1991 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 42nd World Championship season |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Races: | 16 |
| Winning drivers: | Ayrton Senna (7) Nigel Mansell (5)  Riccardo Patrese (2) Nelson Piquet (1)  Gerhard Berger (1) |
| Winning constructors: | McLaren (8) Williams (7) Benetton (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | none |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
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Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  USA | Phoenix | 10 March | 1991 United States Grand Prix |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | 24 March | 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  San Marino | Imola | 28 April | 1991 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 4 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 12 May | 1991 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Canada | Montreal | 02 June | 1991 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Mexico | Mexico City | 16 June | 1991 Mexican Grand Prix |
| 7 |  France | Magny-Cours | 07 July | 1991 French Grand Prix |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | 14 July | 1991 British Grand Prix |
| 9 |  Germany | Hockenheim | 28 July | 1991 German Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 11 August | 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 25 August | 1991 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | 08 September | 1991 Italian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Portugal | Estoril | 22 September | 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Spain | Catalunya | 29 September | 1991 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Japan DT | Suzuka | 20 October | 1991 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Australia CT | Adelaide | 03 November | 1991 Australian Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | Phoenix | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 16.332s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 2.991s |
| 3 | San Marino | Imola | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1.675s |
| 4 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 18.348s |
| 5 | Canada | Montreal | Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 8 | 31.832s |
| 6 | Mexico | Mexico City | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1 | 1.336s |
| 7 | France | Magny-Cours | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 4 | 5.003s |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1 | 42.293s |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1 | 13.779s |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 4.599s |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1.901s |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 2 | 16.262s |
| 13 | Portugal | Estoril | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1 | 20.941s |
| 14 | Spain | Catalunya | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 2 | 11.331s |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.344s |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1.259s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | Phoenix | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1.121s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.383s |
| 3 | San Marino | Imola | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.080s |
| 4 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.465s |
| 5 | Canada | Montreal | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 3 | 0.388s |
| 6 | Mexico | Mexico City | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.282s |
| 7 | France | Magny-Cours | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 5 | 0.230s |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.679s |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.187s |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1.232s |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1.010s |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 2 | 0.133s |
| 13 | Portugal | Estoril | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.220s |
| 14 | Spain | Catalunya | Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | DNF | 0.219s |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.198s |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.344s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | Phoenix | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
| 3 | San Marino | Imola | Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda |
| 4 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Alain Prost | Ferrari |
| 5 | Canada | Montreal | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
| 6 | Mexico | Mexico City | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
| 7 | France | Magny-Cours | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Bertrand Gachot |  Jordan-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Roberto Moreno | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 13 | Portugal | Estoril | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
| 14 | Spain | Catalunya | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | USA | BRA | SMR | MCO | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 3 | 3 | 4R | 7R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 96.0 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | R | R | R | 2 | 6R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R | 1 | DSQ | 1 | R | 2 | 72.0 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | R | 2 | R | R | 3 | 1 | 5 | R | 2 | 3 | 5 | R | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 53.0 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | R | 3 | 2 | R | R | R | R | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | R | R | 1 | 3 | 43.0 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 2 | 4 | DNS | 5 | R | R | 2 | 3 | R | R | R | 3 | R | 2 | 4 | 34.0 | |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 3 | 5 | R | R | 1 | R | 8 | 5 | R | R | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26.5 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | 12R | 6 | R | 3 | R | R | 4 | R | 3 | 5 | R | R | 3 | 4 | R | R | 21.0 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | 4 | R | R | R | 2 | 11 | R | 7 | 13 | 12 | R | R | R | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | DNPQ | R | R | R | 4 | 4R | 6 | R | 5 | 7 | 13R | 7 | 8 | R | R | 8 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | R | 7 | 13R | 4 | R | 5 | R | R | 8 | 8 | 4 | R | 10 | 16 | 8.0 | ||
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | 9R | R | 4 | 12 | 7 | R | 9 | 9 | R | R | 12 | R | 4 | 13 | R | R | 6.0 |
| 12 |  JJ Lehto | R | R | 3 | 11 | R | R | R | 13 | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | 12 | 4.0 |
| = | Bertrand Gachot | 10R | 13R | R | 8 | 5 | R | R | 6 | 6 | 9 | DNQ | 4.0 | |||||
| = | Michael Schumacher | R | 5 | 6 | 6 | R | R | 4.0 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Mika Hakkinen | R | 9 | 5 | R | R | 9 | DNQ | 12 | R | 14 | R | 14 | 14 | R | R | 19 | 2.0 |
| = | Martin Brundle | 11 | 12 | 11 | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | DNQ | 2.0 | |
| = | Satoru Nakajima | 5 | R | R | R | 10 | 12 | R | 8 | R | 15 | R | R | 13 | 17 | R | R | 2.0 |
| 18 | Emanuele Pirro | R | 11 | DNPQ | 6 | 9 | DNPQ | DNPQ | 10 | 10 | R | 8 | 10 | R | 15 | R | 7 | 1.0 |
| = | Mark Blundell | R | R | 8 | R | DNQ | R | R | R | 12 | R | 6 | 12 | R | R | DNPQ | 17 | 1.0 |
| = | Ivan Capelli | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | R | 8 | 17R | R | 1.0 | ||
| = | Eric Bernard | R | R | R | 9 | R | 6 | R | R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | 1.0 | |
| = | Aguri Suzuki | 6 | DNS | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | 1.0 |
| = | Julian Bailey | DNQ | DNQ | 6 | DNQ | 1.0 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | R | 8 | R | R | R | 7 | R | 11 | R | 13 | R | 9 | 9 | 14R | R | 6 | 0.5 |
| Mauricio Gugelmin | R | R | 12R | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | 11 | R | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14R | ||
| Thierry Boutsen | R | 10 | 7 | 7 | R | 8 | 12 | R | 9 | 17R | 11 | R | 16 | R | 9 | R | ||
| Johnny Herbert | DNQ | 10 | 10 | 14R | 7 | R | R | 11 | ||||||||||
| Nicola Larini | 7 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | 16 | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | ||
| Erik Comas | DNQ | R | 10 | 10 | 8 | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | R | 10 | R | 11 | 11 | R | R | 18 | ||
| Gabriele Tarquini | 8 | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | 12 | 11 | DNPQ | ||
| Alessandro Zanardi | 9 | R | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Eric van de Poele | DNPQ | DNPQ | 9R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| Alex Caffi | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 10 | 15 | ||||||
| Olivier Grouillard | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | 10 | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||
| Michele Alboreto | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNQ | 15 | R | DNQ | 13 | ||
| Karl Wendlinger | R | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
 Stefan Johansson | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| Fabrizio Barbazza | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||||
| Michael Bartels | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Pedro Chaves | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||
| Naoki Hattori | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | USA | BRA | SMR | MCO | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
Notes
- Half points were awarded at the Australian Grand Prix due to the race being stopped before 75% race distance had been completed.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1991.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | USA | BRA | SMR | MCO | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 139.0 |
| R | 3 | 2 | R | R | R | R | 4R | 7R | 4 | 2 | 4 | R | R | 2 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Williams-Renault | R | 2 | R | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 125.0 |
| R | R | R | R | 6R | 2 | 5 | R | 2 | 3 | R | R | DSQ | 3 | R | 5 | |||
| 3 | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | R | 3 | R | R | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | R | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 55.5 |
| 12R | 6 | DNS | 5 | R | R | 4 | R | R | R | R | R | 4 | R | R | ||||
| 4 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 5 | 13R | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 38.5 |
| R | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | R | R | |||
| 5 | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 10R | 13R | R | 8 | 4 | 4R | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13R | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | 8 | 13.0 |
| DNPQ | R | R | R | 5 | R | R | R | 6 | 9 | R | R | 10 | R | R | 9 | |||
| 6 | Tyrrell-Honda | 4 | R | R | R | 2 | 11 | R | 7 | 13 | 12 | R | R | 13 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12.0 |
| 5 | R | R | R | 10 | 12 | R | 8 | R | 15 | R | R | R | 17 | R | R | |||
| 7 | Minardi-Ferrari | 9R | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | R | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | R | 16 | 6.0 |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | R | 9 | 14R | R | R | |||
| 8 | Dallara-Judd | R | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | R | R | 10 | 10 | R | 8 | 10 | R | 8 | R | 7 | 5.0 |
| R | R | DNPQ | 11 | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | 13 | R | R | R | R | R | 15 | R | 12 | |||
| 9 | Lotus-Judd | R | 9 | 5 | R | R | 9 | 10 | 12 | R | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | R | R | 11 | 3.0 |
| DNQ | DNQ | 6 | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | 14R | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | 19 | |||
| 10 | Brabham-Yamaha | 11 | 12 | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 3.0 |
| R | R | 11 | DNQ | R | R | R | 12 | R | 9 | 13 | R | R | DNPQ | DNQ | ||||
| 11 | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 6 | R | R | 9 | R | 6 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | 2.0 |
| R | DNS | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 12 | Leyton House-Ilmor | R | R | 12R | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | 6 | R | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14R | 1.0 |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | 15 | 17R | R | R | 20 | |||
| 13 | Ligier-Lamborghini | R | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | R | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | R | 9 | 18 | |
| DNQ | R | 10 | 10 | R | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | R | 17R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 14 | Lamborghini | 7 | DNPQ | 9R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | 16 | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | |
| DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 15 | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 8 | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | |||
| DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |||||
| 16 | Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | 10 | R | DNPQ | 12 | 11 | DNPQ | |
| 17 | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | R | 10 | 13 | |||||||
| DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | 15 | |||||||||
| 18 | Footwork-Porsche | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | R | |||||||||||
| DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |
| No. | Constructor | USA | BRA | SMR | MCO | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
Notes
- Half points were awarded at the Australian Grand Prix due to the race being stopped before 75% race distance had been completed.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1991.