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French Grand Prix 1991

Round 7 of 16  · 7 July 1991  · Magny-Cours  · 72 laps

Fastest Lap Nigel Mansell 1:19.168 (lap 49)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 MAN Nigel Mansell FL Williams 4 1:38:00.056 10
2 PRO Alain Prost Ferrari 2 +5.003 6
3 SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 3 +34.934 4
4 ALE Jean Alesi Ferrari 6 +35.920 3
5 PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 1 +1 lap 2
6 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Jordan 13 +1 lap 1
7 GUG Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 9 +2 laps —
8 PIQ Nelson Piquet Benetton 7 +2 laps —
9 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 12 +2 laps —
10 HER Johnny Herbert Lotus 20 +2 laps —
11 COM Érik Comas Ligier 14 +2 laps —
12 BOU Thierry Boutsen Ligier 16 +3 laps —
DNF MOR Roberto Moreno Benetton 8 Physical —
DNF MOD Stefano Modena Tyrrell 11 Gearbox —
DNF GRO Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal 21 Oil leak —
DNF BER Éric Bernard Lola 23 Transmission —
DNF JAR JJ Lehto Dallara 26 Tyre —
DNF BLU Mark Blundell Brabham 17 Spun off —
DNF SUZ Aguri Suzuki Lola 22 Transmission —
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Footwork 25 Gearbox —
DNF BRU Martin Brundle Brabham 24 Gearbox —
DNF NAK Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 18 Spun off —
DNF MOR Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 10 Collision —
DNF CAP Ivan Capelli Leyton House 15 Spun off —
DNF BER Gerhard Berger McLaren 5 Engine —
DNF GAC Bertrand Gachot Jordan 19 Spun off —
DNQ HAK Mika Häkkinen Lotus — — —
DNQ BAR Fabrizio Barbazza AGS — — —
DNQ TAR Gabriele Tarquini AGS — — —
DNQ JOH Stefan Johansson Footwork — — —
DNPQ PIR Emanuele Pirro Dallara — — —
DNPQ LAR Nicola Larini Modena — — —
DNPQ VAN Eric van de Poele Modena — — —
DNPQ CHA Pedro Chaves Coloni — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 1:14.559
2 PRO Alain Prost Ferrari 1:14.789
3 SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 1:14.857
4 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1:14.895
5 BER Gerhard Berger McLaren 1:15.376
6 ALE Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:15.877
7 PIQ Nelson Piquet Benetton 1:16.816
8 MOR Roberto Moreno Benetton 1:16.961
9 GUG Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 1:17.015
10 MOR Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 1:17.020
11 MOD Stefano Modena Tyrrell 1:17.114
12 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:17.149
13 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Jordan 1:17.163
14 COM Érik Comas Ligier 1:17.504
15 CAP Ivan Capelli Leyton House 1:17.533
16 BOU Thierry Boutsen Ligier 1:17.775
17 BLU Mark Blundell Brabham 1:17.836
18 NAK Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 1:18.144
19 GAC Bertrand Gachot Jordan 1:18.150
20 HER Johnny Herbert Lotus 1:18.185
21 GRO Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal 1:18.210
22 SUZ Aguri Suzuki Lola 1:18.224
23 BER Éric Bernard Lola 1:18.540
24 BRU Martin Brundle Brabham 1:18.826
25 ALB Michele Alboreto Footwork 1:18.846
26 JAR JJ Lehto Dallara 1:19.267
27 HAK Mika Häkkinen Lotus 1:19.491
28 BAR Fabrizio Barbazza AGS 1:20.110
29 TAR Gabriele Tarquini AGS 1:20.262
30 JOH Stefan Johansson Footwork 1:21.000