The 1951 San Remo Grand Prix was a non-Championship Formula One motor race held on 22 April 1951 at the Autodromo di Ospedaletti, in San Remo, Liguria, Italy. It was the fourth race of the 1951 Formula One season. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari, starting from pole position. Dorino Serafini finished second in a Ferrari and Rudi Fischer third, also in a Ferrari. All cars were 1.5-litre s/c F1 or 4.5-litre F1† unless noted (F2). During practice, Claes crashed his Talbot after a brake pipe broke, injuring four and killing one spectator, Antonino Cavestri.Antonino Cavestri from motorsportmemorial.org, last accessed on 27 October 2021.
Classification PosNoDriverManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 18 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 90 2:57:08.2 1 2 30 Dorino Serafini Ferrari 90 2:58:33.0 4 3 40 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 90 2:59:11.0 7 4 8 Harry Schell Maserati 87 + 3 Laps 8 5 16 Stirling Moss HWM-Alta 51 (F2) 85 + 5 Laps 10 6 14 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago 84 + 6 Laps 17 7 24 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 51 (F2) 81 + 9 Laps 13 8 28 Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago 79 NC 15 9 10 David Murray Maserati 59 NC 12 10 4 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 56 NC 14 11 36 Louis Chiron HWM-Alta (F2) 42 NC 16 Ret 22 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 71 Mechanical 9 Ret 26 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 63 Accident 2 Ret 32 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 60 Suspension 3 Ret 34 Reg Parnell Maserati 16 Rear Axle 11 Ret 6 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 8 Piston 6 Ret 20 B. Bira Maserati 5 Accident 5 DNS 2 Toni Branca Maserati DNS 12 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago Practice Accident DNA 38 Giuseppe Farina Maserati Did not appear
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Ospedaletti Circuit blog 1951 Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from or