Race · Round 1 of 16 ·
1991 United States Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole at Phoenix Street Circuit. 14 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Phoenix Street CircuitPhoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Winner
- Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Jean Alesi
- Entries
- 3412 classified
Classification
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:21.434 | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:22.555 | +1.121 | +1.121 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:22.833 | +1.399 | +0.278 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:23.218 | +1.784 | +0.385 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:23.384 | +1.950 | +0.166 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:23.519 | +2.085 | +0.135 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:23.742 | +2.308 | +0.223 |
| 8 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:23.881 | +2.447 | +0.139 |
| 9 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:24.792 | +3.358 | +0.911 |
| 10 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:24.891 | +3.457 | +0.099 |
| 11 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:25.065 | +3.631 | +0.174 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:25.385 | +3.951 | +0.320 |
| 13 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:25.448 | +4.014 | +0.063 |
| 14 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:25.701 | +4.267 | +0.253 |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:25.715 | +4.281 | +0.014 |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:25.752 | +4.318 | +0.037 |
| 17 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:25.791 | +4.357 | +0.039 |
| 18 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:26.121 | +4.687 | +0.330 |
| 19 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:26.425 | +4.991 | +0.304 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:26.500 | +5.066 | +0.075 |
| 21 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:26.548 | +5.114 | +0.048 |
| 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:26.851 | +5.417 | +0.303 |
| 23 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:26.865 | +5.431 | +0.014 |
| 24 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:26.915 | +5.481 | +0.050 |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:27.015 | +5.581 | +0.100 |
| 26 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:27.042 | +5.608 | +0.027 |
| 27 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:27.159 | +5.725 | +0.117 |
| 28 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 10 | 1:27.519 | +6.085 | +0.360 |
| 29 | Stefan Johansson | AGS | 18 | 1:27.753 | +6.319 | +0.234 |
| 30 | Julian Bailey | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:28.570 | +7.136 | +0.817 |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.
Practice sessions Pre-qualifying · Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up
Pre-qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:28.288 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:28.792 | +0.504 | +0.504 | — |
| 3 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:30.244 | +1.956 | +1.452 | — |
| 4 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:30.304 | +2.016 | +0.060 | — |
| 5 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:30.937 | +2.649 | +0.633 | — |
| 6 | Pedro Chaves | Coloni | 31 | 1:31.113 | +2.825 | +0.176 | — |
| 7 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:32.126 | +3.838 | +1.013 | — |
| 8 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | 35 | 1:37.046 | +8.758 | +4.920 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:23.525 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:24.492 | +0.967 | +0.967 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:25.050 | +1.525 | +0.558 | — |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:25.278 | +1.753 | +0.228 | — |
| 5 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:25.414 | +1.889 | +0.136 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:25.695 | +2.170 | +0.281 | — |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:25.736 | +2.211 | +0.041 | — |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:25.882 | +2.357 | +0.146 | — |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:25.966 | +2.441 | +0.084 | — |
| 10 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:26.072 | +2.547 | +0.106 | — |
| 11 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:26.692 | +3.167 | +0.620 | — |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:26.867 | +3.342 | +0.175 | — |
| 13 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:27.285 | +3.760 | +0.418 | — |
| 14 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:27.387 | +3.862 | +0.102 | — |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:27.693 | +4.168 | +0.306 | — |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:28.273 | +4.748 | +0.580 | — |
| 17 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:28.394 | +4.869 | +0.121 | — |
| 18 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:29.041 | +5.516 | +0.647 | — |
| 19 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:29.275 | +5.750 | +0.234 | — |
| 20 | Stefan Johansson | AGS | 18 | 1:29.382 | +5.857 | +0.107 | — |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:29.384 | +5.859 | +0.002 | — |
| 22 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:29.582 | +6.057 | +0.198 | — |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:29.889 | +6.364 | +0.307 | — |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 10 | 1:30.097 | +6.572 | +0.208 | — |
| 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:30.277 | +6.752 | +0.180 | — |
| 26 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:30.646 | +7.121 | +0.369 | — |
| 27 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:31.781 | +8.256 | +1.135 | — |
| 28 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:34.472 | +10.947 | +2.691 | — |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:34.869 | +11.344 | +0.397 | — |
| 30 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:54.228 | +30.703 | +19.359 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:24.066 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:24.158 | +0.092 | +0.092 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:24.214 | +0.148 | +0.056 | — |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:24.281 | +0.215 | +0.067 | — |
| 5 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:24.917 | +0.851 | +0.636 | — |
| 6 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:24.974 | +0.908 | +0.057 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:25.180 | +1.114 | +0.206 | — |
| 8 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:25.349 | +1.283 | +0.169 | — |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:25.497 | +1.431 | +0.148 | — |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:25.559 | +1.493 | +0.062 | — |
| 11 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:25.714 | +1.648 | +0.155 | — |
| 12 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:25.750 | +1.684 | +0.036 | — |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:25.796 | +1.730 | +0.046 | — |
| 14 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:25.859 | +1.793 | +0.063 | — |
| 15 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:26.061 | +1.995 | +0.202 | — |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:26.513 | +2.447 | +0.452 | — |
| 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:27.250 | +3.184 | +0.737 | — |
| 18 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:27.320 | +3.254 | +0.070 | — |
| 19 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:27.553 | +3.487 | +0.233 | — |
| 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:27.615 | +3.549 | +0.062 | — |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 10 | 1:27.633 | +3.567 | +0.018 | — |
| 22 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:27.659 | +3.593 | +0.026 | — |
| 23 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:27.950 | +3.884 | +0.291 | — |
| 24 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:27.969 | +3.903 | +0.019 | — |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:27.989 | +3.923 | +0.020 | — |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:28.616 | +4.550 | +0.627 | — |
| 27 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:28.997 | +4.931 | +0.381 | — |
| 28 | Stefan Johansson | AGS | 18 | 1:29.938 | +5.872 | +0.941 | — |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:30.304 | +6.238 | +0.366 | — |
| 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:32.302 | +8.236 | +1.998 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Warm-up
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:27.747 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:28.104 | +0.357 | +0.357 | — |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:28.351 | +0.604 | +0.247 | — |
| 4 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:28.570 | +0.823 | +0.219 | — |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:28.781 | +1.034 | +0.211 | — |
| 6 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:29.062 | +1.315 | +0.281 | — |
| 7 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:29.332 | +1.585 | +0.270 | — |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:29.361 | +1.614 | +0.029 | — |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:29.873 | +2.126 | +0.512 | — |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:30.383 | +2.636 | +0.510 | — |
| 11 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:30.412 | +2.665 | +0.029 | — |
| 12 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:30.417 | +2.670 | +0.005 | — |
| 13 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:30.504 | +2.757 | +0.087 | — |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:30.852 | +3.105 | +0.348 | — |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:31.009 | +3.262 | +0.157 | — |
| 16 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:31.391 | +3.644 | +0.382 | — |
| 17 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:31.724 | +3.977 | +0.333 | — |
| 18 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:32.163 | +4.416 | +0.439 | — |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:32.237 | +4.490 | +0.074 | — |
| 20 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:32.378 | +4.631 | +0.141 | — |
| 21 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:32.541 | +4.794 | +0.163 | — |
| 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:32.595 | +4.848 | +0.054 | — |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:33.573 | +5.826 | +0.978 | — |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:34.638 | +6.891 | +1.065 | — |
| 25 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:35.475 | +7.728 | +0.837 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
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McLaren MP4/6
McLaren MP4-6 Honda · debun , cropped by Morio · CC BY 2.0
Tyrrell 020
Tyrrell 020 front-left 2012 Japan · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lambo 291
Lamborghini 291 (54910906617) · Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Minardi M191
Minardi M191 Musée Lamborghini · Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan 191
Jordan 191 Michael Schumacher (14464876712) · nakhon100 · CC BY 2.0
Coloni C4
Ingo Iserhardt, Formel 1 Test · Paddock1990 ( Diskussion ) 02:04, 31. Jul. 2012 (CEST) · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
4 more photographs
Dallara F191
Dallara 191 - Brands Hatch 2018 (3) · File:Dallara 191 - Brands Hatch 2018 (1).jpg : Matt Buck derivative work: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Leyton House CG911
Ivan Capelli 1991 USA · Stuart Seeger from College Station, Texas, USA · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Lotus 102
Lotus-Lamborghini 102 · Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Williams FW14
Williams FW14B · taken by Mikelo · CC BY-SA 2.0Where this comes from
- Round
- 1 of 1991
- Grand Prix
- United States Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Honda
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.