The Brazilian Grand Prix 1991 was the 2nd round of the 1991 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 24th.

Ayrton Senna won the race from the pole, followed by Riccardo Patrese, and Gerhard Berger completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
1:38:28.128
Finished
2
-
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
+2.991
Finished
3
1
Gerhard Berger
McLaren
+5.416
Finished
4
2
Alain Prost
Ferrari
+18.369
Finished
5
2
Nelson Piquet
Benetton
+21.960
Finished
6
1
Jean Alesi
Ferrari
+23.641
Finished
7
7
Roberto Moreno
Benetton
+1 Lap
8
13
Gianni Morbidelli
Minardi
+2 Laps
9
13
Mika Häkkinen
Team Lotus
+3 Laps
10
8
Thierry Boutsen
Ligier
+3 Laps
11
1
Emanuele Pirro
Dallara
+3 Laps
12
14
Martin Brundle
Brabham
+4 Laps
13
3
Bertrand Gachot
Jordan
Fuel system
14
11
Nigel Mansell
Williams
Gearbox
15
8
Érik Comas
Ligier
Engine
16
4
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Spun off
17
8
Mark Blundell
Brabham
Engine
18
7
Éric Bernard
Larrousse
Radiator
19
-
Jyrki Järvilehto
Dallara
Electrical
20
7
Andrea de Cesaris
Jordan
Engine
21
12
Stefano Modena
Tyrrell
Gearbox
22
7
Ivan Capelli
Leyton House
Transmission
23
7
Satoru Nakajima
Tyrrell
Spun off
24
16
Maurício Gugelmin
Leyton House
Physical
25
1
Gabriele Tarquini
AGS
Suspension
26
9
Aguri Suzuki
Larrousse
Fuel pump
27
27
Alex Caffi
Footwork
Did not qualify
28
28
Stefan Johansson
AGS
Did not qualify
29
29
Michele Alboreto
Footwork
Did not qualify
30
30
Julian Bailey
Team Lotus
Did not qualify
31
31
Olivier Grouillard
Fondmetal
Did not prequalify
32
32
Eric van de Poele
Lambo
Did not prequalify
33
33
Nicola Larini
Lambo
Did not prequalify
34
34
Pedro Chaves
Coloni
Did not prequalify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 19 drivers out of the original 34 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Bertrand Gachot, who had a fuel system failure on lap 63, Nigel Mansell, and Stefano Modena, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Érik Comas, Mark Blundell, and Andrea de Cesaris, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Pierluigi Martini, and Satoru Nakajima, both lost control and spun off the track, Éric Bernard, who had a problem with the radiator of the car on lap 33, Jyrki Järvilehto, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 22, Ivan Capelli, who had a transmission problem on lap 16, Maurício Gugelmin, who had physical problems on lap 9, Gabriele Tarquini, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 0, Aguri Suzuki, who had a fuel pump failure on lap 0, and Olivier Grouillard, Eric van de Poele, Nicola Larini, and Pedro Chaves, all of whom did not prequalify.

Fuel system

  • Bertrand Gachot
    Lap 63

Gearbox

  • Nigel Mansell
    Lap 59
  • Stefano Modena
    Lap 19

Engine

  • Érik Comas
    Lap 50
  • Mark Blundell
    Lap 34
  • Andrea de Cesaris
    Lap 20

Spun off

  • Pierluigi Martini
    Lap 47
  • Satoru Nakajima
    Lap 12

Radiator

  • Éric Bernard
    Lap 33

Electrical

  • Jyrki Järvilehto
    Lap 22

Transmission

  • Ivan Capelli
    Lap 16

Physical

  • Maurício Gugelmin
    Lap 9

Suspension

  • Gabriele Tarquini
    Lap 0

Fuel pump

  • Aguri Suzuki
    Lap 0

Did not prequalify

  • Olivier Grouillard
    Lap 0
  • Eric van de Poele
    Lap 0
  • Nicola Larini
    Lap 0
  • Pedro Chaves
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.