The 1951 Formula 1 season ended on 28 October at the Pedralbes street circuit in Barcelona, and the Ferrari 375 F1 was right at the centre of it. GP Replicas renders car number 6 — José Froilán González's mount that afternoon — in the exact Rosso Corsa livery and white race number it carried on that day, giving collectors a precise snapshot of one of the most significant closing rounds in early Grand Prix history.
Ferrari's 4.5-Litre Answer: The Lampredi V12
Introduced in 1950 and developed into Ferrari's front-line weapon for 1951, the 375 F1 was built around a 4493 cc naturally aspirated V12 designed by Aurelio Lampredi. Producing approximately 380 bhp, it sat in a tubular ladder-frame chassis with de Dion rear suspension. Its technical brief was straightforward: beat the supercharged Alfa Romeo 159 on fuel consumption and outright pace. By the end of 1951, that ambition had largely been realised, with the 375 proving genuinely competitive across the full season calendar.
González, Pedralbes and the Championship Finale
José Froilán González — the Argentine driver known as 'The Pampas Bull' — had already written his name into Ferrari history earlier that same season, delivering the Scuderia its first-ever Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix victory at Silverstone. At Pedralbes he pushed hard to the end, crossing the line second behind Juan Manuel Fangio's Alfa Romeo 159, which sealed Fangio the 1951 Drivers' Championship. González's runner-up finish closed out a season in which the 375 had transformed Ferrari into a genuine title contender, running without sponsor markings in the pure Rosso Corsa of Italian motorsport tradition.
The GP Replicas 1:18 Scale Model
GP Replicas specialises in high-detail resin models of historic Formula 1 machinery, and this 1:18 scale model of the González 375 is built to that same standard. The subject is car number 6 as it appeared at the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix: Rosso Corsa bodywork, white race number on the nose, no sponsorship graphics, and the exposed suspension geometry that defines the aesthetic of this era. The model reproduces a car that has genuine historical weight — not a race winner on the day, but a machine central to one of the most closely fought championship conclusions of the 1950s.
Frequently asked questions
Who was José Froilán González and why does this race matter?
González was an Argentine driver who raced for Scuderia Ferrari in 1951. He had given Ferrari their first Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix victory at Silverstone that year, and at the 1951 Spanish GP he finished second, bringing the season to a close behind champion Juan Manuel Fangio.
What circuit hosted the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix?
The race was held on the Pedralbes street circuit in Barcelona on 28 October 1951. It was the final round of that year's Formula 1 World Championship.
What engine powered the Ferrari 375 F1?
A 4493 cc naturally aspirated V12 designed by Aurelio Lampredi, producing approximately 380 bhp. It was Ferrari's direct response to the supercharged Alfa Romeo 159.
Who makes this model and what scale is it?
The model is made by GP Replicas, a manufacturer focused on historic Formula 1 subjects. It is produced in 1:18 scale.
