1951 Pescara Grand Prix

1951 Pescara Grand Prix
Race details
Date	15 August 1951
Official name	XX Circuito di Pescara
Location	Pescara Circuit
Course	Temporary road course
Course length	25.836 km (16.107 miles)
Distance	12 laps, 310.03 km (193.28 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time	10:43.6
Fastest lap
Driver	José Froilán González	Ferrari
Time	10:44.8
Podium
First	José Froilán González	Ferrari
Second	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago
Third	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago

The 20th Circuito di Pescara was a Formula One motor race, held on 15 August 1951, at the Pescara Circuit in Abruzzo, Italy. José Froilán González in a Ferrari 375 won and set fastest lap. Louis Rosier and Philippe Étancelin were second and third in their Talbot-Lago T26Cs. Alberto Ascari in another Ferrari 375 started from pole position but retired on the first lap; he took over teammate Luigi Villoresi's car but retired that car also.^[1][2]

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	10	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	2:14:59.8, 137.71kph	4
2	26	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	+7:20.8	5
3	8	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C	+9:10.2	6
4	16	Louis Chiron	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	+9:29.0	3
5	24	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125	+1 lap	14
6	20	Antonio Branca	Vicomtesse de Walckiers	Maserati 4CLT/48	+1 lap	10
7	12	Harry Schell	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT/48	+1 lap	11
8	28	David Murray	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari 125	+2 laps	13
Ret	18	Pierre Levegh	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago T26C	6 laps	7
Ret	4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago T26C	6 laps, ignition	8
Ret	22	Luigi Villoresi Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	4 laps, transmission	2
Ret	14	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT/48	4 laps, gearbox	9
Ret	2	Guy Mairesse	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago T26C	2 laps, spark plugs	12
Ret	30	Giovanni Bracco	Scuderia Guastalla	Ferrari 166C	0 laps, mechanical	15
Ret	6	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	0 laps, oil pressure	1

References

1. "1951 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-20.
2. "1951 Pescara Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-20.

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