1991 Season - Round 5 - 1991-06-02
Nelson Piquet won the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix for Benetton, with Stefano Modena (Tyrrell) second and Riccardo Patrese (Williams) third. The win came from P8 on the grid.
Érik Comas (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 18-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 8 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 9 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Andrea de Cesaris |
| Jordan |
| 11 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 14 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | Electrical | 1 |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 12 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Stefan Johansson | Footwork | 25 | Throttle | 0 |
| 14 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | Alternator | 0 |
| 20 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 5 | Suspension | 0 |
| 24 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 6 | Injection | 0 |
| 25 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 22 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 21 | Throttle | 0 |