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1991 Australia Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Adelaïde circuit. Full information

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1991 Australia Grand Prix

1991 Australia Grand Prix is 516th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Adelaïde circuit. Ayrton Senna won the pole position and this race. This was his 33rd victory. Nigel Mansell and Gerhard Berger also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 14 laps (53 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1991 Japan Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1992 South Africa Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1991 Australia Grand Prix

94th victory for the McLaren team
33rd victory for the Ayrton Senna
66th podium for the Ayrton Senna
46th podium for the Nigel Mansell
26th podium for the Gerhard Berger

1991 Australia Grand Prix

McLaren MP4/6 - 1991 Australia Grand Prix winner

1991 Australia Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	5.00	24'34''899 ( 129.170 km/h )	14	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Nigel Mansell	3.00	24'36''158 ( +01.259s )	14	Canon Williams Team
3	Gerhard Berger	2.00	24'40''019 ( +05.120s )	14	Honda Marlboro McLaren
4	Nelson Piquet	1.50	25'05''002 ( +30.103s )	14	Camel Benetton Ford
5	Riccardo Patrese	1.00	25'25''436 ( +50.537s )	14	Canon Williams Team
6	Gianni Morbidelli	0.50	25'25''968 ( +51.069s )	14	Scuderia Ferrari SpA
7	Emanuele Pirro	0	25'27''260 ( +52.361s )	14	BMS Scuderia Italia
8	Andrea De Cesaris	0	25'35''330 ( +1m 00.431s )	14	Team 7Up Jordan
9	Alessandro Zanardi	0	25'50''466 ( +1m 15.567s )	14	Team 7Up Jordan
10	Stefano Modena	0	25'55''269 ( +1m 20.370s )	14	Braun Tyrrell Honda
11	Johnny Herbert	0	25'56''972 ( +1m 22.073s )	14	Team Lotus
12	Jj Lehto	0	26'13''418 ( +1m 38.519s )	14	BMS Scuderia Italia
13	Michele Alboreto	0	26'14''202 ( +1m 39.303s )	14	Footwork Grand Prix International
14	Mauricio Gugelmin	0	Accident	13	Leyton House Racing
15	Alex Caffi	0		13	Footwork Grand Prix International
16	Roberto Moreno	0		13	Minardi F1 Team
17	Mark Blundell	0		13	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
18	Erik Comas	0		13	Ligier Gitanes
19	Mika Hakkinen	0		13	Team Lotus
20	Karl Wendlinger	0		12	Leyton House Racing
ab	Pierluigi Martini	0	Accident	8	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Michael Schumacher	0	Collision	5	Camel Benetton Ford
ab	Thierry Boutsen	0	Collision	5	Ligier Gitanes
ab	Jean Alesi	0	Collision	5	Scuderia Ferrari SpA
ab	Nicola Larini	0	Accident	5	Modena Team SpA
ab	Satoru Nakajima	0	Spin	4	Braun Tyrrell Honda
nq	Martin Brundle	0			Motor Racing Developments Ltd
npq	Gabriele Tarquini	0			Fondmetal F1
nq	Bertrand Gachot	0			Larrousse F1
f	Eric Bernard	0	Injury		Larrousse F1
nq	Aguri Suzuki	0			Larrousse F1
npq	Naoki Hattori	0			Coloni Racing Srl
nq	Eric Van De Poele	0			Modena Team SpA

Qualifying Results for the 1991 Australia Grand Prix on the Adelaïde circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	1'14''041	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Gerhard Berger	1'14''385	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Nigel Mansell	1'14''822	Canon Williams Team
4	Riccardo Patrese	1'15''057	Canon Williams Team
5	Nelson Piquet	1'15''291	Camel Benetton Ford
6	Michael Schumacher	1'15''508	Camel Benetton Ford
7	Jean Alesi	1'15''545	Scuderia Ferrari SpA
8	Gianni Morbidelli	1'16''203	Scuderia Ferrari SpA
9	Stefano Modena	1'16''253	Braun Tyrrell Honda
10	Pierluigi Martini	1'16''359	Minardi F1 Team
11	Jj Lehto	1'16''871	BMS Scuderia Italia
12	Andrea De Cesaris	1'17''050	Team 7Up Jordan
13	Emanuele Pirro	1'17''342	BMS Scuderia Italia
14	Mauricio Gugelmin	1'17''344	Leyton House Racing
15	Michele Alboreto	1'17''355	Footwork Grand Prix International
16	Alessandro Zanardi	1'17''362	Team 7Up Jordan
17	Mark Blundell	1'17''365	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
18	Roberto Moreno	1'17''639	Minardi F1 Team
19	Nicola Larini	1'17''936	Modena Team SpA
20	Thierry Boutsen	1'17''969	Ligier Gitanes
21	Johnny Herbert	1'18''091	Team Lotus
22	Erik Comas	1'18''112	Ligier Gitanes
23	Alex Caffi	1'18''157	Footwork Grand Prix International
24	Satoru Nakajima	1'18''216	Braun Tyrrell Honda
25	Mika Hakkinen	1'18''271	Team Lotus
26	Karl Wendlinger	1'18''282	Leyton House Racing
27	Aguri Suzuki	1'18''393	Larrousse F1
28	Martin Brundle	1'18''855	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
29	Eric Van De Poele	1'19''000	Modena Team SpA
30	Bertrand Gachot	1'19''274	Larrousse F1
31	Gabriele Tarquini	1'18''184	Fondmetal F1
32	Naoki Hattori	1'22''852	Coloni Racing Srl
0	Eric Bernard	0	Larrousse F1