1991 Monaco Grand Prix

Circuit: Circuit de MonacoMonte Carlo, Monaco
Winner: Ayrton SennaMcLaren
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Alain Prost
Entries: 3412 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/6	1	78	Finished	10
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	FW14	5	78	Finished	6
3	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	—	9	78	Finished	4
4	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	—	8	77	Finished	3
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	—	7	77	Finished	2	fastest lap
6	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	F191	12	77	Finished	1
7	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	—	16	76	Finished	0
8	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	191	24	76	Finished	0
9	Éric Bernard	Lola	LC91	21	76	Finished	0
10	Érik Comas	Ligier	—	23	76	Finished	0
11	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	F191	13	75	Finished	0
12	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	M191	14	72	Finished	0
DNF	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	102B	26	64	Oil leak	0
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	M191	17	49	Gearbox	0
DNF	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	CG911	15	43	Throttle	0
DNF	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	16	2	42	Engine	0
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	FW14	3	42	Accident	0
DNF	Mark Blundell	Brabham	—	22	41	Spun off	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	—	25	39	Engine	0
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	16	11	35	Spun off	0
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	LC91	19	24	Brakes	0
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	191	10	21	Throttle	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	CG911	18	12	Brakes	0
DNF	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	—	20	9	Gearbox	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	MP4/6	6	9	Accident	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	—	4	0	Suspension	0
DNQ	Julian Bailey	Team Lotus	102B	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Alex Caffi	Footwork	—	—	—	DNQ	0
EX	Martin Brundle	Brabham	—	—	—	Missed weight check	0
DNPQ	Nicola Larini	Modena	291	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Eric van de Poele	Modena	291	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Pedro Chaves	Coloni	C4	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	—	—	—	DNPQ	0

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

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
Ayrton Senna	1	1	78
Nigel Mansell	5	2	78
Jean Alesi	9	3	78
Roberto Moreno	8	4	77
Alain Prost	7	5	77
Emanuele Pirro	12	6	77
Thierry Boutsen	16	7	76
Bertrand Gachot	24	8	76
Éric Bernard	21	9	76
Érik Comas	23	10	76
Jyrki Järvilehto	13	11	75
Pierluigi Martini	14	12	72
Mika Hakkinen	26	DNF	64
Gianni Morbidelli	17	DNF	49
Mauricio Gugelmin	15	DNF	43
Stefano Modena	2	DNF	42
Riccardo Patrese	3	DNF	42
Mark Blundell	22	DNF	41
Michele Alboreto	25	DNF	39
Satoru Nakajima	11	DNF	35
Aguri Suzuki	19	DNF	24
Andrea de Cesaris	10	DNF	21
Ivan Capelli	18	DNF	12
Gabriele Tarquini	20	DNF	9
Gerhard Berger	6	DNF	9
Nelson Piquet	4	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:20.344	—	—
2	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:20.809	+0.465	+0.465
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:20.973	+0.629	+0.164
4	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:21.159	+0.815	+0.186
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:21.205	+0.861	+0.046
6	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:21.222	+0.878	+0.017
7	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:21.455	+1.111	+0.233
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:21.804	+1.460	+0.349
9	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:21.910	+1.566	+0.106
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:22.764	+2.420	+0.854
11	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:22.972	+2.628	+0.208
12	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:23.022	+2.678	+0.050
13	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:23.023	+2.679	+0.001
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:23.064	+2.720	+0.041
15	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:23.394	+3.050	+0.330
16	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:23.431	+3.087	+0.037
17	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:23.584	+3.240	+0.153
18	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:23.642	+3.298	+0.058
19	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:23.898	+3.554	+0.256
20	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:23.909	+3.565	+0.011
21	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:24.079	+3.735	+0.170
22	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:24.109	+3.765	+0.030
23	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:24.151	+3.807	+0.042
24	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:24.208	+3.864	+0.057
25	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:24.606	+4.262	+0.398
26	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:24.829	+4.485	+0.223
27	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:24.840	+4.496	+0.011
28	Julian Bailey	Team Lotus	12	1:26.995	+6.651	+2.155
29	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	18	1:27.079	+6.735	+0.084

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	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:23.260	—	—	—
2	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:23.538	+0.278	+0.278	—
3	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:24.421	+1.161	+0.883	—
4	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:24.802	+1.542	+0.381	—
5	Nicola Larini	Modena	34	1:25.893	+2.633	+1.091	—
6	Eric van de Poele	Modena	35	1:26.282	+3.022	+0.389	—
7	Pedro Chaves	Coloni	31	1:27.389	+4.129	+1.107	—
8	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	14	1:27.759	+4.499	+0.370	—

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	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:22.259	—	—	—
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:22.671	+0.412	+0.412	—
3	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:22.957	+0.698	+0.286	—
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:23.539	+1.280	+0.582	—
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:23.595	+1.336	+0.056	—
6	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:23.862	+1.603	+0.267	—
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:23.869	+1.610	+0.007	—
8	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:24.326	+2.067	+0.457	—
9	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:24.785	+2.526	+0.459	—
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:24.857	+2.598	+0.072	—
11	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:25.116	+2.857	+0.259	—
12	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:25.196	+2.937	+0.080	—
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:25.531	+3.272	+0.335	—
14	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:25.697	+3.438	+0.166	—
15	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:25.863	+3.604	+0.166	—
16	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:26.008	+3.749	+0.145	—
17	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:26.089	+3.830	+0.081	—
18	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:26.106	+3.847	+0.017	—
19	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:26.611	+4.352	+0.505	—
20	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:26.740	+4.481	+0.129	—
21	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:26.841	+4.582	+0.101	—
22	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	18	1:27.405	+5.146	+0.564	—
23	Alex Caffi	Footwork	10	1:27.676	+5.417	+0.271	—
24	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:27.848	+5.589	+0.172	—
25	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:28.001	+5.742	+0.153	—
26	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:28.424	+6.165	+0.423	—
27	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:28.469	+6.210	+0.045	—
28	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:28.655	+6.396	+0.186	—
29	Julian Bailey	Team Lotus	12	1:28.762	+6.503	+0.107	—
30	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:30.210	+7.951	+1.448	—

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	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:21.856	—	—	—
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:21.965	+0.109	+0.109	—
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:22.176	+0.320	+0.211	—
4	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:22.719	+0.863	+0.543	—
5	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:22.790	+0.934	+0.071	—
6	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:23.197	+1.341	+0.407	—
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:23.230	+1.374	+0.033	—
8	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:23.256	+1.400	+0.026	—
9	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:23.259	+1.403	+0.003	—
10	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:23.284	+1.428	+0.025	—
11	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:23.390	+1.534	+0.106	—
12	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:23.517	+1.661	+0.127	—
13	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:23.846	+1.990	+0.329	—
14	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:24.129	+2.273	+0.283	—
15	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:24.435	+2.579	+0.306	—
16	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:24.448	+2.592	+0.013	—
17	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:24.647	+2.791	+0.199	—
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:24.916	+3.060	+0.269	—
19	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:25.334	+3.478	+0.418	—
20	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:25.340	+3.484	+0.006	—
21	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:25.451	+3.595	+0.111	—
22	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:25.644	+3.788	+0.193	—
23	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:25.705	+3.849	+0.061	—
24	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:26.536	+4.680	+0.831	—
25	Julian Bailey	Team Lotus	12	1:26.576	+4.720	+0.040	—
26	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:26.695	+4.839	+0.119	—
27	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:27.333	+5.477	+0.638	—
28	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	18	1:28.045	+6.189	+0.712	—
29	Alex Caffi	Footwork	10	1:28.403	+6.547	+0.358	—

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	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:23.887	—	—	—
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:24.312	+0.425	+0.425	—
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:24.840	+0.953	+0.528	—
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:25.650	+1.763	+0.810	—
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:25.753	+1.866	+0.103	—
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:25.961	+2.074	+0.208	—
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:26.207	+2.320	+0.246	—
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:26.336	+2.449	+0.129	—
9	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:26.425	+2.538	+0.089	—
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:26.693	+2.806	+0.268	—
11	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:26.766	+2.879	+0.073	—
12	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:27.029	+3.142	+0.263	—
13	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:27.269	+3.382	+0.240	—
14	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:27.365	+3.478	+0.096	—
15	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:27.459	+3.572	+0.094	—
16	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:28.106	+4.219	+0.647	—
17	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:28.139	+4.252	+0.033	—
18	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:28.155	+4.268	+0.016	—
19	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:28.308	+4.421	+0.153	—
20	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:28.320	+4.433	+0.012	—
21	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:28.387	+4.500	+0.067	—
22	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:28.487	+4.600	+0.100	—
23	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:28.827	+4.940	+0.340	—
24	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:29.341	+5.454	+0.514	—
25	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:29.967	+6.080	+0.626	—
26	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:33.610	+9.723	+3.643	—

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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At the 1991 Monaco Grand Prix — Ayrton Senna 1991 Monaco · Jmex60 , cropped/retouched by Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0

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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

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Where this comes from

Round: 4 of 1991
Grand Prix: Monaco Grand Prix
Dates: 12 May 1991
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.