The 35th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1951.

Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a five-and-a-half minute lead over Frenchman Bernard Gauthier.

It was Magni's third consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders; the first and to date only rider to achieve this feat.

[2] The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 274 km.

The course featured four categorized climbs: This Tour of Flanders race article is a stub.