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Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1991 · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1991 · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/505-race

Original reference ↗

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

Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1991 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

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

1991 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:38:51.490 · 69 laps · ford	10
2	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:39:23.322 · 69 laps · honda	6
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:39:33.707 · 69 laps · renault	4
4	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:40:11.700 · 69 laps · ford	3
5	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	1:40:13.841 · 69 laps · ford	2
6	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Electrical · Time not recorded · 68 laps · renault	1
7	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
8	Érik Comas	Ligier	Time not recorded · 68 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
9	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Time not recorded · 68 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
10	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 67 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Engine · Time not recorded · 61 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Engine · Time not recorded · 50 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefan Johansson	Footwork	Throttle · Time not recorded · 48 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Engine · Time not recorded · 42 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 29 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 27 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Alternator · Time not recorded · 25 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Spun off · Time not recorded · 21 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 21 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Spun off · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	Suspension · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	Injection · Time not recorded · 4 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Throttle · Time not recorded · 2 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Mark Blundell	Brabham	Time not recorded · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	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	Eric van de Poele	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	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:19.837 · renault
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:20.225 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:20.318 · honda
4	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:20.656 · ferrari
5	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:20.686 · ford
6	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:20.916 · honda
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:21.227 · ferrari
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:21.241 · ford
9	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:21.298 · honda
10	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:21.864 · judd
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:22.154 · ford
12	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:22.262 · honda
13	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:22.443 · ilmor
14	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	1:22.596 · ford
15	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:22.993 · ferrari
16	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:23.040 · lamborghini
17	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:23.040 · judd
18	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:23.125 · ferrari
19	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:23.260 · ford
20	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:23.516 · yamaha
21	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:23.529 · porsche
22	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:23.585 · ford
23	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:23.650 · ilmor
24	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:23.923 · judd
25	Stefan Johansson	Footwork	1:24.433 · porsche
26	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:24.460 · lamborghini
27	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	1:24.491 · ford
28	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:24.653 · ford
29	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:24.661 · yamaha
30	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:24.732 · judd

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:19.837 · renault
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:20.225 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:20.318 · honda
4	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:20.656 · ferrari
5	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:20.686 · ford
6	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:20.916 · honda
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:21.227 · ferrari
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:21.241 · ford
9	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:21.298 · honda
10	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:21.864 · judd
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:22.154 · ford
12	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:22.262 · honda
13	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:22.443 · ilmor
14	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	1:22.596 · ford
15	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:22.993 · ferrari
16	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:23.040 · lamborghini
17	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:23.040 · judd
18	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:23.125 · ferrari
19	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:23.260 · ford
20	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:23.516 · yamaha
21	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:23.529 · porsche
22	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:23.585 · ford
23	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:23.650 · ilmor
24	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:23.923 · judd
25	Stefan Johansson	Footwork	1:24.433 · porsche
26	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:24.460 · lamborghini

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	40
2	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
3	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
4	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
4	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
6	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
7	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
8	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
9	JJ Lehto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
10	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
10	Roberto Moreno	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
13	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
13	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
13	Bertrand Gachot	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Aguri Suzuki	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	Julian Bailey	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	Emanuele Pirro	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	Roberto Moreno	1	1:21.793
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	2	1:22.261
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	3	1:22.418
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	4	1:22.793
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	5	1:22.891
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	6	1:23.514
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	7	1:23.939
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	8	1:24.004
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	9	1:24.036
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	10	1:24.090
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	11	1:24.260
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	12	1:24.348
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	13	1:24.529
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	14	1:24.582
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	15	1:24.671
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	16	1:25.035
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	17	1:25.363
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	18	1:25.367
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	19	1:25.592
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	20	1:25.801
freePractice1Results	Fabrizio Barbazza	21	1:25.832
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	22	1:25.853
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	23	1:26.243
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	24	1:26.497
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	25	1:26.581
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	26	1:26.707
freePractice1Results	Stefan Johansson	27	1:27.273
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	28	1:27.592
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	29	1:27.688
freePractice1Results	Mark Blundell	30	1:30.881
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	1	1:19.705
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	2	1:19.835
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	3	1:19.962
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	4	1:20.630
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	5	1:20.783
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	6	1:20.891
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	7	1:21.142
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	8	1:21.434
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	9	1:21.613
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	10	1:21.688
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	11	1:22.284
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	12	1:22.332
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	13	1:22.418
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	14	1:22.472
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	15	1:22.542
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	16	1:22.843
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	17	1:22.949
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	18	1:23.086
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	19	1:23.099
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	20	1:23.359
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	21	1:23.500
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	22	1:23.520
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	23	1:23.711
freePractice2Results	Fabrizio Barbazza	24	1:23.895
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	25	1:24.080
freePractice2Results	Stefan Johansson	26	1:24.133
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	27	1:24.266
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	28	1:24.315
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	29	1:24.326
freePractice2Results	Mark Blundell	30	1:25.813
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	1	1:22.787
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	2	1:23.197
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	3	1:23.271
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	4	1:23.305
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	5	1:24.033
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	6	1:24.245
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	7	1:24.282
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	8	1:24.494
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	9	1:24.519
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	10	1:24.562
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	11	1:24.595
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	12	1:24.605
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	13	1:24.742
warmingUpResults	Bertrand Gachot	14	1:25.005
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	15	1:25.035
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	16	1:25.154
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	17	1:25.172
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	18	1:25.337
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	19	1:25.530
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	20	1:25.862
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	21	1:25.964
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	22	1:26.697
warmingUpResults	Stefan Johansson	23	1:27.164
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	24	1:27.660
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	25	1:30.785