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Nino Farina won the 1951 Belgian Grand Prix

Nino Farina won the 1951 Belgian Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo, ahead of Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Nino Farina
Team
Alfa Romeo
Top listed
Nino Farina, Alberto Ascari, and Luigi Villoresi
Race date
June 17, 1951
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
13
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

Nino Farina finished first for Alfa Romeo. Alberto Ascari is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Luigi Villoresi 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

André Pilette from P12 to P6 (+6), Pierre Levegh from P13 to P8 (+5), and Johnny Claes from P11 to P7 (+4) 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 3 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 2 +3 laps, 2 +4 laps, and 2 Transmission. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 4:22.100 on lap 10. 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
1Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo2:45:46.2008
2Alberto AscariFerrari2:48:37.2006
3Luigi VilloresiFerrari2:50:08.1004
4Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+2 laps3
5Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago+2 laps2
6André PiletteTalbot-Lago+3 laps0
7Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago+3 laps0
8Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago+4 laps0
9Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo+4 laps1
DNFLouis ChironTalbot-LagoEngine0
DNFConsalvo SanesiAlfa RomeoRadiator0
DNFPiero TaruffiFerrariTransmission0
DNFPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoTransmission0