F1 season
Season info
Season
42
Races
16
Drivers’ Champion
Ayrton Senna (3rd and last title)
Constructors’ Champion
McLaren-Honda (7th title for McLaren)
Quick links
Calendar
- 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
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.