José Froilán González won the British Grand Prix 1951 at Silverstone Circuit on 14 July 1951, starting from pole position. Juan Fangio finished second for Alfa Romeo, with Luigi Villoresi completing the podium for Ferrari.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | José Froilán GonzálezGON | Ferrari | 90 | 2:42:18.2 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | Juan FangioFAN | Alfa Romeo | 90 | +51.0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Luigi VilloresiVIL | Ferrari | 88 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Felice BonettoBON | Alfa Romeo | 87 | +3 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 20 | Reg ParnellPAR | BRM | 85 | +5 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | Consalvo SanesiSAN | Alfa Romeo | 84 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 19 | Peter WalkerWAL | BRM | 84 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Brian Shawe TaylorSHA | ERA | 84 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | Peter WhiteheadWHI | Ferrari | 83 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | Louis RosierROS | Talbot-Lago | 83 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 10 | Bob GerardGER | ERA | 82 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Duncan HamiltonHAM | Talbot-Lago | 81 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Johnny ClaesCLA | Talbot-Lago | 80 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Nino FarinaFAR | Alfa Romeo | 75 | Clutch | 1 | |
| N | 18 | Joe KellyKEL | Alta | 75 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Alberto AscariASC | Ferrari | 56 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Philip Fotheringham-ParkerFOT | Maserati | 46 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 15 | David MurrayMUR | Maserati | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Louis ChironCHI | Talbot-Lago | 41 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 17 | John JamesJAM | Maserati | 23 | Radiator | 0 |