1991 British Grand Prix
508th World Championship race, 42nd World Championship British Grand Prix, 25th World Championship race at Silverstone
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 14 July 1991 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault |
| Pole position: | Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault |
| Fastest lap: | Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault |
| Circuit: | Silverstone, 59 laps |
| Round: | 8 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 59 | 1hr 27m 35.479s | 10 | |
| 2 | +2 |  Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 59 | +42.293s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Alain Prost | Ferrari | 59 | +1m 00.150s | 4 |
| 4 | -2 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 58 | DNF | 3 |
| 5 | +3 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +11 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +3 |  Stefano Modena | Tyrrell-Honda | 58 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +7 |  Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell-Honda | 58 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +14 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ferrari | 58 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +8 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara-Judd | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi-Ferrari | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +13 |  Mika Hakkinen | Lotus-Judd | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | -2 | JJ Lehto | Dallara-Judd | 56 | +3 laps | |
| 14 | +10 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Judd | 55 | DNF | |
| R | Mark Blundell | Brabham-Yamaha | 52 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | Aguri Suzuki | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
| R |  Thierry Boutsen | Ligier-Lamborghini | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Yamaha | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House-Ilmor | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Roberto Moreno | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Eric Bernard | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House-Ilmor | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1:20.939 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:21.618 | 0.679 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1:22.109 | 1.170 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 1:22.476 | 1.537 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1:22.478 | 1.539 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:22.881 | 1.942 |
| 7 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.265 | 2.326 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.626 | 2.687 |
| 9 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House-Ilmor | 1:24.044 | 3.105 |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell-Honda | 1:24.069 | 3.130 |
| 11 | JJ Lehto | Dallara-Judd | 1:24.141 | 3.202 |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Brabham-Yamaha | 1:24.165 | 3.226 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.169 | 3.230 |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Yamaha | 1:24.345 | 3.406 |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell-Honda | 1:24.560 | 3.621 |
| 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House-Ilmor | 1:24.587 | 3.648 |
| 17 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.592 | 3.653 |
| 18 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara-Judd | 1:24.654 | 3.715 |
| 19 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier-Lamborghini | 1:25.174 | 4.235 |
| 20 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi-Ferrari | 1:25.222 | 4.283 |
| 21 | Eric Bernard | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.537 | 4.598 |
| 22 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.583 | 4.644 |
| 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ferrari | 1:25.583 | 4.644 |
| 24 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Judd | 1:25.689 | 4.750 |
| 25 | Mika Hakkinen | Lotus-Judd | 1:25.872 | 4.933 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.192 | 5.253 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Erik Comas | Ligier-Lamborghini | 1:26.392 | 5.453 |
| 28 |  Stefan Johansson | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.544 | 5.605 |
| 29 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.122 | 7.183 |
| 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.136 | 7.197 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.299 | 5.360 |
| 32 | Nicola Larini | Lamborghini | 1:28.042 | 7.103 |
| 33 | Eric van de Poele | Lamborghini | 1:28.827 | 7.888 |
| 34 |  Pedro Chaves | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.735 | 8.796 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 51 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 33 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 22 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 21 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 18 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | 16 |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | 9 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | 8 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | 7 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | 5 |
| 11 | JJ Lehto | 4 |
| 12 | Pierluigi Martini | 3 |
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot | 3 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | 2 |
| = | Mika Hakkinen | 2 |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | 1 |
| = | Julian Bailey | 1 |
| = | Emanuele Pirro | 1 |
| = | Eric Bernard | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 150th for Michele Alboreto, 50th for Mauricio Gugelmin & Stefano Modena
- Wins
- Driver: 18th for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 47th for Williams
- Podiums
- Driver: 92nd for Alain Prost, 41st for Nigel Mansell, 23rd for Gerhard Berger
- Constructor: 347th for Ferrari, 216th for McLaren, 123rd for Williams
- Poles
- Driver: 16th for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 35th for Williams
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 21st for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 52nd for Williams
- Front row starts
- Driver: 69th for Ayrton Senna NEW RECORD, 36th for Nigel Mansell
- Pole & win
- Driver: 6th for Nigel Mansell
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 8th for Nigel Mansell
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- Driver: 1st for Nigel Mansell (30th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 9th British driver)