The 1991 French Grand Prix started July 7th, 1991 at 02:00 on Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny Cours, France. Riccardo Patrese started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Ayrton Senna started from third place.
After 1 hour, 38 minutes and 00 seconds Nigel Mansell finished the race first. The podium was completed with Alain Prost in second and Ayrton Senna in third place.
After the 1991 French Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 48 points. Senna is 25 points ahead of Nigel Mansell.
After 1 hour, 38 minutes and 00 seconds Nigel Mansell finished the race first. The podium was completed with Alain Prost in second and Ayrton Senna in third place.
After the 1991 French Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 48 points. Senna is 25 points ahead of Nigel Mansell.
Circuit
Location
Magny Cours, France
Date
July 7th, 1991 at 02:00
Round
7/16
Winner
Nigel Mansell
Winning time
1:38:00.056
Pole position
Riccardo Patrese
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:38:00.056 | 4 | 72 | 10 |
| 2 | #27 Alain Prost | Ferrari | +5.003 | 2 | 72 | 6 |
| 3 | #1 Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +34.934 | 3 | 72 | 4 |
| 4 2 | #28 Jean Alesi | Ferrari | +35.920 | 6 | 72 | 3 |
| 5 4 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +1 Lap | 1 | 71 | 2 |
| 6 7 | #33 Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | +1 Lap | 13 | 71 | 1 |
| 7 2 | #15 Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | +2 Laps | 9 | 70 | 0 |
| 8 1 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Benetton | +2 Laps | 7 | 70 | 0 |
| 9 3 | #23 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +2 Laps | 12 | 70 | 0 |
| 10 10 | #12 Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 20 | 70 | 0 |
| 11 3 | #26 Érik Comas | Ligier | +2 Laps | 14 | 70 | 0 |
| 12 4 | #25 Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | +3 Laps | 16 | 69 | 0 |
| - | #19 Roberto Moreno | Benetton | DNF (Physical) | 8 | 63 | 0 |
| - | #4 Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | DNF (Gearbox) | 11 | 57 | 0 |
| - | #14 Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | DNF (Oil leak) | 21 | 47 | 0 |
| - | #29 Éric Bernard | Lola | DNF (Transmission) | 23 | 43 | 0 |
| - | #22 Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | DNF (Tyre) | 26 | 39 | 0 |
| - | #8 Mark Blundell | Brabham | DNF (Spun off) | 17 | 36 | 0 |
| - | #30 Aguri Suzuki | Lola | DNF (Transmission) | 22 | 32 | 0 |
| - | #9 Michele Alboreto | Footwork | DNF (Gearbox) | 25 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #7 Martin Brundle | Brabham | DNF (Gearbox) | 24 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #3 Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 18 | 12 | 0 |
| - | #24 Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | DNF (Collision) | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| - | #16 Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | DNF (Spun off) | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #2 Gerhard Berger | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #32 Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | DNF (Spun off) | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #11 Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #18 Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #17 Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #10 Stefan Johansson | Footwork | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #21 Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #34 Nicola Larini | Lambo | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #35 Eric van de Poele | Lambo | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Pedro Chaves | Coloni | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 4 | 6 | 48 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 3 | 23 | -25 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | 3 | 22 | -26 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | 17 | -31 | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1 | 2 | 16 | -32 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 10 | -38 | |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 1 | 9 | -39 | |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1 | 8 | -40 | |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 7 | -41 | ||
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 5 | -43 | ||
| 11 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 1 | 4 | -44 | |
| 12 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3 | -45 | ||
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 2 | -46 | ||
| 14 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 2 | -46 | ||
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 2 | -46 | ||
| 16 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 1 | -47 | ||
| 17 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 1 | -47 | ||
| 18 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 1 | -47 | ||
| 19 | Julian Bailey | Team Lotus | 1 | -47 | ||
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 0 | -48 | ||
| 21 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 0 | -48 | ||
| 22 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 0 | -48 | ||
| 23 | Nicola Larini | Lambo | 0 | -48 | ||
| 24 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 0 | -48 | ||
| 25 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 0 | -48 | ||
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 0 | -48 | ||
| 27 | Eric van de Poele | Lambo | 0 | -48 | ||
| 28 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 0 | -48 | ||
| 29 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 0 | -48 | ||
| 30 | Stefan Johansson | Footwork | 0 | -48 | ||
| 31 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 0 | -48 | ||
| 32 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 0 | -48 | ||
| 33 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 0 | -48 | ||
| 34 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 0 | -48 | ||
| 35 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS | 0 | -48 | ||
| 36 | Pedro Chaves | Coloni | 0 | -48 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 4 | 8 | 58 | |
| 2 | Williams | 2 | 6 | 45 | -13 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 25 | -33 | |
| 4 | Benetton | 1 | 2 | 21 | -37 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 1 | 11 | -47 | |
| 6 | Jordan | 9 | -49 | ||
| 7 | Dallara | 1 | 5 | -53 | |
| 8 | Minardi | 3 | -55 | ||
| 9 | Team Lotus | 3 | -55 | ||
| 10 | Lola | 1 | -57 | ||
| 11 | Larrousse | 1 | -57 | ||
| 12 | Ligier | 0 | -58 | ||
| 13 | Lambo | 0 | -58 | ||
| 14 | Leyton House | 0 | -58 | ||
| 15 | Brabham | 0 | -58 | ||
| 16 | AGS | 0 | -58 | ||
| 17 | Footwork | 0 | -58 | ||
| 18 | Fondmetal | 0 | -58 | ||
| 19 | Coloni | 0 | -58 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell | 1:35.781 - Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:36.404 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:32.740 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.225 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli | 1:16.630 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:16.099 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:17.111 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.423 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | 1:15.377 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2003 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | David Coulthard | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | René Arnoux | |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | John Watson | |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | Chris Amon | |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Chris Amon | Jack Brabham | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | Lorenzo Bandini | |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #22 Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #18 Jim Clark | Tony Maggs | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #30 Dan Gurney | Tony Maggs | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #16 Jack Brabham | Olivier Gendebien | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | |
| 1959 | #24 Tony Brooks | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | Tony Brooks | |
| 1958 | #4 Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
| 1956 | #14 Peter Collins | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #8 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio | |
| 1950 | #6 Juan Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Peter Whitehead | Juan Fangio |