1951 Grand Prix de France
Reims-Gueux · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Fagioli | 7 | 26 | 58.200 | 77 | 601.8 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 8 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 77 | Finished | 4 | ||
| 1 | — | 8 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | ★ | Finished | 5 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 14 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | Ferrari | 77 | +58.200s | Finished | 3 | |
| 2 | — | 14 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari | — | Finished | 3 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 74 | +3 laps | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | 26 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | Ferrari | 73 | +4 laps | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +4 laps | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | 42 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago | 71 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 7 | 11 | 46 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago | 71 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 14 | 44 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago | 69 | +8 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 19 | 48 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago | 66 | +11 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 5 | 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 58 | +19 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 55 | ★ | +22 laps | Finished | |
| 11 | — | 4 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | — | Finished | |||
| — | 12 | 28 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago | 54 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 13 | 40 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago | 43 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 10 | 38 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago | 37 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 36 | Aldo Gordini | Simca-Gordini | Gordini | 27 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 20 | Harry Schell | Maserati | Maserati | 24 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | 18 | 32 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | Gordini | 11 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 3 | 12 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari | 10 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 21 | 34 | André Simon | Simca-Gordini | Gordini | 7 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 23 | 30 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | Gordini | 3 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 50 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | Milano | 2 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 16 | 18 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | Maserati | 1 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 20 | 24 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1 | — | Engine |