Pit Lane F1
1991 Season - Round 7 - 1991-07-07
Nigel Mansell won the 1991 French Grand Prix for Williams, with Alain Prost (Ferrari) second and Ayrton Senna (McLaren) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Johnny Herbert (Team Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1991 French Grand Prix, completing round 7 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 4 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jean Alesi |
| Ferrari |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 9 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 7 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 12 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 16 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | Physical | 0 |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 21 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 16 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 23 | Transmission | 0 |
| 17 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 26 | Tyre | 0 |
| 18 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 22 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 24 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 10 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 25 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 19 | Spun off | 0 |
