1991 German Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Germany in 1991 took place on July 28 held at the Hockenheimring and was the ninth race of the Formula 1 season 1991.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
Stefan Johansson was replaced by Alex Caffi at Footwork and ended his Formula 1 career with the then record of having won the most podium finishes without a victory. This mark was reached in 2009 when the Grand Prix of Malaysia by Nick Heidfeld and surpassed two years later at the same place.
Due to contractual obligations in the Japanese Formula 3000 Johnny Herbert could not compete for Germany GP. The Team Lotus announced, the local Paydriver Michael Bartels the opportunity to complete his Formula 1 debut.
Training
As a result of their results during the first half of the season had next Fondmetal and Coloni henceforth the Brabham team, Footwork and AGS instead of Jordan, BMS and Modena at the pre-qualification to participate.
Due to a puncture Ayrton Senna had one of the most serious accidents of his career during the first free practice sessions. His McLaren MP4 / 6 overturned after crossing a curb in an unfavorable angle several times. Senna nonetheless escaped unharmed. Another serious accident occurred on Saturday morning in the East Stand, as Érik Comas with his Ligier JS35B off the track and the car caught fire. Comas completed the second time training in a T-car, but missed the qualification.
The pilots Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, Gerhard Berger and Riccardo Patrese qualified with lap times that differed by only about 0.35 seconds, for the first four starting positions. Alain Prost, who as the faster of the two Ferrari drivers secured the fifth place, was on his best lap 1.5 seconds slower than Nigel Mansell. Jordan - pilot Andrea de Cesaris, who followed in seventh place behind Prost's team mate Jean Alesi, already missing about 3.2 seconds for the absolute best time. The two Benetton drivers Nelson Piquet and Roberto Moreno followed the start eighth and ninth before Pierluigi Martini Minardi M191 and Bertrand Gachot in the second Jordan 191
Race
After a good start, Mansell immediately put off by its competitors. Berger initially followed in second place ahead of Senna, Prost, Alesi and Patrese. In the 13th round he lost by an unscheduled pit stop connecting to the chase group.
By Mansell pit stop took Alesi, who completed the race without intermediate tire change, from lap 19 for two rounds the top position, as well as Senna and Prost had completed shortly before their stops and were thus fallen short period. Until the 37th round Patrese overtook both Prost and Senna and Alesi and thus posed a double leadership of the two Williams drivers ago.
In the battle for fourth place behind Alesi and Prost Senna collided easy. The Frenchman was eliminated. Senna lay lack of fuel for the second time in a row in the last lap of the race. Unlike the Grand Prix of Great Britain two weeks earlier his distance covered but not enough to be considered within the score points, but merely as seventh. His team-mate Berger decreed end of the race also only a small fuel reserve. He reached however regularly as fourth goal and remained only during the cool-down lap stand. The two pilots Jordan de Cesaris and Gachot took places five and six.
With the newly acquired by the double victory of 16 championship points Williams took over in the Constructors' Championship, just ahead of McLaren the lead.
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).