1991 German Grand Prix

Circuit: HockenheimringHockenheim, Germany
Winner: Nigel MansellWilliams
Pole: Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap: Riccardo Patrese
Entries: 3413 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	FW14	1	45	Finished	10
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	FW14	4	45	Finished	6	fastest lap
3	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	—	6	45	Finished	4
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	MP4/6	3	45	Finished	3
5	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	191	7	45	Finished	2
6	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	191	11	45	Finished	1
7	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/6	2	44	Out of fuel	0
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	—	9	44	Finished	0
9	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	—	17	44	Finished	0
10	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	F191	18	44	Finished	0
11	Martin Brundle	Brabham	—	15	43	Finished	0
12	Mark Blundell	Brabham	—	21	43	Finished	0
13	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	16	14	41	Finished	0
DNF	Alain Prost	Ferrari	—	5	37	Spun off	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	CG911	12	36	Engine	0
DNF	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	F191	20	35	Engine	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	—	8	27	Engine	0
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	16	13	26	Gearbox	0
DNF	Érik Comas	Ligier	—	26	22	Engine	0
DNF	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	CG911	16	21	Gearbox	0
DNF	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	102B	23	19	Engine	0
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	LC91	22	15	Engine	0
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	M191	19	14	Differential	0
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	M191	10	11	Differential	0
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	LC91	25	9	Transmission	0
DNF	Nicola Larini	Modena	291	24	0	Spun off	0
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	FA12C	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Michael Bartels	Team Lotus	102B	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Eric van de Poele	Modena	291	—	—	DNQ	0
DNPQ	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Alex Caffi	Footwork	FA12C	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Pedro Chaves	Coloni	C4	—	—	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
Nigel Mansell	1	1	45
Riccardo Patrese	4	2	45
Jean Alesi	6	3	45
Gerhard Berger	3	4	45
Andrea de Cesaris	7	5	45
Bertrand Gachot	11	6	45
Ayrton Senna	2	7	44
Roberto Moreno	9	8	44
Thierry Boutsen	17	9	44
Emanuele Pirro	18	10	44
Martin Brundle	15	11	43
Mark Blundell	21	12	43
Stefano Modena	14	13	41
Alain Prost	5	DNF	37
Ivan Capelli	12	DNF	36
Jyrki Järvilehto	20	DNF	35
Nelson Piquet	8	DNF	27
Satoru Nakajima	13	DNF	26
Érik Comas	26	DNF	22
Mauricio Gugelmin	16	DNF	21
Mika Hakkinen	23	DNF	19
Aguri Suzuki	22	DNF	15
Gianni Morbidelli	19	DNF	14
Pierluigi Martini	10	DNF	11
Éric Bernard	25	DNF	9
Nicola Larini	24	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:37.087	—	—
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:37.274	+0.187	+0.187
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:37.393	+0.306	+0.119
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:37.435	+0.348	+0.042
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:39.034	+1.947	+1.599
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:39.042	+1.955	+0.008
7	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:40.239	+3.152	+1.197
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:40.560	+3.473	+0.321
9	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:40.957	+3.870	+0.397
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:40.998	+3.911	+0.041
11	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:41.308	+4.221	+0.310
12	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:41.330	+4.243	+0.022
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:41.390	+4.303	+0.060
14	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:41.566	+4.479	+0.176
15	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:41.615	+4.528	+0.049
16	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:41.735	+4.648	+0.120
17	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:41.823	+4.736	+0.088
18	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:42.021	+4.934	+0.198
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:42.058	+4.971	+0.037
20	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:42.171	+5.084	+0.113
21	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:42.216	+5.129	+0.045
22	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:42.474	+5.387	+0.258
23	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:42.726	+5.639	+0.252
24	Nicola Larini	Modena	34	1:43.035	+5.948	+0.309
25	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:43.321	+6.234	+0.286
26	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:43.364	+6.277	+0.043
27	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:43.409	+6.322	+0.045
28	Michael Bartels	Team Lotus	12	1:43.624	+6.537	+0.215
29	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:43.787	+6.700	+0.163
30	Eric van de Poele	Modena	35	1:44.207	+7.120	+0.420

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	1:42.810	—	—	—
2	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:43.939	+1.129	+1.129	—
3	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:44.034	+1.224	+0.095	—
4	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:44.257	+1.447	+0.223	—
5	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	14	1:44.645	+1.835	+0.388	—
6	Alex Caffi	Footwork	10	1:45.282	+2.472	+0.637	—
7	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	18	1:46.604	+3.794	+1.322	—
8	Pedro Chaves	Coloni	31	1:47.546	+4.736	+0.942	—

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	1:38.299	—	—	—
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:38.498	+0.199	+0.199	—
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:39.247	+0.948	+0.749	—
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:39.303	+1.004	+0.056	—
5	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:40.258	+1.959	+0.955	—
6	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:40.720	+2.421	+0.462	—
7	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:41.513	+3.214	+0.793	—
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:41.617	+3.318	+0.104	—
9	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:41.780	+3.481	+0.163	—
10	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:42.053	+3.754	+0.273	—
11	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:42.068	+3.769	+0.015	—
12	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:42.161	+3.862	+0.093	—
13	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:42.169	+3.870	+0.008	—
14	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:42.247	+3.948	+0.078	—
15	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:42.384	+4.085	+0.137	—
16	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:42.739	+4.440	+0.355	—
17	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:42.743	+4.444	+0.004	—
18	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:42.791	+4.492	+0.048	—
19	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:42.960	+4.661	+0.169	—
20	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:43.598	+5.299	+0.638	—
21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:44.087	+5.788	+0.489	—
22	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:44.249	+5.950	+0.162	—
23	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:44.269	+5.970	+0.020	—
24	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:44.651	+6.352	+0.382	—
25	Eric van de Poele	Modena	35	1:44.950	+6.651	+0.299	—
26	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:45.055	+6.756	+0.105	—
27	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:45.084	+6.785	+0.029	—
28	Nicola Larini	Modena	34	1:46.328	+8.029	+1.244	—
29	Michael Bartels	Team Lotus	12	1:46.946	+8.647	+0.618	—
30	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:48.049	+9.750	+1.103	—

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	1:36.998	—	—	—
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:39.174	+2.176	+2.176	—
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:39.595	+2.597	+0.421	—
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:40.137	+3.139	+0.542	—
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:40.357	+3.359	+0.220	—
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:40.468	+3.470	+0.111	—
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:40.980	+3.982	+0.512	—
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:41.297	+4.299	+0.317	—
9	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:41.854	+4.856	+0.557	—
10	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:41.869	+4.871	+0.015	—
11	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:42.035	+5.037	+0.166	—
12	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:42.445	+5.447	+0.410	—
13	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:42.523	+5.525	+0.078	—
14	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:42.698	+5.700	+0.175	—
15	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:42.718	+5.720	+0.020	—
16	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:42.800	+5.802	+0.082	—
17	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:42.833	+5.835	+0.033	—
18	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:43.060	+6.062	+0.227	—
19	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:43.158	+6.160	+0.098	—
20	Nicola Larini	Modena	34	1:43.271	+6.273	+0.113	—
21	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:43.451	+6.453	+0.180	—
22	Michael Bartels	Team Lotus	12	1:44.362	+7.364	+0.911	—
23	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:45.561	+8.563	+1.199	—
24	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	9	1:45.811	+8.813	+0.250	—
25	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:45.915	+8.917	+0.104	—
26	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:46.165	+9.167	+0.250	—
27	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:46.226	+9.228	+0.061	—
28	Eric van de Poele	Modena	35	1:47.038	+10.040	+0.812	—
29	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:47.615	+10.617	+0.577	—
30	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:48.024	+11.026	+0.409	—

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	1:43.885	—	—	—
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	27	1:44.558	+0.673	+0.673	—
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:44.747	+0.862	+0.189	—
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:44.814	+0.929	+0.067	—
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	1:44.904	+1.019	+0.090	—
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	28	1:45.109	+1.224	+0.205	—
7	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	33	1:46.420	+2.535	+1.311	—
8	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	32	1:46.549	+2.664	+0.129	—
9	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	4	1:47.031	+3.146	+0.482	—
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:47.349	+3.464	+0.318	—
11	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:47.382	+3.497	+0.033	—
12	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:47.507	+3.622	+0.125	—
13	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:47.591	+3.706	+0.084	—
14	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:47.905	+4.020	+0.314	—
15	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:47.916	+4.031	+0.011	—
16	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	25	1:48.054	+4.169	+0.138	—
17	Mika Hakkinen	Team Lotus	11	1:48.066	+4.181	+0.012	—
18	Érik Comas	Ligier	26	1:48.075	+4.190	+0.009	—
19	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:48.131	+4.246	+0.056	—
20	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:48.140	+4.255	+0.009	—
21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:48.977	+5.092	+0.837	—
22	Nicola Larini	Modena	34	1:49.219	+5.334	+0.242	—
23	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	22	1:50.133	+6.248	+0.914	—
24	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:50.144	+6.259	+0.011	—
25	Mark Blundell	Brabham	8	1:52.911	+9.026	+2.767	—

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

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Where this comes from

Round: 9 of 1991
Grand Prix: German Grand Prix
Dates: 28 Jul 1991
Layout raced: Forest circuit, Ostkurve chicane · 6.802 km · 16 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.