1951 / FANGIO
A scrolling recap of 1951 in six acts. The champion, the constructor, the bump chart, and the race-by-race podiums.
The points reel out, race after race.
Every line is a driver's running championship total. The heaviest three at the top are the ones who mattered. Juan Manuel Fangio closed the year on 31 points, a 6-point gap over P2.
DATA TABLE · CUMULATIVE POINTS
| DRIVER | R01 | R02 | R03 | R04 | R05 | R06 | R07 | R08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 31 |
| Alberto Ascari | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 25 |
| José Froilán González | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| Nino Farina | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Luigi Villoresi | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Piero Taruffi | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Lee Wallard | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Felice Bonetto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Mike Nazaruk | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Reg Parnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Two-car teams, one trophy.
The constructors' championship is a different game — both cars score. A team can win it with consistent doubles even when neither driver leads the standings.
Constructor championship points for the 1951 Formula 1 season, ordered by standing.
DATA
| POS | CONSTRUCTOR | PTS |
|---|
Position by position, week to week.
Cumulative points hide where the order actually changed. The bump chart ranks every driver after each race — every crossing of lines is somebody passing somebody in the table.
DATA TABLE · OFFICIAL RANK BY ROUND
| DRIVER | R01 | R02 | R03 | R04 | R05 | R06 | R07 | R08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Manuel Fangio | P1 | P1 | P2 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 |
| Alberto Ascari | — | — | P4 | P3 | P5 | P2 | P2 | P2 |
| José Froilán González | — | — | — | P9 | P4 | P3 | P3 | P3 |
| Nino Farina | P3 | P5 | P1 | P2 | P2 | P4 | P4 | P4 |
| Luigi Villoresi | — | — | P7 | P5 | P3 | P5 | P5 | P5 |
| Piero Taruffi | P2 | P3 | P4 | P6 | P7 | P7 | P6 | P6 |
| Lee Wallard | — | P1 | P3 | P3 | P5 | P6 | P7 | P7 |
| Felice Bonetto | — | — | — | — | P11 | P11 | P9 | P8 |
| Mike Nazaruk | — | P3 | P4 | P6 | P7 | P8 | P8 | P9 |
| Reg Parnell | — | — | — | P10 | P9 | P9 | P10 | P10 |
| Luigi Fagioli | — | — | — | P8 | P10 | P10 | P11 | P11 |
| Andy Linden | — | P6 | P8 | P10 | P11 | P11 | P12 | P12 |
| Consalvo Sanesi | P4 | P6 | P8 | P10 | P11 | P11 | P12 | P12 |
| Louis Rosier | — | — | P8 | P10 | P11 | P11 | P12 | P12 |
| Jack McGrath | — | P8 | P11 | P14 | P15 | P15 | P15 | P15 |
12 drivers stood on a podium.
6 different drivers won a race. Tap any chip to pin a driver's appearances across the calendar — the matching tiles light up. Empty bars mean a race where the chosen driver missed the top three.
DATA TABLE · RACE PODIUMS
| ROUND | RACE | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 · Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1951 | Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1951 | FANGIO | TARUFFI | FARINA |
| R02 · 1951 Indianapolis 500 | 1951 Indianapolis 500 | WALLARD | NAZARUK | MCGRATH |
| R03 · 1951 Belgian Grand Prix | 1951 Belgian Grand Prix | FARINA | ASCARI | VILLORESI |
| R04 · Grand Prix de France 1951 | Grand Prix de France 1951 | FAGIOLI | FANGIO | GONZÁLEZ |
| R05 · 1951 RAC British Grand Prix | 1951 RAC British Grand Prix | GONZÁLEZ | FANGIO | VILLORESI |
| R06 · Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1951 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1951 | ASCARI | FANGIO | GONZÁLEZ |
| R07 · Gran Premio d'Italia 1951 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1951 | ASCARI | GONZÁLEZ | BONETTO |
| R08 · Gran Premio de España 1951 | Gran Premio de España 1951 | FANGIO | GONZÁLEZ | FARINA |