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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo, ahead of Piero Taruffi and Nino Farina at Circuit Bremgarten.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Alfa Romeo
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, Piero Taruffi, and Nino Farina
Race date
May 27, 1951
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
21
Circuit
Circuit Bremgarten

The decisive result

Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Alfa Romeo. Piero Taruffi is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Nino Farina 3 for Alfa Romeo.

Grid to finish

Louis Chiron from P19 to P7 (+12), Guy Mairesse from P21 to P14 (+7), and Stirling Moss from P14 to P8 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +2 laps, 3 +3 laps, 3 Accident, 3 Finished, and 1 +1 lap. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:51.100 on lap 33. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo2:07:53.6409
2Piero TaruffiFerrari2:08:48.8806
3Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo2:09:12.9504
4Consalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo+1 lap3
5Emmanuel de GraffenriedAlfa Romeo+2 laps2
6Alberto AscariFerrari+2 laps0
7Louis ChironMaserati+2 laps0
8Stirling MossHWM+2 laps0
9Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+3 laps0
10Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago+3 laps0
11Rudi FischerFerrari+3 laps0
12Harry SchellMaserati+4 laps0
13Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago+7 laps0
14Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago+11 laps0
DNFPeter WhiteheadFerrariAccident0
DNFHenri LouveauTalbot-LagoAccident0
DNFGeorge AbecassisHWMMagneto0
DNFYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-LagoIgnition0
DNFLuigi VilloresiFerrariAccident0
DNFJosé Froilán GonzálezTalbot-LagoOil pump0