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1991 Monaco Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonte Carlo, 78 laps
Round4 of 16
Race numbers

The 1991 Monaco Grand Prix was the:

  • 504th World Championship race
  • 38th World Championship Monaco Grand Prix
  • 38th World Championship race at Monte Carlo
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda781hr 53m 02.334s10
2+3(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault78+18.348s6
3+6(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari78+47.455s4
4+4(BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap3
5+2(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari77+1 lap2
6+6(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd77+1 lap1
7+9(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini76+2 laps 
8+16(FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth76+2 laps 
9+12(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth76+2 laps 
10+13(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini76+2 laps 
11+2(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd75+3 laps 
12+2(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari72+6 laps 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd64DNF 
R (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari49DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor43DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda42DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault42DNF 
R (GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha41DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Porsche39DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda35DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth24DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor12DNF 
R (ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda9DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:20.344 
2(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda1:20.8090.465
3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:20.9730.629
4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:21.1590.815
5(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:21.2050.861
6(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:21.2220.878
7(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari1:21.4551.111
8(BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:21.8041.460
9(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:21.9101.566
10(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth1:22.7642.420
11(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda1:22.9722.628
12(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd1:23.0222.678
13(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd1:23.0232.679
14(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari1:23.0642.720
15(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor1:23.3943.050
16(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini1:23.4313.087
17(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari1:23.5843.240
18(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor1:23.6423.298
19(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth1:23.8983.554
20(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:23.9093.565
21(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth1:24.0793.735
22(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha1:24.1093.765
23(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini1:24.1513.807
24(FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth1:24.2083.864
25(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Porsche1:24.6064.262
26(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd1:24.8294.485
27(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha1:24.8404.496
Did not qualify
28(GBR) Julian BaileyLotus-Judd1:26.9956.651
29(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaAGS-Ford Cosworth1:27.0796.735
30(ITA) Alex CaffiFootwork-Porsche– 
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini1:25.8935.549
32(BEL) Eric van de PoeleLamborghini1:26.2525.908
33(PRT) Pedro ChavesColoni-Ford Cosworth1:27.3897.045
34(FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:27.7597.415

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna40
2(FRA) Alain Prost11
3(AUT) Gerhard Berger10
4(ITA) Riccardo Patrese6
=(GBR) Nigel Mansell6
6(BRA) Nelson Piquet6
7(FRA) Jean Alesi5
8(FIN) JJ Lehto4
9(ITA) Stefano Modena3
=(ITA) Pierluigi Martini3
=(BRA) Roberto Moreno3
12(JPN) Satoru Nakajima2
=(FIN) Mika Hakkinen2
14(JPN) Aguri Suzuki1
=(GBR) Julian Bailey1
=(ITA) Emanuele Pirro1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda50
2Ferrari16
3Williams-Renault12
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth9
5Dallara-Judd5
6Tyrrell-Honda5
7Minardi-Ferrari3
8Lotus-Judd3
9Lola-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
AGS
Milestone race start
350th for McLaren (4th constructor to start 350 races)
50th for Dallara (28th constructor to start 50 races)
Wins
30th for Ayrton Senna (2nd driver to win 30 races, 1st Brazilian driver)
90th for McLaren (2nd constructor to win 90 races)
Podiums
58th for Ayrton Senna
38th for Nigel Mansell
3rd for Jean Alesi (first for Ferrari)
345th for Ferrari
213rd for McLaren
118th for Williams
Poles
56th for Ayrton Senna
71st for McLaren
Fastest laps
35th for Alain Prost (last until 1993; last for Ferrari)
119th for Ferrari (last until 1995)
Front row starts
68th for Ayrton Senna NEW RECORD
1st and only for Stefano Modena (115th different front row starter, 20th Italian driver; only front row start for Tyrrell)
Points finishes
2nd and last for Emanuele Pirro
Pole & win
25th for Ayrton Senna