- 1951 French Grand Prix
Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = France
Grand Prix = French
Official name = XXXVIII GRAND PRIX DE L'A.C.F.
Caption =
Date = July 1
Year = 1951
Race_No = 4
Season_No = 8
Location =Reims , France
Course =Reims-Gueux
Course_mi = 4.856
Course_km = 7.816
Distance_laps = 77
Distance_mi = 373.961
Distance_km = 601.832
Weather = Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole_Driver =Juan Manuel Fangio
Pole_Team = Alfa Romeo
Pole_Time = 2:25.7
Pole_Country = Argentina
Fast_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangio
Fast_Team = Alfa Romeo
Fast_Time = 2:27.8
Fast_L
Fast_Country = Argentina
First_Driver =Luigi Fagioli
flagicon|Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
First_Team = Alfa Romeo
First_Country = Italy
Second_Driver =José Froilán González
flagicon|ItalyAlberto Ascari
Second_Team =Scuderia Ferrari
Second_Country= Argentina
Third_Driver =Luigi Villoresi
Third_Team = Scuderia Ferrari
Third_Country = ItalyThe1951 French Grand Prix was aFormula One race held onJuly 1 ,1951 atReims-Gueux .Classification
Notes
* Shared Drives:
** Car #8: Fagioli (first 20 laps) then Fangio (57 laps). They shared the points for the win (Fangio scored one extra point for setting the fastest race lap).
** Car #14: Gonzalez (first 35 laps) then Ascari (42 laps). They shared the points for 2nd position.
** Car #24: Fangio (first 15 laps) then Fagioli (40 laps). When Fagioli rejoined the race in Fangio's car he was already 20 laps behind.
* Designated Grand Prix of Europe for 1951.
* First win: Luigi Fagioli
* First Grand Prix: Aldo Gordini, André Simon, Onofre Marimon
* Fagioli remains the oldest driver to win a grand prix.References
"Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 website |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/575/ |accessdate=2007-06-05
F1 race report
Name_of_race =French Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1951
Previous_race_in_season =1951 Belgian Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1951 British Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1950 French Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1952 French Grand Prix
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