Gridpedia1991 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Jul 1991
- Circuit
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France
- Round
- 7 of 16
- Winner
- Nigel Mansell (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 4 | 72 | 1:38:00.056 | 1:19.168 | 10 |
| 2 | 27 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | +5.003 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 72 | +34.934 | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 6 | 72 | +35.920 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 13 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 9 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 7 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 12 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 20 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 26 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 16 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | 63 | Physical | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 11 | 57 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 21 | 47 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 23 | 43 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 26 | 39 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 17 | 36 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 22 | 32 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 25 | 31 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 24 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 18 | 12 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 10 | 8 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 15 | 7 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 5 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 19 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 11 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Stefan Johansson | Footwork | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 34 | Nicola Larini | Lambo | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Eric van de Poele | Lambo | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Pedro Chaves | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 4 | 48 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | 22 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 0 | 5 |