| 1951 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 17 June 1951 | ||||
| Official name | XIIIGrand Prix de Belgique[citation needed] | ||||
| Location | Spa-Francorchamps,Spa,Belgium | ||||
| Course | Grand Prix Circuit | ||||
| Course length | 14.12 km (8.774 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 36 laps, 508.320 km (315.864 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| Time | 4:25.0 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | |||
| Time | 4:22.1 on lap 10 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| Second | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The1951 Belgian Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held on 17 June 1951 atCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was race 3 of 8 in the1951 World Championship of Drivers
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Despite there being just 13 starters, representing three makes of car, the race attracted a record crowd. There were a further three entries, including two Maseratis, which did not attend the event.Juan Manuel Fangio had a new suspension with special wheels, which had to be concave to make room for the brake drums. These proved an expensive novelty. At his first pit stop, they jammed and his stop lasted over 14 minutes.Giuseppe Farina's Alfa Romeo dominated, holding off the Ferraris ofAlberto Ascari andLuigi Villoresi. A quick stop of 39 seconds for wheel change and refuelling preserved his lead until the finish.
This would eventually prove to be the only Grand Prix in Fangio's entire Formula 1 career, barring retirements, that he finished outside of the top four. He scored a point for posting the fastest lap of the race, which meant that despite having ended up in ninth place (at the time, only the top five finishers scored points, alongside the holder of the fastest lap, regardless of position), he kept his record of scoring points towards the World Championship in 100% of the Grands Prix in which he saw the chequered flag.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 4:25 |
| 2 | 4 |  Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 4:28 |
| 3 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 4:29 |
| 4 | 8 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 4:30 |
| 5 | 12 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 4:32 |
| 6 | 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 4:36 |
| 7 | 14 |  Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 4:45 |
| 8 | 22 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 4:52 |
| 9 | 18 |  Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:01 |
| 10 | 20 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:04 |
| 11 | 16 |  Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:09 |
| 12 | 24 | André Pilette | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:16 |
| 13 | 26 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5:17 |
| DNA | 28 |  Prince Bira | Maserati | – |
| DNA | 30 | José Froilán González | Maserati | – |
| DNA | 32 |  Reg Parnell | Ferrari | – |
| Source:[3] | ||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 36 | 2:45:46.2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 36 | + 2:51.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 36 | + 4:21.9 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 34 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 34 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 | André Pilette | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 33 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
| 7 | 16 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 33 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
| 8 | 26 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 32 | + 4 Laps | 13 | |
| 9 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 32 | + 4 Laps | 1 | 11 |
| Ret | 18 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 28 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 11 | Radiator | 6 | |
| Ret | 12 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 8 | Transmission | 5 | |
| Ret | 20 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 0 | Transmission | 10 | |
Source:[4] | |||||||
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 4 | 1 | Nino Farina | 12 |
 1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 10 |
| 1 | 3 |  Lee Wallard | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | Alberto Ascari | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Piero Taruffi | 6 |
| Source:[5] | |||
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