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1951 Pau Grand Prix

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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

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.

Classification

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Race

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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]


Previous race:
1951 Syracuse Grand Prix
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Next race:
1951 Richmond Trophy
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References

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