1951 Bordeaux Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = NC

|Country = FRA

|Image =

|Grand Prix = Bordeaux Grand Prix

|GP_Suffix =

|Official name = I Grand Prix de Bordeaux

|Location = Bordeaux, France

|Date = 29 April

|Year = 1951

|Course = Bordeaux Circuit

|Course_mi =

|Course_km = 2.458

|Distance_laps = 123

|Distance_mi =

|Distance_km = 302.337

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = Louis Rosier

|Pole_Country = France

|Pole_Team = Talbot-Lago

|Pole_Time =

|Fast_Driver = Louis Rosier

|Fast_Team = Talbot-Lago

|Fast_Time = 1:28.1

|Fast_Country = France

|First_Driver = Louis Rosier

|First_Country = France

|First_Team = Talbot-Lago

|Second_Driver = Rudi Fischer

|Second_Country = Switzerland

|Second_Team = Ferrari

|Third_Driver = Peter Whitehead

|Third_Country = UK

|Third_Team = Ferrari

}}

The 1951 Bordeaux Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held in Bordeaux on 29 April 1951.{{cite web|title=1951 Bordeaux GP |url=http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1951&gp=Bordeaux%20GP&r=1 |accessdate=30 December 2017}}

Classification

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Pos

!No

!Driver

!Manufacturer

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

1

| 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Rosier

| Talbot-Lago

| 123

| 3:07:11.3

| 1

2

| 22

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Rudi Fischer

| Ferrari

| 123

| + 1:09.0

| 4

3

| 26

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Whitehead

| Ferrari

| 121

| + 2 laps

| 5

4

| 28

| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Prince Bira

| Maserati

| 119

| + 4 laps

| 7

5

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Maurice Trintignant

| Simca-Gordini

| 117

| Retired

| 2

6

| 16

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Louveau

| Talbot-Lago

| 116

| + 7 laps

| 14

7

| 30

| {{flagicon|MON}} Louis Chiron

| HWM-Alta

| 114

| + 9 laps

| 15

NC

| 24

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Pierre Staechelin

| Ferrari

| 106

| + 17 laps

| 13

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|FRA}} André Simon

| Simca-Gordini

| 76

| Fuel pump

| 11

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yves Giraud-Cabantous

| Talbot-Lago

|

| Gearbox

| 8

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lance Macklin

| HWM-Alta

|

| Carburettors

| 9

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Nino Farina

| Maserati

|

| Supercharger

| 10

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Robert Manzon

| Simca-Gordini

|

| Gasket

| 6

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Harry Schell

| Maserati

| 4

|

| 3

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Emmanuel de Graffenried

| Maserati

| 0

|

| 12

DNA

| 32

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Toni Branca

| Maserati

|

|

|

References

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{{F1 NC race report

| Name_of_race = Bordeaux Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1951

| Previous_race_in_season = 1951 San Remo Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1951 BRDC International Trophy

| Previous_year's_race = —

| Next_year's_race = —

}}

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