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1991 Australian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitAdelaide, 14 laps
Round16 of 16
Race numbers

The 1991 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 516th World Championship race
  • 7th World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Adelaide
  • 1991 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1424m 34.899s5
2+1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault14+1.259s3
3-1(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda14+5.120s2
4+1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth14+30.103s1.5
5-1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault14+50.537s1
6+2(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFerrari14+51.069s0.5
7+6(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd14+52.361s 
8+4(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth14+1m 00.431s 
9+7(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiJordan-Ford Cosworth14+1m 15.567s 
10-1(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda14+1m 20.370s 
11+10(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd14+1m 22.073s 
12-1(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd14+1m 38.519s 
13+2(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth14+1m 39.303s 
14 (BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor13DNF 
15+8(ITA) Alex CaffiFootwork-Ford Cosworth13+1 lap 
16+2(BRA) Roberto MorenoMinardi-Ferrari13+1 lap 
17 (GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha13+1 lap 
18+4(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini13+1 lap 
19+6(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd13+1 lap 
20+6(AUT) Karl WendlingerLeyton House-Ilmor12+2 laps 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari8DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari5DNF 
R (ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini5DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini5DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda4DNF 

Notes

  • The race was stopped after 16 laps due to torrential rain. The official results were determined by the order at the end of lap 14.
  • Mauricio Gugelmin ended lap 13 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
2(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda
3(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault
4(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
5(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth
6(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth
7(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari
8(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFerrari
9(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda
10(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari
11(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd
12(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth
13(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd
14(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor
15(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiJordan-Ford Cosworth
17(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha
18(BRA) Roberto MorenoMinardi-Ferrari
19(ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini
20(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini
21(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd
22(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini
23(ITA) Alex CaffiFootwork-Ford Cosworth
24(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda
25(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd
26(AUT) Karl WendlingerLeyton House-Ilmor

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:14.041 
2(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:14.3850.344
3(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:14.8220.781
4(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:15.0571.016
5(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:15.2911.250
6(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:15.5081.467
7(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:15.5451.504
8(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFerrari1:16.2032.162
9(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda1:16.2532.212
10(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari1:16.3592.318
11(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd1:16.8712.830
12(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth1:17.0503.009
13(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd1:17.3423.301
14(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor1:17.3443.303
15(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:17.3553.314
16(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiJordan-Ford Cosworth1:17.3623.321
17(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha1:17.3653.324
18(BRA) Roberto MorenoMinardi-Ferrari1:17.6393.598
19(ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini1:17.9363.895
20(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini1:17.9693.928
21(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd1:18.0914.050
22(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini1:18.1124.071
23(ITA) Alex CaffiFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:18.1574.116
24(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda1:18.2164.175
25(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd1:18.2714.230
26(AUT) Karl WendlingerLeyton House-Ilmor1:18.2824.241
Did not qualify
27(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth1:18.3934.352
28(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha1:18.8554.814
29(BEL) Eric van de PoeleLamborghini1:19.0004.959
30(FRA) Bertrand GachotLola-Ford Cosworth1:19.2745.233
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:18.1844.143
32(JPN) Naoki HattoriColoni-Ford Cosworth1:22.8528.811

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna96
2(GBR) Nigel Mansell72
3(ITA) Riccardo Patrese53
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger43
5(FRA) Alain Prost34
6(BRA) Nelson Piquet26.5
7(FRA) Jean Alesi21
8(ITA) Stefano Modena10
9(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris9
10(BRA) Roberto Moreno8
11(ITA) Pierluigi Martini6
12(FIN) JJ Lehto4
13(FRA) Bertrand Gachot4
=(DEU) Michael Schumacher4
15(JPN) Satoru Nakajima2
=(FIN) Mika Hakkinen2
=(GBR) Martin Brundle2
18(JPN) Aguri Suzuki1
=(GBR) Julian Bailey1
=(ITA) Emanuele Pirro1
=(FRA) Eric Bernard1
=(ITA) Ivan Capelli1
=(GBR) Mark Blundell1
24(ITA) Gianni Morbidelli0.5

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda139
2Williams-Renault125
3Ferrari55.5
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth38.5
5Jordan-Ford Cosworth13
6Tyrrell-Honda12
7Minardi-Ferrari6
8Dallara-Judd5
9Lotus-Judd3
9Brabham-Yamaha3
11Lola-Ford Cosworth2
12Leyton House-Ilmor1

Statistics & milestones

Last start
Alex Caffi
Satoru Nakajima
Nelson Piquet
Emanuele Pirro
Lamborghini
Leyton House
World Champion
7th title for McLaren (3rd constructor to win seven championships)
Wins
33rd for Ayrton Senna
94th for McLaren
Podiums
66th for Ayrton Senna
46th for Nigel Mansell
26th for Gerhard Berger
224th & 225th for McLaren
133rd for Williams
Poles
60th for Ayrton Senna (1st driver to take 60 pole positions, 1st Brazilian driver)
77th for McLaren
1-2 start
33rd for McLaren
Fastest laps
14th for Gerhard Berger
65th for McLaren
Front row starts
75th for Ayrton Senna
25th for Gerhard Berger (last until 1994; last for McLaren)
Points finishes
100th and last for Nelson Piquet
1st for Gianni Morbidelli (251st different point scorer, 41st Italian driver)
Pole & win
28th for Ayrton Senna (last until 1993)