Pit Lane F1
1951 Season - Round 3 - 1951-06-17
Nino Farina won the 1951 Belgian Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo, with Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) second and Luigi Villoresi (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
André Pilette (Talbot-Lago) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P12 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 6-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 4 drivers failing to finish.
13 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1951 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Louis Rosier |
| Talbot-Lago |
| 7 |
| +2 Laps |
| 3 |
| 5 | Yves Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 8 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | André Pilette | Talbot-Lago | 12 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 11 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 13 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1 | +4 Laps | 1 |
| 10 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | 6 | Radiator | 0 |
| 12 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 5 | Transmission | 0 |
| 13 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 10 | Transmission | 0 |
