The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 6

German Grand Prix

1951  ·  Nürburgring  ·  29 July 1951  ·  20 laps

  1. 1st Alberto Ascari Ferrari · 03:23:03.3
  2. 2nd Juan Fangio Alfa Romeo · +30.5
  3. 3rd José Froilán González Ferrari · +4:39.000

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Alberto Ascari

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 8

Nino Farina

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Overheating

03 Lap 17

Yves Cabantous

Retirement Talbot-Lago  —  Accident

04 On the Charge

Jacques Swaters

Talbot-Lago  —  P22 → P10

05 Victory

Alberto Ascari

Ferrari  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1 20 03:23:03.3 8
2 Juan Fangio Alfa Romeo 3 20 +30.5 7
3 José Froilán González Ferrari 2 20 +4:39.000 4
4 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 5 20 +5:50.200 3
5 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 6 20 +7:49.100 2
6 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 8 19 +1 Lap
7 Robert Manzon Simca 9 19 +1 Lap
8 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 15 19 +1 Lap
9 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 19 18 +2 Laps
10 Jacques Swaters Talbot-Lago 22 18 +2 Laps
11 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 18 17 +3 Laps
12 Yves Cabantous Talbot-Lago 11 17 Accident
13 Maurice Trintignant Simca 14 13 Engine
14 Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 10 12 Magneto
15 Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago 20 12 Oil pressure
16 Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo 7 11 Accident
17 André Simon Simca 12 11 Engine
18 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 4 8 Overheating
19 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 21 4 Gearbox
20 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago 13 3 Ignition
21 Toni Branca Maserati 17 3 Engine
22 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 16 2 Engine

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