1991 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	42
Races	16
Drivers’ Champion	Ayrton Senna (3rd and last title)
Constructors’ Champion	McLaren-Honda (7th title for McLaren)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Ayrton Senna
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	McLaren

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Calendar

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	USA	Phoenix	10 March
2	Brazil	Interlagos	24 March
3	San Marino	Imola	28 April
4	Monaco	Monte Carlo	12 May
5	Canada	Montreal	02 June
6	Mexico	Mexico City	16 June
7	France	Magny-Cours	07 July
8	Britain	Silverstone	14 July
9	Germany	Hockenheim	28 July
10	Hungary	Hungaroring	11 August
11	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	25 August
12	Italy	Monza	08 September
13	Portugal	Estoril	22 September
14	Spain	Catalunya	29 September
15	Japan	Suzuka	20 October
16	Australia	Adelaide	03 November

First race (circuit): Catalunya (fifth Spanish circuit to host a World Championship race); Magny-Cours (seventh French circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit): Phoenix
Last Grand Prix until…: 2000 for USA

Race results

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	USA	Result
2	Brazil	Result
3	San Marino	Result
4	Monaco	Result
5	Canada	Result
6	Mexico	Result
7	France	Result
8	Britain	Result
9	Germany	Result
10	Hungary	Result
11	Belgium	Result
12	Italy	Result
13	Portugal	Result
14	Spain	Result
15	Japan (drivers’ title decider)	Result
16	Australia (constructors’ title decider)	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1991 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

AGS: (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (1-13); (SWE) Stefan Johansson (1-2); (ITA) Fabrizio Barbazza (3-14); (FRA) Olivier Grouillard (14)
Benetton: (BRA) Nelson Piquet (All); (BRA) Roberto Moreno (1-11); (DEU) Michael Schumacher (12-16) (Rookie)
Brabham: (GBR) Mark Blundell (All) (Rookie); (GBR) Martin Brundle (All)
Coloni: (PRT) Pedro Chaves (1-14) (Rookie); (JPN) Naoki Hattori (15-16) (Rookie)
Dallara: (FIN) JJ Lehto (All); (ITA) Emanuele Pirro (All)
Ferrari: (FRA) Jean Alesi (All); (FRA) Alain Prost (1-15); (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (16)
Fondmetal: (FRA) Olivier Grouillard (1-13); (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (14-16)
Footwork: (ITA) Michele Alboreto (All); (ITA) Alex Caffi (1-4, 9-16); (SWE) Stefan Johansson (5-8)
Jordan: (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (All); (FRA) Bertrand Gachot (1-10); (DEU) Michael Schumacher (11) (Rookie); (BRA) Roberto Moreno (12-13); (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi (14-16) (Rookie)
Lamborghini: (ITA) Nicola Larini (All); (BEL) Eric van de Poele (All) (Rookie)
Leyton House: (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (All); (ITA) Ivan Capelli (1-14); (AUT) Karl Wendlinger (15-16) (Rookie)
Ligier: (BEL) Thierry Boutsen (All); (FRA) Erik Comas (All) (Rookie)
Lola: (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (All); (FRA) Eric Bernard (1-15); (FRA) Bertrand Gachot (16)
Lotus: (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (All) (Rookie); (GBR) Julian Bailey (1-4); (GBR) Johnny Herbert (5-8, 11, 13, 15-16); (DEU) Michael Bartels (9-10, 12, 14) (Rookie)
McLaren: (AUT) Gerhard Berger (All); (BRA) Ayrton Senna (All)
Minardi: (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (All); (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (1-15); (BRA) Roberto Moreno (16)
Tyrrell: (ITA) Stefano Modena (All); (JPN) Satoru Nakajima (All)
Williams: (GBR) Nigel Mansell (All); (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (All)

Final season (drivers): Julian Bailey; Michael Bartels; Pedro Chaves; Naoki Hattori; Stefan Johansson; Satoru Nakajima; Nelson Piquet; Emanuele Pirro
First entry (drivers) since…: 1988 for Julian Bailey; 1989 for Martin Brundle
Last entry (drivers) until…: 1993 for Fabrizio Barbazza, Mark Blundell and Alain Prost; 1994 for Eric Bernard
Debut season (constructors): Fondmetal; Footwork; Jordan; Lamborghini (only season)
Final season (constructors): AGS; Coloni; Lamborghini; Leyton House
Last entry (constructors) until…: 1993 for Lola

Maiden wins

There were no first-time winners in 1991.

Maiden podium finishes

Driver	Grand Prix
JJ Lehto (Dallara)	San Marino

Maiden pole positions

There were no first-time polesitters in 1991.

1993 was the next season to feature a first-time polesitter.