Winner: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
2nd: Luigi Villoresi (Italy)
3rd: Piero Taruffi (Italy)
Pole: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
On 29 July the Championship headed to the Nurburgring in Germany for round three of the 1951 Championship.
Alberto Ascari secured pole position ahead of Farina and Villoresi and then preceded to lead from start to finish. Joint Championship leader Farina overheated on lap 8.
Phillipe Etancelin retired for the fifth time in his career with a gearbox failure after just four laps.
Ascari's win meant a record fifth time on the podium and took his career points up to 35. He leads the Championship by seven points over Villoresi with Farina a further two back. Italy have all but confirmed the Nations cup extending their lead to 41 points.
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