1991 British Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Senna leads, but Mansell has momentum after winning France and arrives here on home ground with the crowd behind him.
Previous race
At Magny-Cours, Mansell took the lead from Prost with an outbraking move around the outside at the Adelaide hairpin — the same move he had used to get past Prost earlier in the race — and pulled away to win his first race of the season. It was Mansell’s 17th Formula 1 victory, surpassing Stirling Moss’s record for the most wins by a British driver.
Between-race developments
Tom Walkinshaw has purchased a 35% stake in the Benetton team. Stefan Johansson makes his final appearance standing in for the still-injured Alex Caffi at Footwork.
Track changes
Silverstone has been extensively remodelled for 1991 and is no longer the simple, ultra-fast circuit it has been since its inception. The revised layout adds technical sections while remaining relatively quick, and has earned largely positive reviews from drivers.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1991 British Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 28 Apr | 🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Berger | Järvilehto |
| 4 | 12 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Mansell | Alesi |
| 5 | 2 Jun | 🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix | Patrese | Piquet | Modena | Patrese |
| 6 | 16 Jun | 🇲🇽 Mexican Grand Prix | Patrese | Patrese | Mansell | Senna |
| 7 | 7 Jul | 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix | Patrese | Mansell | Prost | Senna |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 48 | 4 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 23 | 1 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 22 | 1 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 16 | 1 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 5 | 0 |