1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

  1951 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 8 races in the
1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date8 April 1951
LocationMontjuïc circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.033 km (3.749 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi
Time 3:45
Podium
First Umberto Masetti Gilera
Second Tommy Wood Norton
Third Arciso Artesiani MV Agusta
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Tommy Wood Velocette
Time 3:47
Podium
First Tommy Wood Velocette
Second Leslie Graham Velocette
Third Bill Petch AJS
125cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Carlo Ubbiali Mondial
Time 4:04.0
Podium
First Guido Leoni Mondial
Second Carlo Ubbiali Mondial
Third Vincenzo Zanzi Moto Morini
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Eric Oliver Norton
Time 4:21
Podium
First Eric Oliver Norton
Second Ercole Frigerio Gilera
Third Albino Milani Gilera

The 1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 8 April 1951 at the Montjuïc circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Umberto Masetti Gilera 34 2:10:56.2 8
2 Tommy Wood Norton 34 +1:00.8 6
3 Arciso Artesiani MV Agusta 4
4 Roger Montané Norton 3
5 Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 2
6 Ernesto Vidal Gilera 1
[1]

350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Tommy Wood Velocette 25 1:36:21.7 8
2 Leslie Graham Velocette 25 +2:30.0 6
3 Bill Petch AJS 4
4 Fernando Aranda Moto Guzzi 3
5 Jack Raffeld AJS 2
6 John Grace AJS 1
7 Bob Matthews Velocette
8 Antonio Creus AJS
9 Juan Buira AJS
10 Len Parry Velocette
11 Alfredo Flores Velocette
12 J. Gomar AJS
[1]

125cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 Guido Leoni Mondial 17 1:11:21.8 8
2 Carlo Ubbiali Mondial 17 +4.6 6
3 Vincenzo Zanzi Moto Morini 17 +9.0 4
4 Raffaele Alberti Mondial 17 +1:50.2 3
5 Juan Soler Bultó Montesa 17 +3:00.7 2
6 Arturo Elizalde Montesa 17 +3:40.4 1
7 Dick Renooy Eysink
8 Toon van Zutphen Eysink
9 Tonnie Heinemann Eysink
10 "Setroc" MV Agusta
11 Gianfranco Zanzi Mondial
12 Jacques Vaque MV Agusta
21 starters, 12 finishers
Source:[2][1]

Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Eric Oliver Lorenzo Dobelli Norton 17 1:16:03.1 8
2 Ercole Frigerio Ezio Ricotti Gilera 17 +2:04.1 6
3 Albino Milani Giuseppe Pizzocri Gilera 17 +2:27.5 4
4 Giovanni Carru Carlo Musso Carru 3
5 Siegfried Vogel Leo Vinatzer BMW 2
6 Marcel Masuy Denis Jenkinson Norton 1
7 Renato Prati Marino Saguato Moto Guzzi
[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Yearbook 1952. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 111–112.
  2. ^ Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 9. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.


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