1951 Season

Races

Champion

Sam Hanks

The 1951 Formula 1 World Championship featured 45 Grand Prix races across the season. Sam Hanks of American claimed the Drivers' Championship with 0 points and 0 race victories. Louis Chiron finished level on points but lost the title on countback. The season saw 6 different race winners, making it one of the more competitive years in F1 history. The top three in the final standings were Sam Hanks, Louis Chiron, Rudi Fischer.

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What races were in the 1951 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	Swiss Grand Prix	Circuit Bremgarten	1951-05-27	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
1	Swiss Grand Prix	Circuit Bremgarten	1951-05-27	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
1	Swiss Grand Prix	Circuit Bremgarten	1951-05-27	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
1	Swiss Grand Prix	Circuit Bremgarten	1951-05-27	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
1	Swiss Grand Prix	Circuit Bremgarten	1951-05-27	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	1951-05-30	Lee Wallard(Kurtis Kraft)
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	1951-05-30	Lee Wallard(Kurtis Kraft)
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	1951-05-30	Lee Wallard(Kurtis Kraft)
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	1951-05-30	Lee Wallard(Kurtis Kraft)
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	1951-05-30	Lee Wallard(Kurtis Kraft)
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1951-06-17	Nino Farina(Alfa Romeo)
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1951-06-17	Nino Farina(Alfa Romeo)
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1951-06-17	Nino Farina(Alfa Romeo)
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1951-06-17	Nino Farina(Alfa Romeo)
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1951-06-17	Nino Farina(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Luigi Fagioli(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Luigi Fagioli(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Luigi Fagioli(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Luigi Fagioli(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	1951-07-01	Luigi Fagioli(Alfa Romeo)
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1951-07-14	José Froilán González(Ferrari)
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1951-07-14	José Froilán González(Ferrari)
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1951-07-14	José Froilán González(Ferrari)
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1951-07-14	José Froilán González(Ferrari)
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1951-07-14	José Froilán González(Ferrari)
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1951-07-29	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1951-07-29	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1951-07-29	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1951-07-29	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1951-07-29	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
7	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1951-09-16	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
7	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1951-09-16	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
7	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1951-09-16	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
7	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1951-09-16	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
7	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1951-09-16	Alberto Ascari(Ferrari)
8	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Pedralbes	1951-10-28	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
8	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Pedralbes	1951-10-28	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
8	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Pedralbes	1951-10-28	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
8	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Pedralbes	1951-10-28	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)
8	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Pedralbes	1951-10-28	Juan Fangio(Alfa Romeo)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Louveau	Ascari	Rosier
R1Swiss Grand Prix	0	0	0
R2Indianapolis 500	0	0	0
R3Belgian Grand Prix	0	6	—
R4French Grand Prix	0	9	—
R5British Grand Prix	0	—	—
R6German Grand Prix	0	17	—
R7Italian Grand Prix	—	25	—
R8Spanish Grand Prix	—	25	—

Who won the 1951 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Sam Hanks	American	0	0
0	Louis Chiron	Monegasque	0	0
0	Rudi Fischer	Swiss	0	0
0	André Simon	French	0	0
0	Henry Banks	American	0	0
0	André Pilette	Belgian	0	0
0	Robert Manzon	French	0	0
0	Johnny Claes	Belgian	0	0
0	Carl Forberg	American	0	0
0	Peter Walker	British	0	0
0	Pierre Levegh	French	0	0
0	Philippe Étancelin	French	0	0
0	Stirling Moss	British	0	0
0	Duane Carter	American	0	0
0	Eugène Chaboud	French	0	0
0	Brian Shawe Taylor	British	0	0
0	Guy Mairesse	French	0	0
0	Peter Whitehead	British	0	0
0	Franco Rol	Italian	0	0
0	Jacques Swaters	American	0	0
0	Paco Godia	Spanish	0	0
0	Bob Gerard	British	0	0
0	Duncan Hamilton	British	0	0
0	Harry Schell	American	0	0
0	Tony Bettenhausen	American	0	0
0	Duke Nalon	American	0	0
0	Maurice Trintignant	French	0	0
0	Gene Force	American	0	0
0	Bill Schindler	American	0	0
0	Mauri Rose	American	0	0
0	Walt Faulkner	American	0	0
0	Louis Chiron	Monegasque	0	0
0	Rudi Fischer	Swiss	0	0
0	André Simon	French	0	0
0	Henry Banks	American	0	0
0	André Pilette	Belgian	0	0
0	Robert Manzon	French	0	0
0	Johnny Claes	Belgian	0	0
0	Carl Forberg	American	0	0
0	Peter Walker	British	0	0
0	Pierre Levegh	French	0	0
0	Philippe Étancelin	French	0	0
0	Stirling Moss	British	0	0
0	Duane Carter	American	0	0
0	Eugène Chaboud	French	0	0
0	Brian Shawe Taylor	British	0	0
0	Guy Mairesse	French	0	0
0	Peter Whitehead	British	0	0
0	Franco Rol	Italian	0	0
0	Jacques Swaters	American	0	0
0	Paco Godia	Spanish	0	0
0	Bob Gerard	British	0	0
0	Duncan Hamilton	British	0	0
0	Harry Schell	American	0	0
0	Tony Bettenhausen	American	0	0
0	Duke Nalon	American	0	0
0	Maurice Trintignant	French	0	0
0	Gene Force	American	0	0
0	Sam Hanks	American	0	0
0	Bill Schindler	American	0	0
0	Mauri Rose	American	0	0
0	Walt Faulkner	American	0	0
1	Juan Fangio	Argentine	3	31
1	Juan Fangio	Argentine	3	31
1	Juan Fangio	Argentine	3	31
2	Alberto Ascari	Italian	2	25
2	Alberto Ascari	Italian	2	25
2	Alberto Ascari	Italian	2	25
3	José Froilán González	Argentine	1	24
3	José Froilán González	Argentine	1	24
3	José Froilán González	Argentine	1	24
4	Nino Farina	Italian	1	19
4	Nino Farina	Italian	1	19
4	Nino Farina	Italian	1	19
5	Luigi Villoresi	Italian	0	15
5	Luigi Villoresi	Italian	0	15
5	Luigi Villoresi	Italian	0	15
6	Piero Taruffi	Italian	0	10
6	Piero Taruffi	Italian	0	10
6	Piero Taruffi	Italian	0	10
7	Lee Wallard	American	1	9
7	Lee Wallard	American	1	9
7	Lee Wallard	American	1	9
8	Felice Bonetto	Italian	0	7
8	Felice Bonetto	Italian	0	7
8	Felice Bonetto	Italian	0	7
9	Mike Nazaruk	American	0	6
9	Mike Nazaruk	American	0	6
9	Mike Nazaruk	American	0	6
10	Reg Parnell	British	0	5
10	Reg Parnell	British	0	5
10	Reg Parnell	British	0	5
11	Luigi Fagioli	Italian	1	4
11	Luigi Fagioli	Italian	1	4
11	Luigi Fagioli	Italian	1	4
12	Consalvo Sanesi	Italian	0	3
12	Consalvo Sanesi	Italian	0	3
12	Consalvo Sanesi	Italian	0	3
13	Louis Rosier	French	0	3
13	Louis Rosier	French	0	3
13	Louis Rosier	French	0	3
14	Andy Linden	American	0	3
14	Andy Linden	American	0	3
14	Andy Linden	American	0	3
15	Jack McGrath	American	0	2
15	Jack McGrath	American	0	2
15	Jack McGrath	American	0	2
16	Manny Ayulo	American	0	2
16	Manny Ayulo	American	0	2
16	Toulo de Graffenried	Swiss	0	2
17	Toulo de Graffenried	Swiss	0	2
17	Toulo de Graffenried	Swiss	0	2
17	Yves Cabantous	French	0	2
18	Yves Cabantous	French	0	2
18	Bobby Ball	American	0	2
18	Yves Cabantous	French	0	2
19	Bobby Ball	American	0	2
19	Bobby Ball	American	0	2
19	Manny Ayulo	American	0	2
20	Louis Chiron	Monegasque	0	0
21	Rudi Fischer	Swiss	0	0
22	André Simon	French	0	0
23	Henry Banks	American	0	0
24	André Pilette	Belgian	0	0
25	Robert Manzon	French	0	0
26	Johnny Claes	Belgian	0	0
27	Carl Forberg	American	0	0
28	Peter Walker	British	0	0
29	Pierre Levegh	French	0	0
30	Philippe Étancelin	French	0	0
31	Duane Carter	American	0	0
32	Eugène Chaboud	French	0	0
33	Stirling Moss	British	0	0
34	Brian Shawe Taylor	British	0	0
35	Guy Mairesse	French	0	0
36	Peter Whitehead	British	0	0
37	Franco Rol	Italian	0	0
38	Jacques Swaters	American	0	0
39	Paco Godia	Spanish	0	0
40	Bob Gerard	British	0	0
41	Duncan Hamilton	British	0	0
42	Harry Schell	American	0	0
43	Tony Bettenhausen	American	0	0
44	Duke Nalon	American	0	0
45	Maurice Trintignant	French	0	0
46	Gene Force	American	0	0
47	Sam Hanks	American	0	0
48	Bill Schindler	American	0	0
49	Mauri Rose	American	0	0
50	Walt Faulkner	American	0	0
51	Aldo Gordini	French	0	0
52	Joe Kelly	Irish	0	0
53	Jimmy Davies	American	0	0
54	Georges Grignard	French	0	0
55	Henri Louveau	French	0	0
56	Paul Pietsch	German	0	0
57	George Abecassis	British	0	0
58	Fred Agabashian	American	0	0
59	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	British	0	0
60	David Murray	British	0	0
61	Carl Scarborough	American	0	0
62	Prince Bira	Thai	0	0
63	Bill Mackey	American	0	0
64	John James	British	0	0
65	Juan Jover	Spanish	0	0
66	Chico Landi	Brazilian	0	0
67	Chuck Stevenson	American	0	0
68	Toni Branca	Swiss	0	0
69	Peter Hirt	Swiss	0	0
70	Onofre Marimón	Argentine	0	0
71	Johnnie Parsons	American	0	0
72	Cecil Green	American	0	0
73	Ken Richardson	British	0	0
74	Troy Ruttman	American	0	0
75	Duke Dinsmore	American	0	0
76	Chet Miller	American	0	0
77	Walt Brown	American	0	0
78	Rodger Ward	American	0	0
79	Cliff Griffith	American	0	0
80	Bill Vukovich	American	0	0
81	George Connor	American	0	0
82	Mack Hellings	American	0	0
83	Johnny McDowell	American	0	0
84	Joe James	American	0	0