Formula One history, told through data
← 1991 season

Round 1 · 10 March 1991

United States Grand Prix

Phoenix street circuit · Phoenix, USA

R1
Winner Ayrton Senna McLaren
Pole position Ayrton Senna McLaren
Fastest lap —
Finishers 13/26 13 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

26 drivers
1
Ayrton Senna McLaren
NEW
10 +10
2
Alain Prost Ferrari
NEW
6 +6
3
Nelson Piquet Benetton
NEW
4 +4
4
Stefano Modena Tyrrell
NEW
3 +3
5
Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell
NEW
2 +2
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6
Aguri Suzuki Larrousse
NEW
1 +1
-
Nicola Larini Lambo
NEW
0 +0
-
Gabriele Tarquini AGS
NEW
0 +0
-
Pierluigi Martini Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Bertrand Gachot Jordan
NEW
0 +0
-
Martin Brundle Brabham
NEW
0 +0
-
Jean Alesi Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Mika Häkkinen Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
Riccardo Patrese Williams
NEW
0 +0
-
Roberto Moreno Benetton
NEW
0 +0
-
Michele Alboreto Footwork
NEW
0 +0
-
Ivan Capelli Leyton House
NEW
0 +0
-
Thierry Boutsen Ligier
NEW
0 +0
-
Gerhard Berger McLaren
NEW
0 +0
-
Nigel Mansell Williams
NEW
0 +0
-
Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House
NEW
0 +0
-
Mark Blundell Brabham
NEW
0 +0
-
Emanuele Pirro Dallara
NEW
0 +0
-
Gianni Morbidelli Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara
NEW
0 +0
-
Éric Bernard Larrousse
NEW
0 +0

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Race classification

26 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 2:00:47.828 10
2 PRO Alain Prost Ferrari 2 +16.322 6
3 PIQ Nelson Piquet Benetton 5 +1:17.376 4
4 MOD Stefano Modena Tyrrell 11 +1:25.409 3
5 NAK Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 16 1L 2
6 SUZ Aguri Suzuki Larrousse 21 2L 1
7 LAR Nicola Larini Lambo 17 3L 0
8 TAR Gabriele Tarquini AGS 22 4L 0
9 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 15 6L 0
10 GAC Bertrand Gachot Jordan 14 6L 0
11 BRU Martin Brundle Brabham 12 8L 0
12 ALE Jean Alesi Ferrari 6 9L 0
13 HÄK Mika Häkkinen Team Lotus 13 22L 0
R PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 3 — 0
R MOR Roberto Moreno Benetton 8 — 0
R ALB Michele Alboreto Footwork 25 — 0
R CAP Ivan Capelli Leyton House 18 — 0
R BOU Thierry Boutsen Ligier 20 — 0
R BER Gerhard Berger McLaren 7 — 0
R MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 4 — 0
R GUG Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 23 — 0
R BLU Mark Blundell Brabham 24 — 0
R PIR Emanuele Pirro Dallara 9 — 0
R MOR Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 26 — 0
R JÄR Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara 10 — 0
R BER Éric Bernard Larrousse 19 — 0