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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo, ahead of José Froilán González and Nino Farina at Pedralbes Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Alfa Romeo
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, José Froilán González, and Nino Farina
Race date
October 28, 1951
Pole
Alberto Ascari
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Pedralbes Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Louis Rosier from P20 to P7 (+13), Paco Godia from P17 to P10 (+7), and Philippe Étancelin from P13 to P8 (+5) 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, 3 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 2 +7 laps, and 2 Accident. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:16.930 on lap 3. 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
1Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo2:46:54.1009
2José Froilán GonzálezFerrari2:47:48.3806
3Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo2:48:39.6404
4Alberto AscariFerrari+2 laps3
5Felice BonettoAlfa Romeo+2 laps2
6Emmanuel de GraffenriedAlfa Romeo+4 laps0
7Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+6 laps0
8Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago+7 laps0
9Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini+7 laps0
10Paco GodiaMaserati+10 laps0
DNFLuigi VilloresiFerrariIgnition0
DNFAndré SimonSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFJohnny ClaesTalbot-LagoAccident0
DNFPiero TaruffiFerrariWheel0
DNFMaurice TrintignantSimca-GordiniEngine0
DNFGeorges GrignardTalbot-LagoEngine0
DNFYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-LagoAccident0
DNFLouis ChironTalbot-LagoIgnition0
DNFBirabongse BhanudejMaseratiEngine0
DNSJuan JoverMaseratiEngine0