1951 Pau Grand Prix

The 1951 Pau Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 26 March 1951 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Luigi Villoresi, driving the Ferrari 375. Louis Rosier finished second and Giuseppe Farina third.

1951 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 26 March 1951
Official name XII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau[1]
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance 110 laps, 311.591 km (193.613 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari 375
Time 1:40.8
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 375
Time 1:41.7
Podium
First
Ferrari 375
Second
Talbot-Lago T26C
Third
Maserati 4CLT

Classification

Race
Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 10 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 375 110 3hrs 17min 39.9sec 2
2 18 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C 110 + 1:35.8 s 4
3 2 Italy Giuseppe Farina Maserati 4CLT 107 + 3 laps 6
4 28 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C 107 + 3 laps 11
5 16 France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 105 + 5 laps 9
6 30 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 212 104 + 6 laps 8
Ret 20 France Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago T26C 92 Crash 13
Ret 26 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 66 Oil pressure 5
Ret 14 Italy Dorino Serafini Ferrari 212 49 Steering 3
Ret 12 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 375 46 Transmission 1
Ret 22 France Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C 43 Gearbox 15
Ret 6 France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini T15 42 Gearbox 10
Ret 8 France André Simon Simca-Gordini T15 35 Brake drum 7
Ret 4 France Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T15 25 Engine 12
Ret 24 United States Harry Schell Maserati 4CLT/48 14 Radiator 14
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 375) – 1:41.7
Sources: [1]

References
  1. "XII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau". STATS F1. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
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