Race · Round 14 of 16 · 29 September 1991

1991 Spanish Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won for Williams from 2nd on the grid at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 9 of the starters were not classified.

Circuit: Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaMontmelo, Spain
Winner: Nigel MansellWilliams
Pole: Gerhard Berger
Fastest lap: Riccardo Patrese
Entries: 3317 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	FW14	2	65	Finished	10
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	—	6	65	Finished	6
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	FW14	4	65	Finished	4	fastest lap
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	—	7	65	Finished	3
5	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/6	3	65	Finished	2
6	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	—	5	65	Finished	1
7	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	CG911	13	64	Finished	0
8	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	F191	15	64	Finished	0
9	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	191	20	64	Finished	0
10	Martin Brundle	Brabham	—	11	63	Finished	0
11	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	—	10	63	Finished	0
12	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	—	22	63	Finished	0
13	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	M191	19	63	Finished	0
14	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	M191	16	62	Collision	0
15	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	F191	9	62	Finished	0
16	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	16	14	62	Finished	0
17	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	16	18	62	Finished	0
DNF	Mark Blundell	Brabham	—	12	49	Engine	0
DNF	Érik Comas	Ligier	—	25	36	Electrical	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	MP4/6	1	33	Electrical	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	FA12C	24	23	Engine	0
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	191	17	22	Electrical	0
DNF	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	102B	21	5	Spun off	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	CG911	8	1	Collision	0
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	LC91	23	0	Collision	0
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	—	26	0	Collision	0
DNQ	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	LC91	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Nicola Larini	Modena	291	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Michael Bartels	Team Lotus	102B	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Eric van de Poele	Modena	291	—	—	DNQ	0
DNPQ	Alex Caffi	Footwork	FA12C	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Olivier Grouillard	AGS	—	—	—	DNPQ	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout catalunya-1 · 4.747 km · 14 turns, F1DB’s figures
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.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Nigel Mansell	2	1	65
Alain Prost	6	2	65
Riccardo Patrese	4	3	65
Jean Alesi	7	4	65
Ayrton Senna	3	5	65
Michael Schumacher	5	6	65
Mauricio Gugelmin	13	7	64
Jyrki Järvilehto	15	8	64
Alex Zanardi	20	9	64
Martin Brundle	11	10	63
Nelson Piquet	10	11	63
Gabriele Tarquini	22	12	63
Pierluigi Martini	19	13	63
Gianni Morbidelli	16	14	62
Emanuele Pirro	9	15	62
Stefano Modena	14	16	62
Satoru Nakajima	18	17	62
Mark Blundell	12	DNF	49
Érik Comas	25	DNF	36
Gerhard Berger	1	DNF	33
Michele Alboreto	24	DNF	23
Andrea de Cesaris	17	DNF	22
Mika Hakkinen	21	DNF	5
Ivan Capelli	8	DNF	1
Éric Bernard	23	DNF	0
Thierry Boutsen	26	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:18.751	—	—
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:18.970	+0.219	+0.219
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:19.064	+0.313	+0.094
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:19.643	+0.892	+0.579
5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	19	1:19.733	+0.982	+0.090
6	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:19.936	+1.185	+0.203
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:20.197	+1.446	+0.261
8	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:20.584	+1.833	+0.387
9	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:20.651	+1.900	+0.067
10	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:20.676	+1.925	+0.025
11	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:20.677	+1.926	+0.001
12	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:20.724	+1.973	+0.047
13	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:20.743	+1.992	+0.019
14	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:20.788	+2.037	+0.045
15	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:20.967	+2.216	+0.179
16	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:21.801	+3.050	+0.834
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:21.865	+3.114	+0.064
18	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:22.114	+3.363	+0.249
19	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:22.510	+3.759	+0.396
20	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	32	1:22.580	+3.829	+0.070
21	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:22.646	+3.895	+0.066
22	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	14	1:22.837	+4.086	+0.191
23	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:22.944	+4.193	+0.107
24	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:23.145	+4.394	+0.201
25	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:23.359	+4.608	+0.214
26	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:23.553	+4.802	+0.194
27	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:24.211	+5.460	+0.658
28	Nicola Larini	Modena	34	1:25.330	+6.579	+1.119
29	Michael Bartels	Team Lotus	12	1:25.392	+6.641	+0.062
30	Eric van de Poele	Modena	35	1:27.501	+8.750	+2.109

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

Pre-qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:21.504	—	—	—
2	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:21.727	+0.223	+0.223	—
3	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:23.744	+2.240	+2.017	—
4	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	14	1:23.994	+2.490	+0.250	—
5	Alex Caffi	Footwork	10	1:24.056	+2.552	+0.062	—
6	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	18	1:24.744	+3.240	+0.688	—
7	Olivier Grouillard	AGS	17	1:25.305	+3.801	+0.561	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:19.748	—	—	—
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:19.951	+0.203	+0.203	—
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:20.541	+0.793	+0.590	—
4	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:20.576	+0.828	+0.035	—
5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	19	1:21.253	+1.505	+0.677	—
6	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:21.415	+1.667	+0.162	—
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:21.515	+1.767	+0.100	—
8	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:21.915	+2.167	+0.400	—
9	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:21.955	+2.207	+0.040	—
10	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:21.983	+2.235	+0.028	—
11	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:22.030	+2.282	+0.047	—
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:22.043	+2.295	+0.013	—
13	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:22.719	+2.971	+0.676	—
14	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:22.740	+2.992	+0.021	—
15	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:22.743	+2.995	+0.003	—
16	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:22.786	+3.038	+0.043	—
17	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:22.821	+3.073	+0.035	—
18	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	32	1:23.083	+3.335	+0.262	—
19	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:23.179	+3.431	+0.096	—
20	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:23.200	+3.452	+0.021	—
21	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:23.240	+3.492	+0.040	—
22	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:23.287	+3.539	+0.047	—
23	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:23.317	+3.569	+0.030	—
24	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:24.242	+4.494	+0.925	—
25	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	14	1:24.450	+4.702	+0.208	—
26	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:25.257	+5.509	+0.807	—
27	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:25.634	+5.886	+0.377	—
28	Michael Bartels	Team Lotus	12	1:26.208	+6.460	+0.574	—
29	Nicola Larini	Modena	34	1:26.281	+6.533	+0.073	—
30	Eric van de Poele	Modena	35	1:27.271	+7.523	+0.990	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:19.407	—	—	—
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:20.106	+0.699	+0.699	—
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:20.431	+1.024	+0.325	—
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	19	1:20.683	+1.276	+0.252	—
5	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:20.788	+1.381	+0.105	—
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:20.850	+1.443	+0.062	—
7	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:21.000	+1.593	+0.150	—
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:21.174	+1.767	+0.174	—
9	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:21.460	+2.053	+0.286	—
10	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:21.544	+2.137	+0.084	—
11	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:21.809	+2.402	+0.265	—
12	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:21.809	+2.402	+0.000	—
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:21.989	+2.582	+0.180	—
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:22.004	+2.597	+0.015	—
15	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:22.061	+2.654	+0.057	—
16	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:22.559	+3.152	+0.498	—
17	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	32	1:22.583	+3.176	+0.024	—
18	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:22.930	+3.523	+0.347	—
19	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:23.211	+3.804	+0.281	—
20	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:23.662	+4.255	+0.451	—
21	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:23.781	+4.374	+0.119	—
22	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:23.930	+4.523	+0.149	—
23	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	14	1:23.952	+4.545	+0.022	—
24	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:24.777	+5.370	+0.825	—
25	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:24.831	+5.424	+0.054	—
26	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:24.834	+5.427	+0.003	—
27	Nicola Larini	Modena	34	1:24.884	+5.477	+0.050	—
28	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:25.915	+6.508	+1.031	—
29	Michael Bartels	Team Lotus	12	1:26.014	+6.607	+0.099	—
30	Eric van de Poele	Modena	35	1:26.837	+7.430	+0.823	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:44.867	—	—	—
2	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:45.567	+0.700	+0.700	—
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:46.089	+1.222	+0.522	—
4	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:46.139	+1.272	+0.050	—
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:46.559	+1.692	+0.420	—
6	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:46.561	+1.694	+0.002	—
7	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:46.611	+1.744	+0.050	—
8	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:46.616	+1.749	+0.005	—
9	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:46.629	+1.762	+0.013	—
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:46.946	+2.079	+0.317	—
11	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	19	1:47.088	+2.221	+0.142	—
12	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:47.250	+2.383	+0.162	—
13	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:47.577	+2.710	+0.327	—
14	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:47.729	+2.862	+0.152	—
15	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:47.871	+3.004	+0.142	—
16	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:47.953	+3.086	+0.082	—
17	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:47.977	+3.110	+0.024	—
18	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	14	1:48.178	+3.311	+0.201	—
19	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:48.204	+3.337	+0.026	—
20	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:48.663	+3.796	+0.459	—
21	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:49.634	+4.767	+0.971	—
22	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	32	1:49.923	+5.056	+0.289	—
23	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:50.181	+5.314	+0.258	—
24	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:50.419	+5.552	+0.238	—
25	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:51.017	+6.150	+0.598	—
26	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:52.122	+7.255	+1.105	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

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

A 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.

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Where this comes from

Round: 14 of 1991
Grand Prix: Spanish Grand Prix
Dates: 29 Sep 1991
Layout raced: Original layout · 4.747 km · 14 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Williams
Entrant: Williams-Renault
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.