Race · Round 6 of 16 · 16 June 1991

1991 Mexican Grand Prix

Riccardo Patrese won for Williams from pole at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. 14 of the starters were not classified.

Circuit: Autodromo Hermanos RodriguezMexico City, Mexico
Winner: Riccardo PatreseWilliams
Pole: Riccardo Patrese
Fastest lap: Nigel Mansell
Entries: 3412 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	FW14	1	67	Finished	10
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	FW14	2	67	Finished	6	fastest lap
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/6	3	67	Finished	4
4	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	191	11	66	Finished	3
5	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	—	9	66	Finished	2
6	Éric Bernard	Lola	LC91	18	66	Finished	1
7	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	M191	23	66	Finished	0
8	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	—	14	65	Finished	0
9	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	102B	24	65	Finished	0
10	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	102B	25	65	Finished	0
11	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	16	8	65	Finished	0
12	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	16	13	64	Finished	0
DNF	Mark Blundell	Brabham	—	12	54	Engine	0
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	191	20	51	Spun off	0
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	LC91	19	48	Gearbox	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	—	6	44	Wheel bearing	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	—	4	42	Clutch	0
DNF	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	F191	16	30	Engine	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	—	26	24	Engine	0
DNF	Martin Brundle	Brabham	—	17	20	Wheel	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	CG911	22	19	Engine	0
DNF	Alain Prost	Ferrari	—	7	16	Alternator	0
DNF	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	CG911	21	15	Engine	0
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	—	10	13	Engine	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	MP4/6	5	5	Engine	0
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	M191	15	4	Spun off	0
DNQ	Érik Comas	Ligier	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Stefan Johansson	Footwork	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	—	—	—	DNQ	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	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	F191	—	—	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 mexico-city-2 · 4.421 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
Riccardo Patrese	1	1	67
Nigel Mansell	2	2	67
Ayrton Senna	3	3	67
Andrea de Cesaris	11	4	66
Roberto Moreno	9	5	66
Éric Bernard	18	6	66
Gianni Morbidelli	23	7	66
Thierry Boutsen	14	8	65
Mika Hakkinen	24	9	65
Johnny Herbert	25	10	65
Stefano Modena	8	11	65
Satoru Nakajima	13	12	64
Mark Blundell	12	DNF	54
Bertrand Gachot	20	DNF	51
Aguri Suzuki	19	DNF	48
Nelson Piquet	6	DNF	44
Jean Alesi	4	DNF	42
Jyrki Järvilehto	16	DNF	30
Michele Alboreto	26	DNF	24
Martin Brundle	17	DNF	20
Ivan Capelli	22	DNF	19
Alain Prost	7	DNF	16
Mauricio Gugelmin	21	DNF	15
Olivier Grouillard	10	DNF	13
Gerhard Berger	5	DNF	5
Pierluigi Martini	15	DNF	4

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:16.696	—	—
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:16.978	+0.282	+0.282
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:17.264	+0.568	+0.286
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:18.129	+1.433	+0.865
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:18.156	+1.460	+0.027
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:18.168	+1.472	+0.012
7	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:18.183	+1.487	+0.015
8	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:18.216	+1.520	+0.033
9	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:18.375	+1.679	+0.159
10	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	14	1:18.453	+1.757	+0.078
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:18.935	+2.239	+0.482
12	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:19.064	+2.368	+0.129
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:19.092	+2.396	+0.028
14	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:19.201	+2.505	+0.109
15	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:19.215	+2.519	+0.014
16	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:19.291	+2.595	+0.076
17	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:19.647	+2.951	+0.356
18	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:19.785	+3.089	+0.138
19	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:20.049	+3.353	+0.264
20	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:20.050	+3.354	+0.001
21	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:20.200	+3.504	+0.150
22	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:20.252	+3.556	+0.052
23	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:20.322	+3.626	+0.070
24	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:20.823	+4.127	+0.501
25	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:20.830	+4.134	+0.007
26	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:21.178	+4.482	+0.348
27	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:21.225	+4.529	+0.047
28	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:22.258	+5.562	+1.033
29	Stefan Johansson	Footwork	10	1:22.598	+5.902	+0.340
30	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	18	1:22.899	+6.203	+0.301

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	1:28.381	—	—	—
2	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	14	1:28.959	+0.578	+0.578	—
3	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:29.545	+1.164	+0.586	—
4	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:30.599	+2.218	+1.054	—
5	Eric van de Poele	Modena	35	1:30.655	+2.274	+0.056	—
6	Pedro Chaves	Coloni	31	1:37.144	+8.763	+6.489	—
7	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:40.164	+11.783	+3.020	—
8	Nicola Larini	Modena	34	—	—	—	—

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	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:17.829	—	—	—
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:17.980	+0.151	+0.151	—
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:18.348	+0.519	+0.368	—
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:18.504	+0.675	+0.156	—
5	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:18.990	+1.161	+0.486	—
6	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:19.616	+1.787	+0.626	—
7	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:19.729	+1.900	+0.113	—
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:19.811	+1.982	+0.082	—
9	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:20.030	+2.201	+0.219	—
10	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:20.087	+2.258	+0.057	—
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:20.265	+2.436	+0.178	—
12	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:20.398	+2.569	+0.133	—
13	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	14	1:20.484	+2.655	+0.086	—
14	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:20.509	+2.680	+0.025	—
15	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:20.656	+2.827	+0.147	—
16	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:20.657	+2.828	+0.001	—
17	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:20.716	+2.887	+0.059	—
18	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:21.029	+3.200	+0.313	—
19	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:21.067	+3.238	+0.038	—
20	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:21.127	+3.298	+0.060	—
21	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:21.207	+3.378	+0.080	—
22	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:21.226	+3.397	+0.019	—
23	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:21.337	+3.508	+0.111	—
24	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:21.338	+3.509	+0.001	—
25	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:21.647	+3.818	+0.309	—
26	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:21.952	+4.123	+0.305	—
27	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:22.630	+4.801	+0.678	—
28	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:23.188	+5.359	+0.558	—
29	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	18	1:23.442	+5.613	+0.254	—
30	Stefan Johansson	Footwork	10	1:24.412	+6.583	+0.970	—

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	1:16.832	—	—	—
2	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:18.836	+2.004	+2.004	—
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:18.940	+2.108	+0.104	—
4	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:19.468	+2.636	+0.528	—
5	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:20.109	+3.277	+0.641	—
6	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:20.336	+3.504	+0.227	—
7	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:20.345	+3.513	+0.009	—
8	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	14	1:20.663	+3.831	+0.318	—
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:20.773	+3.941	+0.110	—
10	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:20.985	+4.153	+0.212	—
11	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:21.001	+4.169	+0.016	—
12	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:21.134	+4.302	+0.133	—
13	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:21.199	+4.367	+0.065	—
14	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:21.236	+4.404	+0.037	—
15	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:21.333	+4.501	+0.097	—
16	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:21.334	+4.502	+0.001	—
17	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:21.570	+4.738	+0.236	—
18	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:21.693	+4.861	+0.123	—
19	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:21.694	+4.862	+0.001	—
20	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:22.040	+5.208	+0.346	—
21	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:22.064	+5.232	+0.024	—
22	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:22.472	+5.640	+0.408	—
23	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:22.714	+5.882	+0.242	—
24	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:22.835	+6.003	+0.121	—
25	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:22.965	+6.133	+0.130	—
26	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	18	1:23.041	+6.209	+0.076	—
27	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:23.369	+6.537	+0.328	—
28	Stefan Johansson	Footwork	10	1:23.434	+6.602	+0.065	—
29	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:24.159	+7.327	+0.725	—
30	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:24.250	+7.418	+0.091	—

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	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:19.755	—	—	—
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:20.222	+0.467	+0.467	—
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:20.719	+0.964	+0.497	—
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:20.846	+1.091	+0.127	—
5	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:21.034	+1.279	+0.188	—
6	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:21.554	+1.799	+0.520	—
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:21.657	+1.902	+0.103	—
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:21.662	+1.907	+0.005	—
9	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:21.686	+1.931	+0.024	—
10	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:21.686	+1.931	+0.000	—
11	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:21.991	+2.236	+0.305	—
12	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	14	1:22.057	+2.302	+0.066	—
13	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:22.329	+2.574	+0.272	—
14	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:22.404	+2.649	+0.075	—
15	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:22.535	+2.780	+0.131	—
16	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:22.547	+2.792	+0.012	—
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:22.564	+2.809	+0.017	—
18	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:22.615	+2.860	+0.051	—
19	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:22.717	+2.962	+0.102	—
20	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:22.808	+3.053	+0.091	—
21	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:22.879	+3.124	+0.071	—
22	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:22.940	+3.185	+0.061	—
23	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:23.167	+3.412	+0.227	—
24	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:23.485	+3.730	+0.318	—
25	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:23.679	+3.924	+0.194	—
26	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:24.172	+4.417	+0.493	—

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: 6 of 1991
Grand Prix: Mexican Grand Prix
Dates: 16 Jun 1991
Layout raced: Shortened circuit · 4.421 km · 15 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.