Pit Lane F1
1991 Season - Round 1 - 1991-03-10
Ayrton Senna won the 1991 United States Grand Prix from pole position, leading Alain Prost (Ferrari) and Nelson Piquet (Benetton) home for McLaren.
Aguri Suzuki (Larrousse) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1991 United States Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Stefano Modena |
| Tyrrell |
| 11 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 21 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Lambo | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 22 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 13 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 7 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 20 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 26 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 25 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 10 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 26 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 19 | Engine | 0 |
