Race · Round 8 of 16 ·
1991 British Grand Prix
Nigel Mansell won for Williams from pole at Silverstone Circuit. 12 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
- Winner
- Nigel MansellWilliams
- Pole
- Nigel Mansell
- Fastest lap
- Nigel Mansell
- Entries
- 3414 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 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:20.939 | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:21.618 | +0.679 | +0.679 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:22.109 | +1.170 | +0.491 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:22.476 | +1.537 | +0.367 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:22.478 | +1.539 | +0.002 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:22.881 | +1.942 | +0.403 |
| 7 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:23.265 | +2.326 | +0.384 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:23.626 | +2.687 | +0.361 |
| 9 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:24.044 | +3.105 | +0.418 |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:24.069 | +3.130 | +0.025 |
| 11 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:24.141 | +3.202 | +0.072 |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:24.165 | +3.226 | +0.024 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:24.169 | +3.230 | +0.004 |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:24.345 | +3.406 | +0.176 |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:24.560 | +3.621 | +0.215 |
| 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:24.587 | +3.648 | +0.027 |
| 17 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:24.592 | +3.653 | +0.005 |
| 18 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:24.654 | +3.715 | +0.062 |
| 19 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:25.174 | +4.235 | +0.520 |
| 20 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:25.222 | +4.283 | +0.048 |
| 21 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:25.537 | +4.598 | +0.315 |
| 22 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:25.583 | +4.644 | +0.046 |
| 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:25.583 | +4.644 | +0.000 |
| 24 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:25.689 | +4.750 | +0.106 |
| 25 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:25.872 | +4.933 | +0.183 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:26.192 | +5.253 | +0.320 |
| 27 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:26.392 | +5.453 | +0.200 |
| 28 | Stefan Johansson | Footwork | 10 | 1:26.544 | +5.605 | +0.152 |
| 29 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS | 18 | 1:28.122 | +7.183 | +1.578 |
| 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:28.136 | +7.197 | +0.014 |
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 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:24.825 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:25.508 | +0.683 | +0.683 | — |
| 3 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:25.726 | +0.901 | +0.218 | — |
| 4 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:25.931 | +1.106 | +0.205 | — |
| 5 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:26.299 | +1.474 | +0.368 | — |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:28.042 | +3.217 | +1.743 | — |
| 7 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | 35 | 1:28.827 | +4.002 | +0.785 | — |
| 8 | Pedro Chaves | Coloni | 31 | 1:29.735 | +4.910 | +0.908 | — |
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 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:22.097 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:23.263 | +1.166 | +1.166 | — |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:24.515 | +2.418 | +1.252 | — |
| 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:24.674 | +2.577 | +0.159 | — |
| 5 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:24.811 | +2.714 | +0.137 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:24.940 | +2.843 | +0.129 | — |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:25.217 | +3.120 | +0.277 | — |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:25.391 | +3.294 | +0.174 | — |
| 9 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:25.656 | +3.559 | +0.265 | — |
| 10 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:25.687 | +3.590 | +0.031 | — |
| 11 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:26.060 | +3.963 | +0.373 | — |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:26.070 | +3.973 | +0.010 | — |
| 13 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:26.157 | +4.060 | +0.087 | — |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:26.218 | +4.121 | +0.061 | — |
| 15 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:26.273 | +4.176 | +0.055 | — |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:26.339 | +4.242 | +0.066 | — |
| 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:26.443 | +4.346 | +0.104 | — |
| 18 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:26.457 | +4.360 | +0.014 | — |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:26.536 | +4.439 | +0.079 | — |
| 20 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:27.034 | +4.937 | +0.498 | — |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:27.107 | +5.010 | +0.073 | — |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:27.129 | +5.032 | +0.022 | — |
| 23 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:27.204 | +5.107 | +0.075 | — |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:27.552 | +5.455 | +0.348 | — |
| 25 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:27.746 | +5.649 | +0.194 | — |
| 26 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:28.507 | +6.410 | +0.761 | — |
| 27 | Stefan Johansson | Footwork | 10 | 1:29.061 | +6.964 | +0.554 | — |
| 28 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:30.034 | +7.937 | +0.973 | — |
| 29 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:30.563 | +8.466 | +0.529 | — |
| 30 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS | 18 | 1:31.973 | +9.876 | +1.410 | — |
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 | 1:22.327 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:23.514 | +1.187 | +1.187 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:23.560 | +1.233 | +0.046 | — |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:23.585 | +1.258 | +0.025 | — |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:23.804 | +1.477 | +0.219 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:24.207 | +1.880 | +0.403 | — |
| 7 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:24.532 | +2.205 | +0.325 | — |
| 8 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:24.575 | +2.248 | +0.043 | — |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:24.590 | +2.263 | +0.015 | — |
| 10 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:24.734 | +2.407 | +0.144 | — |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:25.078 | +2.751 | +0.344 | — |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:25.184 | +2.857 | +0.106 | — |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:25.520 | +3.193 | +0.336 | — |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:25.652 | +3.325 | +0.132 | — |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:25.749 | +3.422 | +0.097 | — |
| 16 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:26.298 | +3.971 | +0.549 | — |
| 17 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:26.316 | +3.989 | +0.018 | — |
| 18 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:26.369 | +4.042 | +0.053 | — |
| 19 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:26.475 | +4.148 | +0.106 | — |
| 20 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:26.480 | +4.153 | +0.005 | — |
| 21 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:26.658 | +4.331 | +0.178 | — |
| 22 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:27.258 | +4.931 | +0.600 | — |
| 23 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:27.380 | +5.053 | +0.122 | — |
| 24 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:27.645 | +5.318 | +0.265 | — |
| 25 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:27.823 | +5.496 | +0.178 | — |
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:28.033 | +5.706 | +0.210 | — |
| 27 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:28.088 | +5.761 | +0.055 | — |
| 28 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS | 18 | 1:29.947 | +7.620 | +1.859 | — |
| 29 | Stefan Johansson | Footwork | 10 | 1:30.144 | +7.817 | +0.197 | — |
| 30 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:31.366 | +9.039 | +1.222 | — |
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 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:26.863 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:27.371 | +0.508 | +0.508 | — |
| 3 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:27.909 | +1.046 | +0.538 | — |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:28.051 | +1.188 | +0.142 | — |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:28.399 | +1.536 | +0.348 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:28.617 | +1.754 | +0.218 | — |
| 7 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:29.094 | +2.231 | +0.477 | — |
| 8 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 19 | 1:29.125 | +2.262 | +0.031 | — |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:29.162 | +2.299 | +0.037 | — |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:29.256 | +2.393 | +0.094 | — |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:29.281 | +2.418 | +0.025 | — |
| 12 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:29.384 | +2.521 | +0.103 | — |
| 13 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:29.407 | +2.544 | +0.023 | — |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:29.423 | +2.560 | +0.016 | — |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:29.557 | +2.694 | +0.134 | — |
| 16 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:29.700 | +2.837 | +0.143 | — |
| 17 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:30.101 | +3.238 | +0.401 | — |
| 18 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:30.215 | +3.352 | +0.114 | — |
| 19 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 32 | 1:30.458 | +3.595 | +0.243 | — |
| 20 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:30.736 | +3.873 | +0.278 | — |
| 21 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:30.764 | +3.901 | +0.028 | — |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:30.861 | +3.998 | +0.097 | — |
| 23 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:30.874 | +4.011 | +0.013 | — |
| 24 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:30.902 | +4.039 | +0.028 | — |
| 25 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:31.115 | +4.252 | +0.213 | — |
| 26 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:31.609 | +4.746 | +0.494 | — |
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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Williams FW14
Williams FW14B · taken by Mikelo · CC BY-SA 2.0
McLaren MP4/6
McLaren MP4-6 Honda · debun , cropped by Morio · CC BY 2.0
Jordan 191
Jordan 191 Michael Schumacher (14464876712) · nakhon100 · CC BY 2.0
Tyrrell 020
Tyrrell 020 front-left 2012 Japan · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Minardi M191
Minardi M191 Musée Lamborghini · Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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 · 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.
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Lotus 102
Lotus-Lamborghini 102 · Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
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 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 8 of 1991
- Grand Prix
- British Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Bridge circuit · 5.226 km
- 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.