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Race · Round 7 of 16 ·

1991 French Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won for Williams from 4th on the grid at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. 14 of the starters were not classified.

High of 25 °C, 3.5 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 Nevers Magny-CoursMagny-Cours, France
Winner
Nigel MansellWilliams
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Entries
3412 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Nigel MansellWilliamsFW14472Finished10fastest lap
2Alain ProstFerrari—272Finished6
3Ayrton SennaMcLarenMP4/6372Finished4
4Jean AlesiFerrari—672Finished3
5Riccardo PatreseWilliamsFW14171Finished2
6Andrea de CesarisJordan1911371Finished1
7Mauricio GugelminLeyton HouseCG911970Finished0
8Nelson PiquetBenetton—770Finished0
9Pierluigi MartiniMinardiM1911270Finished0
10Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus102B2070Finished0
11Érik ComasLigier—1470Finished0
12Thierry BoutsenLigier—1669Finished0
DNFRoberto MorenoBenetton—863Physical0
DNFStefano ModenaTyrrell161157Gearbox0
DNFOlivier GrouillardFondmetal—2147Oil leak0
DNFÉric BernardLolaLC912343Transmission0
DNFJyrki JärvilehtoDallaraF1912639Tyre0
DNFMark BlundellBrabham—1736Spun off0
DNFAguri SuzukiLolaLC912232Transmission0
DNFMichele AlboretoFootworkFA12C2531Gearbox0
DNFMartin BrundleBrabham—2421Gearbox0
DNFSatoru NakajimaTyrrell161812Spun off0
DNFGianni MorbidelliMinardiM191108Collision0
DNFIvan CapelliLeyton HouseCG911157Spun off0
DNFGerhard BergerMcLarenMP4/656Engine0
DNFBertrand GachotJordan191190Spun off0
DNQMika HakkinenTeam Lotus102B——DNQ0
DNQFabrizio BarbazzaAGS———DNQ0
DNQGabriele TarquiniAGS———DNQ0
DNQStefan JohanssonFootworkFA12C——DNQ0
DNPQEmanuele PirroDallaraF191——DNPQ0
DNPQNicola LariniModena291——DNPQ0
DNPQEric van de PoeleModena291——DNPQ0
DNPQPedro ChavesColoniC4——DNPQ0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout magny-cours-1 · 4.271 km · 17 turns, F1DB’s figures
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

010203040506070Laps completedGridResult41Nigel Mansell22Alain Prost33Ayrton Senna64Jean Alesi15Riccardo Patrese136Andrea de Cesaris97Mauricio Gugelmin78Nelson Piquet129Pierluigi Martini2010Johnny Herbert1411Érik Comas1612Thierry Boutsen8DNFRoberto Moreno11DNFStefano Modena21DNFOlivier Grouillard23DNFÉric Bernard26DNFJyrki Järvilehto17DNFMark Blundell22DNFAguri Suzuki25DNFMichele Alboreto24DNFMartin Brundle18DNFSatoru Nakajima10DNFGianni Morbidelli15DNFIvan Capelli5DNFGerhard Berger19DNFBertrand Gachot

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.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Nigel Mansell4172
Alain Prost2272
Ayrton Senna3372
Jean Alesi6472
Riccardo Patrese1571
Andrea de Cesaris13671
Mauricio Gugelmin9770
Nelson Piquet7870
Pierluigi Martini12970
Johnny Herbert201070
Érik Comas141170
Thierry Boutsen161269
Roberto Moreno8DNF63
Stefano Modena11DNF57
Olivier Grouillard21DNF47
Éric Bernard23DNF43
Jyrki Järvilehto26DNF39
Mark Blundell17DNF36
Aguri Suzuki22DNF32
Michele Alboreto25DNF31
Martin Brundle24DNF21
Satoru Nakajima18DNF12
Gianni Morbidelli10DNF8
Ivan Capelli15DNF7
Gerhard Berger5DNF6
Bertrand Gachot19DNF0

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:14.559—0 m—
2Alain ProstFerrari271:14.789+0.23013 m+0.230
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:14.857+0.29817 m+0.068
4Nigel MansellWilliams51:14.895+0.33619 m+0.038
5Gerhard BergerMcLaren21:15.376+0.81747 m+0.481
6Jean AlesiFerrari281:15.877+1.31875 m+0.501
7Nelson PiquetBenetton201:16.816+2.257129 m+0.939
8Roberto MorenoBenetton191:16.961+2.402138 m+0.145
9Mauricio GugelminLeyton House151:17.015+2.456141 m+0.054
10Gianni MorbidelliMinardi241:17.020+2.461141 m+0.005
11Stefano ModenaTyrrell41:17.114+2.555146 m+0.094
12Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:17.149+2.590148 m+0.035
13Andrea de CesarisJordan331:17.163+2.604149 m+0.014
14Érik ComasLigier261:17.504+2.945169 m+0.341
15Ivan CapelliLeyton House161:17.533+2.974170 m+0.029
16Thierry BoutsenLigier251:17.775+3.216184 m+0.242
17Mark BlundellBrabham81:17.836+3.277188 m+0.061
18Satoru NakajimaTyrrell31:18.144+3.585205 m+0.308
19Bertrand GachotJordan321:18.150+3.591206 m+0.006
20Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:18.185+3.626208 m+0.035
21Olivier GrouillardFondmetal141:18.210+3.651209 m+0.025
22Aguri SuzukiLola301:18.224+3.665210 m+0.014
23Éric BernardLola291:18.540+3.981228 m+0.316
24Martin BrundleBrabham71:18.826+4.267244 m+0.286
25Michele AlboretoFootwork91:18.846+4.287246 m+0.020
26Jyrki JärvilehtoDallara221:19.267+4.708270 m+0.421
27Mika HakkinenTeam Lotus111:19.491+4.932283 m+0.224
28Fabrizio BarbazzaAGS181:20.110+5.551318 m+0.619
29Gabriele TarquiniAGS171:20.262+5.703327 m+0.152
30Stefan JohanssonFootwork101:21.000+6.441369 m+0.738
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
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

Pre-qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Andrea de CesarisJordan331:19.729—0 m——
2Jyrki JärvilehtoDallara221:20.172+0.44324 m+0.443—
3Olivier GrouillardFondmetal141:20.227+0.49827 m+0.055—
4Bertrand GachotJordan321:20.309+0.58031 m+0.082—
5Emanuele PirroDallara211:20.539+0.81043 m+0.230—
6Nicola LariniModena341:20.628+0.89948 m+0.089—
7Eric van de PoeleModena351:21.304+1.57584 m+0.676—
8Pedro ChavesColoni311:22.229+2.500134 m+0.925—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Pre-qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:17.341—0 m——
2Nigel MansellWilliams51:18.215+0.87448 m+0.874—
3Alain ProstFerrari271:18.217+0.87648 m+0.002—
4Jean AlesiFerrari281:18.306+0.96553 m+0.089—
5Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:18.482+1.14163 m+0.176—
6Gerhard BergerMcLaren21:18.688+1.34774 m+0.206—
7Thierry BoutsenLigier251:19.271+1.930107 m+0.583—
8Ivan CapelliLeyton House161:19.750+2.409133 m+0.479—
9Érik ComasLigier261:19.883+2.542140 m+0.133—
10Andrea de CesarisJordan331:19.943+2.602144 m+0.060—
11Roberto MorenoBenetton191:20.450+3.109172 m+0.507—
12Jyrki JärvilehtoDallara221:20.534+3.193176 m+0.084—
13Mauricio GugelminLeyton House151:20.590+3.249179 m+0.056—
14Olivier GrouillardFondmetal141:20.798+3.457191 m+0.208—
15Éric BernardLola291:20.953+3.612199 m+0.155—
16Stefano ModenaTyrrell41:20.983+3.642201 m+0.030—
17Martin BrundleBrabham71:21.123+3.782209 m+0.140—
18Bertrand GachotJordan321:21.161+3.820211 m+0.038—
19Nelson PiquetBenetton201:21.350+4.009221 m+0.189—
20Michele AlboretoFootwork91:21.531+4.190231 m+0.181—
21Aguri SuzukiLola301:21.670+4.329239 m+0.139—
22Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:21.705+4.364241 m+0.035—
23Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:21.923+4.582253 m+0.218—
24Gabriele TarquiniAGS171:22.413+5.072280 m+0.490—
25Gianni MorbidelliMinardi241:22.524+5.183286 m+0.111—
26Mark BlundellBrabham81:22.606+5.265291 m+0.082—
27Stefan JohanssonFootwork101:23.211+5.870324 m+0.605—
28Satoru NakajimaTyrrell31:23.449+6.108337 m+0.238—
29Fabrizio BarbazzaAGS181:23.684+6.343350 m+0.235—
30Mika HakkinenTeam Lotus111:23.815+6.474358 m+0.131—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:14.669—0 m——
2Alain ProstFerrari271:15.343+0.67439 m+0.674—
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:15.434+0.76544 m+0.091—
4Jean AlesiFerrari281:15.892+1.22370 m+0.458—
5Nigel MansellWilliams51:15.936+1.26772 m+0.044—
6Gerhard BergerMcLaren21:16.851+2.182125 m+0.915—
7Nelson PiquetBenetton201:16.912+2.243128 m+0.061—
8Stefano ModenaTyrrell41:17.115+2.446140 m+0.203—
9Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:17.166+2.497143 m+0.051—
10Ivan CapelliLeyton House161:17.167+2.498143 m+0.001—
11Roberto MorenoBenetton191:17.217+2.548146 m+0.050—
12Mauricio GugelminLeyton House151:17.623+2.954169 m+0.406—
13Olivier GrouillardFondmetal141:17.656+2.987171 m+0.033—
14Éric BernardLola291:17.740+3.071176 m+0.084—
15Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:17.817+3.148180 m+0.077—
16Mark BlundellBrabham81:17.826+3.157181 m+0.009—
17Bertrand GachotJordan321:17.848+3.179182 m+0.022—
18Érik ComasLigier261:17.912+3.243185 m+0.064—
19Martin BrundleBrabham71:18.003+3.334191 m+0.091—
20Andrea de CesarisJordan331:18.032+3.363192 m+0.029—
21Aguri SuzukiLola301:18.215+3.546203 m+0.183—
22Satoru NakajimaTyrrell31:18.335+3.666210 m+0.120—
23Thierry BoutsenLigier251:18.672+4.003229 m+0.337—
24Mika HakkinenTeam Lotus111:18.684+4.015230 m+0.012—
25Michele AlboretoFootwork91:18.719+4.050232 m+0.035—
26Jyrki JärvilehtoDallara221:18.837+4.168238 m+0.118—
27Gabriele TarquiniAGS171:20.503+5.834334 m+1.666—
28Gianni MorbidelliMinardi241:20.597+5.928339 m+0.094—
29Fabrizio BarbazzaAGS181:20.928+6.259358 m+0.331—
30Stefan JohanssonFootwork101:21.308+6.639380 m+0.380—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Alain ProstFerrari271:19.014—0 m——
2Nigel MansellWilliams51:19.372+0.35819 m+0.358—
3Thierry BoutsenLigier251:19.593+0.57931 m+0.221—
4Jean AlesiFerrari281:19.767+0.75341 m+0.174—
5Érik ComasLigier261:20.074+1.06057 m+0.307—
6Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:20.347+1.33372 m+0.273—
7Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:21.076+2.062111 m+0.729—
8Andrea de CesarisJordan331:21.100+2.086113 m+0.024—
9Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:21.170+2.156117 m+0.070—
10Gianni MorbidelliMinardi241:21.208+2.194119 m+0.038—
11Olivier GrouillardFondmetal141:21.299+2.285124 m+0.091—
12Aguri SuzukiLola301:21.606+2.592140 m+0.307—
13Gerhard BergerMcLaren21:21.657+2.643143 m+0.051—
14Éric BernardLola291:21.686+2.672144 m+0.029—
15Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:21.805+2.791151 m+0.119—
16Ivan CapelliLeyton House161:21.967+2.953160 m+0.162—
17Jyrki JärvilehtoDallara221:22.032+3.018163 m+0.065—
18Stefano ModenaTyrrell41:22.033+3.019163 m+0.001—
19Nelson PiquetBenetton201:22.067+3.053165 m+0.034—
20Mauricio GugelminLeyton House151:22.075+3.061165 m+0.008—
21Mark BlundellBrabham81:22.218+3.204173 m+0.143—
22Satoru NakajimaTyrrell31:22.392+3.378183 m+0.174—
23Roberto MorenoBenetton191:22.407+3.393183 m+0.015—
24Michele AlboretoFootwork91:22.565+3.551192 m+0.158—
25Martin BrundleBrabham71:22.581+3.567193 m+0.016—
26Bertrand GachotJordan321:23.053+4.039218 m+0.472—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
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.

Williams FW14
Williams FW14
Williams FW14B · taken by Mikelo · CC BY-SA 2.0
McLaren MP4/6
McLaren MP4/6
McLaren MP4-6 Honda · debun , cropped by Morio · CC BY 2.0
Jordan 191
Jordan 191
Jordan 191 Michael Schumacher (14464876712) · nakhon100 · CC BY 2.0
Leyton House CG911
Leyton House CG911
Ivan Capelli 1991 USA · Stuart Seeger from College Station, Texas, USA · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Minardi M191
Minardi M191
Minardi M191 Musée Lamborghini · Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lotus 102
Lotus 102
Lotus-Lamborghini 102 · Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

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.

5 more photographs
Coloni C4
Coloni C4
Ingo Iserhardt, Formel 1 Test · Paddock1990 ( Diskussion ) 02:04, 31. Jul. 2012 (CEST) · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · unchecked
Dallara F191
Dallara F191
Dallara 191 - Brands Hatch 2018 (3) · File:Dallara 191 - Brands Hatch 2018 (1).jpg : Matt Buck derivative work: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Footwork FA12
Footwork FA12
Flickr - wbaiv - DSC 0167 · Bill Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Lambo 291
Lambo 291
Lamborghini 291 (54910906617) · Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Tyrrell 020
Tyrrell 020
Tyrrell 020 front-left 2012 Japan · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0

Where this comes from

Round
7 of 1991
Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Williams
Entrant
Williams-Renault
Confidence
reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.