1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
96 pts
2
Nigel Mansell
Williams
72 pts
3
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
53 pts
1
McLaren
139 pts
Ayrton Senna is the 1991 Formula 1 World Champion. Senna won 7 out of 16 races and scored a total of 96 points. With 24 points behind Nigel Mansell finished the season in second place and Riccardo Patrese as third. McLaren won the 1991 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 139 points.
The season started with the 1991 United States Grand Prix on March 10th. The last race of the season was the 1991 Australian Grand Prix on November 3rd.
Number of races
16 races
First race
United States Grand Prix (March 10th)
Last race
Australian Grand Prix (November 3rd)
Most wins
Ayrton Senna (7)
Most pole positions
Ayrton Senna (8)
Most podiums
Ayrton Senna (12)
Most top 5 finishes
Ayrton Senna (14)
Most points finishes
Ayrton Senna (14)
Most DNF's
Jyrki Järvilehto (11)
Éric Bernard (11)
2 more

1991 standings

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren 7 12 96
2
Nigel Mansell
Williams 5 9 72 -24
3
Riccardo Patrese
Williams 2 8 53 -43
4
Gerhard Berger
McLaren 1 6 43 -53
5
Alain Prost
Ferrari 5 34 -62
6
Nelson Piquet
Benetton 1 3 26.5 -69.5
7
Jean Alesi
Ferrari 3 21 -75
8
Stefano Modena
Tyrrell 1 10 -86
9
Andrea de Cesaris
Jordan 9 -87
10
Roberto Moreno
Minardi 8 -88
11
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi 6 -90
12
Jyrki Järvilehto
Dallara 1 4 -92
13
Bertrand Gachot
Larrousse 4 -92
14
Michael Schumacher
Benetton 4 -92
15
Satoru Nakajima
Tyrrell 2 -94
16
Mika Häkkinen
Team Lotus 2 -94
17
Martin Brundle
Brabham 2 -94
18
Emanuele Pirro
Dallara 1 -95
19
Mark Blundell
Brabham 1 -95
20
Ivan Capelli
Leyton House 1 -95
21
Éric Bernard
Lola 1 -95
22
Aguri Suzuki
Lola 1 -95
23
Julian Bailey
Team Lotus 1 -95
24
Gianni Morbidelli
Ferrari 0.5 -95.5
25
Maurício Gugelmin
Leyton House 0 -96
26
Thierry Boutsen
Ligier 0 -96
27
Johnny Herbert
Team Lotus 0 -96
28
Nicola Larini
Lambo 0 -96
29
Érik Comas
Ligier 0 -96
30
Gabriele Tarquini
Fondmetal 0 -96
31
Alessandro Zanardi
Jordan 0 -96
32
Eric van de Poele
Lambo 0 -96
33
Alex Caffi
Footwork 0 -96
34
Olivier Grouillard
AGS 0 -96
35
Michele Alboreto
Footwork 0 -96
36
Karl Wendlinger
Leyton House 0 -96
37
Stefan Johansson
Footwork 0 -96
38
Fabrizio Barbazza
AGS 0 -96
39
Michael Bartels
Team Lotus 0 -96
40
Naoki Hattori
Coloni 0 -96
41
Pedro Chaves
Coloni 0 -96
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 McLaren 8 18 139
2 Williams 7 17 125 -14
3 Ferrari 8 55.5 -83.5
4 Benetton 1 3 38.5 -100.5
5 Jordan 13 -126
6 Tyrrell 1 12 -127
7 Minardi 6 -133
8 Dallara 1 5 -134
9 Team Lotus 3 -136
10 Brabham 3 -136
11 Leyton House 1 -138
12 Lola 1 -138
13 Larrousse 1 -138
14 Ligier 0 -139
15 Lambo 0 -139
16 AGS 0 -139
17 Fondmetal 0 -139
18 Footwork 0 -139
19 Coloni 0 -139

1991 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Mar 10th
United States Grand Prix
#1 Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
Nelson Piquet
Ayrton Senna
Mar 24th
Brazilian Grand Prix
#1 Ayrton Senna
Riccardo Patrese
Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Apr 28th
San Marino Grand Prix
#1 Ayrton Senna
Gerhard Berger
Jyrki Järvilehto
Ayrton Senna
May 12th
Monaco Grand Prix
#1 Ayrton Senna
Nigel Mansell
Jean Alesi
Ayrton Senna
Jun 2nd
Canadian Grand Prix
#20 Nelson Piquet
Stefano Modena
Riccardo Patrese
Riccardo Patrese
Jun 16th
Mexican Grand Prix
#6 Riccardo Patrese
Nigel Mansell
Ayrton Senna
Riccardo Patrese
Jul 7th
French Grand Prix
#5 Nigel Mansell
Alain Prost
Ayrton Senna
Riccardo Patrese
Jul 14th
British Grand Prix
#5 Nigel Mansell
Gerhard Berger
Alain Prost
Nigel Mansell
Jul 28th
German Grand Prix
#5 Nigel Mansell
Riccardo Patrese
Jean Alesi
Nigel Mansell
Aug 11th
Hungarian Grand Prix
#1 Ayrton Senna
Nigel Mansell
Riccardo Patrese
Ayrton Senna
Aug 25th
Belgian Grand Prix
#1 Ayrton Senna
Gerhard Berger
Nelson Piquet
Ayrton Senna
Sep 8th
Italian Grand Prix
#5 Nigel Mansell
Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
Ayrton Senna
Sep 22nd
Portuguese Grand Prix
#6 Riccardo Patrese
Ayrton Senna
Jean Alesi
Riccardo Patrese
Sep 29th
Spanish Grand Prix
#5 Nigel Mansell
Alain Prost
Riccardo Patrese
Gerhard Berger
Oct 20th
Japanese Grand Prix
#2 Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Riccardo Patrese
Gerhard Berger
Nov 3rd
Australian Grand Prix
#1 Ayrton Senna
Nigel Mansell
Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna