Gridpedia1991 Mexican Grand Prix
Riccardo Patrese won the 1991 Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on 16 Jun 1991 for Williams, from pole position; Nigel Mansell was second and Ayrton Senna third.
Patrese took the lead for good on lap 15 of 67, from Nigel Mansell; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. The fastest lap was Nigel Mansell's, 1:16.788. 12 of 34 starters were classified; 22 retired or were not classified. After the race Ayrton Senna led the championship with 44 points, 24 ahead of Riccardo Patrese, with 10 rounds left.
- Date
- 16 Jun 1991
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Round
- 6 of 16
- Winner
- Riccardo Patrese (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | 67 | 1:29:52.205 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 67 | +1.336 | 1:16.788 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 67 | +57.356 | 4 | |
| 4 | 33 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 11 | 66 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | MORRoberto Moreno | Benetton | 9 | 66 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 29 | BERÉric Bernard | Lola | 23 | 66 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 24 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 14 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 25 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Ligier | 10 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | HAKMika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 24 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | HERJohnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 25 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | MODStefano Modena | Tyrrell | 8 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 13 | 64 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 8 | BLUMark Blundell | Brabham | 12 | 54 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 32 | GACBertrand Gachot | Jordan | 20 | 51 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 30 | SUZAguri Suzuki | Lola | 19 | 48 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 20 | PIQNelson Piquet | Benetton | 6 | 44 | Wheel bearing | 0 | |
| R | 28 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 4 | 42 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 22 | JARJyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 16 | 30 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Footwork | 26 | 24 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | BRUMartin Brundle | Brabham | 17 | 20 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 16 | CAPIvan Capelli | Leyton House | 22 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | PROAlain Prost | Ferrari | 7 | 16 | Alternator | 0 | |
| R | 15 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 18 | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | GROOlivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 21 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | BERGerhard Berger | McLaren | 5 | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 15 | 4 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 26 | COMÉrik Comas | Ligier | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | TARGabriele Tarquini | AGS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | JOHStefan Johansson | Footwork | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | BARFabrizio Barbazza | AGS | 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 | 21 | PIREmanuele Pirro | Dallara | 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.
Race history: gap to the leader
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 4 | 44 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 0 | 5 |