1991 Hungarian Grand Prix
The Hungarian Grand Prix 1991 took place on 11 August at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród near Budapest instead and was the tenth race of the Formula 1 season 1991.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
Since Johnny Herbert continues participated in Formula 3000 race in Japan, Michael Bartels could make another attempt to qualify as a Paydriver Lotus 102B for a Grand Prix. And there were no changes in the participants compared to the Grand Prix of Germany two weeks earlier.
Training
Ayrton Senna qualified to consider for the pole position in front of the two Williams drivers Riccardo Patrese and Nigel Mansell, despite the difficulties on Friday the grid positions two and three reached. Alain Prost followed before Gerhard Berger, Jean Alesi and Emanuele Pirro. Behind Tyrrell driver Stefano Modena qualified Ivan Capelli in the Leyton House CG911 with significantly modified front suspension by the new technical director Gustav Brunner for the ninth position.
Race
Due to a good start was Patrese at the first corner on par with Senna, who defended the lead by a hard maneuvers. Mansell followed before Prost, Berger, Alesi and Capelli. Senna was able to direct his four pursuers not to settle, but it did not succeed in this, in turn, to make an attack on the leaders.
On lap 25 Alesi was on the box mount new tires and fell as a result briefly to eighth place back. Shortly after Prost retired due to an engine failure.
As Mansell unlocked to Patrese to position yourself teammates decided this, its in the world championship standings promising her pass to give him the chance to attack Senna. Despite some faster laps not this succeeded the British. Thus Senna won ahead of Mansell, Patrese, Berger, Alesi and Capelli.
For the first and only time Bertrand Gachot set the fastest lap of the race of a Grand Prix, which was also the first for the team Jordan.
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).