 | ▲6 | 77 | 3:22:11.000 | 4 | – |
| 2 | FANJuan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | – | 0 | +77 laps | 5 | 2:27.800 | |
| 3 | GONJosé Froilán González | Ferrari | 6 | ▲3 | 77 | +58.200s | 3 | – |
| 4 | ASCAlberto Ascari | Ferrari | – | 0 | +77 laps | 3 | – | |
| 5 | VILLuigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 4 | ▼1 | 74 | +3 laps | 4 | – |
| 6 | PARReg Parnell | Ferrari | 9 | ▲3 | 73 | +4 laps | 3 | – |
| 7 | FARNino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2 | ▼5 | 73 | +4 laps | 2 | – |
| 8 | CHILouis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | 8 | – | 71 | +6 laps | – | |
| 9 | CABYves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 11 | ▲2 | 71 | +6 laps | – | |
| 10 | CHAEugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | 14 | ▲4 | 69 | +8 laps | – | |
| 11 | MAIGuy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago | 19 | ▲8 | 66 | +11 laps | – | |
| 12 | SANConsalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 5 | ▼7 | 58 | +19 laps | – | |
| 13 | FANJuan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1 | ▼12 | 55 | +22 laps | 2:27.800 | |
| 14 | FAGLuigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | – | 0 | +77 laps | – | ||
| DNF | CLAJohnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 12 | 54 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | ROSLouis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 13 | 43 | Transmission | – | ||
| DNF | ETAPhilippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 10 | 37 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | GORAldo Gordini | Simca-Gordini | 17 | 27 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | SCHHarry Schell | Maserati | 22 | 24 | Overheating | – | ||
| DNF | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 18 | 11 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | ASCAlberto Ascari | Ferrari | 3 | 10 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNF | SIMAndré Simon | Simca-Gordini | 21 | 7 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | MANRobert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 23 | 3 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | MAROnofre Marimón | Maserati | 15 | 2 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | DEGEmmanuel De Graffenried | Maserati | 16 | 1 | Transmission | – | ||
| DNF | WHIPeter Whitehead | Ferrari | 20 | 1 | Engine | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FANJuan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 2:25.700 | |
| 2 | FARNino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2:27.400 | +1.700s |
| 3 | ASCAlberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2:28.100 | +2.400s |
| 4 | VILLuigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 2:28.500 | +2.800s |
| 5 | SANConsalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 2:28.900 | +3.200s |
| 6 | GONJosé Froilán González | Ferrari | 2:30.800 | +5.100s |
| 7 | FAGLuigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 2:33.100 | +7.400s |
| 8 | CHILouis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | 2:43.700 | +18.000s |
| 9 | PARReg Parnell | Ferrari | 2:44.000 | +18.300s |
| 10 | ETAPhilippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 2:44.800 | +19.100s |
| 11 | CABYves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 2:45.700 | +20.000s |
| 12 | CLAJohnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 2:46.600 | +20.900s |
| 13 | ROSLouis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 2:48.000 | +22.300s |
| 14 | CHAEugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | 2:49.600 | +23.900s |
| 15 | MAROnofre Marimón | Maserati | 2:49.800 | +24.100s |
| 16 | DEGEmmanuel De Graffenried | Maserati | 2:50.100 | +24.400s |
| 17 | GORAldo Gordini | Simca-Gordini | 2:50.300 | +24.600s |
| 18 | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 2:50.300 | +24.600s |
| 19 | MAIGuy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago | 2:58.400 | +32.700s |
| 20 | WHIPeter Whitehead | Ferrari | 2:59.000 | +33.300s |
| 21 | SIMAndré Simon | Simca-Gordini | 2:59.500 | +33.800s |
| 22 | SCHHarry Schell | Maserati | 3:02.000 | +36.300s |
| 23 | MANRobert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 3:06.000 | +40.300s |
Reims-Gueux
Previous winners here
| 1950 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
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