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1991 season/Round 1

United States Grand Prix 1991

  • Phoenix
  • 10 March 1991
  • 81 laps
  • 301.4 km
  • 3.721 km a lap
  1. P1Ayrton SennaMcLaren2:00:47.828
  2. P2Alain ProstFerrari+16.322
  3. P3Nelson PiquetBenetton+17.376

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Ayrton Senna1McLaren · Honda1812:00:47.82810
2Alain Prost27Ferrari281+16.3226
3Nelson Piquet20Benetton · Ford581+17.3764
4Stefano Modena4Tyrrell · Honda1181+25.4093
5Satoru Nakajima3Tyrrell · Honda1680+1 lap2
6Aguri Suzuki30Lola · Ford2179+2 laps1
7Nicola Larini34Modena · Lamborghini1778+3 laps
8Gabriele Tarquini17AGS · Ford2277+4 laps
9Pierluigi Martini23Minardi · Ferrari1575Engine
10Bertrand Gachot32Jordan · Ford1475Engine
11Martin Brundle7Brabham · Yamaha1273+8 laps
12Jean Alesifastest lap28Ferrari672Gearbox
DNFMika Häkkinen11Lotus · Judd1359Engine
DNFRiccardo Patrese6Williams · Renault349Gearbox
DNFRoberto Moreno19Benetton · Ford849Collision
DNFMichele Alboreto9Footwork · Porsche2541Engine
DNFIvan Capelli16Leyton House · Ilmor1840Gearbox
DNFThierry Boutsen25Ligier · Lamborghini2040Engine
DNFGerhard Berger2McLaren · Honda736Fuel pump
DNFNigel Mansell5Williams · Renault435Gearbox
DNFMaurício Gugelmin15Leyton House · Ilmor2334Gearbox
DNFMark Blundell8Brabham · Yamaha2432Spun off
DNFEmanuele Pirro21Dallara · Judd916Gearbox
DNFGianni Morbidelli24Minardi · Ferrari2615Gearbox
DNFJJ lehto22Dallara · Judd1012Gearbox
DNFÉric Bernard29Lola · Ford194Engine
DNQÉrik Comas26Ligier · Lamborghini–
DNQAlex Caffi10Footwork · Porsche–
DNQStefan Johansson18AGS · Ford–
DNQJulian Bailey12Lotus · Judd–
DNPQAndrea de Cesaris33Jordan · Ford–
DNPQPedro Chaves31Coloni · Ford–
DNPQOlivier Grouillard14Fondmetal · Ford–
DNPQEric van de Poele35Modena · Lamborghini–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:21.434
2Alain ProstFerrari1:22.555+1.121
3Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:22.833+1.399
4Nigel MansellWilliams1:23.218+1.784
5Nelson PiquetBenetton1:23.384+1.950
6Jean AlesiFerrari1:23.519+2.085
7Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:23.742+2.308
8Roberto MorenoBenetton1:23.881+2.447
9Emanuele PirroDallara1:24.792+3.358
10JJ lehtoDallara1:24.891+3.457
11Stefano ModenaTyrrell1:25.065+3.631
12Martin BrundleBrabham1:25.385+3.951
13Mika HäkkinenLotus1:25.448+4.014
14Bertrand GachotJordan1:25.701+4.267
15Pierluigi MartiniMinardi1:25.715+4.281
16Satoru NakajimaTyrrell1:25.752+4.318
17Nicola LariniModena1:25.791+4.357
18Ivan CapelliLeyton House1:26.121+4.687
19Éric BernardLola1:26.425+4.991
20Thierry BoutsenLigier1:26.500+5.066
21Aguri SuzukiLola1:26.548+5.114
22Gabriele TarquiniAGS1:26.851+5.417
23Maurício GugelminLeyton House1:26.865+5.431
24Mark BlundellBrabham1:26.915+5.481
25Michele AlboretoFootwork1:27.015+5.581
26Gianni MorbidelliMinardi1:27.042+5.608
27Érik ComasLigier1:27.159+5.725
28Alex CaffiFootwork1:27.519+6.085
29Stefan JohanssonAGS1:27.753+6.319
30Julian BaileyLotus1:28.570+7.136

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Jean Alesi491:26.758
2Alain Prost681:26.845+0.087
3Nelson Piquet671:26.965+0.207
4Ayrton Senna391:27.153+0.395
5Riccardo Patrese241:27.450+0.692
6Stefano Modena691:27.983+1.225
7Roberto Moreno401:28.044+1.286
8Satoru Nakajima671:28.227+1.469
9Gerhard Berger331:28.286+1.528
10Nigel Mansell281:28.502+1.744

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 1
PosDriverPointsChange
1Ayrton Senna10
2Alain Prost6
3Nelson Piquet4
4Stefano Modena3
5Satoru Nakajima2
6Aguri Suzuki1
Constructors' championship after round 1
PosTeamPointsChange
1McLaren10
2Ferrari6
3Tyrrell5
4Benetton4
5Lola1