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Formula 1 season

1991

16 championship rounds

World Drivers' Championship

Driver standings

37 classified

1 Ayrton Senna McLaren 96 points · 7 wins

2 Nigel Mansell Williams 72 points · 5 wins

3 Riccardo Patrese Williams 53 points · 2 wins

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4 Gerhard Berger McLaren 43 points · 1 wins

5 Alain Prost Ferrari 34 points · 0 wins

6 Nelson Piquet Benetton 26.5 points · 1 wins

7 Jean Alesi Ferrari 21 points · 0 wins

8 Stefano Modena Tyrrell 10 points · 0 wins

9 Andrea de Cesaris Jordan 9 points · 0 wins

10 Roberto Moreno Minardi 8 points · 0 wins

11 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 6 points · 0 wins

12 Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara 4 points · 0 wins

13 Bertrand Gachot Larrousse 4 points · 0 wins

14 Michael Schumacher Benetton 4 points · 0 wins

15 Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 2 points · 0 wins

16 Mika Häkkinen Team Lotus 2 points · 0 wins

17 Martin Brundle Brabham 2 points · 0 wins

18 Emanuele Pirro Dallara 1 points · 0 wins

19 Mark Blundell Brabham 1 points · 0 wins

20 Ivan Capelli Leyton House 1 points · 0 wins

21 Éric Bernard Lola 1 points · 0 wins

22 Aguri Suzuki Lola 1 points · 0 wins

23 Julian Bailey Team Lotus 1 points · 0 wins

24 Gianni Morbidelli Ferrari 0.5 points · 0 wins

- Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 0 points · 0 wins

- Thierry Boutsen Ligier 0 points · 0 wins

- Johnny Herbert Team Lotus 0 points · 0 wins

- Nicola Larini Lambo 0 points · 0 wins

- Érik Comas Ligier 0 points · 0 wins

- Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal 0 points · 0 wins

- Alessandro Zanardi Jordan 0 points · 0 wins

- Eric van de Poele Lambo 0 points · 0 wins

- Alex Caffi Footwork 0 points · 0 wins

- Olivier Grouillard AGS 0 points · 0 wins

- Michele Alboreto Footwork 0 points · 0 wins

- Karl Wendlinger Leyton House 0 points · 0 wins

- Stefan Johansson Footwork 0 points · 0 wins

World Constructors' Championship

Team standings

18 classified

1 McLaren British 139 points · 8 wins

2 Williams British 125 points · 7 wins

3 Ferrari Italian 55.5 points · 0 wins

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4 Benetton Italian 38.5 points · 1 wins

5 Jordan Irish 13 points · 0 wins

6 Tyrrell British 12 points · 0 wins

7 Minardi Italian 6 points · 0 wins

8 Dallara Italian 5 points · 0 wins

9 Team Lotus British 3 points · 0 wins

10 Brabham British 3 points · 0 wins

11 Leyton House British 1 points · 0 wins

12 Lola British 1 points · 0 wins

13 Larrousse French 1 points · 0 wins

- Ligier French 0 points · 0 wins

- Lambo Italian 0 points · 0 wins

- AGS French 0 points · 0 wins

- Fondmetal Italian 0 points · 0 wins

- Footwork British 0 points · 0 wins

Season story

Championship progression

Position after each round

Follow how the Drivers' Championship order changed throughout 1991. First place is shown at the top.

Championship calendar

Race results

16 rounds

01 United States Grand Prix Phoenix street circuit · Phoenix, USA 10 March 1991 → 02 Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace · São Paulo, Brazil 24 March 1991 → 03 San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · Imola, Italy 28 April 1991 → 04 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco · Monte Carlo, Monaco 12 May 1991 → 05 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Montreal, Canada 2 June 1991 → 06 Mexican Grand Prix Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez · Mexico City, Mexico 16 June 1991 → 07 French Grand Prix Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · Magny Cours, France 7 July 1991 → 08 British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit · Silverstone, UK 14 July 1991 → 09 German Grand Prix Hockenheimring · Hockenheim, Germany 28 July 1991 → 10 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring · Budapest, Hungary 11 August 1991 → 11 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Spa, Belgium 25 August 1991 → 12 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Monza, Italy 8 September 1991 → 13 Portuguese Grand Prix Autódromo do Estoril · Estoril, Portugal 22 September 1991 → 14 Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya · Barcelona, Spain 29 September 1991 → 15 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan 20 October 1991 → 16 Australian Grand Prix Adelaide Street Circuit · Adelaide, Australia 3 November 1991 →