1951 German Grand Prix
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| Date | 29 July 1951 | ||
| Official name | XIV Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location |
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 22.810 km (14.173 mi) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 456.20 km (283.47 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Scuderia Ferrari | ||
| Time | 9:55.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio
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Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 9:55.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
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Scuderia Ferrari | |
| Second |
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Alfa Romeo | |
| Third | Scuderia Ferrari | ||
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The 1951 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 1951 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers.
Alfa Romeo once again fielded four cars, with local driver Paul Pietsch replacing Consalvo Sanesi, joining Fangio, Farina and Bonetto. Following on from their maiden victory at Silverstone, Ferrari also entered four drivers. Piero Taruffi rejoined their lineup, alongside Ascari, Villoresi and British Grand Prix winner José Froilán González. Ferrari continued their good form from the previous event, with Ascari and González the fastest two qualifiers. Fangio and Farina completed the front row, with Villoresi, Taruffi and Pietsch making up the second row.
Nino Farina initially took the lead, but, by the end of the first lap, had been passed by Fangio, Ascari and González. Paul Pietsch was running in fifth, but ended up at the back of the field after going off on the second lap. When Farina was forced to retire due to overheating problems, Fangio was left as the sole Alfa Romeo able to take the fight to the Ferrari drivers. Alberto Ascari took the lead on the fifth lap as a result of Fangio's first pitstop, but Fangio returned to the lead when Ascari took to the pits. As the Alfas required two pitstops, as opposed to just one for the Ferraris, Fangio needed to build a large lead in his second stint if he wanted to retain the lead after his second stop. He was unable to do so, therefore Ascari reclaimed the lead on the fifteenth lap of the race. Due to a misbehaving engine and a gearbox with only 3rd and 4th (4th being the highest gear), Fangio was unable to take advantage of an unexpected tyre change for Ascari, meaning that the Italian took his maiden World Championship race victory by over half a minute from Fangio. González completed the podium, with the remaining points positions going to the other works Ferraris of Villoresi and Taruffi.
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