1951 San Remo Grand Prix

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.^[1]

1951 San Remo Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1951 Formula One season
Circuito di Ospedaletti 1948 (San Remo Grand Prix at Ospedaletti)
Race details
Date	22 April 1951
Official name	VI Gran Premio di San Remo
Location	San Remo, Liguria, Italy
Course	Ospedaletti
Course length	3.380 km (2.100 miles)
Distance	90 laps, 304.200 km (186.281 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time	1:52.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time	1:53.8
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Second	Dorino Serafini	Ferrari
Third	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari

Alberto Ascari in his Ferrari 375 F1

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
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