1951 French Grand Prix
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 4 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:25.7 -
2 2 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:27.4 + 1.7
3 12 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:28.1 + 2.4
4 10 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:28.5 + 2.8
5 6 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 2:28.9 + 3.2
6 14 José Froilán González Ferrari 2:30.8 + 5.1
7 8 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2:33.1 + 7.4
8 42 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago - Talbot 2:43.7 + 18.0
9 26 Reg Parnell Ferrari 2:44.0 + 18.3
10 38 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago - Talbot 2:44.8 + 19.1
11 46 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago - Talbot 2:45.7 + 20.0
12 28 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago - Talbot 2:46.6 + 20.9
13 40 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago - Talbot 2:48.0 + 22.3
14 44 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago - Talbot 2:49.6 + 23.9
15 50 Onofre Marimón Maserati - Milano 2:49.9 + 24.2
16 18 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:50.1 + 24.4
17 36 Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini 2:50.3 + 24.6
18 32 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 2:50.4 + 24.7
19 48 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago - Talbot 2:58.4 + 32.7
20 24 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:59.0 + 33.3
Classification -- Qualifying
The 1951 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 1 July 1951. It was race 4 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers and was won by Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli driving an Alfa Romeo. It was the first of three occasions where two drivers would be credited with a Grand Prix win after sharing a car. The race, which also carried the honorific title of European Grand Prix, saw the World Championship debuts of Aldo Gordini, André Simon and Onofre Marimón. Fagioli's victory, his first in a World Championship race, made him the oldest driver to win a World Championship Grand Prix, a record he still holds. This race also holds the record for the longest Formula One Grand Prix in terms of total distance needed to cover. 77 laps of the 4.856 mile Reims-Gueux circuit totaled to 373 miles.