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1991 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1991 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/516-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

1991 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · Adelaide Street Circuit

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

1991 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	24:34.899 · 14 laps · honda	5
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	24:36.158 · 14 laps · renault	3
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	24:40.019 · 14 laps · honda	2
4	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	25:05.002 · 14 laps · ford	1.5
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	25:25.436 · 14 laps · renault	1
6	Gianni Morbidelli	Ferrari	25:25.968 · 14 laps · ferrari	0.5
7	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	25:27.260 · 14 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	25:35.330 · 14 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	25:50.466 · 14 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	25:55.269 · 14 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
11	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	25:56.972 · 14 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
12	JJ Lehto	Dallara	26:13.418 · 14 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
13	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	26:14.202 · 14 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Time not recorded · 13 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
15	Alex Caffi	Footwork	Time not recorded · 13 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
16	Roberto Moreno	Minardi	Time not recorded · 13 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
17	Mark Blundell	Brabham	Time not recorded · 13 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
18	Érik Comas	Ligier	Time not recorded · 13 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
19	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Time not recorded · 13 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
20	Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	Time not recorded · 12 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Spun off · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	Spun off · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Accident · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nicola Larini	Modena	Spun off · Time not recorded · 5 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Accident · Time not recorded · 5 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 4 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Time not recorded · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Eric van de Poele	Modena	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Lola	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Naoki Hattori	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	1:14.041 · honda
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:14.385 · honda
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:14.822 · renault
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:15.057 · renault
5	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:15.291 · ford
6	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:15.508 · ford
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:15.545 · ferrari
8	Gianni Morbidelli	Ferrari	1:16.203 · ferrari
9	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:16.253 · honda
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:16.359 · ferrari
11	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:16.871 · judd
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:17.050 · ford
13	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:17.342 · judd
14	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:17.344 · ilmor
15	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:17.355 · ford
16	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:17.362 · ford
17	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:17.365 · yamaha
18	Roberto Moreno	Minardi	1:17.639 · ferrari
19	Nicola Larini	Modena	1:17.936 · lamborghini
20	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:17.969 · lamborghini
21	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:18.091 · judd
22	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:18.112 · lamborghini
23	Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:18.157 · ford
24	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:18.216 · honda
25	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:18.271 · judd
26	Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:18.282 · ilmor
27	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:18.393 · ford
28	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:18.855 · yamaha
29	Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:19.000 · lamborghini
30	Bertrand Gachot	Lola	1:19.274 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:14.041 · honda
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:14.385 · honda
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:14.822 · renault
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:15.057 · renault
5	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:15.291 · ford
6	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:15.508 · ford
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:15.545 · ferrari
8	Gianni Morbidelli	Ferrari	1:16.203 · ferrari
9	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:16.253 · honda
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:16.359 · ferrari
11	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:16.871 · judd
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:17.050 · ford
13	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:17.342 · judd
14	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:17.344 · ilmor
15	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:17.355 · ford
16	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:17.362 · ford
17	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:17.365 · yamaha
18	Roberto Moreno	Minardi	1:17.639 · ferrari
19	Nicola Larini	Modena	1:17.936 · lamborghini
20	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:17.969 · lamborghini
21	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:18.091 · judd
22	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:18.112 · lamborghini
23	Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:18.157 · ford
24	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:18.216 · honda
25	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:18.271 · judd
26	Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:18.282 · ilmor

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	96
2	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	72
3	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	53
4	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	43
5	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
6	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	26.5
7	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
8	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
10	Roberto Moreno	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
11	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
12	JJ Lehto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Bertrand Gachot	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
15	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Aguri Suzuki	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Julian Bailey	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Emanuele Pirro	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Éric Bernard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Mark Blundell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
24	Gianni Morbidelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0.5

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	Gerhard Berger	1	1:14.982
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:15.415
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:16.199
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	4	1:16.416
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	5	1:16.451
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	6	1:16.556
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	7	1:16.707
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	8	1:17.028
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	9	1:17.364
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	10	1:17.488
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	11	1:17.591
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	12	1:17.939
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:18.051
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	14	1:18.110
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	15	1:18.325
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	16	1:18.410
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	17	1:18.603
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	18	1:18.634
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	19	1:18.671
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	20	1:18.699
freePractice1Results	Alex Zanardi	21	1:18.774
freePractice1Results	Karl Wendlinger	22	1:18.864
freePractice1Results	Mark Blundell	23	1:18.942
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	24	1:19.599
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	25	1:19.875
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	26	1:19.896
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	27	1:20.027
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	28	1:20.058
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	29	1:20.131
freePractice1Results	Eric van de Poele	30	1:20.532
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	1	1:14.314
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:14.790
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	3	1:14.870
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	4	1:15.355
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	5	1:15.442
freePractice2Results	Alex Zanardi	6	1:15.675
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	7	1:15.822
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	8	1:15.907
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	9	1:15.929
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	10	1:16.562
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	11	1:16.780
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	12	1:16.945
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	13	1:17.009
freePractice2Results	Mark Blundell	14	1:17.067
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	15	1:17.155
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	16	1:17.647
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	17	1:17.657
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	18	1:17.681
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	19	1:17.815
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	20	1:18.190
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	21	1:18.284
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	22	1:18.536
freePractice2Results	Karl Wendlinger	23	1:18.551
freePractice2Results	Eric van de Poele	24	1:18.566
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	25	1:18.646
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	26	1:18.719
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	27	1:18.852
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	28	1:19.496
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	29	1:19.648
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	30	1:20.224
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	1	1:18.884
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	2	1:18.915
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	3	1:18.964
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	4	1:19.798
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	5	1:20.010
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	6	1:20.049
warmingUpResults	Alex Zanardi	7	1:20.067
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	8	1:20.155
warmingUpResults	Karl Wendlinger	9	1:20.375
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	10	1:20.436
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	11	1:20.833
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	12	1:20.845
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	13	1:20.871
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	14	1:20.890
warmingUpResults	Mark Blundell	15	1:21.040
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	16	1:21.074
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	17	1:21.270
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	18	1:21.335
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	19	1:21.463
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	20	1:21.568
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	21	1:22.038
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	22	1:22.306
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	23	1:22.414
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	24	1:22.430
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	25	1:22.578
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	26	1:22.781