24 Horas de Le Mans de 1951
Datos de esta edición:
– Longitud del circuito: 13,492 m
Primer clasificado:
– Distancia recorrida: 3.611,193 km
– Velocidad media: 150,466 km/h
– Margen r/ al segundo: 125,160 km
Vuelta rápida
– #22 Jaguar C-Type (XK120C) – Stirling Moss en 4min 46s 8 (169.356 km/h).
– 17ª Copa Bienal: #60 Monopole X84 Sport – Ets. Monopole
– Premio de la Performance: #60 Monopole X84 Sport – Ets. Monopole
Incidencias:
– #57 D.B. descalificaado por ayuda externa
– #2 Allard J2 no clasifica por distancia recorrida insuficiente (70% de la recorrida por el primer clasificado)
CLASIFICACIÓN FINAL DE LAS 24 HORAS DE LE MANS DE 1951
| Pos | Cat | Nº | Escudería [País] | Pilotos | Chasis Motor | Vueltas | D.recorrida Vel. media |
| 1 | S 5.0 | 20 | Peter Walker [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Walker [GBR] Peter Whitehead | Jaguar C-Type (XK120C) Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 267 | 3611,193 km 150,466 km/h |
| 2 | S 5.0 | 9 | Pierre Meyrat [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Meyrat [FRA] Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago T26 GS Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 258 | 3486,020 km 145 250 km/h |
| 3 | S 3.0 | 26 | Aston Martin Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Lance Macklin [GBR] Eric Thompson | Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 | 257 | 3476.907 km 144,871 km/h |
| 4 | S 5.0 | 10 | Pierre Levegh [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Levegh [FRA] René Marchand | Talbot-Lago Monoplace Decalee Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 256 | 3463,290 km 144,303 km/h |
| 5 | S 3.0 | 25 | Aston Martin Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] George Abecassis [GBR] Brian Shawe-Taylor | Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 | 255 | 3449,290 km 143,720 km/h |
| 6 | S 5.0 | 19 | Donald Healey Motor Company [GBR] | [GBR] Tony Rolt [GBR] Duncan Hamilton | Nash-Healey Sport Coupé Nash 3.8L V8 | 255 | 3448,730 km 143,697 km/h |
| 7 | S 3.0 | 24 | Aston Martin Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Reg Parnell [GBR] David Hampshire | Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 | 252 | 3401,590 km 141,732 km/h |
| 8 | S 5.0 | 15 | Luigi Chinetti [USA] | [USA] Luigi Chinetti [FRA] Jean Lucas | Ferrari 340 America Barchetta Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 246 | 3328,160 km 138,673 km/h |
| 9 | S 3.0 | 29 | Norbert Jean Mahé [FRA] | [FRA] Norbert Jean Mahé [FRA] Jacques Péron | Ferrari 212 Export Ferrari 2.6L V12 | 244 | 3297,420 km 137,392 km/h |
| 10 | S 3.0 | 28 | N.H. Mann [GBR] | [GBR] Nigel Mann [GBR] Mortimer Morris-Goodall | Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 | 236 | 3196 340 km 133,180 km/h |
| 11 | S 3.0 | 21 | Robert Lawrie [GBR] | [GBR] Robert Lawrie [GBR] Ivan Waller | Jaguar C-Type (XK120C) Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 236 | 3187,210 km 132,800 km/h |
| 12 | S 2.0 | 33 | Scuderia Ambrosiana [ITA] | [ITA] Don Giovanni Lurani [ITA] Giovanni Bracco | Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Lancia 2.0L V6 | 235 | 3172,380 km 132.182 km/h |
| 13 | S 3.0 | 27 | P.T.C. Clark [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Clark [GBR] James Scott-Douglas | Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 | 233 | 3152,030 km 131,334 km/h |
| 14 | S 2.0 | 35 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Eric Winterbottom [GBR] John Marshall | Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica Bristol 2.0L I6 | 232 | 3137,340 km 130,722 km/h |
| 15 | S 2.0 | 32 | Luigi Chinetti [USA] | [FRA] Yvonne Simon [GBR] Betty Haig | Ferrari 166MM Berlinetta Ferrari 2.0L V12 | 231 | 3124,690 km 130,195 km/h |
| 16 | S 3.0 | 31 | Charles Moran Jr. [USA] | [USA] Charles Moran Jr. [ITA] Franco Cornacchia | Ferrari 212 Export Ferrari 2.6L V12 | 227 | 3072,180 km 128,229 km/h |
| 17 | S 5.0 | 11 | André Chambas [FRA] | [FRA] André Morel [FRA] André Chambas | Talbot-Lago Gran Sport Barchetta Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 226 | 3058,500 km 127,437 km/h |
| 18 | S 8.0 | 4 | Briggs Cunningham [USA] | [USA] Phil Walters [USA] John Fitch | Cunningham C2-R Chrysler 5.5L V8 | 223 | 3018,080 km 125,753 km/h |
| 19 | S 2.0 | 34 | M.P. Trevelyan [GBR] | [GBR] Richard Stoop [GBR] Peter Wilson | Frazer Nash Mille Miglia Bristol 2.0L I6 | 217 | 2940,440 km 122,518 km/h |
| 20 | S 1.1 | 46 | Porsche KG [RFA] | [FRA] Auguste Veuillet [FRA] Edmond Mouche | Porsche 356/4 SL Coupé Porsche 1.1L Flat-4 | 210 | 2840,650 km 118,360 km/h |
| 21 | S 1.1 | 48 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] René Bonnet [FRA] Élie Bayol | DB Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 206 | 2780,570 km 115,857 km/h |
| 22 | S 5.0 | 14 | H.S.F. Hay [GBR] | [GBR] H.S.F. Hay [GBR] Tommy Clarke | Bentley Corniche Bentley 4.3L I6 | 204 | 2765,120 km 115,230 km/h |
| 23 | S 1.5 | 66 | Marcel Becquart [FRA] | [FRA] Marcel Becquart [GBR] Gordon Wilkins | Jowett Jupiter R1 (Prototype) Jowett 1.5L Flat-4 | 203 | 2748,090 km 114,503 km/h |
| 24 | S 750 | 50 | Team Renault [FRA] | [FRA] François Landon [FRA] André Briat | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 197 | 2668,755 km 111,198 km/h |
| 25 | S 750 | 60 | Ets. Monopole [FRA] | [FRA] Jean de Montrémy [FRA] Jean Hémard | Monopole X84 Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 194 | 2629,116 km 109,546 km/h |
| 26 | S 750 | 61 | Raymond Gaillard [FRA] | [FRA] Raymond Gaillard [FRA] Pierre Chancel | Panhard Dyna X84 Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 190 | 2576,610 km 107,358 km/h |
| 27 | S 750 | 54 | Jacques Lecat [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Lecat [FRA] Henri Senftleben | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 184 | 2492,270 km 103,844 km/h |
| 28 | S 750 | 58 | Auguste Lachaize [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Paul Colas [FRA] Robert Schollmann | Callista RAN D120 Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 183 | 2473,880 km 103,078 km/h |
| 29 | S 750 | 53 | Just-Emile Vernet [FRA] | [FRA] Just-Emile Vernet [FRA] Jean Pairard | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 181 | 2447,337 km 101,972 km/h |
| 30 | S 750 | 56 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Arnaud [FRA] Louis Pons | DB Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 179 | 2422,780 km 100,949 km/h |
| 31 NC | S 8.0 | 2 | S.H. Allard [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Reece [GBR] Alfred Hitchings | Allard J2 Cadillac 5.4L V8 | ? | – Av. transmisión |
| 32 ABD | S 750 | 51 | Team Renault [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Louis Rosier [FRA] Jean Estager | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 194 | – Accidente |
| 33 DSQ | S 750 | 57 | Louis Eggen [BEL] | [BEL] Louis Eggen [FRA] André Beaulieux | DB Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 184 | – Ay. externa |
| 34 ABD | S 750 | 52 | Team Renault [FRA] | [FRA] Jean Sandt [FRA] Paul Moser | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 177 | – Incendio |
| 35 ABD | S 8.0 | 1 | S.H. Allard [GBR] | [GBR] Sydney Allard [USA] Tom Cole Jr. | Allard J2 Cadillac 5.4L V8 | 134 | – Av. cambio |
| 36 ABD | S 1.1 | 45 | Roger Caron [CHE] | [CHE] Roger Caron [FRA] André Guillard | Simca 8 Sport Simca 1.1L I4 | 133 | – – |
| 37 ABD | S 5.0 | 17 | Bill Spear [USA] | [USA] William Spear [BEL] Johnny Claes | Ferrari 340 America Barchetta Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 132 | – Av. embrague |
| 38 ABD | S 1.5 | 37 | Equipe Gordini [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Veyron [FRA] Georges Monneret | Simca-Gordini T15S Gordini 1.5L I4 | 130 | – Av. distribución |
| 39 ABD | S 5.0 | 7 | Henri Louveau [FRA] | [ARG] José Froilán González [ARG] Onofre Marimón | Talbot-Lago T26 GS Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 128 | – Av. radiador |
| 40 ABD | S 5.0 | 18 | E.R. Hall [GBR] | [GBR] Eddie Hall [ITA] Giuseppe Navone | Ferrari 340 America Barchetta Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 125 | – Av. encendido |
| 41 ABD | S 8.0 | 5 | Briggs Cunningham [USA] | [USA] George Rand [USA] Fred Wacker, Jr. | Cunningham C2-R Chrysler 5.5L V8 | 98 | – Accidente |
| 42 ABD | S 5.0 | 6 | Louis Rosier [FRA] | [FRA] Louis Rosier [ARG] Juan Manuel Fangio | Talbot-Lago T26 GS Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 92 | – Av. refrig. |
| 43 ABD | S 5.0 | 22 | Stirling Moss [GBR] | [GBR] Stirling Moss [GBR] Jack Fairman | Jaguar C-Type (XK120C) Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 92 | – Av. culata |
| 44 ABD | S 5.0 | 62 | Henry Leblanc [FRA] | [FRA] Henry Leblanc [FRA] Robert Bertrand | Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 88 | – Av. frenos |
| 45 ABD | S 1.5 | 43 | George Phillips [GBR] | [GBR] George Phillips [GBR] Alan Rippon | Morris Garage TD MG 1.3L I4 | 80 | – Av. pistón |
| 46 ABD | S 1.5 | 40 | Equipe Gordini [FRA] | [FRA] Jose Scaron [FRA] Aldo Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15S Gordini 1.5L I4 | 77 | – Av. bomb gasol. |
| 47 ABD | S 8.0 | 3 | Briggs Cunningham [USA] | [USA] Briggs Cunningham [USA] George Huntoon | Cunningham C2-R Chrysler 5.5L V8 | 76 | – Accidente |
| 48 ABD | S 2.0 | 64 | René Bouchard [FRA] | [FRA] René Bouchard [FRA] Lucien Farnaud | Ferrari 166MM Barchetta Ferrari 2.0L V12 | 75 | – Av. motor |
| 49 ABD | S 5.0 | 23 | Clemente Biondetti / Leslie Johnson [ITA] / [GBR] | [ITA] Clemente Biondetti [GBR] Leslie Johnson | Jaguar C-Type Biondetti Special Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 50 | – Av. bomb aceite |
| 50 ABD | S 1.5 | 39 | Equipe Gordini [FRA] | [FRA] Maurice Trintignant [FRA] Jean Behra | Simca-Gordini T15S Gordini 1.5L I4 | 49 | – Av. distribución |
| 51 ABD | S 1.5 | 41 | Jowett Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Tommy Wisdom [GBR] Tommy Wise | Jowett Jupiter R1 Jowett 1.5L Flat-4 | 48 | – Av. culata |
| 52 ABD | S 750 | 59 | Crosley [USA] | [USA] George Schrafft [USA] Phil Stiles | Crosley Hotshot Sport Crosley 0.7L I4 | 40 | – Av. eléctrica |
| 53 ABD | S 750 | 49 | Jacques Poch [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Poch [FRA] Maurice Vasselle | Aero Minor Aero 0.7L I2 (2-Stroke) | 40 | – Av. culata |
| 54 ABD | S 750 | 55 | Satecmo [FRA] | [FRA] Georges Clause [FRA] Pierre Clause | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 38 | – Av. encendido |
| 55 ABD | S 5.0 | 8 | Eugène Chaboud [FRA] | [FRA] Eugène Chaboud [FRA] Lucien Vincent | Talbot-Lago T26 GS Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 33 | – Av. culata |
| 56 ABD | S 5.0 | 16 | Luigi Chinetti [USA] | [FRA] Pierre Louis-Dreyfus [MON] Louis Chiron | Ferrari 340 America Barchetta Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 29 | – – |
| 57 ABD | S 1.5 | 38 | Equipe Gordini [FRA] | [FRA] Robert Manzon [FRA] André Simon | Simca-Gordini T15S Gordini 1.5L I4 | 26 | – Av. distribución |
| 58 ABD | S 5.0 | 12 | Ets. Delettrez [FRA] | [FRA] Jean Delettrez [FRA] Jacques Delettrez | Delettrez Diesel Delettrez 4.5L I6 (Diesel) | 24 | – Av. distribución |
| 59 ABD | S 1.5 | 42 | Jowett Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Bert Hadley [GBR] Charles Goodacre | Jowett Jupiter R1 Jowett 1.5L Flat-4 | 19 | – Av. distribución |
| 60 ABD | S 3.0 | 30 | Johnny Claes [BEL] | [FRA] Jean Larivière [FRA] André Guelfi | Ferrari 212 Export C Ferrari 2.6L V12 | 5 | – Accidente |
ABD.=Abandona – ELI=Eliminado – DSQ.=Descalificado – NC.=No clasificado