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1991 Foster's British Grand Prix · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: 1991 Foster's British Grand Prix · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/508-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

1991 Foster's British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit

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

1991 Formula 1 World Championship · round 8

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:27:35.479 · 59 laps · renault	10
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:28:17.772 · 59 laps · honda	6
3	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:28:35.629 · 59 laps · ferrari	4
4	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 58 laps · honda	3
5	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	2
6	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	1
7	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 58 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
8	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 58 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
9	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
10	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Time not recorded · 57 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
11	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
12	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Time not recorded · 57 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
13	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Time not recorded · 56 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
14	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 55 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mark Blundell	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 52 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	Suspension · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Collision · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Collision · Time not recorded · 29 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 29 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Throttle · Time not recorded · 28 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Transmission · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Broken floor · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	Transmission · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Spun off · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Érik Comas	Ligier	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Stefan Johansson	Footwork	Time not recorded · ford	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
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	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:20.939 · renault
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:21.618 · honda
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:22.109 · renault
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:22.476 · honda
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:22.478 · ferrari
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:22.881 · ferrari
7	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:23.265 · ford
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:23.626 · ford
9	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:24.044 · ilmor
10	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:24.069 · honda
11	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:24.141 · judd
12	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:24.165 · yamaha
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:24.169 · ford
14	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:24.345 · yamaha
15	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:24.560 · honda
16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:24.587 · ilmor
17	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	1:24.592 · ford
18	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:24.654 · judd
19	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:25.174 · lamborghini
20	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:25.222 · ferrari
21	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:25.537 · ford
22	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:25.583 · ford
23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:25.583 · ferrari
24	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:25.689 · judd
25	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:25.872 · judd
26	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:26.192 · ford
27	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:26.392 · lamborghini
28	Stefan Johansson	Footwork	1:26.544 · ford
29	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	1:28.122 · ford
30	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:28.136 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:20.939 · renault
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:21.618 · honda
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:22.109 · renault
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:22.476 · honda
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:22.478 · ferrari
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:22.881 · ferrari
7	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:23.265 · ford
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:23.626 · ford
9	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:24.044 · ilmor
10	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:24.069 · honda
11	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:24.141 · judd
12	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:24.165 · yamaha
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:24.169 · ford
14	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:24.345 · yamaha
15	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:24.560 · honda
16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:24.587 · ilmor
17	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	1:24.592 · ford
18	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:24.654 · judd
19	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:25.174 · lamborghini
20	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:25.222 · ferrari
21	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:25.537 · ford
22	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:25.583 · ford
23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:25.583 · ferrari
24	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:25.689 · judd
25	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:25.872 · judd
26	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:26.192 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	51
2	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	33
3	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
4	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
5	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
6	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
7	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
8	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
10	Roberto Moreno	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
11	JJ Lehto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
12	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
13	Bertrand Gachot	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
14	Mika Häkkinen	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
16	Éric Bernard	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	Nigel Mansell	1	1:22.097
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:23.263
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	3	1:24.515
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	4	1:24.674
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	5	1:24.811
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	6	1:24.940
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	7	1:25.217
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	8	1:25.391
freePractice1Results	Mark Blundell	9	1:25.656
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	10	1:25.687
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	11	1:26.060
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	12	1:26.070
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	13	1:26.157
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	14	1:26.218
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	15	1:26.273
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	16	1:26.339
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	17	1:26.443
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	18	1:26.457
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	19	1:26.536
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	20	1:27.034
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	21	1:27.107
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	22	1:27.129
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	23	1:27.204
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	24	1:27.552
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	25	1:27.746
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	26	1:28.507
freePractice1Results	Stefan Johansson	27	1:29.061
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	28	1:30.034
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	29	1:30.563
freePractice1Results	Fabrizio Barbazza	30	1:31.973
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:22.327
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:23.514
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	3	1:23.560
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	4	1:23.585
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	5	1:23.804
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	6	1:24.207
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	7	1:24.532
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	8	1:24.575
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	9	1:24.590
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	10	1:24.734
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	11	1:25.078
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	12	1:25.184
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	13	1:25.520
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	14	1:25.652
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	15	1:25.749
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	16	1:26.298
freePractice2Results	Mark Blundell	17	1:26.316
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	18	1:26.369
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	19	1:26.475
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	20	1:26.480
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	21	1:26.658
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	22	1:27.258
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	23	1:27.380
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	24	1:27.645
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	25	1:27.823
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	26	1:28.033
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	27	1:28.088
freePractice2Results	Fabrizio Barbazza	28	1:29.947
freePractice2Results	Stefan Johansson	29	1:30.144
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	30	1:31.366
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	1	1:26.863
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:27.371
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	3	1:27.909
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	4	1:28.051
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	5	1:28.399
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	6	1:28.617
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	7	1:29.094
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	8	1:29.125
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	9	1:29.162
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	10	1:29.256
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	11	1:29.281
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	12	1:29.384
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	13	1:29.407
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	14	1:29.423
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	15	1:29.557
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	16	1:29.700
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	17	1:30.101
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	18	1:30.215
warmingUpResults	Bertrand Gachot	19	1:30.458
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	20	1:30.736
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	21	1:30.764
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	22	1:30.861
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	23	1:30.874
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	24	1:30.902
warmingUpResults	Mark Blundell	25	1:31.115
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	26	1:31.609