1991 British Grand Prix

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1991 British Grand Prix
Race 8 of 16 in the 1991 Formula One World Championship
Silverstone Circuit 1991 to 1993.png
Race details
Date14 July 1991
Official name XLIV Foster's British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.226 km (3.247 miles)
Distance 59 laps, 308.334 km (191.59 miles)
Weather Hot, dry, sunny
Pole position
Driver
 Williams-Renault
Time 1:20.939
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault
Time 1:26.379 on lap 43
Podium
First
 Williams-Renault
Second
 McLaren-Honda
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1991 British Grand Prix

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.

Contents

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. [1]

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. [2]

Pre-qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
122 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 1:24.825—
233 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford 1:25.508+0.683
321 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 1:25.726+0.901
432 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford 1:25.931+1.106
514 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal-Ford 1:26.299+1.474
634 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Lambo-Lamborghini 1:28.042+3.217
735 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele Lambo-Lamborghini 1:28.827+4.002
831 Flag of Portugal.svg 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

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 1:22.6441:20.939–
21 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:23.2771:21.618+0.679
36 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1:23.4361:22.109+1.170
42 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 1:23.0451:22.476+1.537
527 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Ferrari 1:24.7261:22.478+1.539
628 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:24.5201:22.881+1.942
719 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Roberto Moreno Benetton-Ford 1:25.7151:23.265+2.326
820 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Benetton-Ford 1:25.1071:23.626+2.687
915 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House-Ilmor 1:25.8341:24.044+3.105
104 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Tyrrell-Honda 1:24.9251:24.069+3.130
1122 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 1:24.9971:24.141+3.202
128 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Brabham-Yamaha 1:26.1171:24.165+3.226
1333 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford 1:24.1691:24.319+3.230
147 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Yamaha 1:25.8031:24.345+3.406
153 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell-Honda 1:26.2291:24.560+3.621
1616 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Leyton House-Ilmor 1:25.9511:24.587+3.648
1732 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford 1:25.3231:24.592+3.653
1821 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 1:25.1361:24.654+3.715
1925 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Lamborghini 1:25.5301:25.174+4.235
2024 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Ferrari 1:27.3671:25.222+4.283
2129 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Lola-Ford 1:26.2351:25.537+4.598
2230 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford 1:26.4381:25.583+4.644
2323 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ferrari 1:27.2791:25.583+4.644
2412 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Judd 1:27.2071:25.689+4.750
2511 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Judd 1:26.9361:25.872+4.933
269 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Footwork-Ford 1:27.1931:26.192+5.253
2726 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Ligier-Lamborghini 1:26.4861:26.392+5.453
2810 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Footwork-Ford 1:28.2041:26.544+5.605
2918 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza AGS-Ford 1:31.6971:28.122+7.183
3017 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford 1:31.1301:28.136+7.197

Race

Race report

Nigel Mansell gives Ayrton Senna a lift back to the paddock at Silverstone during his victory lap, after Senna had run out of fuel. Mansell and Senna at Silverstone.jpg
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 ran out of fuel on the last lap and he 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.

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

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 591:27:35.479110
22 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 59+ 42.29346
327 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Ferrari 59+ 1:00.15054
41 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 58Out of fuel23
520 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Benetton-Ford 58+ 1 lap82
632 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford 58+ 1 lap171
74 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Tyrrell-Honda 58+ 1 lap10
83 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell-Honda 58+ 1 lap15
923 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ferrari 58+ 1 lap23
1021 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 57+ 2 laps18
1124 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Ferrari 57+ 2 laps20
1211 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Judd 57+ 2 laps25
1322 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 56+ 3 laps11
1412 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Judd 55Oil pressure24
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Brabham-Yamaha 52Engine12
Ret33 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford 41Suspension/Accident13
Ret28 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 31Collision6
Ret30 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford 29Collision22
Ret25 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Lamborghini 29Engine19
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Yamaha 28Throttle14
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Footwork-Ford 25Transmission26
Ret15 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House-Ilmor 24Broken floor9
Ret19 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Roberto Moreno Benetton-Ford 21Gearbox7
Ret29 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Lola-Ford 21Transmission21
Ret16 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Leyton House-Ilmor 16Spun off16
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1Collision3
DNQ26 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Ligier-Lamborghini
DNQ10 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Footwork-Ford
DNQ18 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza AGS-Ford
DNQ17 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford
DNPQ14 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal-Ford
DNPQ34 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Lambo-Lamborghini
DNPQ35 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele Lambo-Lamborghini
DNPQ31 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Chaves Coloni-Ford
Source: [3]

Championship standings after the race

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  2. ↑ Walker, Murray (1991). Murray Walker's Grand Prix Year. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 69–76. ISBN   0-905138-90-2.
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