1991 Season - Round 16 - 1991-11-03
Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Australian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Nigel Mansell (Williams) and Gerhard Berger (McLaren) home for McLaren.
Johnny Herbert (Team Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1991 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 16 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 | 5 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | Finished | 3 | |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 2 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Benetton |
| 5 |
| Finished |
| 1.5 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 4 | Finished | 1 |
| 6 | Gianni Morbidelli | Ferrari | 8 | Finished | 0.5 |
| 7 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Alessandro Zanardi | Jordan | 16 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 9 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 21 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 11 | Finished | 0 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 14 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 23 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Roberto Moreno | Minardi | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Lambo | 19 | Spun off | 0 |
| 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 24 | Spun off | 0 |