The 1951 Scottish Grand Prix was a 50 lap motor race held on 21 July 1951 at Winfield Airfield in Berwickshire. Although run to Formula One regulations, the paucity of the entries led to the organisers opening up the race to other categories.
An entry had been made for the BRM Type 15 but it failed to appear. Its driver Reg Parnell was loaned local driver John Brown's HWM-Alta; Parnell started from pole position but broke a drive shaft as he left the start line. Archie Butterworth's 4WD A.J.B. led briefly before David Murray took over with a Maserati 4CLT. Joe Kelly's Alta challenged and set fastest lap but retired with gearbox problems. Murray retired with fuel pump problems and Philip Fotheringham-Parker took the lead in Duncan Hamilton's Maserati 4CL, chased home by Gillie Tyrer's BMW 328. Ian Stewart was third in an XK120.
Results Pos No. Driver Chassis Time/Retired Grid 1 9 Philip Fotheringham-Parker Maserati 4CL 1:19:27.0, 121.546kph 2 2 23 Gillie Tyrer BMW 328 1:19:34.4 6 3 5 Ian Stewart Jaguar XK120 +2 laps 10 4 27 Rob Dickson Healey +2 laps 5 NC 16 John Waugh Jaguar XK120 +6 laps 8 Ret 3 David Murray Maserati 4CLT/48 40 laps, fuel pump 4 Ret 1 Bill Skelly Lea Francis 9 Ret 83 Joe Kelly Alta GP 14 laps, gearbox 3 Ret 11 Archie Butterworth A.J.B.-Steyr 13 laps, engine 7 Ret 10 Reg Parnell HWM-Alta 0 laps, driveshaft 1 DNS 2 Ron Flockhart JP-Vincent DNS 2 Bill Black Jaguar XK120 DNS 10 John Brown HWM-Alta car driven by Parnell
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