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Alberto Ascari won the 1951 Italian Grand Prix

Alberto Ascari won the 1951 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of José Froilán González and Felice Bonetto at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Alberto Ascari
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alberto Ascari, José Froilán González, and Felice Bonetto
Race date
September 16, 1951
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Nino Farina
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. José Froilán González is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Felice Bonetto 3 for Alfa Romeo.

Grid to finish

Franco Rol from P18 to P9 (+9), Louis Rosier from P15 to P7 (+8), and Yves Giraud-Cabantous 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 5 Engine, 3 DNS, 3 Finished, 2 +1 lap, and 1 +13 laps. Nino Farina holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:56.500 on lap 64. 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 AscariFerrari2:42:39.3008
2José Froilán GonzálezFerrari2:43:23.9006
3Felice BonettoAlfa Romeo+1 lap2
3Nino FarinaAlfa RomeoFinished3
4Luigi VilloresiFerrari+1 lap3
5Piero TaruffiFerrari+2 laps2
6André SimonSimca-Gordini+6 laps0
7Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+7 laps0
8Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago+8 laps0
9Franco RolO.S.C.A.+13 laps0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFMaurice TrintignantSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFRobert ManzonSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFLouis ChironTalbot-LagoIgnition0
DNFPierre LeveghTalbot-LagoEngine0
DNFJacques SwatersTalbot-LagoOverheating0
DNFNino FarinaAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFJohnny ClaesTalbot-LagoOil pump0
DNFEmmanuel de GraffenriedAlfa RomeoCompressor0
DNFPeter WhiteheadFerrariMagneto0