1991 British Grand Prix

April 2017 April 2017 F1 British UK 14 July XLIV Foster's British Grand Prix 1991 Silverstone_Circuit_1991_to_1993.png 8 16 Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, United Kingdom Permanent racing facility 3.247 5.226 59 191.59 308.334 Hot, dry, sunny Nigel Mansell UK Williams-Renault 1:20.939 Nigel Mansell UK Williams-Renault 1:26.379 43 Nigel Mansell UK Williams-Renault Gerhard Berger Austria McLaren-Honda Alain Prost France Ferrari GBR The 1991 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1991. It was the eighth race of the 1991 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 59-lap race was won from pole position by local driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Renault. Gerhard Berger finished second in a McLaren-Honda, with Alain Prost third in a Ferrari. Drivers' Championship leader, Ayrton Senna, ran out of fuel in the second McLaren-Honda on the final lap and was classified fourth. As well as winning from pole position, Mansell led every lap and posted the fastest lap of the race. It was the first of two consecutive grand slams at the Silverstone circuit for Mansell, who repeated the feat the following year in 1992.https://www.statsf1.com/fr/statistiques/pilote/divers/detail-nigel-mansell--chelem.aspx Grand Chelem - Mansell, Nigel fr 24 May 2020 Pre-race Mansell-mania greeted the drivers as they arrived at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. The track had been vastly remodelled for 1991, which garnered largely positive reviews from the drivers. The track was no longer the fastest on the F1 calendar, but it now included many challenging corners for the drivers. Elsewhere Tom Walkinshaw had bought a 35% stake in the Benetton team, but the driver line-ups were unchanged from the previous race. Stefan Johansson continued to stand in for the injured Alex Caffi at Footwork, although it was the last race he would do so. Qualifying Pre-qualifying report The Friday morning pre-qualifying session resulted in a return to the Dallara / Jordan lockout seen three times earlier in the season. JJ Lehto was fastest in the Dallara, with Andrea de Cesaris' Jordan nearly seven tenths of a second slower in second position. Third was the Dallara of Emanuele Pirro, with Bertrand Gachot's Jordan a couple of tenths further back in fourth. After pre-qualifying successfully at the last two Grands Prix, Olivier Grouillard missed out this time in fifth place for Fondmetal. The Modena Lambos were again sixth and seventh, with Nicola Larini again faster than Eric van de Poele. Nine tenths of a second further back in eighth was Pedro Chaves in the Coloni.Walker Murray 1991 Murray Walker's Grand Prix Year Hazleton Publishing 69–76 0-905138-90-2 Pre-qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 22 Finland JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 1:24.825 — 2 33 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford 1:25.508 +0.683 3 21 Italy Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 1:25.726 +0.901 4 32 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford 1:25.931 +1.106 5 14 France Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal-Ford 1:26.299 +1.474 6 34 Italy Nicola Larini Lambo-Lamborghini 1:28.042 +3.217 7 35 Belgium Eric van de Poele Lambo-Lamborghini 1:28.827 +4.002 8 31 Portugal Pedro Chaves Coloni-Ford 1:29.735 +4.910 Qualifying report In qualifying Nigel Mansell took pole in front of his home fans, with title rival Ayrton Senna second. Riccardo Patrese was third, followed by Gerhard Berger, Alain Prost, Jean Alesi, Roberto Moreno, Nelson Piquet, Maurício Gugelmin, and Stefano Modena. Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 5 UK Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 1:22.644 1:20.939 – 2 1 Brazil 1968 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:23.277 1:21.618 +0.679 3 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1:23.436 1:22.109 +1.170 4 2 Austria Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 1:23.045 1:22.476 +1.537 5 27 France Alain Prost Ferrari 1:24.726 1:22.478 +1.539 6 28 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:24.520 1:22.881 +1.942 7 19 Brazil 1968 Roberto Moreno Benetton-Ford 1:25.715 1:23.265 +2.326 8 20 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Benetton-Ford 1:25.107 1:23.626 +2.687 9 15 Brazil 1968 Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House-Ilmor 1:25.834 1:24.044 +3.105 10 4 Italy Stefano Modena Tyrrell-Honda 1:24.925 1:24.069 +3.130 11 22 Finland JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 1:24.997 1:24.141 +3.202 12 8 UK Mark Blundell Brabham-Yamaha 1:26.117 1:24.165 +3.226 13 33 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford 1:24.169 1:24.319 +3.230 14 7 UK Martin Brundle Brabham-Yamaha 1:25.803 1:24.345 +3.406 15 3 Japan 1947 Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell-Honda 1:26.229 1:24.560 +3.621 16 16 Italy Ivan Capelli Leyton House-Ilmor 1:25.951 1:24.587 +3.648 17 32 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford 1:25.323 1:24.592 +3.653 18 21 Italy Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 1:25.136 1:24.654 +3.715 19 25 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Lamborghini 1:25.530 1:25.174 +4.235 20 24 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Ferrari 1:27.367 1:25.222 +4.283 21 29 France Éric Bernard Lola-Ford 1:26.235 1:25.537 +4.598 22 30 Japan 1947 Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford 1:26.438 1:25.583 +4.644 23 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ferrari 1:27.279 1:25.583 +4.644 24 12 UK Johnny Herbert Lotus-Judd 1:27.207 1:25.689 +4.750 25 11 Finland Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Judd 1:26.936 1:25.872 +4.933 26 9 Italy Michele Alboreto Footwork-Ford 1:27.193 1:26.192 +5.253 27 26 France Érik Comas Ligier-Lamborghini 1:26.486 1:26.392 +5.453 28 10 Sweden Stefan Johansson Footwork-Ford 1:28.204 1:26.544 +5.605 29 18 Italy Fabrizio Barbazza AGS-Ford 1:31.697 1:28.122 +7.183 30 17 Italy Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford 1:31.130 1:28.136 +7.197 Race Race report thumb|Nigel Mansell gives Ayrton Senna a lift back to the paddock at Silverstone during his victory lap, after Senna had run out of fuel. Senna made a rocket start to lead Mansell, while Patrese was the first casualty of the day, having been bumped off by Berger (Patrese retired after the first lap as a result). Senna's lead did not last for long as Mansell re-passed him going into Stowe corner. Roberto Moreno in the Benetton retired from sixth place with a gearbox failure on lap 22. Mansell and Senna proceeded to rocket off into the distance while Berger, Prost, and Alesi squabbled over third place, with Alesi emerging ahead; he would later retire after colliding with Aguri Suzuki while trying to lap the Japanese driver's Lola. Andrea de Cesaris had a huge accident on Lap 41 when his suspension failed at Abbey corner, his car bounced back across the track and narrowly missed Satoru Nakajima's Tyrrell; de Cesaris was unhurt. At the front it was all Mansell as the Englishman recorded his second win in succession, while rival Senna running in second place ran out of fuel on the last lap and was classified fourth. Berger ended up second, followed by Prost, Senna, Piquet, and Bertrand Gachot's Jordan. Mansell now trailed Senna by only 18 points and momentum was on his side. While completing his victory lap Mansell stopped beside Senna and his out of fuel car. Mansell then had Senna climb on his car with Senna placing one leg in the cockpit and sitting on the car body, Mansell drove him back to pit lane. In terms of having to pre-qualify, Brabham would have needed their top car at least in 7th position to demote the Leyton House team, but neither Brundle nor Blundell finished the race (Brundle retired with a broken throttle and Mark Blundell retired with engine failure later in the race on lap 53). Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 UK Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 59 1:27:35.479 1 10 2 2 Austria Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 59 + 42.293 4 6 3 27 France Alain Prost Ferrari 59 + 1:00.150 5 4 4 1 Brazil 1968 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 58 Out of fuel 2 3 5 20 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Benetton-Ford 58 + 1 lap 8 2 6 32 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford 58 + 1 lap 17 1 7 4 Italy Stefano Modena Tyrrell-Honda 58 + 1 lap 10 8 3 Japan 1947 Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell-Honda 58 + 1 lap 15 9 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ferrari 58 + 1 lap 23 10 21 Italy Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 57 + 2 laps 18 11 24 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Ferrari 57 + 2 laps 20 12 11 Finland Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Judd 57 + 2 laps 25 13 22 Finland JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 56 + 3 laps 11 14 12 UK Johnny Herbert Lotus-Judd 55 Oil pressure 24 Ret Retired 8 UK Mark Blundell Brabham-Yamaha 52 Engine 12 Ret Retired 33 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford 41 Suspension/Accident 13 Ret Retired 28 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 31 Collision 6 Ret Retired 30 Japan 1947 Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford 29 Collision 22 Ret Retired 25 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Lamborghini 29 Engine 19 Ret Retired 7 UK Martin Brundle Brabham-Yamaha 28 Throttle 14 Ret Retired 9 Italy Michele Alboreto Footwork-Ford 25 Transmission 26 Ret Retired 15 Brazil 1968 Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House-Ilmor 24 Broken floor 9 Ret Retired 19 Brazil 1968 Roberto Moreno Benetton-Ford 21 Gearbox 7 Ret Retired 29 France Éric Bernard Lola-Ford 21 Transmission 21 Ret Retired 16 Italy Ivan Capelli Leyton House-Ilmor 16 Spun off 16 Ret Retired 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1 Collision 3 DNQ Did not qualify 26 France Érik Comas Ligier-Lamborghini DNQ Did not qualify 10 Sweden Stefan Johansson Footwork-Ford DNQ Did not qualify 18 Italy Fabrizio Barbazza AGS-Ford DNQ Did not qualify 17 Italy Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 14 France Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal-Ford DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 34 Italy Nicola Larini Lambo-Lamborghini DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 35 Belgium Eric van de Poele Lambo-Lamborghini DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 31 Portugal Pedro Chaves Coloni-FordSource:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1991/206/ 1991 British Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141103035454/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1991/206/ 3 November 2014 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna 51 10px 2 GBR Nigel Mansell 33 10px 3 ITA Riccardo Patrese 22 10px 4 FRA Alain Prost 21 10px 5 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet 18Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1991/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1991 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 GBR McLaren-Honda 67 10px 2 GBR Williams-Renault 55 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 29 10px 4 GBR Benetton-Ford 23 10px 5 GBR Tyrrell-Honda 11Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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