1951 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Jul 1951
- Circuit
- Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
- Round
- 4 of 8
- Winner
- Luigi Fagioli (Alfa Romeo)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 77 | 3:22:11.0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 8 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 77 | 3:22:11.0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 14 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 6 | 77 | +58.2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 14 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 6 | 77 | +58.2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 4 | 74 | +3 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 | 26 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | 9 | 73 | +4 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 73 | +4 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 42 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | 8 | 71 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 46 | Yves Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 11 | 71 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 44 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | 14 | 69 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 48 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago | 19 | 66 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 58 | +19 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 24 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 55 | +22 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 24 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 55 | +22 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 12 | 54 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 40 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 13 | 43 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 38 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 10 | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Aldo Gordini | Simca | 17 | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 22 | 23 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca | 18 | 11 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 3 | 10 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 34 | André Simon | Simca | 21 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Robert Manzon | Simca | 23 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 50 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 15 | 2 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 16 | 1 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 20 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Lee Wallard | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Mike Nazaruk | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 0 | 3 |