1991 Hungarian Grand Prix
The 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hungaroring on 11 August 1991. It was the tenth race of the 1991 Formula One World Championship. The 77-lap race was won from pole position by Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda, with the Williams-Renaults of Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese second and third respectively.
| 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 10 of 16 in the 1991 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 11 August 1991 | ||
| Official name | VII Magyar Nagydíj | ||
| Location | Hungaroring Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.968 km (2.466 mi) | ||
| Distance | 77 laps, 305.536 km (189.850 mi) | ||
| Weather | Hot dry, sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
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McLaren-Honda | |
| Time | 1:16.147 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Bertrand Gachot |
Jordan-Ford | |
| Time | 1:21.547 on lap 71 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
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McLaren-Honda | |
| Second |
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Williams-Renault | |
| Third |
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Williams-Renault | |
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Lap leaders
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Qualifying
Pre-qualifying classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Mark Blundell |
Brabham-Yamaha | 1:22.290 | — |
| 2 | 7 | Martin Brundle |
Brabham-Yamaha | 1:23.716 | +1.426 |
| 3 | 14 |  Olivier Grouillard |
Fondmetal-Ford | 1:24.816 | +2.526 |
| 4 | 9 |  Michele Alboreto |
Footwork-Ford | 1:25.045 | +2.755 |
| 5 | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini |
AGS-Ford | 1:25.230 | +2.940 |
| 6 | 10 | Alex Caffi |
Footwork-Ford | 1:26.637 | +4.347 |
| 7 | 18 | Fabrizio Barbazza |
AGS-Ford | 1:26.740 | +4.450 |
| 8 | 31 |  Pedro Chaves |
Coloni-Ford | 1:26.945 | +4.655 |
Qualifying classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda | 1:18.549 | 1:16.147 | — |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Renault | 1:20.103 | 1:17.379 | +1.232 |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Renault | 1:19.818 | 1:17.389 | +1.242 |
| 4 | 27 | Alain Prost |
Ferrari | 1:19.326 | 1:17.690 | +1.543 |
| 5 | 2 |  Gerhard Berger |
McLaren-Honda | 1:18.238 | 1:17.705 | +1.558 |
| 6 | 28 | Jean Alesi |
Ferrari | 1:19.552 | 1:18.410 | +2.263 |
| 7 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro |
Dallara-Judd | 1:21.751 | 1:19.334 | +3.187 |
| 8 | 4 | Stefano Modena |
Tyrrell-Honda | 1:20.488 | 1:19.748 | +3.601 |
| 9 | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
Leyton House-Ilmor | 1:21.068 | 1:19.794 | +3.647 |
| 10 | 7 | Martin Brundle |
Brabham-Yamaha | 1:21.345 | 1:19.976 | +3.829 |
| 11 | 20 | Nelson Piquet |
Benetton-Ford | 1:21.542 | 1:19.984 | +3.837 |
| 12 | 22 |  JJ Lehto |
Dallara-Judd | 1:21.991 | 1:20.014 | +3.867 |
| 13 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin |
Leyton House-Ilmor | 1:21.549 | 1:20.024 | +3.877 |
| 14 | 3 |  Satoru Nakajima |
Tyrrell-Honda | 1:22.992 | 1:20.565 | +4.418 |
| 15 | 19 | Roberto Moreno |
Benetton-Ford | 1:22.077 | 1:20.584 | +4.437 |
| 16 | 32 | Bertrand Gachot |
Jordan-Ford | 1:21.884 | 1:20.655 | +4.508 |
| 17 | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Jordan-Ford | 1:22.143 | 1:20.805 | +4.658 |
| 18 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ferrari | 1:22.429 | 1:20.823 | +4.676 |
| 19 | 25 | Thierry Boutsen |
Ligier-Lamborghini | 1:22.408 | 1:20.870 | +4.723 |
| 20 | 8 | Mark Blundell |
Brabham-Yamaha | 1:21.125 | 1:20.954 | +4.807 |
| 21 | 29 | Éric Bernard |
Lola-Ford | 1:22.680 | 1:21.267 | +5.120 |
| 22 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki |
Lola-Ford | 1:22.762 | 1:21.601 | +5.454 |
| 23 | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli |
Minardi-Ferrari | 1:23.201 | 1:21.654 | +5.507 |
| 24 | 34 | Nicola Larini |
Lambo-Lamborghini | 1:24.316 | 1:21.896 | +5.749 |
| 25 | 26 | Érik Comas |
Ligier-Lamborghini | 1:24.464 | 1:22.258 | +6.111 |
| 26 | 11 | Mika Häkkinen |
Lotus-Judd | 1:25.224 | 1:22.335 | +6.188 |
| 27 | 14 | Olivier Grouillard |
Fondmetal-Ford | 1:23.593 | 1:22.438 | +6.291 |
| 28 | 9 | Michele Alboreto |
Footwork-Ford | 1:24.593 | 1:22.521 | +6.374 |
| 29 | 35 | Eric van de Poele |
Lambo-Lamborghini | 1:27.339 | 1:23.162 | +7.015 |
| 30 | 12 |  Michael Bartels |
Lotus-Judd | 1:24.746 | 1:23.248 | +7.101 |
Race
Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda | 77 | 1:49:12.796 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Renault | 77 | + 4.599 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Renault | 77 | + 15.594 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Gerhard Berger |
McLaren-Honda | 77 | + 21.856 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Jean Alesi |
Ferrari | 77 | + 31.389 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
Leyton House-Ilmor | 76 | + 1 lap | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Jordan-Ford | 76 | + 1 lap | 17 | |
| 8 | 19 | Roberto Moreno |
Benetton-Ford | 76 | + 1 lap | 15 | |
| 9 | 32 | Bertrand Gachot |
Jordan-Ford | 76 | + 1 lap | 16 | |
| 10 | 26 | Érik Comas |
Ligier-Lamborghini | 75 | + 2 laps | 25 | |
| 11 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin |
Leyton House-Ilmor | 75 | + 2 laps | 13 | |
| 12 | 4 | Stefano Modena |
Tyrrell-Honda | 75 | + 2 laps | 8 | |
| 13 | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli |
Minardi-Ferrari | 75 | + 2 laps | 23 | |
| 14 | 11 | Mika Häkkinen |
Lotus-Judd | 74 | + 3 laps | 26 | |
| 15 | 3 | Satoru Nakajima |
Tyrrell-Honda | 74 | + 3 laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 34 | Nicola Larini |
Lambo-Lamborghini | 74 | + 3 laps | 24 | |
| 17 | 25 | Thierry Boutsen |
Ligier-Lamborghini | 71 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ferrari | 65 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 8 | Mark Blundell |
Brabham-Yamaha | 62 | Tyre | 20 | |
| Ret | 7 | Martin Brundle |
Brabham-Yamaha | 59 | Physical | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | JJ Lehto |
Dallara-Judd | 49 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 | Nelson Piquet |
Benetton-Ford | 38 | Gearbox | 11 | |
| Ret | 29 | Éric Bernard |
Lola-Ford | 38 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 30 | Aguri Suzuki |
Lola-Ford | 38 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 21 | Emanuele Pirro |
Dallara-Judd | 37 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alain Prost |
Ferrari | 28 | Engine | 4 | |
| DNQ | 14 | Olivier Grouillard |
Fondmetal-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Michele Alboreto |
Footwork-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | Eric van de Poele |
Lambo-Lamborghini | ||||
| DNQ | 12 | Michael Bartels |
Lotus-Judd | ||||
| DNPQ | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini |
AGS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 10 | Alex Caffi |
Footwork-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 18 | Fabrizio Barbazza |
AGS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 31 | Pedro Chaves |
Coloni-Ford | ||||
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Source: |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna |
61 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell |
49 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese |
32 | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger |
22 | |
| 5 | Alain Prost |
21 | |
| Source: | |||
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 61 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 49 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 32 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | 22 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 21 |
| Source: |
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