The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 7

French Grand Prix

1991  ·  Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours  ·  7 July 1991  ·  72 laps

  1. 1st Nigel Mansell Williams · 01:38:00.056
  2. 2nd Alain Prost Ferrari · +5.003
  3. 3rd Ayrton Senna McLaren · +34.934

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Riccardo Patrese

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 6

Gerhard Berger

Retirement McLaren  —  Engine

03 Lap 57

Stefano Modena

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Gearbox

04 Lap 63

Roberto Moreno

Retirement Benetton  —  Physical

05 On the Charge

Johnny Herbert

Team Lotus  —  P20 → P10

06 Victory

Nigel Mansell

Williams  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Nigel Mansell Williams 4 72 01:38:00.056 10
2 Alain Prost Ferrari 2 72 +5.003 6
3 Ayrton Senna McLaren 3 72 +34.934 4
4 Jean Alesi Ferrari 6 72 +35.92 3
5 Riccardo Patrese Williams 1 71 +1 Lap 2
6 Andrea de Cesaris Jordan 13 71 +1 Lap 1
7 Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 9 70 +2 Laps
8 Nelson Piquet Benetton 7 70 +2 Laps
9 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 12 70 +2 Laps
10 Johnny Herbert Team Lotus 20 70 +2 Laps
11 Érik Comas Ligier 14 70 +2 Laps
12 Thierry Boutsen Ligier 16 69 +3 Laps
13 Roberto Moreno Benetton 8 63 Physical
14 Stefano Modena Tyrrell 11 57 Gearbox
15 Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal 21 47 Oil leak
16 Éric Bernard Lola 23 43 Transmission
17 Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara 26 39 Tyre
18 Mark Blundell Brabham 17 36 Spun off
19 Aguri Suzuki Lola 22 32 Transmission
20 Michele Alboreto Footwork 25 31 Gearbox
21 Martin Brundle Brabham 24 21 Gearbox
22 Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 18 12 Spun off
23 Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 10 8 Collision
24 Ivan Capelli Leyton House 15 7 Spun off
25 Gerhard Berger McLaren 5 6 Engine
26 Bertrand Gachot Jordan 19 0 Spun off

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