Race · Round 14 of 16 ·
1991 Spanish Grand Prix
Nigel Mansell won for Williams from 2nd on the grid at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 9 of the starters were not classified.
Wet · High of 19 °C, 4.3 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
How it is modelled
ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.
- Circuit
- Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaMontmelo, Spain
- Winner
- Nigel MansellWilliams
- Pole
- Gerhard Berger
- Fastest lap
- Riccardo Patrese
- Entries
- 3317 classified
Classification
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:18.751 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:18.970 | +0.219 | 13 m | +0.219 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:19.064 | +0.313 | 19 m | +0.094 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:19.643 | +0.892 | 54 m | +0.579 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:19.733 | +0.982 | 59 m | +0.090 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:19.936 | +1.185 | 71 m | +0.203 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:20.197 | +1.446 | 87 m | +0.261 |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:20.584 | +1.833 | 110 m | +0.387 |
| 9 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:20.651 | +1.900 | 115 m | +0.067 |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:20.676 | +1.925 | 116 m | +0.025 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:20.677 | +1.926 | 116 m | +0.001 |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:20.724 | +1.973 | 119 m | +0.047 |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:20.743 | +1.992 | 120 m | +0.019 |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:20.788 | +2.037 | 123 m | +0.045 |
| 15 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:20.967 | +2.216 | 134 m | +0.179 |
| 16 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:21.801 | +3.050 | 184 m | +0.834 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:21.865 | +3.114 | 188 m | +0.064 |
| 18 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:22.114 | +3.363 | 203 m | +0.249 |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:22.510 | +3.759 | 227 m | +0.396 |
| 20 | Alex Zanardi | Jordan | 32 | 1:22.580 | +3.829 | 231 m | +0.070 |
| 21 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:22.646 | +3.895 | 235 m | +0.066 |
| 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:22.837 | +4.086 | 246 m | +0.191 |
| 23 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:22.944 | +4.193 | 253 m | +0.107 |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:23.145 | +4.394 | 265 m | +0.201 |
| 25 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:23.359 | +4.608 | 278 m | +0.214 |
| 26 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:23.553 | +4.802 | 289 m | +0.194 |
| 27 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:24.211 | +5.460 | 329 m | +0.658 |
| 28 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:25.330 | +6.579 | 397 m | +1.119 |
| 29 | Michael Bartels | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:25.392 | +6.641 | 400 m | +0.062 |
| 30 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | 35 | 1:27.501 | +8.750 | 527 m | +2.109 |
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Pit stops
Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.
Practice sessions Pre-qualifying · Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up
Pre-qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:21.504 | — | 0 m | — | — |
| 2 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:21.727 | +0.223 | 13 m | +0.223 | — |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:23.744 | +2.240 | 130 m | +2.017 | — |
| 4 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:23.994 | +2.490 | 145 m | +0.250 | — |
| 5 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 10 | 1:24.056 | +2.552 | 149 m | +0.062 | — |
| 6 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS | 18 | 1:24.744 | +3.240 | 189 m | +0.688 | — |
| 7 | Olivier Grouillard | AGS | 17 | 1:25.305 | +3.801 | 221 m | +0.561 | — |
How it is derived: distance, Pre-qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:19.748 | — | 0 m | — | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:19.951 | +0.203 | 12 m | +0.203 | — |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:20.541 | +0.793 | 47 m | +0.590 | — |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:20.576 | +0.828 | 49 m | +0.035 | — |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:21.253 | +1.505 | 90 m | +0.677 | — |
| 6 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:21.415 | +1.667 | 99 m | +0.162 | — |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:21.515 | +1.767 | 105 m | +0.100 | — |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:21.915 | +2.167 | 129 m | +0.400 | — |
| 9 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:21.955 | +2.207 | 131 m | +0.040 | — |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:21.983 | +2.235 | 133 m | +0.028 | — |
| 11 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:22.030 | +2.282 | 136 m | +0.047 | — |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:22.043 | +2.295 | 137 m | +0.013 | — |
| 13 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:22.719 | +2.971 | 177 m | +0.676 | — |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:22.740 | +2.992 | 178 m | +0.021 | — |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:22.743 | +2.995 | 178 m | +0.003 | — |
| 16 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:22.786 | +3.038 | 181 m | +0.043 | — |
| 17 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:22.821 | +3.073 | 183 m | +0.035 | — |
| 18 | Alex Zanardi | Jordan | 32 | 1:23.083 | +3.335 | 199 m | +0.262 | — |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:23.179 | +3.431 | 204 m | +0.096 | — |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:23.200 | +3.452 | 205 m | +0.021 | — |
| 21 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:23.240 | +3.492 | 208 m | +0.040 | — |
| 22 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:23.287 | +3.539 | 211 m | +0.047 | — |
| 23 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:23.317 | +3.569 | 212 m | +0.030 | — |
| 24 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:24.242 | +4.494 | 268 m | +0.925 | — |
| 25 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:24.450 | +4.702 | 280 m | +0.208 | — |
| 26 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:25.257 | +5.509 | 328 m | +0.807 | — |
| 27 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:25.634 | +5.886 | 350 m | +0.377 | — |
| 28 | Michael Bartels | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:26.208 | +6.460 | 385 m | +0.574 | — |
| 29 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:26.281 | +6.533 | 389 m | +0.073 | — |
| 30 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | 35 | 1:27.271 | +7.523 | 448 m | +0.990 | — |
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:19.407 | — | 0 m | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:20.106 | +0.699 | 42 m | +0.699 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:20.431 | +1.024 | 61 m | +0.325 | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:20.683 | +1.276 | 76 m | +0.252 | — |
| 5 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:20.788 | +1.381 | 83 m | +0.105 | — |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:20.850 | +1.443 | 86 m | +0.062 | — |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:21.000 | +1.593 | 95 m | +0.150 | — |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:21.174 | +1.767 | 106 m | +0.174 | — |
| 9 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:21.460 | +2.053 | 123 m | +0.286 | — |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:21.544 | +2.137 | 128 m | +0.084 | — |
| 11 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:21.809 | +2.402 | 144 m | +0.265 | — |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:21.809 | +2.402 | 144 m | +0.000 | — |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:21.989 | +2.582 | 154 m | +0.180 | — |
| 14 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:22.004 | +2.597 | 155 m | +0.015 | — |
| 15 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:22.061 | +2.654 | 159 m | +0.057 | — |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:22.559 | +3.152 | 188 m | +0.498 | — |
| 17 | Alex Zanardi | Jordan | 32 | 1:22.583 | +3.176 | 190 m | +0.024 | — |
| 18 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:22.930 | +3.523 | 211 m | +0.347 | — |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:23.211 | +3.804 | 227 m | +0.281 | — |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:23.662 | +4.255 | 254 m | +0.451 | — |
| 21 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:23.781 | +4.374 | 261 m | +0.119 | — |
| 22 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:23.930 | +4.523 | 270 m | +0.149 | — |
| 23 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:23.952 | +4.545 | 272 m | +0.022 | — |
| 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:24.777 | +5.370 | 321 m | +0.825 | — |
| 25 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:24.831 | +5.424 | 324 m | +0.054 | — |
| 26 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:24.834 | +5.427 | 324 m | +0.003 | — |
| 27 | Nicola Larini | Modena | 34 | 1:24.884 | +5.477 | 327 m | +0.050 | — |
| 28 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:25.915 | +6.508 | 389 m | +1.031 | — |
| 29 | Michael Bartels | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:26.014 | +6.607 | 395 m | +0.099 | — |
| 30 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | 35 | 1:26.837 | +7.430 | 444 m | +0.823 | — |
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Warm-up
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:44.867 | — | 0 m | — | — |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:45.567 | +0.700 | 32 m | +0.700 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:46.089 | +1.222 | 55 m | +0.522 | — |
| 4 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:46.139 | +1.272 | 58 m | +0.050 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:46.559 | +1.692 | 77 m | +0.420 | — |
| 6 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:46.561 | +1.694 | 77 m | +0.002 | — |
| 7 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 8 | 1:46.611 | +1.744 | 79 m | +0.050 | — |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:46.616 | +1.749 | 79 m | +0.005 | — |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 28 | 1:46.629 | +1.762 | 80 m | +0.013 | — |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 33 | 1:46.946 | +2.079 | 94 m | +0.317 | — |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:47.088 | +2.221 | 101 m | +0.142 | — |
| 12 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:47.250 | +2.383 | 108 m | +0.162 | — |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:47.577 | +2.710 | 123 m | +0.327 | — |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:47.729 | +2.862 | 130 m | +0.152 | — |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:47.871 | +3.004 | 136 m | +0.142 | — |
| 16 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 22 | 1:47.953 | +3.086 | 140 m | +0.082 | — |
| 17 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:47.977 | +3.110 | 141 m | +0.024 | — |
| 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:48.178 | +3.311 | 150 m | +0.201 | — |
| 19 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 27 | 1:48.204 | +3.337 | 151 m | +0.026 | — |
| 20 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:48.663 | +3.796 | 172 m | +0.459 | — |
| 21 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:49.634 | +4.767 | 216 m | +0.971 | — |
| 22 | Alex Zanardi | Jordan | 32 | 1:49.923 | +5.056 | 229 m | +0.289 | — |
| 23 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:50.181 | +5.314 | 241 m | +0.258 | — |
| 24 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:50.419 | +5.552 | 251 m | +0.238 | — |
| 25 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:51.017 | +6.150 | 278 m | +0.598 | — |
| 26 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:52.122 | +7.255 | 328 m | +1.105 | — |
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
4 more photographs
Where this comes from
- Round
- 14 of 1991
- Grand Prix
- Spanish Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Original layout · 4.747 km · 14 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Williams
- Entrant
- Williams-Renault
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.