1991 Monaco Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on 12 May 1991 for McLaren, from pole position; Nigel Mansell was second and Jean Alesi third.

Senna led every one of the 78 laps. The fastest lap was Alain Prost's, 1:24.368. 12 of 34 starters were classified; 22 retired or were not classified. After the race Ayrton Senna led the championship with 40 points, 29 ahead of Alain Prost, with 12 rounds left.

Date: 12 May 1991
Circuit: Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Round: 4 of 16
Winner: Ayrton Senna (McLaren)

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Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	FL	Pts
1	1	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1	78	1:53:02.334		10
2	5	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	5	78	+18.348		6
3	28	ALEJean Alesi	Ferrari	9	78	+47.455		4
4	19	MORRoberto Moreno	Benetton	8	77	+1 Lap		3
5	27	PROAlain Prost	Ferrari	7	77	+1 Lap	1:24.368	2
6	21	PIREmanuele Pirro	Dallara	12	77	+1 Lap		1
7	25	BOUThierry Boutsen	Ligier	16	76	+2 Laps		0
8	32	GACBertrand Gachot	Jordan	23	76	+2 Laps		0
9	29	BERÉric Bernard	Lola	13	76	+2 Laps		0
10	26	COMÉrik Comas	Ligier	26	76	+2 Laps		0
11	22	JARJyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	21	75	+3 Laps		0
12	23	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	14	72	+6 Laps		0
R	11	HAKMika Häkkinen	Team Lotus	25	64	Oil leak		0
R	24	MORGianni Morbidelli	Minardi	17	49	Gearbox		0
R	15	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	43	Throttle		0
R	4	MODStefano Modena	Tyrrell	2	42	Engine		0
R	6	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	3	42	Spun off		0
R	8	BLUMark Blundell	Brabham	19	41	Spun off		0
R	9	ALBMichele Alboreto	Footwork	22	39	Engine		0
R	3	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	11	35	Spun off		0
R	30	SUZAguri Suzuki	Lola	20	24	Engine		0
R	33	DECAndrea de Cesaris	Jordan	10	21	Throttle		0
R	16	CAPIvan Capelli	Leyton House	18	12	Brakes		0
R	17	TARGabriele Tarquini	AGS	24	9	Gearbox		0
R	2	BERGerhard Berger	McLaren	6	9	Spun off		0
R	20	PIQNelson Piquet	Benetton	4	0	Suspension		0
F	12	BAIJulian Bailey	Team Lotus	PL	0	Did not qualify		0
F	18	BARFabrizio Barbazza	AGS	PL	0	Did not qualify		0
F	10	CAFAlex Caffi	Footwork	PL	0	Did not qualify		0
F	7	BRUMartin Brundle	Brabham	PL	0	Did not qualify		0
F	34	LARNicola Larini	Lambo	PL	0	Did not prequalify		0
F	35	VANEric van de Poele	Lambo	PL	0	Did not prequalify		0
F	31	CHAPedro Chaves	Coloni	PL	0	Did not prequalify		0
F	14	GROOlivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	PL	0	Did not prequalify		0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 305 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	40
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	0	11
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	0	10
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	0	6
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	0	6
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	0	6
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	0	5
8	Jyrki Järvilehto	Dallara	0	4
9	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	0	3
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	0	3

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points
1	McLaren	4	50
2	Ferrari	0	16
3	Williams	0	12
4	Benetton	0	9
5	Dallara	0	5
6	Tyrrell	0	5
7	Minardi	0	3
8	Team Lotus	0	3
9	Larrousse	0	1
10	Ligier	0	0

Full 1991 standings