Race · Round 11 of 16 ·
1991 Belgian Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 13 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium
- Winner
- Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Roberto Moreno
- Entries
- 3413 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 | 1:47.811 | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:48.661 | +0.850 | +0.850 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:48.821 | +1.010 | +0.160 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:48.828 | +1.017 | +0.007 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:49.485 | +1.674 | +0.657 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:49.974 | +2.163 | +0.489 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:50.540 | +2.729 | +0.566 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Jordan | 32 | 1:51.212 | +3.401 | +0.672 |
| 9 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:51.283 | +3.472 | +0.071 |
| 10 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:51.299 | +3.488 | +0.016 |
| 11 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:51.307 | +3.496 | +0.008 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:51.986 | +4.175 | +0.679 |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:52.113 | +4.302 | +0.127 |
| 14 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:52.377 | +4.566 | +0.264 |
| 15 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:52.417 | +4.606 | +0.040 |
| 16 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:52.623 | +4.812 | +0.206 |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:52.626 | +4.815 | +0.003 |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:52.709 | +4.898 | +0.083 |
| 19 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:52.896 | +5.085 | +0.187 |
| 20 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:53.309 | +5.498 | +0.413 |
| 21 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:53.361 | +5.550 | +0.052 |
| 22 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:53.494 | +5.683 | +0.133 |
| 23 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:53.628 | +5.817 | +0.134 |
| 24 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:53.799 | +5.988 | +0.171 |
| 25 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:53.839 | +6.028 | +0.040 |
| 26 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:53.847 | +6.036 | +0.008 |
| 27 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:53.869 | +6.058 | +0.022 |
| 28 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:54.781 | +6.970 | +0.912 |
| 29 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 10 | 1:57.338 | +9.527 | +2.557 |
| 30 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | 35 | 1:57.746 | +9.935 | +0.408 |
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 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:54.929 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:56.446 | +1.517 | +1.517 | — |
| 3 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:58.447 | +3.518 | +2.001 | — |
| 4 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 10 | 1:59.460 | +4.531 | +1.013 | — |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:59.910 | +4.981 | +0.450 | — |
| 6 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:59.972 | +5.043 | +0.062 | — |
| 7 | Pedro Chaves | Coloni | 31 | 2:01.921 | +6.992 | +1.949 | — |
| 8 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS | 18 | 2:03.766 | +8.837 | +1.845 | — |
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 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:50.343 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:51.291 | +0.948 | +0.948 | — |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:52.298 | +1.955 | +1.007 | — |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:52.535 | +2.192 | +0.237 | — |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:53.594 | +3.251 | +1.059 | — |
| 6 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:53.983 | +3.640 | +0.389 | — |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:54.012 | +3.669 | +0.029 | — |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:54.794 | +4.451 | +0.782 | — |
| 9 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:54.804 | +4.461 | +0.010 | — |
| 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:55.093 | +4.750 | +0.289 | — |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Jordan | 32 | 1:55.322 | +4.979 | +0.229 | — |
| 12 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:55.764 | +5.421 | +0.442 | — |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:55.943 | +5.600 | +0.179 | — |
| 14 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:56.705 | +6.362 | +0.762 | — |
| 15 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:56.769 | +6.426 | +0.064 | — |
| 16 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:56.974 | +6.631 | +0.205 | — |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:57.037 | +6.694 | +0.063 | — |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:57.427 | +7.084 | +0.390 | — |
| 19 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:57.751 | +7.408 | +0.324 | — |
| 20 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:57.892 | +7.549 | +0.141 | — |
| 21 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:57.898 | +7.555 | +0.006 | — |
| 22 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:58.100 | +7.757 | +0.202 | — |
| 23 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:58.614 | +8.271 | +0.514 | — |
| 24 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:58.680 | +8.337 | +0.066 | — |
| 25 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:58.725 | +8.382 | +0.045 | — |
| 26 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | 35 | 1:58.862 | +8.519 | +0.137 | — |
| 27 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 10 | 1:59.000 | +8.657 | +0.138 | — |
| 28 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:59.940 | +9.597 | +0.940 | — |
| 29 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 2:00.441 | +10.098 | +0.501 | — |
| 30 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 2:42.988 | +52.645 | +42.547 | — |
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 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:49.963 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:50.123 | +0.160 | +0.160 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:50.473 | +0.510 | +0.350 | — |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:50.733 | +0.770 | +0.260 | — |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Jordan | 32 | 1:51.071 | +1.108 | +0.338 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:52.052 | +2.089 | +0.981 | — |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:52.322 | +2.359 | +0.270 | — |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:52.429 | +2.466 | +0.107 | — |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:52.769 | +2.806 | +0.340 | — |
| 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:53.403 | +3.440 | +0.634 | — |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:53.662 | +3.699 | +0.259 | — |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:53.753 | +3.790 | +0.091 | — |
| 13 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:53.912 | +3.949 | +0.159 | — |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:53.920 | +3.957 | +0.008 | — |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:53.996 | +4.033 | +0.076 | — |
| 16 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:54.096 | +4.133 | +0.100 | — |
| 17 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:54.104 | +4.141 | +0.008 | — |
| 18 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:54.143 | +4.180 | +0.039 | — |
| 19 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:54.233 | +4.270 | +0.090 | — |
| 20 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:54.312 | +4.349 | +0.079 | — |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:54.470 | +4.507 | +0.158 | — |
| 22 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:54.560 | +4.597 | +0.090 | — |
| 23 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:54.652 | +4.689 | +0.092 | — |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:54.922 | +4.959 | +0.270 | — |
| 25 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:55.334 | +5.371 | +0.412 | — |
| 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:55.700 | +5.737 | +0.366 | — |
| 27 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:55.839 | +5.876 | +0.139 | — |
| 28 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:57.171 | +7.208 | +1.332 | — |
| 29 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | 35 | 1:57.188 | +7.225 | +0.017 | — |
| 30 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 10 | 1:59.047 | +9.084 | +1.859 | — |
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 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:55.211 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:55.392 | +0.181 | +0.181 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:56.752 | +1.541 | +1.360 | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Jordan | 32 | 1:56.986 | +1.775 | +0.234 | — |
| 5 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:57.055 | +1.844 | +0.069 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:57.192 | +1.981 | +0.137 | — |
| 7 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:57.241 | +2.030 | +0.049 | — |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:57.471 | +2.260 | +0.230 | — |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:57.612 | +2.401 | +0.141 | — |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:58.151 | +2.940 | +0.539 | — |
| 11 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:58.211 | +3.000 | +0.060 | — |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:58.306 | +3.095 | +0.095 | — |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:58.390 | +3.179 | +0.084 | — |
| 14 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:58.584 | +3.373 | +0.194 | — |
| 15 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:58.680 | +3.469 | +0.096 | — |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:59.009 | +3.798 | +0.329 | — |
| 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:59.028 | +3.817 | +0.019 | — |
| 18 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:59.312 | +4.101 | +0.284 | — |
| 19 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:59.576 | +4.365 | +0.264 | — |
| 20 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:59.645 | +4.434 | +0.069 | — |
| 21 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:59.692 | +4.481 | +0.047 | — |
| 22 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 2:00.208 | +4.997 | +0.516 | — |
| 23 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 2:00.401 | +5.190 | +0.193 | — |
| 24 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 14 | 2:00.424 | +5.213 | +0.023 | — |
| 25 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 2:01.339 | +6.128 | +0.915 | — |
| 26 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | — | — | — | — |
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
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
McLaren MP4/6
McLaren MP4-6 Honda · debun , cropped by Morio · CC BY 2.0
Williams FW14
Williams FW14B · taken by Mikelo · CC BY-SA 2.0
Lotus 102
Lotus-Lamborghini 102 · Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
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
Minardi M191
Minardi M191 Musée Lamborghini · Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan 191
Jordan 191 Michael Schumacher (14464876712) · nakhon100 · CC BY 2.0A 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.
5 more photographs
Coloni C4
Ingo Iserhardt, Formel 1 Test · Paddock1990 ( Diskussion ) 02:04, 31. Jul. 2012 (CEST) · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · unchecked
Footwork FA12
Flickr - wbaiv - DSC 0167 · Bill Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Lambo 291
Lamborghini 291 (54910906617) · Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Leyton House CG911
Ivan Capelli 1991 USA · Stuart Seeger from College Station, Texas, USA · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Tyrrell 020
Tyrrell 020 front-left 2012 Japan · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0Where this comes from
- Round
- 11 of 1991
- Grand Prix
- Belgian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Modern circuit · 7.004 km · 19 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Honda
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.