The 1951 Scottish Grand Prix was a 50 lap 100-mile (160 km) motor race held on 21 July 1951 at Winfield Airfield in Berwickshire. Although run to Formula One regulations, the paucity of the entries led to the organisers opening up the race to other categories.[1]
| 1951 Scottish Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1951 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 21 July 1951 | ||
| Official name | I Scottish Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Winfield, Berwickshire | ||
| Course | Airfield circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.219 km (2.000 mi) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 160.946 km (100.007 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | HWM | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Joe Kelly | Alta | |
| Time | 1:29.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second |
| BMW | |
| Third | Jaguar | ||
An entry had been made for the BRM Type 15 but it failed to appear. Its driver Reg Parnell was loaned local driver John Brown's HWM-Alta; Parnell started from pole position but broke a drive shaft as he left the start line. Archie Butterworth's 4WD A.J.B. led briefly before David Murray took over with a Maserati 4CLT. Joe Kelly's Alta challenged and set fastest lap but retired with gearbox problems. Murray retired with fuel pump problems and Philip Fotheringham-Parker took the lead in Duncan Hamilton's Maserati 4CL, chased home by Gillie Tyrer's BMW 328. Ian Stewart was third in an XK120.[2][3]
Results
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Chassis | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Philip Fotheringham-Parker
|
Maserati 4CL | 1:19:27.0, 121.546kph | 2 |
| 2 | 23 | Gillie Tyrer
|
BMW 328 | 1:19:34.4 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Ian Stewart
|
Jaguar XK120 | +2 laps | 10 |
| 4 | 27 | Rob Dickson
|
Healey | +2 laps | 5 |
| NC | 16 | John Waugh
|
Jaguar XK120 | +6 laps | 8 |
| Ret | 3 | David Murray
|
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 40 laps, fuel pump | 4 |
| Ret | 1 | Bill Skelly
|
Lea Francis | 9 | |
| Ret | 83 | Joe Kelly
|
Alta GP | 14 laps, gearbox | 3 |
| Ret | 11 | Archie Butterworth
|
A.J.B.-Steyr | 13 laps, engine | 7 |
| Ret | 10 | Reg Parnell
|
HWM-Alta | 0 laps, driveshaft | 1 |
| DNS | 2 | Ron Flockhart
|
JP-Vincent | ||
| DNS | 2 | Bill Black
|
Jaguar XK120 | ||
| DNS | 10 | John Brown
|
HWM-Alta | car driven by Parnell |
References
edit- ^ "GP '51 - I Scottish Grand Prix". Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "1951 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Scottish Grand Prix". Retrieved 10 March 2023.
Other reading
edit- Paul Sheldon with Duncan Rabagliati (1988). A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing Volume 5 1950–53. St Leonards Press. pp. 107–108. ISBN 0-9512433-2-2.