The 20th Circuito di Pescara was a Formula One

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, held on 15 August 1951, at the Pescara Circuit in

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, Italy. José Froilán González in a Ferrari 375 won and set fastest lap. Louis Rosier and Philippe Étancelin were second and third in their Talbot-Lago T26Cs. Alberto Ascari in another Ferrari 375 started from pole position but retired on the first lap; he took over teammate Luigi Villoresi's car but retired that car also.

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Pescara Grand Prix Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxi ...

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1951 Albi Grand Prix The XIII Grand Prix d'Albi was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 5 August 1951 at the Circuit Les Planques, Albi. The race was run over 34 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver Maurice Trintignant in a Simca-Gordini T ...

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1951 Bari Grand Prix The 1951 Bari Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 2 September 1951 at the Lungomare Circuit, in Bari, Italy. The 65-lap race was won by Alfa Romeo driver Juan Manuel Fangio. Fangio also set pole position and fastest lap ...

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