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José Froilán González won the 1951 British Grand Prix

José Froilán González won the 1951 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Villoresi at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
José Froilán González
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
José Froilán González, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Luigi Villoresi
Race date
July 14, 1951
Pole
José Froilán González
Fastest lap
Nino Farina
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

José Froilán González finished first for Ferrari. Juan Manuel Fangio is listed 2 for Alfa Romeo, with Luigi Villoresi 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Reg Parnell from P20 to P5 (+15), Peter Walker from P19 to P7 (+12), and Brian Shawe-Taylor from P12 to P8 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. José Froilán González started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 3 +6 laps, 2 +7 laps, 2 Finished, 1 +10 laps, and 1 +2 laps. Nino Farina holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:44.000 on lap 38. 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
1José Froilán GonzálezFerrari2:42:18.2008
2Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo2:43:09.2006
3Luigi VilloresiFerrari+2 laps4
4Felice BonettoAlfa Romeo+3 laps3
5Reg ParnellBRM+5 laps2
6Consalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo+6 laps0
7Peter WalkerBRM+6 laps0
8Brian Shawe-TaylorERA+6 laps0
9Peter WhiteheadFerrari+7 laps0
10Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+7 laps0
11Bob GerardERA+8 laps0
12Duncan HamiltonTalbot-Lago+9 laps0
13Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago+10 laps0
DNFNino FarinaAlfa RomeoClutch1
NCJoe KellyAlta+15 laps0
DNFAlberto AscariFerrariGearbox0
DNFPhilip Fotheringham-ParkerMaseratiOil leak0
DNFDavid MurrayMaseratiEngine0
DNFLouis ChironTalbot-LagoBrakes0
DNFJohn JamesMaseratiRadiator0