1991 Italian Grand Prix
512th World Championship race, 42nd World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 41st World Championship race at Monza
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 8 September 1991 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault |
| Pole position: |  Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda |
| Fastest lap: | Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda |
| Circuit: | Monza, 53 laps |
| Round: | 12 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 53 | 1hr 17m 54.319s | 10 |
| 2 | -1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 53 | +16.262s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Alain Prost | Ferrari | 53 | +16.829s | 4 |
| 4 | -1 |  Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 53 | +27.719s | 3 |
| 5 | +2 |  Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +34.463s | 2 |
| 6 | +2 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +45.600s | 1 |
| 7 | +7 |  Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +51.136s | |
| 8 | +4 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House-Ilmor | 53 | +1m 15.019s | |
| 9 | +8 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi-Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +6 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara-Judd | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +11 | Erik Comas | Ligier-Lamborghini | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | -1 | Mark Blundell | Brabham-Yamaha | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +6 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Yamaha | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +11 |  Mika Hakkinen | Lotus-Judd | 49 | +4 laps | |
| 15 | +3 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House-Ilmor | 49 | +4 laps | |
| 16 | +7 | Nicola Larini | Lamborghini | 48 | +5 laps | |
| R | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | JJ Lehto | Dallara-Judd | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell-Honda | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 27 | DNF | ||
| R |  Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell-Honda | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Eric Bernard | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ferrari | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Roberto Moreno | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| R |  Thierry Boutsen | Ligier-Lamborghini | 1 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:21.114 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1:21.247 | 0.133 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 1:21.346 | 0.232 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1:21.372 | 0.258 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1:21.825 | 0.711 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:21.890 | 0.776 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.471 | 1.357 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.726 | 1.612 |
| 9 | Roberto Moreno | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.102 | 1.988 |
| 10 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ferrari | 1:23.294 | 2.180 |
| 11 | Mark Blundell | Brabham-Yamaha | 1:23.473 | 2.359 |
| 12 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House-Ilmor | 1:23.674 | 2.560 |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell-Honda | 1:23.701 | 2.587 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.921 | 2.807 |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell-Honda | 1:24.265 | 3.151 |
| 16 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara-Judd | 1:24.282 | 3.168 |
| 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi-Ferrari | 1:24.287 | 3.173 |
| 18 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House-Ilmor | 1:24.391 | 3.277 |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Yamaha | 1:24.643 | 3.529 |
| 20 | JJ Lehto | Dallara-Judd | 1:24.725 | 3.611 |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier-Lamborghini | 1:25.177 | 4.063 |
| 22 | Erik Comas | Ligier-Lamborghini | 1:25.420 | 4.306 |
| 23 | Nicola Larini | Lamborghini | 1:25.717 | 4.603 |
| 24 | Eric Bernard | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.871 | 4.757 |
| 25 | Mika Hakkinen | Lotus-Judd | 1:25.941 | 4.827 |
| 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.416 | 5.302 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.563 | 5.449 |
| 28 | Michael Bartels | Lotus-Judd | 1:26.829 | 5.715 |
| 29 | Eric van de Poele | Lamborghini | 1:27.099 | 5.985 |
| 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.257 | 3.143 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.392 | 6.278 |
| 32 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.401 | 6.287 |
| 33 | Alex Caffi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.608 | 6.494 |
| 34 |  Pedro Chaves | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | – | |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 77 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 59 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 34 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | 31 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 25 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 23 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | 14 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | 9 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | 9 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | 8 |
| 11 | JJ Lehto | 4 |
| 12 | Bertrand Gachot | 4 |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | 3 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | 2 |
| = | Mika Hakkinen | 2 |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | 2 |
| 17 | Aguri Suzuki | 1 |
| = | Julian Bailey | 1 |
| = | Emanuele Pirro | 1 |
| = | Eric Bernard | 1 |
| = | Ivan Capelli | 1 |
| = | Mark Blundell | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 200th for Nelson Piquet
- Wins
- Driver: 20th for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 49th for Williams
- Podiums
- Driver: 93rd for Alain Prost, 63rd for Ayrton Senna, 44th for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 349th for Ferrari, 220th for McLaren, 128th for Williams
- Poles
- Driver: 59th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 74th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 16th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 63rd for McLaren
- Front row starts
- Driver: 73rd for Ayrton Senna, 38th for Nigel Mansell
- Points finishes
- Driver: 1st for Michael Schumacher (250th different point scorer, 12th German driver)