- Winner
- Alberto Ascari
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, and José Froilán González
- Race date
- July 29, 1951
- Pole
- Alberto Ascari
- Fastest lap
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Classified drivers
- 23
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. Juan Manuel Fangio is listed 2 for Alfa Romeo, with José Froilán González 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Jacques Swaters from P22 to P10 (+12), Pierre Levegh from P19 to P9 (+10), and Louis Rosier from P15 to P8 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alberto Ascari started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 Engine, 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Accident. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 9:55.800 on lap 12. 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.