Round 2 · 1991
Brazilian Grand Prix
WinnerSEYMcLaren · from P1
PoleSEY
Fastest lap1:20.436Mansell · L35
Biggest gain+14Brundle P26→P12
Retirements12of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1:38:28.128 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 2 | 0 | 71 | +2.990 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger BEG | McLaren | 4 | +1 | 71 | +5.420 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Alain Prost PRO | Ferrari | 6 | +2 | 71 | +19.370 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Benetton | 7 | +2 | 71 | +21.960 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jean Alesi ALE | Ferrari | 5 | -1 | 71 | +23.640 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Roberto Moreno MOO | Benetton | 14 | +7 | 70 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Minardi | 21 | +13 | 69 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | Team Lotus | 22 | +13 | 68 | +3 laps | — | |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Ligier | 18 | +8 | 68 | +3 laps | — | |
| 11 | Emanuele Pirro PIM | Dallara | 12 | +1 | 68 | +3 laps | — | |
| 12 | Martin Brundle BRL | Brabham | 26 | +14 | 67 | +4 laps | — | |
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot GAC | Jordan | 10 | -3 | 63 | +8 laps | — | |
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Lambo | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Stefan Johansson JOF | AGS | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Jordan | 13 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | |||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 3 | 59 | DNF · L59 FL | — | ||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Footwork | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 20 | 47 | DNF · L47 | — | |||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | Leyton House | 15 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Footwork | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Tyrrell | 16 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | ||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Tyrrell | 9 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | AGS | 24 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Leyton House | 8 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | |||
| — | Julian Bailey BAI | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Lola | 17 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Fondmetal | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Eric Bernard BNR | Lola | 11 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | ||
| — | J J Lehto JLE | Dallara | 19 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Pedro Chaves ANT | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Lambo | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Mark Blundell BLU | Brabham | 25 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Erik Comas COM | Ligier | 23 | 50 | DNF · L50 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Ferrari | 6 |
| 1980 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alpine | 6 | |
| 1979 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 1 |
| 1977 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 2 |
| 1976 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 2 |
| 1975 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Brabham | 6 |
| 1974 | Brazilian Grand Prix | McLaren | 1 | |
| 1973 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 2 |