Type: | NC |
Country: | France |
Grand Prix: | Albi |
Official Name: | XIII Grand Prix d'Albi |
Location: | Circuit Les Planques, Albi |
Date: | 5 August |
Year: | 1951 |
Course: | Temporary road circuit |
Course Length: | 8.954km (05.564miles) |
Distance Laps: | 34 |
Distance Length: | 304.429km (189.163miles) |
Pole Driver: | Maurice Trintignant |
Pole Country: | FRA |
Pole Team: | Gordini |
Pole Time: | 3:08.8 |
Fast Driver: | Maurice Trintignant |
Fast Team: | Gordini |
Fast Time: | 3:11.6 |
Fast Country: | FRA |
First Driver: | Maurice Trintignant |
First Country: | FRA |
First Team: | Gordini |
Second Driver: | Louis Rosier |
Second Country: | FRA |
Second Team: | Talbot-Lago |
Third Driver: | Louis Chiron |
Third Country: | MON |
Third Team: | Talbot-Lago |
The XIII Grand Prix d'Albi was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 5 August 1951 at the Circuit Les Planques, Albi. The race was run over 34 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver Maurice Trintignant in a Simca-Gordini Type 15.[1] [2] Trintignant also set pole and fastest lap. Louis Rosier and Louis Chiron were second and third in their Talbot-Lago T26Cs.
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Position | Grid | |
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1 | 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini Type 15 | 1:51:23.1, 163.96kph | 1 | |
2 | 2 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26C | +2:46.1 | 2 | |
3 | 4 | Louis Chiron | Ecurie Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26C | +1 lap | 8 | |
4 | 10 | André Simon | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini Type 15 | +2 laps | 3 | |
5 | 12 | Johnny Claes | Ecurie Belge | Talbot-Lago T26C | +2 laps | 5 | |
6 | 22 | Jean Behra | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini Type 15 | +2 laps | 10 | |
7 | 14 | Roger Laurent | Ecurie Belge | Talbot-Lago T26C | +3 laps | 11 | |
8 | 24 | Lance Macklin | Hersham and Walton Motors | HWM=Alta | +3 laps | 14 | |
Ret | 32 | Francisco Landi | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 375 | 15 laps, oil pipe | 7 | |
Ret | 8 | Pierre Levegh | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | 5 laps, piston | 9 | |
Ret | 10 | Pierre Meyrat | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago T26C | 5 laps, brakes | 12 | |
Ret | 18 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini Type 15 | 4 laps, suspension | 6 | ||
Ret | 6 | Philippe Étancelin | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago T26C | 4 laps, magneto | 4 | |
Ret | 28 | Gianfranco Comotti | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 166 F2 | 3 laps, iginition/carburation | 15 |