1951 British Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 5 of 8 in the 1951 Formula One season | |||
Silverstone Circuit in 1949–1951 configuration
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| Date | 14 July 1951 | ||
| Official name | IV RAC British Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.649 km (2.888 mi) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 408.410 km (253.774 mi) | ||
| Weather | Mild, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:43.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nino Farina
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Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 1:44.0 on lap 38 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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The 1951 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1951 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. It was the fifth round of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship and was contested over 90 laps. The race was the first victory for José Froilán González, and was also the first of many for the Scuderia Ferrari team. Both the team and driver also achieved their first ever pole position during the weekend.
José Froilán González was one second quicker than Juan Manuel Fangio in qualifying, achieving the first pole position of his career. It was also the first pole position for the Ferrari team, and the first in the World Championship (excluding the Indy 500 races) not scored by an Alfa Romeo. Nino Farina and Alberto Ascari qualified in third and fourth positions, completing the front row.
González and Fangio shot away almost parallel from the front row of the grid, closely followed by the other Alfa Romeos and Ferraris. Alfa Romeo driver Felice Bonetto, who started in seventh position, was the first man at the first corner, with the Ferrari of González in second position. González took the lead from Bonetto on the second lap with Fangio chasing. The BRM cars of Reg Parnell and Peter Walker were in hot pursuit of the leaders. The team had arrived at the last minute, and had not practiced or even qualified for their debut race, and had started in 19th and 20th positions. Bonetto's Alfa Romeo team-mates of Fangio and reigning World Champion, Nino Farina, managed to overtake him to move into second and third places. On lap 6, Fangio began to close in on González; he passed him on the straight on lap 10, and slowly began to draw away. Consalvo Sanesi then pulled into the pits for fuel and new tyres.
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