1951 San Remo Grand Prix
1951 San Remo Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1951 Formula One season | |||
![]() Circuito di Ospedaletti 1948 (San Remo Grand Prix at Ospedaletti) | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 22 April 1951 | ||
Official name | VI Gran Premio di San Remo | ||
Location | San Remo, Liguria, Italy | ||
Course | Ospedaletti | ||
Course length | 3.380 km (2.100 miles) | ||
Distance | 90 laps, 304.200 km (186.281 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:52.0 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:53.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Ferrari |
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The 1951 San Remo Grand Prix was a non-Championship Formula One motor race held on 22 April 1951 at the Autodromo di Ospedaletti, in San Remo, Liguria, Italy. It was the fourth race of the 1951 Formula One season. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari, starting from pole position. Dorino Serafini finished second in a Ferrari and Rudi Fischer third, also in a Ferrari. All cars were 1.5-litre s/c F1 or 4.5-litre F1† unless noted (F2). During practice, Claes crashed his Talbot after a brake pipe broke, injuring four and killing one spectator, Antonino Cavestri.[1]
Classification
[edit]Pos | No | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 18 | ![]() | Ferrari | 90 | 2:57:08.2 | 1 |
2 | 30 | ![]() | Ferrari | 90 | 2:58:33.0 | 4 |
3 | 40 | ![]() | Ferrari | 90 | 2:59:11.0 | 7 |
4 | 8 | ![]() | Maserati | 87 | + 3 Laps | 8 |
5 | 16 | ![]() | HWM-Alta 51 (F2) | 85 | + 5 Laps | 10 |
6 | 14 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago | 84 | + 6 Laps | 17 |
7 | 24 | ![]() | HWM-Alta 51 (F2) | 81 | + 9 Laps | 13 |
8 | 28 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago | 79 | NC | 15 |
9 | 10 | ![]() | Maserati | 59 | NC | 12 |
10 | 4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 56 | NC | 14 |
11 | 36 | ![]() | HWM-Alta (F2) | 42 | NC | 16 |
Ret | 22 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago | 71 | Mechanical | 9 |
Ret | 26 | ![]() | Ferrari | 63 | Accident | 2 |
Ret | 32 | ![]() | Maserati | 60 | Suspension | 3 |
Ret | 34 | ![]() | Maserati | 16 | Rear Axle | 11 |
Ret | 6 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago | 8 | Piston | 6 |
Ret | 20 | ![]() | Maserati | 5 | Accident | 5 |
DNS | 2 | ![]() | Maserati | |||
DNS | 12 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago | Practice Accident | ||
DNA | 38 | ![]() | Maserati | Did not appear |
References
[edit]- ^ Antonino Cavestri from motorsportmemorial.org, last accessed on 27 October 2021.
- Ospedaletti Circuit blog 1951
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "OldRacingCars.com". Retrieved 2014-03-02. or "1951 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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