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Alberto Ascari won the 1951 German Grand Prix

Alberto Ascari won the 1951 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alberto AscariFerrari3:23:03.3008
2Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo3:23:33.8007
3José Froilán GonzálezFerrari3:27:42.3004
4Luigi VilloresiFerrari3:28:53.5003
5Piero TaruffiFerrari3:30:52.4002
6Rudi FischerFerrari+1 lap0
7Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini+1 lap0
8Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+1 lap0
9Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago+2 laps0
10Jacques SwatersTalbot-Lago+2 laps0
11Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago+3 laps0
DNFYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-LagoAccident0
DNFMaurice TrintignantSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFFelice BonettoAlfa RomeoMagneto0
DNFDuncan HamiltonTalbot-LagoOil pressure0
DNFPaul PietschAlfa RomeoAccident0
DNFAndré SimonSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFNino FarinaAlfa RomeoOverheating0
DNFPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoGearbox0
DNFToni BrancaMaseratiEngine0