1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

1951 Spanish Grand PrixRace details

Race 1 of 8 races in the
1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date| 8 April 1951
Location| Montjuïc circuit
Course|

* Permanent racing facility
* 6.033 km (3.749 mi)

500 cc
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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
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Fastest lap
Rider|  Tommy Wood|  Velocette
Time|  3:47|
Podium
First|  Tommy Wood|  Velocette
Second|  Leslie Graham|  Velocette
Third|  Bill Petch|  AJS
125 cc
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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)
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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

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Pos  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time  | Points

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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
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## 350 cc classification

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Pos  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time  | Points

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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 |  |  |
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## 125 cc classification

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Pos  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time  | Points

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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 |  |  |
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## Sidecar classification

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Pos  | Rider  | Passenger  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time  | Points

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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 |  |  |
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## References

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1. ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Yearbook 1952. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 111–112.

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