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 Argentina José Froilán González Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 2:14:59.8, 137.71kph 4
2 26 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +7:20.8 5
3 8 France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +9:10.2 6
4 16 United Kingdom Louis Chiron Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +9:29.0 3
5 24 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 +1 lap 14
6 20 Switzerland Antonio Branca Vicomtesse de Walckiers Maserati 4CLT/48 +1 lap 10
7 12 United States Harry Schell Enrico Plate Maserati 4CLT/48 +1 lap 11
8 28 United Kingdom David Murray Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125 +2 laps 13
Ret 18 France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 6 laps 7
Ret 4 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C 6 laps, ignition 8
Ret 22 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 4 laps, transmission 2
Ret 14 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati 4CLT/48 4 laps, gearbox 9
Ret 2 France Guy Mairesse Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C 2 laps, spark plugs 12
Ret 30 Italy Giovanni Bracco Scuderia Guastalla Ferrari 166C 0 laps, mechanical 15
Ret 6 Italy 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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