1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

  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)
500 cc
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
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Tommy Wood Velocette
Time 3:47
Podium
First Tommy Wood Velocette
Second Leslie Graham Velocette
Third Bill Petch AJS
125 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Carlo Ubbiali Mondial
Time 4:04
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

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]

125 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 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 3
5 Juan Soler Bultó Montesa 2
6 Arturo Elizalde Montesa 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
[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. Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Yearbook 1952. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 111–112.
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1950 Nations Grand Prix		 FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1951 season		 Next race:
1951 Swiss Grand Prix
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