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Home / Seasons / 1991 F1 World Championship Season / 1991 Australian Grand Prix

1991 Australian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 3 November 1991
Winner
  • Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton Senna
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Honda
Pole position
  • Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton Senna
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Honda
Fastest lap
  • Austria flag lazyload Gerhard Berger
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Honda
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
More 1991 season
More Australian Grands Prix
Next race1992 South African Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1424m 34.899s5
2+1United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault14+1.259s3
3-1Austria flag lazyload Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda14+5.120s2
4+1Brazil flag lazyload Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth14+30.103s1.5
5-1Italy flag lazyload Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault14+50.537s1
6+2Italy flag lazyload Gianni MorbidelliFerrari14+51.069s0.5
7+6Italy flag lazyload Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd14+52.361s 
8+4Italy flag lazyload Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth14+1m 00.431s 
9+7Italy flag lazyload Alessandro ZanardiJordan-Ford Cosworth14+1m 15.567s 
10-1Italy flag lazyload Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda14+1m 20.370s 
11+10United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd14+1m 22.073s 
12-1Finland flag lazyload JJ LehtoDallara-Judd14+1m 38.519s 
13+2Italy flag lazyload Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth14+1m 39.303s 
14 Brazil flag lazyload Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor13DNF 
15+8Italy flag lazyload Alex CaffiFootwork-Ford Cosworth13+1 lap 
16+2Brazil flag lazyload Roberto MorenoMinardi-Ferrari13+1 lap 
17 United Kingdom flag lazyload Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha13+1 lap 
18+4France flag lazyload Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini13+1 lap 
19+6Finland flag lazyload Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd13+1 lap 
20+6Austria flag lazyload Karl WendlingerLeyton House-Ilmor12+2 laps 
R Italy flag lazyload Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari8DNF 
R Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R France flag lazyload Jean AlesiFerrari5DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Nicola LariniLamborghini5DNF 
R Belgium flag lazyload Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini5DNF 
R Japan flag lazyload 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
1Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
2Austria flag lazyload Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault
4Italy flag lazyload Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
5Brazil flag lazyload Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth
6Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth
7France flag lazyload Jean AlesiFerrari
8Italy flag lazyload Gianni MorbidelliFerrari
9Italy flag lazyload Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda
10Italy flag lazyload Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari
11Finland flag lazyload JJ LehtoDallara-Judd
12Italy flag lazyload Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth
13Italy flag lazyload Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd
14Brazil flag lazyload Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor
15Italy flag lazyload Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth
16Italy flag lazyload Alessandro ZanardiJordan-Ford Cosworth
17United Kingdom flag lazyload Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha
18Brazil flag lazyload Roberto MorenoMinardi-Ferrari
19Italy flag lazyload Nicola LariniLamborghini
20Belgium flag lazyload Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini
21United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd
22France flag lazyload Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini
23Italy flag lazyload Alex CaffiFootwork-Ford Cosworth
24Japan flag lazyload Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda
25Finland flag lazyload Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd
26Austria flag lazyload Karl WendlingerLeyton House-Ilmor

Qualifying result

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

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1991 Australian Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton Senna96
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel Mansell72
3Italy flag lazyload Riccardo Patrese53
4Austria flag lazyload Gerhard Berger43
5France flag lazyload Alain Prost34
6Brazil flag lazyload Nelson Piquet26.5
7France flag lazyload Jean Alesi21
8Italy flag lazyload Stefano Modena10
9Italy flag lazyload Andrea de Cesaris9
10Brazil flag lazyload Roberto Moreno8
11Italy flag lazyload Pierluigi Martini6
12Finland flag lazyload JJ Lehto4
13France flag lazyload Bertrand Gachot4
=Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher4
15Japan flag lazyload Satoru Nakajima2
=Finland flag lazyload Mika Hakkinen2
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Martin Brundle2
18Japan flag lazyload Aguri Suzuki1
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Julian Bailey1
=Italy flag lazyload Emanuele Pirro1
=France flag lazyload Eric Bernard1
=Italy flag lazyload Ivan Capelli1
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Mark Blundell1
24Italy flag lazyload Gianni Morbidelli0.5

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Honda139
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Renault125
3Italy flag lazyload Ferrari55.5
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Benetton-Ford Cosworth38.5
5Ireland flag lazyload Jordan-Ford Cosworth13
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell-Honda12
7Italy flag lazyload Minardi-Ferrari6
8Italy flag lazyload Dallara-Judd5
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Judd3
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham-Yamaha3
11United Kingdom flag lazyload Lola-Ford Cosworth2
12United Kingdom flag lazyload Leyton 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
Qualifying 1-2
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)

See also

  • Australian Grand Prix
  • Adelaide circuit
  • 1991 World Championship season

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