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1991 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMagny-Cours, 72 laps
Round7 of 16
Race numbers

The 1991 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 507th World Championship race
  • 41st World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Magny-Cours
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault721hr 38m 00.056s10
2 (FRA) Alain ProstFerrari72+5.003s6
3 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda72+34.934s4
4+2(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari72+35.920s3
5-4(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault71+1 lap2
6+7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap1
7+2(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor70+2 laps (10.000s) 
8-1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps 
9+3(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari70+2 laps 
10+10(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd70+2 laps 
11+3(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini70+2 laps 
12+4(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini69+3 laps 
R (BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth63DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda57DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth47DNF 
R (FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd39DNF 
R (GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha36DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha21DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda12DNF 
R (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari8DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor7DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda6DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Mauricio Gugelmin received a 10-second time penalty for a dangerous manoeuvre. His final race position was unaffected.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
2(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari
3(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
4(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda
6(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari
7(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth
8(BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth
9(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor
10(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari
11(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda
12(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth
14(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini
15(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor
16(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini
17(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha
18(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda
19(FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth
20(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd
21(FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth
22(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth
23(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth
24(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha
25(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth
26(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:14.559 
2(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari1:14.7890.230
3(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:14.8570.298
4(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:14.8950.336
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:15.3760.817
6(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:15.8771.318
7(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:16.8162.257
8(BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:16.9612.402
9(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor1:17.0152.456
10(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari1:17.0202.461
11(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda1:17.1142.555
12(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari1:17.1492.590
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth1:17.1632.604
14(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini1:17.5042.945
15(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor1:17.5332.974
16(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini1:17.7753.216
17(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha1:17.8363.277
18(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda1:18.1443.585
19(FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth1:18.1503.591
20(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd1:18.1853.626
21(FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:18.2103.651
22(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth1:18.2243.665
23(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth1:18.5403.981
24(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha1:18.8264.267
25(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:18.8464.287
26(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd1:19.2674.708
Did not qualify
27(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd1:19.4914.932
28(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaAGS-Ford Cosworth1:20.1105.551
29(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:20.2625.703
30(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:21.0006.441
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd1:20.5395.980
32(ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini1:20.6286.069
33(BEL) Eric van de PoeleLamborghini1:21.3046.745
34(PRT) Pedro ChavesColoni-Ford Cosworth1:22.2297.670

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna48
2(GBR) Nigel Mansell23
3(ITA) Riccardo Patrese22
4(FRA) Alain Prost17
5(BRA) Nelson Piquet16
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger10
7(ITA) Stefano Modena9
8(FRA) Jean Alesi8
9(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris7
10(BRA) Roberto Moreno5
11(FIN) JJ Lehto4
12(ITA) Pierluigi Martini3
13(JPN) Satoru Nakajima2
=(FIN) Mika Hakkinen2
=(FRA) Bertrand Gachot2
16(JPN) Aguri Suzuki1
=(GBR) Julian Bailey1
=(ITA) Emanuele Pirro1
=(FRA) Eric Bernard1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda58
2Williams-Renault45
3Ferrari25
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth21
5Tyrrell-Honda11
6Jordan-Ford Cosworth9
7Dallara-Judd5
8Minardi-Ferrari3
9Lotus-Judd3
10Lola-Ford Cosworth2

Stats & milestones

Wins
17th for Nigel Mansell
46th for Williams
Podiums
91st for Alain Prost
60th for Ayrton Senna (2nd driver to score 60 podiums, 1st Brazilian driver)
40th for Nigel Mansell (7th driver to score 40 podiums, 2nd British driver)
346th for Ferrari
215th for McLaren
122nd for Williams
Poles
6th for Riccardo Patrese
34th for Williams
Fastest laps
20th for Nigel Mansell (6th driver to set 20 fastest laps, 2nd British driver)
51st for Williams
Front row starts
68th for Alain Prost EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Ayrton Senna)
15th for Riccardo Patrese
Win & fastest lap
7th for Nigel Mansell (first since 1989)