1991 Australian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Adelaide, 14 laps |
Round | 16 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1991 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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Next race | 1992 South African Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 14 | 24m 34.899s | 5 | |
2 | +1 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 14 | +1.259s | 3 |
3 | -1 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 14 | +5.120s | 2 |
4 | +1 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +30.103s | 1.5 |
5 | -1 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 14 | +50.537s | 1 |
6 | +2 | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli | Ferrari | 14 | +51.069s | 0.5 |
7 | +6 | (ITA) Emanuele Pirro | Dallara-Judd | 14 | +52.361s | |
8 | +4 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +1m 00.431s | |
9 | +7 | (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +1m 15.567s | |
10 | -1 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Tyrrell-Honda | 14 | +1m 20.370s | |
11 | +10 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Judd | 14 | +1m 22.073s | |
12 | -1 | (FIN) JJ Lehto | Dallara-Judd | 14 | +1m 38.519s | |
13 | +2 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +1m 39.303s | |
14 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House-Ilmor | 13 | DNF | ||
15 | +8 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 13 | +1 lap | |
16 | +2 | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | Minardi-Ferrari | 13 | +1 lap | |
17 | (GBR) Mark Blundell | Brabham-Yamaha | 13 | +1 lap | ||
18 | +4 | (FRA) Erik Comas | Ligier-Lamborghini | 13 | +1 lap | |
19 | +6 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | Lotus-Judd | 13 | +1 lap | |
20 | +6 | (AUT) Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House-Ilmor | 12 | +2 laps | |
R | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ferrari | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 5 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Nicola Larini | Lamborghini | 5 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Ligier-Lamborghini | 5 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell-Honda | 4 | DNF |
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
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
2 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda |
3 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
4 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault |
5 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
8 | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli | Ferrari |
9 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Tyrrell-Honda |
10 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ferrari |
11 | (FIN) JJ Lehto | Dallara-Judd |
12 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (ITA) Emanuele Pirro | Dallara-Judd |
14 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House-Ilmor |
15 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Footwork-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi | Jordan-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (GBR) Mark Blundell | Brabham-Yamaha |
18 | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | Minardi-Ferrari |
19 | (ITA) Nicola Larini | Lamborghini |
20 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Ligier-Lamborghini |
21 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Judd |
22 | (FRA) Erik Comas | Ligier-Lamborghini |
23 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell-Honda |
25 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | Lotus-Judd |
26 | (AUT) Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House-Ilmor |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 96 |
2 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 72 |
3 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 53 |
4 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 43 |
5 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 34 |
6 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 26.5 |
7 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 21 |
8 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | 10 |
9 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 9 |
10 | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | 8 |
11 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | 6 |
12 | (FIN) JJ Lehto | 4 |
13 | (FRA) Bertrand Gachot | 4 |
= | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 4 |
15 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | 2 |
= | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 2 |
= | (GBR) Martin Brundle | 2 |
18 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki | 1 |
= | (GBR) Julian Bailey | 1 |
= | (ITA) Emanuele Pirro | 1 |
= | (FRA) Eric Bernard | 1 |
= | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | 1 |
= | (GBR) Mark Blundell | 1 |
24 | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli | 0.5 |
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)