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1991 Mexican Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMexico City, 67 laps
Round6 of 16
Race numbers

The 1991 Mexican Grand Prix was the:

  • 506th World Championship race
  • 14th World Championship Mexican Grand Prix
  • 14th World Championship race at Mexico City
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault671hr 29m 52.205s10
2 (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault67+1.336s6
3 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda67+57.356s4
4+7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth66DNF3
5+4(BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth66+1 lap2
6+12(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth66+1 lap1
7+16(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari66+1 lap 
8+6(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini65+2 laps 
9+15(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd65+2 laps 
10+15(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd65+2 laps 
11-3(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda65+2 laps 
12+1(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda64+3 laps 
R (GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha54DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth51DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth48DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari42DNF 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd30DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Porsche24DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha20DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor19DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstFerrari16DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor15DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda5DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari4DNF 

Notes

  • Andrea de Cesaris entered the final lap in P4 before retiring.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:16.696 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:16.9780.282
3(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:17.2640.568
4(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:18.1291.433
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:18.1561.460
6(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:18.1681.472
7(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari1:18.1831.487
8(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda1:18.2161.520
9(BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:18.3751.679
10(FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:18.4531.757
11(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth1:18.9352.239
12(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha1:19.0642.368
13(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda1:19.0922.396
14(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini1:19.2012.505
15(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari1:19.2152.519
16(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd1:19.2912.595
17(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha1:19.6472.951
18(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth1:19.7853.089
19(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth1:20.0493.353
20(FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth1:20.0503.354
21(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor1:20.2003.504
22(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor1:20.2523.556
23(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari1:20.3223.626
24(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd1:20.8234.127
25(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Judd1:20.8304.134
26(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Porsche1:21.1784.482
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini1:21.2254.529
28(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:22.2585.562
29(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFootwork-Porsche1:22.5985.902
30(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaAGS-Ford Cosworth1:22.8996.203
Did not pre-qualify
31(BEL) Eric van de PoeleLamborghini1:30.65513.959
32(PRT) Pedro ChavesColoni-Ford Cosworth1:37.14420.448
33(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd1:40.16423.468
34(ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini1:29.68812.992

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna44
2(ITA) Riccardo Patrese20
3(BRA) Nelson Piquet16
4(GBR) Nigel Mansell13
5(FRA) Alain Prost11
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger10
7(ITA) Stefano Modena9
8(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris6
9(FRA) Jean Alesi5
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-Honda54
2Williams-Renault33
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth21
4Ferrari16
5Tyrrell-Honda11
6Jordan-Ford Cosworth8
7Dallara-Judd5
8Minardi-Ferrari3
9Lotus-Judd3
10Lola-Ford Cosworth2

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Fondmetal
Wins
4th for Riccardo Patrese
45th for Williams
Race 1-2
14th for Williams
Podiums
59th for Ayrton Senna
39th for Nigel Mansell
21st for Riccardo Patrese
214th for McLaren
120th & 121st for Williams
Poles
5th for Riccardo Patrese
33rd for Williams
1-2 start
12th for Williams
Fastest laps
19th for Nigel Mansell
50th for Williams (4th constructor to set 50 fastest laps)
Front row starts
35th for Nigel Mansell
14th for Riccardo Patrese
Pole & win
1st for Riccardo Patrese (40th different driver to win from pole, 4th Italian driver; first Italian driver to win from pole since 1984)