1951 BRDC International Trophy

The 3rd BRDC International Trophy meeting was held on 5 May 1951 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. The race was run to Formula One regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 scheduled laps. However, the race was stopped after just six laps due to torrential rain and flooding. British driver Reg Parnell, driving a Ferrari 375, was declared the winner.^[1]

1951 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1951 Formula One season
Race details
Date	5 May 1951
Official name	International Daily Express Trophy
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.649 km (2.888 miles)
Distance	6 laps, 27.888 km (17.387 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver	Reg Parnell	Ferrari
Time	2:38
Podium
First	Reg Parnell	Ferrari
Second	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago
Third	Graham Whitehead	ERA

Results

Final – 6 Laps

Pos[2][3] !! No. !! Driver !! Chassis !! Time/Ret.
1	35	Reg Parnell	Ferrari 375	16:48, 61.89mph
2	31	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago T26C	+21s
3	14	Graham Whitehead	ERA B-Type	+1 lap
4	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo 159	+1 lap
5	33	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	+1 lap
6	28	Maurice Trintignant	Simca Gordini Type 15	+1 lap
7	7	Tony Rolt	Delage Type 15 S8	+1 lap
8	29	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago T26C	+1 lap
9	2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 159	+1 lap
10	3	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo 159	+1 lap
11	32	Henri Louveau	Talbot-Lago T26C	+1 lap
12	34	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C	+1 lap
13	30	Geoff Richardson	RRA-ERA	+1 lap
14	19	Stirling Moss	HWM-Alta	+1 lap
15	10	Bob Gerard	ERA B-Type	+1 lap
16	4	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 159	+1 lap
17	26	B. Bira	Maserati 4CLT-48	+1 lap
NC	21	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT-48	+2 laps
NC	20	Harry Schell	Maserati 4CLT-48	+2 laps
NC	22	David Hampshire	Maserati 4CLT-48	+2 laps
NC	25	David Murray	Maserati 4CLT-48	+2 laps
NC	27	Robert Manzon	Simca Gordini Type 15	+2 laps
NC	5	Joe Kelly	Alta GP	+3 laps
NC	8	Gordon Watson	Alta F2	+3 laps
Ret.	9	Edward Miles-Martin	ERA A-Type	2 laps, accident
Ret.	12	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	ERA B-Type	2 laps, accident
DNS	11	Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA B-Type	-
DNS	6	Tony Gaze	Alta-F2	-
DNS	17	George Abecassis	HWM-Alta	-

Heats – 15 Laps

Heat 1 Pos Driver Team Time/Ret. 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Corse 28:27, 91.39mph 2 Reg Parnell GA Vandervell +3s 3 Felice Bonetto Alfa Corse +45s 4 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini +46s 5 Brian Shawe-Taylor Brian Shawe-Taylor +1:13 6 Stirling Moss Hersham and Walton Motors +1:54 7 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier +1 lap 8 Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate +1 lap 9 Tony Rolt Rob Walker Racing +1 lap 10 David Murray Scuderia Ambrosiana +1 lap 11 Duncan Hamilton Duncan Hamilton +1 lap 12 Joe Kelly Joe Kelly +1 lap 13 Edward Miles-Martin Edward Miles-Martin +2 laps NC Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge +7 laps Ret John James John James 3 laps Ret George Abecassis Hersham and Walton Motors 3 laps Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio – 1:49

Heat 2 Pos Driver Entrant Time/Ret. 1 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Corse 27:51, 93.36mph 2 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Corse +31s 3 B. Bira Ecurie Siam +59s 4 Bob Gerard Bob Gerard +1:01 5 Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini +1:15 6 David Hampshire David Hampshire +1:36 7 Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin +1 lap 8 Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead +1 lap 9 Harry Schell Enrico Plate +1 lap 10 Geoff Richardson Geoff Richardson +1 lap 11 Henri Louveau Ecurie Rosier +1 lap 12 Philip Fotheringham-Parker Philip Fotheringham-Parker +1 lap 13 Tony Gaze Tony Gaze +2 lap 14 Gordon Watson Gordon Watson +2 laps Fastest lap: Giuseppe Farina – 1:47