1991 Monaco Grand Prix

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1991 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 4 of 16 in the 1991 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date12 May 1991
Official name XLIX Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.328 km (2.068 miles)
Distance 78 laps, 259.584 km (161.298 miles)
Weather Cloudy, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver
 McLaren-Honda
Time 1:20.344
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Ferrari
Time 1:24.368 on lap 77
Podium
First
 McLaren-Honda
Second
 Williams-Renault
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1991 Monaco Grand Prix
The race was won by Ayrton Senna in the McLaren. Ayrton Senna 1991 Monaco.jpg
The race was won by Ayrton Senna in the McLaren.
Nigel Mansell finished in second place, scoring his first points of the season. Mansell monaco 91.jpg
Nigel Mansell finished in second place, scoring his first points of the season.
Mansell's team-mate, Riccardo Patrese, ran in third place until crashing on oil dropped by Stefano Modena, whose engine expired just ahead of him. Patrese monaco91.jpg
Mansell's team-mate, Riccardo Patrese, ran in third place until crashing on oil dropped by Stefano Modena, whose engine expired just ahead of him.
Alain Prost finished in fifth position after being delayed by a slow late-race pit stop. Prost monaco91.jpg
Alain Prost finished in fifth position after being delayed by a slow late-race pit stop.

The 1991 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 12 May 1991. It was the fourth race of the 1991 Formula One World Championship.

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The 78-lap race was won from pole position by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda. It was Senna's fourth victory from the first four races of the season, and his fourth Monaco win. Englishman Nigel Mansell finished second in a Williams-Renault, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari.

Qualifying

Pre-qualifying report

The pre-qualifying session on Thursday morning ended up being somewhat straightforward for Dallara and Jordan. JJ Lehto was fastest for Dallara, with Emanuele Pirro in third, with Jordan's Andrea de Cesaris and Bertrand Gachot second and fourth.

Gachot was over a second faster than the fifth-placed car, the Modena Lambo of Nicola Larini. The other Lambo of Eric van de Poele was sixth, with Pedro Chaves seventh in the Coloni on his first experience of the Monaco circuit. Olivier Grouillard propped up the time sheets for Fondmetal as he continued to gain experience in the new Fomet car. [1]

Pre-qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
122 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 1:23.260—
233 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford 1:23.538+0.278
321 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 1:24.421+1.161
432 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford 1:24.802+1.542
534 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Lambo-Lamborghini 1:25.893+2.633
635 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele Lambo-Lamborghini 1:26.282+3.022
731 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Chaves Coloni-Ford 1:27.389+4.129
814 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal-Ford 1:27.759+4.499

Qualifying report

Ayrton Senna shocked no-one by taking pole position, but second place was a surprise with Stefano Modena taking full advantage of the superior Pirelli qualifying tyres to be second, followed by Patrese, Piquet, a disappointed Mansell, Berger, Prost, Moreno, Alesi, and de Cesaris. Alex Caffi had a huge accident in the swimming pool section on Saturday, after missing Thursday qualifying with a gearbox problem, and did not participate in the race. Elsewhere Martin Brundle was excluded for missing a weight check in Thursday practice.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
11 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:20.5081:20.344—
24 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Tyrrell-Honda 1:23.4421:20.809+0.465
36 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1:22.0571:20.973+0.629
420 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Benetton-Ford 1:22.8161:21.159+0.815
55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 1:23.2741:21.205+0.861
62 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 1:21.2221:21.583+0.878
727 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Ferrari 1:22.1131:21.455+1.111
819 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Roberto Moreno Benetton-Ford 1:23.4761:21.804+1.460
928 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:22.9661:21.910+1.566
1033 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford 1:24.2571:22.764+2.420
113 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell-Honda 1:24.4351:22.972+2.628
1221 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 1:23.3111:23.022+2.678
1322 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 1:23.0231:23.983+2.679
1423 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ferrari 1:24.1011:23.064+2.720
1515 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House-Ilmor 1:24.9201:23.394+3.050
1625 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Lamborghini 1:24.7281:23.431+3.087
1724 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Ferrari 1:24.4811:23.584+3.240
1816 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Leyton House-Ilmor 1:25.0401:23.642+3.298
1930 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford 1:26.3801:23.898+3.554
2017 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford 1:25.0781:23.909+3.565
2129 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Lola-Ford 1:25.3701:24.079+3.735
228 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Brabham-Yamaha 1:25.5001:24.109+3.765
2326 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Ligier-Lamborghini 1:24.7471:24.151+3.807
2432 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford 1:24.5401:24.208+3.864
259 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Footwork-Porsche 1:27.8431:24.606+4.262
2611 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Judd 1:24.8681:24.829+4.485
2712 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Bailey Lotus-Judd 1:28.7721:26.995+6.651
2818 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza AGS-Ford 1:28.0601:27.079+6.735
2910 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi Footwork-Porsche no timeno time—
EX7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Yamaha ———

Race

Race report

At the start, Senna got away well followed by Modena, Patrese, Mansell, and Prost. In the usual first corner mayhem Berger ran into the back of Piquet, dropping the Austrian to the back of the pack and breaking Piquet's suspension, Berger would later crash out. Senna quickly built up a huge lead over Modena and Patrese. Meanwhile, Andrea de Cesaris in the Jordan was eventually catching up to Jean Alesi and just outside the points in 7th place before retiring shortly after battling with the second Ferrari with a sticking throttle. Meanwhile, Aguri Suzuki in the Lola hit the wall at St. Devote on lap 25 with braking problems, as Modena's teammate Satoru Nakajima had spun and retired at the Nouvelle Chicane after making contact with Martini. Stefano Modena was blocked for a few laps by Emanuele Pirro in the Dallara who ignored blue flags, leading to BBC Commentator James Hunt saying "This is disgraceful driving by Emanuele Pirro". Most of Senna's chasers were eliminated on lap 42 when Modena's engine blew in the tunnel, spreading oil on the track which caused Patrese to crash. Alboreto also retired with engine failure at the same time. Just after taking 10th place from Eric Bernard, Blundell's Brabham lost control because of the oil from Modena's Tyrrell and crashed at the chicane. Senna now had a huge lead over Prost and Mansell, but the Englishman passed Prost with a daring move going into the chicane, and eventually started flying despite having problems earlier in the race. Prost would later pit to repair a damaged wheel causing a slow puncture, but the stop was very long and he dropped down to fifth.

Senna won his fourth Monaco Grand Prix in five years by 18 seconds over Mansell, Alesi, Moreno, Prost, and Pirro. The second-place finish was Nigel Mansell's first points of the season. Curiously, as Senna was slowing down after finishing the race, the pit crew mistakenly ordered him to take another lap, believing that he had crossed for the final lap.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 781:53:02.334110
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 78+ 18.34856
328 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 78+ 47.45594
419 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Roberto Moreno Benetton-Ford 77+ 1 lap83
527 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Ferrari 77+ 1 lap72
621 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 77+ 1 lap121
725 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Lamborghini 76+ 2 laps16
832 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford 76+ 2 laps24
929 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Lola-Ford 76+ 2 laps21
1026 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Ligier-Lamborghini 76+ 2 laps23
1122 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 75+ 3 laps13
1223 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ferrari 72+ 6 laps14
Ret11 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Judd 64Oil leak26
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Ferrari 49Gearbox17
Ret15 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House-Ilmor 43Throttle15
Ret4 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Tyrrell-Honda 42Engine2
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 42Accident3
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Brabham-Yamaha 41Spun off22
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Footwork-Porsche 39Engine25
Ret3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell-Honda 35Spun off11
Ret30 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford 24Brakes19
Ret33 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford 21Throttle10
Ret16 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Leyton House-Ilmor 12Brakes18
Ret17 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford 9Gearbox20
Ret2 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 9Accident6
Ret20 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Benetton-Ford 0Suspension4
DNQ12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Bailey Lotus-Judd
DNQ18 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza AGS-Ford
DNQ10 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi Footwork-Porsche
EX7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Yamaha
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
DNPQ14 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal-Ford
Source: [2]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  2. ↑ "1991 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Monaco 1991 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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