- 1951 Spanish Grand Prix
Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Spain
Grand Prix = Spanish
Official name = XI Gran Premio de España
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Caption = Pedralbes street circuit
Date = October 28
Year = 1951
Race_No = 8
Season_No = 8
Location =Pedralbes Circuit ,Barcelona ,Catalonia
Course = Street circuit
Course_mi = 3.925
Course_km = 6.316
Distance_laps = 70
Distance_mi = 274.721
Distance_km = 442.120
Weather = Hot, Dry
Pole_Driver =Alberto Ascari
Pole_Team =Scuderia Ferrari
Pole_Time = 2:10.59
Pole_Country = Italy
Fast_Driver =Juan Manuel Fangio
Fast_Team = Alfa Romeo
Fast_Time = 2:16.93
Fast_L
Fast_Country = Argentina
First_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangio
First_Team = Alfa Romeo
First_Country = Argentina
Second_Driver =José Froilán González
Second_Team = Scuderia Ferrari
Second_Country= Argentina
Third_Driver = Nino Farina
Third_Team = Alfa Romeo
Third_Country = ItalyThe 1951Spanish Grand Prix was aFormula One race held onOctober 28 ,1951 atPedralbes Circuit . This was the last race of the 1951 season.Juan Manuel Fangio ledAlberto Ascari by two points before the race. Ascari was forced to stop frequently to change his tyres and Fangio comfortably won his first drivers' title.Classification
Notes
* First Grand Prix: Paco Godia, Georges Grignard
* Two drivers were fighting for the championship going into this race, with Fangio on 27 points, and Ascari on 25.
** Fangio needed either
*** To finish ahead of Ascari
*** Ascari 3rd or lower
** Ascari needed either
*** 1st
*** 2nd with Fangio 3rd or lowerReferences
"Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 website |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/579/ |accessdate=2007-06-05
F1 race report
Name_of_race =Spanish Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1951
Previous_race_in_season =1951 Italian Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1935 Spanish Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1954 Spanish Grand Prix
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