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Gran Premio di San Marino 1991 · qualifying

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: Gran Premio di San Marino 1991 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/503-qualifying

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Gran Premio di San Marino 1991 · Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1991 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:35:14.750 · 61 laps · honda	10
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:35:16.425 · 61 laps · honda	6
3	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Time not recorded · 60 laps · judd	4
4	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 59 laps · ferrari	3
5	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Time not recorded · 58 laps · judd	2
6	Julian Bailey	Lotus	Time not recorded · 58 laps · judd	1
7	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Time not recorded · 58 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
8	Mark Blundell	Brabham	Time not recorded · 58 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
9	Eric van de Poele	Modena	Fuel pump · Time not recorded · 57 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
10	Érik Comas	Ligier	Time not recorded · 57 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
11	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Time not recorded · 57 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
12	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Engine · Time not recorded · 55 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
13	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 54 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	Transmission · Time not recorded · 41 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 37 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	Suspension · Time not recorded · 37 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Spun off · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Electrical · Time not recorded · 17 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Transmission · Time not recorded · 15 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Spun off · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Spun off · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	Spun off · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Spun off · Time not recorded · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Alex Caffi	Footwork	Time not recorded · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Time not recorded · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Nicola Larini	Modena	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Pedro Chaves	Coloni	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:21.877 · honda
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:21.957 · renault
3	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:22.195 · ferrari
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:22.366 · renault
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:22.567 · honda
6	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:23.511 · honda
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:23.945 · ferrari
8	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:24.762 · ferrari
9	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:24.807 · ferrari
10	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:25.345 · honda
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:25.491 · ford
12	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	1:25.531 · ford
13	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:25.655 · ford
14	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:25.809 · ford
15	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:25.841 · ilmor
16	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:25.974 · judd
17	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:25.983 · ford
18	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:26.055 · yamaha
19	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:26.207 · lamborghini
20	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:26.356 · ford
21	Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:26.550 · lamborghini
22	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:26.602 · ilmor
23	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:26.778 · yamaha
24	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:26.998 · lamborghini
25	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:27.324 · judd
26	Julian Bailey	Lotus	1:27.976 · judd
27	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:28.175 · ford
28	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	1:29.665 · ford
29	Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:30.280 · porsche
30	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:30.762 · porsche

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:21.877 · honda
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:21.957 · renault
3	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:22.195 · ferrari
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:22.366 · renault
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:22.567 · honda
6	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:23.511 · honda
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:23.945 · ferrari
8	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:24.762 · ferrari
9	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:24.807 · ferrari
10	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:25.345 · honda
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:25.491 · ford
12	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	1:25.531 · ford
13	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:25.655 · ford
14	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:25.809 · ford
15	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:25.841 · ilmor
16	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:25.974 · judd
17	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:25.983 · ford
18	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:26.055 · yamaha
19	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:26.207 · lamborghini
20	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:26.356 · ford
21	Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:26.550 · lamborghini
22	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:26.602 · ilmor
23	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:26.778 · yamaha
24	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:26.998 · lamborghini
25	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:27.324 · judd
26	Julian Bailey	Lotus	1:27.976 · judd

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	30
2	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
3	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
4	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
5	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
6	JJ Lehto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
7	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
7	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
9	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
9	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
11	Aguri Suzuki	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
11	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
11	Julian Bailey	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

Session	Driver	Position	Time
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	1	1:22.701
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:23.342
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	3	1:23.510
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	4	1:23.804
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	5	1:23.936
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	6	1:24.154
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	7	1:25.454
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	8	1:25.949
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	9	1:26.095
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	10	1:26.193
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	11	1:26.279
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	12	1:26.427
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	13	1:26.584
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	14	1:26.723
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	15	1:26.752
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	16	1:26.841
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	17	1:27.092
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	18	1:27.195
freePractice1Results	Eric van de Poele	19	1:27.410
freePractice1Results	Mark Blundell	20	1:27.489
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	21	1:27.590
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	22	1:27.885
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	23	1:27.942
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	24	1:27.952
freePractice1Results	Julian Bailey	25	1:28.686
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	26	1:29.048
freePractice1Results	Fabrizio Barbazza	27	1:30.558
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	28	1:32.767
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	29	1:36.688
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	30	1:38.314
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	1	1:44.797
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	2	1:46.334
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	3	1:48.878
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	4	1:49.174
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	5	1:49.385
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	6	1:50.046
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	7	1:50.326
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	8	1:50.332
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	9	1:50.502
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	10	1:50.617
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	11	1:50.871
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	12	1:51.449
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:51.674
freePractice2Results	Julian Bailey	14	1:52.792
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	15	1:53.645
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	16	1:53.666
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	17	1:55.777
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	18	1:56.432
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	19	1:57.027
freePractice2Results	Eric van de Poele	20	1:57.157
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	21	1:57.307
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	22	1:58.586
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	23	2:00.837
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	24	2:01.079
freePractice2Results	Mark Blundell	25	2:01.723
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	26	2:03.892
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	27	2:18.074
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	28	2:36.610
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	1	1:25.791
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	2	1:27.115
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	3	1:27.426
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	4	1:27.857
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	5	1:27.916
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	6	1:28.556
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	7	1:28.850
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	8	1:29.273
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	9	1:29.454
warmingUpResults	Bertrand Gachot	10	1:29.491
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	11	1:29.627
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	12	1:29.631
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:29.860
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	14	1:29.974
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	15	1:30.258
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	16	1:30.278
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	17	1:30.380
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	18	1:30.565
warmingUpResults	Julian Bailey	19	1:30.793
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	20	1:31.062
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	21	1:31.363
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	22	1:31.699
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	23	1:32.142
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	24	1:32.147
warmingUpResults	Eric van de Poele	25	1:32.563
warmingUpResults	Mark Blundell	26	1:33.710