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1991 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round9 of 16
Race numbers

The 1991 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 509th World Championship race
  • 39th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 15th World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault451hr 19m 29.661s10
2+2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault45+13.779s6
3+3(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari45+17.618s4
4-1(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda45+32.651s3
5+2(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth45+1m 17.537s2
6+5(FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth45+1m 40.605s1
7-5(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda44DNF 
8+1(BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
9+8(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini44+1 lap 
10+8(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd44+1 lap 
11+4(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha43+2 laps 
12+9(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha43+2 laps 
13+1(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda41+4 laps 
R (FRA) Alain ProstFerrari37DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor36DNF 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd35DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda26DNF 
R (FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini22DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor21DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd19DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth15DNF 
R (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari14DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari11DNF 
R (FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
R (ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini0DNF 

Notes

  • Ayrton Senna entered the final lap in P4 before retiring.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:37.087 
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:37.2740.187
3(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:37.3930.306
4(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:37.4350.348
5(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari1:39.0341.947
6(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:39.0421.955
7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth1:40.2393.152
8(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:40.5603.473
9(BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:40.9573.870
10(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari1:40.9983.911
11(FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth1:41.3084.221
12(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor1:41.3304.243
13(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda1:41.3904.303
14(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda1:41.5664.479
15(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha1:41.6154.528
16(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor1:41.7354.648
17(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini1:41.8234.736
18(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd1:42.0214.934
19(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari1:42.0584.971
20(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd1:42.1715.084
21(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha1:42.2165.129
22(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth1:42.4745.387
23(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd1:42.7265.639
24(ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini1:43.0355.948
25(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth1:43.3216.234
26(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini1:43.3646.277
Did not qualify
27(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:43.4096.322
28(DEU) Michael BartelsLotus-Judd1:43.6246.537
29(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:43.7876.700
30(BEL) Eric van de PoeleLamborghini1:44.2077.120
Did not pre-qualify
31(FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:44.6457.558
32(ITA) Alex CaffiFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:45.2828.195
33(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaAGS-Ford Cosworth1:46.6049.517
34(PRT) Pedro ChavesColoni-Ford Cosworth1:47.54610.459

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna51
2(GBR) Nigel Mansell43
3(ITA) Riccardo Patrese28
4(FRA) Alain Prost21
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger19
6(BRA) Nelson Piquet18
7(FRA) Jean Alesi12
8(ITA) Stefano Modena9
9(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris9
10(BRA) Roberto Moreno5
11(FIN) JJ Lehto4
12(FRA) Bertrand Gachot4
13(ITA) Pierluigi Martini3
14(JPN) Satoru Nakajima2
=(FIN) Mika Hakkinen2
16(JPN) Aguri Suzuki1
=(GBR) Julian Bailey1
=(ITA) Emanuele Pirro1
=(FRA) Eric Bernard1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault71
2McLaren-Honda70
3Ferrari33
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth23
5Jordan-Ford Cosworth13
6Tyrrell-Honda11
7Dallara-Judd5
8Minardi-Ferrari3
9Lotus-Judd3
10Lola-Ford Cosworth2

Stats & milestones

Wins
19th for Nigel Mansell
48th for Williams
Race 1-2
15th for Williams
Podiums
42nd for Nigel Mansell
22nd for Riccardo Patrese
4th for Jean Alesi
348th for Ferrari
124th & 125th for Williams
Poles
17th for Nigel Mansell
36th for Williams
Fastest laps
9th for Riccardo Patrese
53rd for Williams
Front row starts
70th for Ayrton Senna (1st driver to achieve 70 front row starts, 1st Brazilian driver)
37th for Nigel Mansell
Points finishes
50th for Riccardo Patrese
Pole & win
7th for Nigel Mansell