1991 French Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of France 1991 took place on July 7 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny -Cours and was the seventh race of the Formula 1 season 1991.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
The laying of the French Grand Prix at the Circuit Paul Ricard in southern France Magny -Cours in the middle of the country was widely criticized, especially because the local infrastructure and the relatively small number of hotels was perceived as insufficient.
Hoping not to be counted from the middle of the season to the teams that need to participate in the pre-qualification, the team Footwork replaced the susceptible Porsche engines against a proven aggregates of the manufacturer Cosworth. While both Jordan and BMS had a good chance to make the pre-qualification behind him, was next Footwork especially Brabham in a critical situation because up to this point of the season no championship point had been reached yet.
The Scuderia Ferrari for the first time came the new type 643 are used. Ligier entered with a further developed version of the JS35.
Training
For the third time in a row Riccardo Patrese reached the pole position. Ayrton Senna lost when trying to undercut its best, in the last turn control of his McLaren MP4 / 6, beating after a spin in the pit wall a. Ever since then, however, crossed the finish line, was one of the lap time and enough for the third place behind Alain Prost. Nigel Mansell qualified for the fourth place ahead of Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi Benetton and the two drivers Nelson Piquet and Roberto Moreno.
Race
After a bad start, Patrese was at the end of the first round on the ninth. Prost led before Mansell, Senna, Berger, Alesi, Piquet and Moreno. As three weeks before in Mexico difference Berger after only a few laps due to an engine failure from. Gianni Morbidelli collided while trying to overtake Nelson Piquet, with this and with Ivan Capelli. The two Italians could not continue the race as opposed to Piquet.
In lap 22, Mansell took the lead from Prost. During the pit stops, the position changed again nine laps later. On lap 54 Mansell again succeeded to overtake Prost, on the outer web of the Adelaide hairpin. In the course of his lapping Patrese, Mansell had to happen immediately, but Prost held on for a few seconds to give his teammates a bigger lead. This finally won ahead of Prost, Senna, Alesi and Patrese. Andrea de Cesaris finished sixth. Maurício Gugelmin received for blocking a competitor subsequently a 10-second time penalty.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).