1951 Paris Grand Prix

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← Previous revision Revision as of 09:29, 9 April 2026 Line 34: Line 34: |Third_Team = [[Talbot-Lago]] |Third_Team = [[Talbot-Lago]] }} }} The '''1951 Paris Grand Prix''' was a Non-Championship [[Formula One]] motor race held on 20 May 1951 at the [[Bois de Boulogne]], in [[Paris]], [[France]]. It was the last motor race to take place at the circuit, due to concerns over driver and spectator safety.<ref>{{cite web | title = The cradle of motorsport | url = http://forix.autosport.com/8w/bdb.html | accessdate = 2022-04-26}}</ref> The '''1951 Paris Grand Prix''' was a non-championship [[Formula One]] motor race held on 20 May 1951 at the [[Bois de Boulogne]], in [[Paris]], [[France]]. It was the last motor race to take place at the circuit, due to concerns over driver and spectator safety.<ref>{{cite web | title = The cradle of motorsport | url = http://forix.autosport.com/8w/bdb.html | accessdate = 2022-04-26}}</ref>

The 125-lap race was won by [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] driver [[Giuseppe Farina]], with [[José Froilán González]] and [[Louis Rosier]] second and third in [[Talbot-Lago|Talbot-Lagos]]. [[Emmanuel de Graffenried]] started from pole in a [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] and [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] set fastest lap in a [[Simca-Gordini]].<ref>{{cite web | title = V Grand Prix de Paris | url = http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1951/1951.html#pari | accessdate = 2022-04-26}} The 125-lap race was won by [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] driver [[Giuseppe Farina]], with [[José Froilán González]] and [[Louis Rosier]] second and third in [[Talbot-Lago|Talbot-Lagos]]. [[Emmanuel de Graffenried]] started from pole in a [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] and [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] set fastest lap in a [[Simca-Gordini]].<ref>{{cite web | title = V Grand Prix de Paris | url = http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1951/1951.html#pari | accessdate = 2022-04-26}}