1991 French Grand Prix
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Circuit | Magny-Cours, 72 laps |
Round | 7 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1991 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +3 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 72 | 1hr 38m 00.056s | 10 |
2 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Ferrari | 72 | +5.003s | 6 | |
3 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 72 | +34.934s | 4 | |
4 | +2 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 72 | +35.920s | 3 |
5 | -4 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 71 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +7 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 71 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +2 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House-Ilmor | 70 | +2 laps (10.000s) | |
8 | -1 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +2 laps | |
9 | +3 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ferrari | 70 | +2 laps | |
10 | +10 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Judd | 70 | +2 laps | |
11 | +3 | (FRA) Erik Comas | Ligier-Lamborghini | 70 | +2 laps | |
12 | +4 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Ligier-Lamborghini | 69 | +3 laps | |
R | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 63 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Tyrrell-Honda | 57 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Eric Bernard | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (FIN) JJ Lehto | Dallara-Judd | 39 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mark Blundell | Brabham-Yamaha | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Brabham-Yamaha | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell-Honda | 12 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi-Ferrari | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | Leyton House-Ilmor | 7 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 6 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Bertrand Gachot | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Mauricio Gugelmin received a 10-second time penalty for a dangerous manoeuvre. His final race position was unaffected.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault |
2 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Ferrari |
3 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
4 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
5 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda |
6 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
7 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House-Ilmor |
10 | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi-Ferrari |
11 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Tyrrell-Honda |
12 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ferrari |
13 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (FRA) Erik Comas | Ligier-Lamborghini |
15 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | Leyton House-Ilmor |
16 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Ligier-Lamborghini |
17 | (GBR) Mark Blundell | Brabham-Yamaha |
18 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell-Honda |
19 | (FRA) Bertrand Gachot | Jordan-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Judd |
21 | (FRA) Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (FRA) Eric Bernard | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Brabham-Yamaha |
25 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Footwork-Ford Cosworth |
26 | (FIN) JJ Lehto | Dallara-Judd |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 48 |
2 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 23 |
3 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 22 |
4 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 17 |
5 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 16 |
6 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 10 |
7 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | 9 |
8 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 8 |
9 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 7 |
10 | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | 5 |
11 | (FIN) JJ Lehto | 4 |
12 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | 3 |
13 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | 2 |
= | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 2 |
= | (FRA) Bertrand Gachot | 2 |
16 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki | 1 |
= | (GBR) Julian Bailey | 1 |
= | (ITA) Emanuele Pirro | 1 |
= | (FRA) Eric Bernard | 1 |
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)