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Grand Prix de Monaco 1991 · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: Grand Prix de Monaco 1991 · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/504-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 de Monaco 1991 · Circuit de Monaco

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

1991 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:53:02.334 · 78 laps · honda	10
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:53:20.682 · 78 laps · renault	6
3	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:53:49.789 · 78 laps · ferrari	4
4	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	Time not recorded · 77 laps · ford	3
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 77 laps · ferrari	2
6	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Time not recorded · 77 laps · judd	1
7	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Time not recorded · 76 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
8	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	Time not recorded · 76 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Éric Bernard	Lola	Time not recorded · 76 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Érik Comas	Ligier	Time not recorded · 76 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
11	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Time not recorded · 75 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
12	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 72 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 64 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 49 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Throttle · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	Engine · Time not recorded · 42 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Accident · Time not recorded · 42 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mark Blundell	Brabham	Spun off · Time not recorded · 41 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Engine · Time not recorded · 39 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 35 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Brakes · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	Throttle · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Brakes · Time not recorded · 12 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 9 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	Accident · Time not recorded · 9 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	Suspension · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Julian Bailey	Lotus	Time not recorded · judd	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
EX	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Missed weight check · Time not recorded · yamaha	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
DNPQ	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	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	1:20.344 · honda
2	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:20.809 · honda
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:20.973 · renault
4	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:21.159 · ford
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:21.205 · renault
6	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:21.222 · honda
7	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:21.455 · ferrari
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:21.804 · ford
9	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:21.910 · ferrari
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:22.764 · ford
11	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:22.972 · honda
12	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:23.022 · judd
13	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:23.023 · judd
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:23.064 · ferrari
15	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:23.394 · ilmor
16	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:23.431 · lamborghini
17	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:23.584 · ferrari
18	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:23.642 · ilmor
19	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:23.898 · ford
20	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:23.909 · ford
21	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:24.079 · ford
22	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:24.109 · yamaha
23	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:24.151 · lamborghini
24	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	1:24.208 · ford
25	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:24.606 · porsche
26	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:24.829 · judd
27	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:24.840 · yamaha
28	Julian Bailey	Lotus	1:26.995 · judd
29	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	1:27.079 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:20.344 · honda
2	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:20.809 · honda
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:20.973 · renault
4	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:21.159 · ford
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:21.205 · renault
6	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:21.222 · honda
7	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:21.455 · ferrari
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:21.804 · ford
9	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:21.910 · ferrari
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:22.764 · ford
11	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:22.972 · honda
12	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:23.022 · judd
13	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:23.023 · judd
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:23.064 · ferrari
15	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:23.394 · ilmor
16	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:23.431 · lamborghini
17	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:23.584 · ferrari
18	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:23.642 · ilmor
19	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:23.898 · ford
20	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:23.909 · ford
21	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:24.079 · ford
22	Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:24.109 · yamaha
23	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:24.151 · lamborghini
24	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	1:24.208 · ford
25	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:24.606 · porsche
26	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:24.829 · 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	40
2	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
4	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
4	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
6	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
7	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
8	JJ Lehto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
9	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
9	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
9	Roberto Moreno	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
12	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
14	Aguri Suzuki	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
14	Julian Bailey	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
14	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	Gerhard Berger	1	1:22.259
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:22.671
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	3	1:22.957
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	4	1:23.539
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	5	1:23.595
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	6	1:23.862
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	7	1:23.869
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	8	1:24.326
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	9	1:24.785
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	10	1:24.857
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	11	1:25.116
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	12	1:25.196
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	13	1:25.531
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	14	1:25.697
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	15	1:25.863
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	16	1:26.008
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	17	1:26.089
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	18	1:26.106
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	19	1:26.611
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	20	1:26.740
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	21	1:26.841
freePractice1Results	Fabrizio Barbazza	22	1:27.405
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	23	1:27.676
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	24	1:27.848
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	25	1:28.001
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	26	1:28.424
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	27	1:28.469
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	28	1:28.655
freePractice1Results	Julian Bailey	29	1:28.762
freePractice1Results	Mark Blundell	30	1:30.210
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	1	1:21.856
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:21.965
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:22.176
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	4	1:22.719
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	5	1:22.790
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	6	1:23.197
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	7	1:23.230
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	8	1:23.256
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	9	1:23.259
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	10	1:23.284
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	11	1:23.390
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	12	1:23.517
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:23.846
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	14	1:24.129
freePractice2Results	Mark Blundell	15	1:24.435
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	16	1:24.448
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	17	1:24.647
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	18	1:24.916
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	19	1:25.334
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	20	1:25.340
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	21	1:25.451
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	22	1:25.644
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	23	1:25.705
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	24	1:26.536
freePractice2Results	Julian Bailey	25	1:26.576
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	26	1:26.695
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	27	1:27.333
freePractice2Results	Fabrizio Barbazza	28	1:28.045
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	29	1:28.403
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	1	1:23.887
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	2	1:24.312
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:24.840
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	4	1:25.650
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	5	1:25.753
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	6	1:25.961
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	7	1:26.207
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	8	1:26.336
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	9	1:26.425
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	10	1:26.693
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	11	1:26.766
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	12	1:27.029
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	13	1:27.269
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	14	1:27.365
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	15	1:27.459
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	16	1:28.106
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	17	1:28.139
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	18	1:28.155
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	19	1:28.308
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	20	1:28.320
warmingUpResults	Mark Blundell	21	1:28.387
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	22	1:28.487
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	23	1:28.827
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	24	1:29.341
warmingUpResults	Bertrand Gachot	25	1:29.967
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	26	1:33.610