Season 1951 · Round 4

French Grand Prix

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1951-07-01 · Reims-Gueux · France · French Grand Prix · 77Lap · 601.832km
6 José Froilán González
Ferrari +58.200
Team win 10pt P2 · P3 · P4 · P18 · P23 2-3
4 Luigi Villoresi
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
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DNF
12
Johnny Claes L54 Louis Rosier L43 Philippe Étancelin L37 Aldo Gordini L27 Harry Schell L23 Maurice Trintignant L11 Alberto Ascari L10 André Simon L7 Robert Manzon L3 Onofre Marimón L2 +2
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 6/10 60%
Closest finish · all-time P6
Circuit Info
Reims-Gueux Reims, France
77Lap 601.832km 11 races held (1950–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P4 Juan Fangio 3 wins · → Nigel Mansell -1
P15 Alberto Ascari 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Pole Position
P1 Juan Fangio 5 · GP #1
P8 Alberto Ascari 2 · → Damon Hill -1
P14 Luigi Fagioli 1 · → Ralf Schumacher -1
Starts
P6 Maurice Trintignant 13 starts · → David Coulthard -1
P48 Harry Schell 8 starts · → Nick Heidfeld -1
P58 Juan Fangio 7 starts · → Pierluigi Martini -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 L77 González · P6 → P2 · +4 6 González GON 2 González GON Villoresi · P4 → P3 · +1 4 Villoresi VIL 3 Villoresi VIL Parnell · P9 → P4 · +5 9 Parnell PAR 4 Parnell PAR Farina · P2 → P5 · -3 2 Farina FAR 5 Farina FAR Chiron · P8 → P6 · +2 8 Chiron CHI 6 Chiron CHI Cabantous · P11 → P7 · +4 11 Cabantous CAB 7 Cabantous CAB Chaboud · P14 → P8 · +6 14 Chaboud CHA 8 Chaboud CHA Mairesse · P19 → P9 · +10 19 Mairesse MAI 9 Mairesse MAI Sanesi · P5 → P10 · -5 5 Sanesi SAN 10 Sanesi SAN Fangio · P1 → P11 · -10 1 Fangio FAN 11 Fangio FAN Fagioli · P1 → P11 · -10 1 Fagioli FAG 11 Fagioli FAG Claes · P12 → retired L54 Claes · retired L54 12 Claes CLA R Claes CLA Rosier · P13 → retired L43 Rosier · retired L43 13 Rosier ROS R Rosier ROS Étancelin · P10 → retired L37 Étancelin · retired L37 10 Étancelin ÉTA R Étancelin ÉTA Gordini · P17 → retired L27 Gordini · retired L27 17 Gordini GOR R Gordini GOR Schell · P22 → retired L23 Schell · retired L23 22 Schell SCH R Schell SCH Trintignant · P18 → retired L11 Trintignant · retired L11 18 Trintignant TRI R Trintignant TRI Ascari · P3 → retired L10 Ascari · retired L10 3 Ascari ASC R Ascari ASC Simon · P21 → retired L7 Simon · retired L7 21 Simon SIM R Simon SIM Manzon · P23 → retired L3 Manzon · retired L3 23 Manzon MAN R Manzon MAN Marimón · P15 → retired L2 Marimón · retired L2 15 Marimón MAR R Marimón MAR de Graffenried · P16 → retired L1 de Graffenried · retired L1 16 de Graffenried DE R de Graffenried DE Whitehead · P20 → retired L1 Whitehead · retired L1 20 Whitehead WHI R Whitehead WHI
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
2 6 José Froilán González Ferrari 6 77 +58.200 3
3 4 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 4 74 +3 Laps 4
4 30 Reg Parnell Ferrari 9 73 +4 Laps 3
5 20 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2 73 +4 Laps 2
6 30 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago 8 71 +6 Laps
7 32 Yves Cabantous Talbot-Lago 11 71 +6 Laps
8 44 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago 14 69 +8 Laps
9 48 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago 19 66 +11 Laps
10 3 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 5 58 +19 Laps
11 22 Juan Fangio Alfa Romeo 1 55 +22 Laps
11 24 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 1 55 +22 Laps
R 36 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 12 54 Accident
R 28 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 13 43 Transmission
R 34 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 10 37 Engine
R 36 Aldo Gordini Simca 17 27 Engine
R 20 Harry Schell Maserati 22 23 Overheating
R 12 Maurice Trintignant Simca 18 11 Engine
R 2 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 3 10 Gearbox
R 16 André Simon Simca 21 7 Engine
R 14 Robert Manzon Simca 23 3 Engine
R 50 Onofre Marimón Maserati 15 2 Engine
R 26 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 16 1 Transmission
R 16 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 20 1 Engine
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
22 Juan Fangio
1
24 Luigi Fagioli
2
20 Nino Farina
3
2 Alberto Ascari
4
4 Luigi Villoresi
5
3 Consalvo Sanesi
6
6 José Froilán González
8
30 Louis Chiron
9
30 Reg Parnell
10
34 Philippe Étancelin
11
32 Yves Cabantous
12
36 Johnny Claes
13
28 Louis Rosier
14
44 Eugène Chaboud
15
50 Onofre Marimón
16
26 Toulo de Graffenried
17
36 Aldo Gordini
18
12 Maurice Trintignant
19
48 Guy Mairesse
20
16 Peter Whitehead
21
16 André Simon
22
20 Harry Schell
23
14 Robert Manzon
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15