1951
Season

1951

Drivers' Champion
P1 J.Fangio 31 pts
P2 A.Ascari 25 pts
P3 J.González 24 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Ferrari 74 pts
P2 Alfa Romeo 64 pts
P3 Kurtis Kraft 19 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Juan Fangio Alfa Romeo 31 3 — — +94 2,311 2,617
2 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 25 2 — — +13 2,329 2,609
3 José Froilán González Ferrari 24 1 — — +45 2,365 2,438
4 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 19 1 — — +164 2,119 2,482
5 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 15 — — — -96 2,199 2,389
6 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 10 — — — -113 2,082 2,344
7 Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft 9 1 — — +125 2,285 2,285
8 Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 7 — — — +56 2,198 2,272
9 Mike Nazaruk Kurtis Kraft 6 — — — +199 2,199 2,199
10 Reg Parnell BRM 5 — — — -213 1,981 2,194
11 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 4 1 — — +51 2,413 2,413
12 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 3 — — — +87 2,108 2,108
13 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 3 — — — +18 2,171 2,218
14 Andy Linden Sherman 3 — — — +161 2,161 2,161
15 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 2 — — — +146 2,195 2,307
16 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2 — — — +163 1,979 2,201
17 Yves Cabantous Talbot-Lago 2 — — — -124 1,970 2,140
18 Bobby Ball Schroeder 2 — — — +149 2,149 2,149
19 Manny Ayulo Kurtis Kraft 2 — — — +186 2,186 2,186
20 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago 0 — — — -61 1,833 2,155
21 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 0 — — — +88 2,102 2,226
22 André Simon Simca 0 — — — -15 2,015 2,179
23 Henry Banks Moore 0 — — — +193 2,089 2,089
24 André Pilette Talbot-Lago 0 — — — +46 2,046 2,182
25 Robert Manzon Simca 0 — — — +45 2,048 2,200
26 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 0 — — — +6 1,942 2,085
27 Carl Forberg Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +124 2,124 2,124
28 Peter Walker BRM 0 — — — +143 1,976 1,976
29 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 0 — — — -48 2,013 2,061
30 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 0 — — — +112 1,984 2,179
31 Duane Carter Deidt 0 — — — +69 2,145 2,232
32 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago 0 — — — +35 2,102 2,102
33 Stirling Moss HWM 0 — — — +62 2,062 2,403
34 Brian Shawe Taylor ERA 0 — — — +52 2,078 2,078
35 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago 0 — — — +49 2,051 2,065
36 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 0 — — — -85 1,883 2,157
37 Franco Rol OSCA 0 — — — +66 2,047 2,047
38 Jacques Swaters Talbot-Lago 0 — — — -50 1,982 2,125
39 Paco Godia Maserati 0 — — — +30 2,030 2,315
40 Bob Gerard ERA 0 — — — -51 2,102 2,201
41 Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago 0 — — — -46 1,951 1,997
42 Harry Schell Maserati 0 — — — -51 1,934 2,267
43 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 0 — — — +201 2,000 2,221
44 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +86 2,086 2,086
45 Maurice Trintignant Simca 0 — — — -40 1,928 2,366
46 Gene Force Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +73 2,073 2,073
47 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +159 1,971 2,286
48 Bill Schindler Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +113 1,995 2,036
49 Mauri Rose Deidt 0 — — — -69 2,132 2,208
50 Walt Faulkner Kuzma 0 — — — -56 2,090 2,199
51 Aldo Gordini Simca 0 — — — -42 1,958 1,958
52 Joe Kelly Alta 0 — — — -38 1,927 1,965
53 Jimmy Davies Pawl 0 — — — +7 2,014 2,265
54 Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago 0 — — — -69 1,931 1,931
55 Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago 0 — — — -39 1,897 1,936
56 Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo 0 — — — +11 1,834 1,834
57 George Abecassis HWM 0 — — — -83 1,917 1,917
58 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +83 1,923 2,199
59 Philip Fotheringham-Parker Maserati 0 — — — -86 1,914 1,914
60 David Murray Maserati 0 — — — -138 1,945 2,083
61 Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -14 1,986 2,063
62 Prince Bira Maserati 0 — — — -89 1,834 2,206
63 Bill Mackey Hall 0 — — — -27 1,973 1,973
64 John James Maserati 0 — — — -135 1,865 1,865
65 Juan Jover Maserati 0 — — — -135 1,865 1,865
66 Chico Landi Ferrari 0 — — — -115 1,885 2,119
67 Chuck Stevenson Marchese 0 — — — -39 1,961 2,036
68 Toni Branca Maserati 0 — — — -121 1,833 1,995
69 Peter Hirt Veritas 0 — — — -147 1,853 1,991
70 Onofre Marimón Maserati 0 — — — -119 1,881 2,204
71 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -169 2,060 2,236
72 Cecil Green Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -164 2,024 2,193
73 Ken Richardson BRM 0 — — — -146 1,854 1,854
74 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -97 1,938 2,053
75 Duke Dinsmore Schroeder 0 — — — +25 1,796 1,972
76 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -102 1,898 1,898
77 Walt Brown Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -103 1,876 1,979
78 Rodger Ward Bromme 0 — — — -127 1,873 2,063
79 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -140 1,860 2,106
80 Bill Vukovich Trevis 0 — — — -152 1,848 2,287
81 George Connor Lesovsky 0 — — — -237 1,895 2,136
82 Mack Hellings Deidt 0 — — — -213 1,850 2,064
83 Johnny McDowell Maserati 0 — — — -186 1,807 1,993
84 Joe James Watson 0 — — — -202 1,798 1,955

Driver Results

# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8
1 Fangio 31 9 1 6 7 9
2 Ascari 25 6 3 8 8 3
3 González 24 3 8 4 6 6
4 Farina 19 4 8 2 1 4
5 Villoresi 15 4 4 4 3 3
6 Taruffi 10 6 2 2
7 Wallard 9 9
8 Bonetto 7 3 2 2
9 Nazaruk 6 6
10 Parnell 5 3 2 DNF
11 Fagioli 4 4
12 Sanesi 3 3
13 Rosier 3 3
14 Linden 3 3
15 McGrath 2 2
16 de Graffenried 2 2 DNF DNF
17 Cabantous 2 2
18 Ball 2 2
19 Ayulo 2 2
20 Chiron 0
21 Fischer 0
22 Simon 0
23 Banks 0
24 Pilette 0
25 Manzon 0
26 Claes 0
27 Forberg 0
28 Walker 0
29 Levegh 0
30 Étancelin 0
31 Carter 0
32 Chaboud 0
33 Moss 0
34 Shawe Taylor 0
35 Mairesse 0
36 Whitehead 0 DNF
37 Rol 0
38 Swaters 0
39 Godia 0
40 Gerard 0
41 Hamilton 0
42 Schell 0
43 Bettenhausen 0
44 Nalon 0
45 Trintignant 0
46 Force 0
47 Hanks 0
48 Schindler 0
49 Rose 0
50 Faulkner 0
51 Gordini 0
52 Kelly 0
53 Davies 0
54 Grignard 0
55 Louveau 0
56 Pietsch 0
57 Abecassis 0
58 Agabashian 0
59 Fotheringham-Parker 0
60 Murray 0
61 Scarborough 0
62 Bira 0
63 Mackey 0
64 James 0
65 Jover 0
66 Landi 0
67 Stevenson 0
68 Branca 0 DNF
69 Hirt 0 DNF
70 Marimón 0 DNF
71 Parsons 0 DNF
72 Green 0 DNF
73 Richardson 0 DNF
74 Ruttman 0 DNF
75 Dinsmore 0 DNF
76 Miller 0 DNF
77 Brown 0 DNF
78 Ward 0 DNF
79 Griffith 0 DNF
80 Vukovich 0 DNF
81 Connor 0 DNF
82 Hellings 0 DNF
83 McDowell 0 DNF
84 James 0 DNF

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Ferrari 74 3 — — +13 2,000 2,524
2 Alfa Romeo 64 5 — — +33 2,046 2,128
3 Kurtis Kraft 19 1 — — — 1,714 1,892
4 BRM 5 — — — — 1,907 2,057
5 Talbot-Lago 5 — — — -22 1,723 2,000
6 Sherman 3 — — — — 2,099 2,099
7 Maserati 2 — — — -12 1,832 1,945
8 Schroeder 2 — — — — 2,039 2,042
9 Watson 0 — — — — 1,933 2,034
10 Lesovsky 0 — — — — 2,002 2,002
11 Trevis 0 — — — — 2,021 2,021
12 Bromme 0 — — — — 1,953 2,004
13 Veritas 0 — — — — 1,912 2,055
14 Marchese 0 — — — — 2,073 2,076
15 Hall 0 — — — — 2,030 2,030
16 Pawl 0 — — — — 2,043 2,043
17 Alta 0 — — — — 2,148 2,148
18 Kuzma 0 — — — — 1,869 2,110
19 OSCA 0 — — — — 2,067 2,114
20 ERA 0 — — — — 2,095 2,095
21 HWM 0 — — — — 1,925 1,982
22 Deidt 0 — — — — 1,887 1,934
23 Moore 0 — — — — 2,188 2,188
24 Simca 0 — — — -12 1,985 2,075

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Circuit Bremgarten Switzerland May 27
2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway USA May 30
3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Jun 17
4 Reims-Gueux France Jul 01
5 Silverstone Circuit UK Jul 14
6 Nürburgring Germany Jul 29
7 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 16
8 Circuit de Pedralbes Spain Oct 28

Teams

Alfa Romeo
Juan Fangio 2311
Nino Farina 2119
Consalvo Sanesi 2108
Luigi Fagioli 2413
Felice Bonetto 2198
Paul Pietsch 1834
Alta
Joe Kelly 1927
BRM
Reg Parnell 1981
Peter Walker 1976
Ken Richardson 1854
Bromme
Rodger Ward 1873
Deidt
Duane Carter 2145
Tony Bettenhausen 2000
Mauri Rose 2132
Mack Hellings 1850
ERA
Brian Shawe Taylor 2078
Bob Gerard 2102
Ferrari
Piero Taruffi 2082
Alberto Ascari 2329
Rudi Fischer 2102
Peter Whitehead 1883
Luigi Villoresi 2199
José Froilán González 2365
Chico Landi 1885
HWM
Stirling Moss 2062
George Abecassis 1917
Hall
Bill Mackey 1973
Kurtis Kraft
Lee Wallard 2285
Mike Nazaruk 2199
Jack McGrath 2195
Carl Forberg 2124
Duke Nalon 2086
Gene Force 2073
Sam Hanks 1971
Bill Schindler 1995
Fred Agabashian 1923
Carl Scarborough 1986
Johnnie Parsons 2060
Cecil Green 2024
Troy Ruttman 1938
Chet Miller 1898
Walt Brown 1876
Cliff Griffith 1860
Manny Ayulo 2186
Kuzma
Walt Faulkner 2090
Lesovsky
George Connor 1895
Marchese
Chuck Stevenson 1961
Maserati
Toulo de Graffenried 1979
Harry Schell 1934
Johnny McDowell 1807
Onofre Marimón 1881
Philip Fotheringham-Parker 1914
David Murray 1945
John James 1865
Toni Branca 1833
Paco Godia 2030
Prince Bira 1834
Juan Jover 1865
Moore
Henry Banks 2089
OSCA
Franco Rol 2047
Pawl
Jimmy Davies 2014
Schroeder
Bobby Ball 2149
Duke Dinsmore 1796
Sherman
Andy Linden 2161
Simca
Aldo Gordini 1958
Maurice Trintignant 1928
André Simon 2015
Robert Manzon 2048
Talbot-Lago
Louis Chiron 1833
Louis Rosier 2171
Philippe Étancelin 1984
Johnny Claes 1942
Guy Mairesse 2051
Henri Louveau 1897
Yves Cabantous 1970
André Pilette 2046
Pierre Levegh 2013
Eugène Chaboud 2102
Duncan Hamilton 1951
Jacques Swaters 1982
Georges Grignard 1931
Trevis
Bill Vukovich 1848
Veritas
Peter Hirt 1853
Watson
Joe James 1798

Points System

Race Points
P1 8
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
Fastest Lap
+1 point

Fastest lap point awarded to any finisher. Shared drives allowed.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) J.González +508
Biggest Race Gain J.González Reims-Gueux (+249)
Biggest Race Drop G.Connor Indianapolis Motor Speedway (-237)
Avg Field Elo 2,009

Season Elo Gainers

1 J.González +508
2 F.Bonetto +366
3 A.Ascari +338
4 C.Sanesi +236
5 T.Bettenhausen +202

Season Elo Losers

1 P.Whitehead -274
2 G.Connor -237
3 M.Hellings -212
4 J.James -202
5 N.Farina -197