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Swiss Grand Prix

Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1951

Round 1 of 8Circuit Bremgarten, BernMay 27 195142 laps

Podium

TARFerrari
2
FANAlfa Romeo
1
FARAlfa Romeo
3

Key facts

WinnerFAN2:07:53.640 from P1
PoleFAN2:35.900
Fastest lapFAN2:51.100 on lap 33
Finishers14 / 21classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1FANJuan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo1–422:07:53.64092:51.100
2TARPiero TaruffiFerrari6▲442+55.240s6–
3FARNino FarinaAlfa Romeo2▼142+79.310s4–
4SANConsalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo4–41+1 lap3–
5DEGEmmanuel De GraffenriedAlfa Romeo5–40+2 laps2–
6ASCAlberto AscariFerrari7▲140+2 laps–
7CHILouis ChironMaserati19▲1240+2 laps–
8MOSStirling MossHWM14▲640+2 laps–
9ROSLouis RosierTalbot-Lago8▼139+3 laps–
10ETAPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago12▲239+3 laps–
11FISRudi FischerFerrari10▼139+3 laps–
12SCHHarry SchellMaserati17▲538+4 laps–
13CLAJohnny ClaesTalbot-Lago18▲535+7 laps–
14MAIGuy MairesseTalbot-Lago21▲731+11 laps–
DNFWHIPeter WhiteheadFerrari936Accident–
DNFLOUHenri LouveauTalbot-Lago1130Accident–
DNFABEGeorge AbecassisHWM2023Magneto–
DNFCABYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago1514Ignition–
DNFVILLuigi VilloresiFerrari312Accident–
DNFGONJosé Froilán GonzálezTalbot-Lago1310Oil pump–
DNFHIRPeter HirtVeritas160Fuel system–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1FANJuan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo2:35.900
2FARNino FarinaAlfa Romeo2:37.800+1.900s
3VILLuigi VilloresiFerrari2:39.300+3.400s
4SANConsalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo2:40.300+4.400s
5DEGEmmanuel De GraffenriedAlfa Romeo2:41.800+5.900s
6TARPiero TaruffiFerrari2:45.200+9.300s
7ASCAlberto AscariFerrari2:46.000+10.100s
8ROSLouis RosierTalbot-Lago2:52.700+16.800s
9WHIPeter WhiteheadFerrari2:52.900+17.000s
10FISRudi FischerFerrari2:54.100+18.200s
11LOUHenri LouveauTalbot-Lago2:56.200+20.300s
12ETAPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago2:57.300+21.400s
13GONJosé Froilán GonzálezTalbot-Lago2:57.300+21.400s
14MOSStirling MossHWM2:58.400+22.500s
15CABYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago3:00.300+24.400s
16HIRPeter HirtVeritas3:01.600+25.700s
17SCHHarry SchellMaserati3:02.400+26.500s
18CLAJohnny ClaesTalbot-Lago3:02.500+26.600s
19CHILouis ChironMaserati3:03.100+27.200s
20ABEGeorge AbecassisHWM3:03.800+27.900s
21MAIGuy MairesseTalbot-Lago3:12.000+36.100s

Circuit Bremgarten

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1951. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1950Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo

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