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1991 San Marino Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitImola, 61 laps
Round3 of 16
Race numbers

The 1991 San Marino Grand Prix was the:

  • 503rd World Championship race
  • 11th World Championship San Marino Grand Prix
  • 12th World Championship race at Imola
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda611hr 35m 14.750s10
2+3(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda61+1.675s6
3+13(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd60+1 lap4
4+5(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari59+2 laps3
5+20(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd58+3 laps2
6+20(GBR) Julian BaileyLotus-Judd58+3 laps1
7+17(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini58+3 laps 
8+15(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha58+3 laps 
9+12(BEL) Eric van de PoeleLamborghini57DNF 
10+9(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini57+4 laps 
11+7(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha57+4 laps 
12+3(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor55DNF 
13 (BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth54DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda41DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor24DNF 
R (FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth17DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault17DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda15DNF 
R (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari10DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari2DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault0DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Alain ProstFerrari   

Notes

  • Eric van de Poele ended lap 57 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Mauricio Gugelmin ended lap 55 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Roberto Moreno ended lap 54 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:21.877 
2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:21.9570.080
3(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari1:22.1950.318
4(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:22.3660.489
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:22.5670.690
6(ITA) Stefano ModenaTyrrell-Honda1:23.5111.634
7(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:23.9452.068
8(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Ferrari1:24.7622.885
9(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ferrari1:24.8072.930
10(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Honda1:25.3453.468
11(ITA) Andrea de CesarisJordan-Ford Cosworth1:25.4913.614
12(FRA) Bertrand GachotJordan-Ford Cosworth1:25.5313.654
13(BRA) Roberto MorenoBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:25.6553.778
14(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:25.8093.932
15(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Ilmor1:25.8413.964
16(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Judd1:25.9744.097
17(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Ford Cosworth1:25.9834.106
18(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Yamaha1:26.0554.178
19(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Lamborghini1:26.2074.330
20(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Ford Cosworth1:26.3564.479
21(BEL) Eric van de PoeleLamborghini1:26.5504.673
22(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Ilmor1:26.6024.725
23(GBR) Mark BlundellBrabham-Yamaha1:26.7784.901
24(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Lamborghini1:26.9985.121
25(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Judd1:27.3245.447
26(GBR) Julian BaileyLotus-Judd1:27.9766.099
Did not qualify
27(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:28.1756.298
28(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaAGS-Ford Cosworth1:29.6657.788
29(ITA) Alex CaffiFootwork-Porsche1:30.2808.403
30(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Porsche1:30.7628.885
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Judd1:26.3054.428
32(FRA) Olivier GrouillardFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:26.7894.912
33(ITA) Nicola LariniLamborghini1:26.8865.009
34(PRT) Pedro ChavesColoni-Ford Cosworth1:31.2399.362

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna30
2(AUT) Gerhard Berger10
3(FRA) Alain Prost9
4(ITA) Riccardo Patrese6
5(BRA) Nelson Piquet6
6(FIN) JJ Lehto4
7(ITA) Stefano Modena3
=(ITA) Pierluigi Martini3
9(JPN) Satoru Nakajima2
=(FIN) Mika Hakkinen2
11(JPN) Aguri Suzuki1
=(FRA) Jean Alesi1
=(GBR) Julian Bailey1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda40
2Ferrari10
3Williams-Renault6
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth6
5Tyrrell-Honda5
6Dallara-Judd4
7Minardi-Ferrari3
8Lotus-Judd3
9Lola-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Eric van de Poele
Last start
Julian Bailey
Wins
29th for Ayrton Senna
89th for McLaren
Race 1-2
24th for McLaren
Podiums
57th for Ayrton Senna
22nd for Gerhard Berger
1st and only for JJ Lehto (158th different podium finisher, 2nd Finnish driver; first Finnish driver to finish on the podium since 1986)
211th & 212th for McLaren
2nd and last for Dallara
Poles
55th for Ayrton Senna
70th for McLaren (3rd constructor to take 70 pole positions)
Fastest laps
13th for Gerhard Berger
62nd for McLaren
Front row starts
67th for Ayrton Senna EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alain Prost)
12th for Riccardo Patrese
Points finishes
1st for JJ Lehto & Mika Hakkinen (245th & 246th different point scorers, 2nd & 3rd Finnish drivers)
1st and only for Julian Bailey (247th different point scorer, 50th British driver)
Pole & win
24th for Ayrton Senna