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The Season in Review  ·  Round 3

Belgian Grand Prix

1951  ·  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps  ·  17 June 1951  ·  36 laps

  1. 1st Nino Farina Alfa Romeo · 02:45:46.2
  2. 2nd Alberto Ascari Ferrari · +2:51.000
  3. 3rd Luigi Villoresi Ferrari · +4:21.900

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Juan Fangio

Alfa Romeo  —  Pole position

02 Lap 8

Piero Taruffi

Retirement Ferrari  —  Transmission

03 Lap 11

Consalvo Sanesi

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Radiator

04 Lap 28

Louis Chiron

Retirement Talbot-Lago  —  Engine

05 On the Charge

André Pilette

Talbot-Lago  —  P12 → P6

06 Victory

Nino Farina

Alfa Romeo  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2 36 02:45:46.2 8
2 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 4 36 +2:51.000 6
3 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 3 36 +4:21.900 4
4 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 7 34 +2 Laps 3
5 Yves Cabantous Talbot-Lago 8 34 +2 Laps 2
6 André Pilette Talbot-Lago 12 33 +3 Laps
7 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 11 33 +3 Laps
8 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 13 32 +4 Laps
9 Juan Fangio Alfa Romeo 1 32 +4 Laps 1
10 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago 9 28 Engine
11 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 6 11 Radiator
12 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 5 8 Transmission
13 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 10 0 Transmission

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