1991 French Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Senna still leads the championship after winning four of the first five races.
Previous race
At Mexico City, Patrese won for Williams with Mansell second — their first 1-2 of the season. De Cesaris finished fourth after pushing his Jordan over the line when the throttle failed on the final lap; the stewards ruled he had not broken the rules by starting to push after the race ended.
Between-race developments
Footwork have abandoned the disastrous Porsche V12 engine project and are returning to Ford power. Ferrari introduce a new car this weekend, the 643.
Track changes
The French Grand Prix moves to Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in central France. It is the first time the race has been held at Magny-Cours. The previous venue, Circuit Paul Ricard near Marseille, has hosted the race for most of the past two decades.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1991 French 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 24 Mar | 🇧🇷 Brazilian Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Patrese | Berger |
| 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 |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 44 | 4 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 20 | 1 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 5 | 0 |