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1991 Belgian Grand Prix · qualifying

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: 1991 Belgian Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/511-qualifying

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 Belgian Grand Prix · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

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

1991 Formula 1 World Championship · round 11

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:27:17.669 · 44 laps · honda	10
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:27:19.570 · 44 laps · honda	6
3	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:27:49.845 · 44 laps · ford	4
4	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:27:54.979 · 44 laps · ford	3
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:28:14.856 · 44 laps · renault	2
6	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:28:57.704 · 44 laps · yamaha	1
7	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:29:02.268 · 44 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
8	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Time not recorded · 43 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
9	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Time not recorded · 43 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
10	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Time not recorded · 43 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
12	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 42 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 33 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 33 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 30 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 29 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Érik Comas	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Electrical · Time not recorded · 22 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Engine · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 7 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Engine · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Jordan	Clutch · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Nicola Larini	Modena	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Alex Caffi	Footwork	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Eric van de Poele	Modena	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Pedro Chaves	Coloni	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	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	1:47.811 · honda
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:48.661 · renault
3	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:48.821 · ferrari
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:48.828 · renault
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:49.485 · honda
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:49.974 · ferrari
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:50.540 · ford
8	Michael Schumacher	Jordan	1:51.212 · ford
9	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:51.283 · ford
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:51.299 · ferrari
11	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:51.307 · honda
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:51.986 · ford
13	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:52.113 · ilmor
14	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:52.377 · yamaha
15	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:52.417 · judd
16	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:52.623 · ilmor
17	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:52.626 · yamaha
18	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:52.709 · lamborghini
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:52.896 · ferrari
20	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:53.309 · ford
21	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:53.361 · judd
22	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:53.494 · honda
23	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	1:53.628 · ford
24	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:53.799 · judd
25	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:53.839 · judd
26	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:53.847 · lamborghini
27	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:53.869 · ford
28	Nicola Larini	Modena	1:54.781 · lamborghini
29	Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:57.338 · ford
30	Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:57.746 · lamborghini

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:47.811 · honda
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:48.821 · ferrari
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:48.828 · renault
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:49.485 · honda
5	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:49.974 · ferrari
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:50.540 · ford
7	Michael Schumacher	Jordan	1:51.212 · ford
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:51.283 · ford
9	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:51.299 · ferrari
10	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:51.307 · honda
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:51.986 · ford
12	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:52.113 · ilmor
13	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:52.377 · yamaha
14	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:52.417 · judd
15	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:52.623 · ilmor
16	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:52.626 · yamaha
17	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:52.646 · renault
18	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:52.709 · lamborghini
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:52.896 · ferrari
20	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:53.309 · ford
21	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:53.361 · judd
22	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:53.494 · honda
23	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	1:53.628 · ford
24	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:53.799 · judd
25	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:53.839 · judd
26	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:53.847 · 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	71
2	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	49
3	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
4	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	28
5	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
6	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
7	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
8	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
10	Roberto Moreno	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
11	JJ Lehto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
12	Bertrand Gachot	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Pierluigi Martini	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
16	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	Mark Blundell	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	Gerhard Berger	1	1:50.343
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:51.291
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	3	1:52.298
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	4	1:52.535
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	5	1:53.594
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	6	1:53.983
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	7	1:54.012
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	8	1:54.794
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	9	1:54.804
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	10	1:55.093
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	11	1:55.322
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	12	1:55.764
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	13	1:55.943
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	14	1:56.705
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	15	1:56.769
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	16	1:56.974
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	17	1:57.037
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	18	1:57.427
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	19	1:57.751
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	20	1:57.892
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	21	1:57.898
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	22	1:58.100
freePractice1Results	Mark Blundell	23	1:58.614
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	24	1:58.680
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	25	1:58.725
freePractice1Results	Eric van de Poele	26	1:58.862
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	27	1:59.000
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	28	1:59.940
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	29	2:00.441
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	30	2:42.988
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:49.963
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:50.123
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	3	1:50.473
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	4	1:50.733
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	5	1:51.071
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	6	1:52.052
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	7	1:52.322
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	8	1:52.429
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	9	1:52.769
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	10	1:53.403
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	11	1:53.662
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	12	1:53.753
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	13	1:53.912
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	14	1:53.920
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	15	1:53.996
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	16	1:54.096
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	17	1:54.104
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	18	1:54.143
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	19	1:54.233
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	20	1:54.312
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	21	1:54.470
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	22	1:54.560
freePractice2Results	Mark Blundell	23	1:54.652
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	24	1:54.922
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	25	1:55.334
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	26	1:55.700
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	27	1:55.839
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	28	1:57.171
freePractice2Results	Eric van de Poele	29	1:57.188
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	30	1:59.047
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	1	1:55.211
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	2	1:55.392
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	3	1:56.752
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	4	1:56.986
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	5	1:57.055
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	6	1:57.192
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	7	1:57.241
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	8	1:57.471
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	9	1:57.612
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	10	1:58.151
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	11	1:58.211
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	12	1:58.306
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	13	1:58.390
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	14	1:58.584
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	15	1:58.680
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	16	1:59.009
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	17	1:59.028
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	18	1:59.312
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	19	1:59.576
warmingUpResults	Mark Blundell	20	1:59.645
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	21	1:59.692
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	22	2:00.208
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	23	2:00.401
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	24	2:00.424
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	25	2:01.339
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	26	Unknown