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Home / Seasons / 1991 F1 World Championship Season / 1991 Italian Grand Prix

1991 Italian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 8 September 1991
Winner
  • Nigel Mansell
  • Williams-Renault
Pole position
  • Ayrton Senna
  • McLaren-Honda
Fastest lap
  • Ayrton Senna
  • McLaren-Honda
CircuitMonza, 53 laps
Round12 of 16
Race numbers

The 1991 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 512th World Championship race
  • 42nd World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 41st World Championship race at Monza
More 1991 season
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On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault531hr 17m 54.319s10
2-1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda53+16.262s6
3+2(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari53+16.829s4
4-1(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda53+27.719s3
5+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth53+34.463s2
6+2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth53+45.600s1
7+7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth53+51.136s 
8+4(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor53+1m 15.019s 
9+8(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari52+1 lap 
10+6(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd52+1 lap 
11+11(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini52+1 lap 
12-1(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha52+1 lap 
13+6(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha52+1 lap 
14+11(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd49+4 laps 
15+3(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor49+4 laps 
16+7(ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini48+5 laps 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd35DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda32DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari29DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault27DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda24DNF 
R (FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari8DNF 
R (BRA) Roberto MorenoJordan-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini1DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Mika Hakkinen started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:21.114 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:21.2470.133
3(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:21.3460.232
4(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:21.3720.258
5(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari1:21.8250.711
6(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:21.8900.776
7(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:22.4711.357
8(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:22.7261.612
9(BRA) Roberto MorenoJordan-Ford Cosworth1:23.1021.988
10(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari1:23.2942.180
11(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha1:23.4732.359
12(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor1:23.6742.560
13(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda1:23.7012.587
14(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth1:23.9212.807
15(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda1:24.2653.151
16(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd1:24.2823.168
17(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari1:24.2873.173
18(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor1:24.3913.277
19(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha1:24.6433.529
20(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd1:24.7253.611
21(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini1:25.1774.063
22(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini1:25.4204.306
23(ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini1:25.7174.603
24(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth1:25.8714.757
25(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd1:25.9414.827
26(FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:26.4165.302
Did not qualify
27(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:26.5635.449
28(DEU) Michael BartelsLotus-Judd1:26.8295.715
29(BEL) Eric van de PoeleLamborghini1:27.0995.985
30(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth1:24.2573.143
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaAGS-Ford Cosworth1:27.3926.278
32(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:27.4016.287
33(ITA) Alex CaffiFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:27.6086.494
34(PRT) Pedro ChavesColoni-Ford Cosworth– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna77
2(GBR) Nigel Mansell59
3(ITA) Riccardo Patrese34
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger31
5(FRA) Alain Prost25
6(BRA) Nelson Piquet23
7(FRA) Jean Alesi14
8(ITA) Stefano Modena9
9(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris9
10(BRA) Roberto Moreno8
11(FIN) JJ Lehto4
12(FRA) Bertrand Gachot4
13(ITA) Pierluigi Martini3
14(JPN) Satoru Nakajima2
=(FIN) Mika Hakkinen2
14(DEU) Michael Schumacher2
17(JPN) Aguri Suzuki1
=(GBR) Julian Bailey1
=(ITA) Emanuele Pirro1
=(FRA) Eric Bernard1
=(ITA) Ivan Capelli1
=(GBR) Mark Blundell1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda108
2Williams-Renault93
3Ferrari39
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth33
5Jordan-Ford Cosworth13
6Tyrrell-Honda11
7Dallara-Judd5
8Minardi-Ferrari3
9Lotus-Judd3
10Lola-Ford Cosworth2
11Leyton House-Ilmor1
=Brabham-Yamaha1

Statistics & milestones

Milestone race start
200th for Nelson Piquet (2nd driver to start 200 races, 1st Brazilian driver)
Wins
20th for Nigel Mansell (8th driver to win 20 races, 3rd British driver)
49th for Williams
Podiums
93rd for Alain Prost
63rd for Ayrton Senna
44th for Nigel Mansell
349th for Ferrari
220th for McLaren
128th for Williams
Poles
59th for Ayrton Senna
74th for McLaren
Fastest laps
16th for Ayrton Senna
63rd for McLaren
Front row starts
73rd for Ayrton Senna
38th for Nigel Mansell
Points finishes
1st for Michael Schumacher (250th different point scorer, 12th German driver)

See also

  • Italian Grand Prix
  • Monza circuit
  • 1991 World Championship season

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