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1991 Le Mans 24 Hours

1991 Le Mans 24 Hours is 59th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Philippe Alliot, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Mauro Baldi won the pole position, Volker Weidler, Johnny Herbert, Bertrand Gachot won this race. Davy Jones, Raul Boesel, Michel Ferte and Teo Fabi, Bob Wollek, Kenny Acheson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 363 laps (4,923 km).

Previous race: 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1992 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 23rd June 1991

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Mazdaspeed team
1st victory for the Volker Weidler
1st victory for the Johnny Herbert
1st victory for the Bertrand Gachot
1st podium for the Volker Weidler
1st podium for the Johnny Herbert
1st podium for the Bertrand Gachot
1st podium for the Davy Jones
1st podium for the Raul Boesel
1st podium for the Michel Ferte
1st podium for the Teo Fabi
3rd podium for the Bob Wollek
2nd podium for the Kenny Acheson

1991 Le Mans 24 Hours

Mazda 787B #55 - 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: Cat.2)

Spice SE90C - 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Spice SE90C #41 - 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: Cat.1)

1991 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Volker Weidler, Johnny Herbert, Bertrand Gachot	Mazda 787B, #55	4922.810 kms	363	Mazdaspeed	Cat.2	1
2	Davy Jones, Raul Boesel, Michel Ferte	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #35	4986.000 kms	361	Silk Cut Jaguar	Cat.2	2
3	Teo Fabi, Bob Wollek, Kenny Acheson	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #34	4868.800 kms	359	Silk Cut Jaguar	Cat.2	3
4	Derek Warwick, John Nielsen, Andy Wallace	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #33	4841.600 kms	357	Silk Cut Jaguar	Cat.2	4
5	Karl Wendlinger, Michael Schumacher, Fritz Kreutzpointner	Mercedes-Benz C11, #31	4828.000 kms	356	Team Sauber-Mercedes	Cat.2	5
6	David Kennedy, Stefan Johansson, Maurizio Sandro Sala	Mazda 787B, #18	4828.000 kms	356	Mazdaspeed	Cat.2	6
7	Hans-Joachim Stuck, Frank Jelinski, Derek Bell	Porsche 962 C, #58	4732.8	348	Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche)	Cat.2	7
8	Pierre Dieudonne, Yojiro Terada	Mazda 787, #56	4719.2	347	Mazdaspeed	Cat.2	8
9	Manuel Reuter, Harri Toivonen, Jj Lehto	Porsche 962 CK6, #11	4678.4	344	Porsche Kremer Racing	Cat.2	9
10	Walter Brun, Jésus Pareja	Porsche 962 C, #17	4610.4	339	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Cat.2	10
11	Lionel Robert, François Migault, Jean-Daniel Raulet	Cougar C26S, #12	4515.2	332	Courage Competition	Cat.2	11
12	Naoki Nagasaka, Hisashi Yokoshima, Kiyoshi Misaki	Spice SE90C, #41	4447.2	327	Euro Racing (Team Fedco)	Cat.1	1
DNF	Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jochen Mass, Alain Ferte	Mercedes-Benz C11, #1	Engine	319	Team Sauber-Mercedes	Cat.2	14
DNC	James Weaver, Hurley Haywood, Wayne Taylor	Porsche 962 C, #53	Not classified	317	Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Schuppan)	Cat.2	12
DNF	George Fouché, Steven Andskar	Porsche 962 C, #49	Gearbox	316	Courage Compétition (Trust Racing)	Cat.2	15
DNF	Michel Trolle, Marco Brand, Claude Bourbonnais	Cougar C26S, #47	DNF	293	Courage Competition	Cat.2	16
DNC	Jean-Louis Ricci, Olindo Iacobelli, Richard Piper	Spice SE89C, #43	Not classified	281	Euro Racing (PC Automotive)	Cat.1	2
DNF	Jürgen Lässig, Otto Altenbach, Pierre Yver	Porsche 962 C, #51	Suspension	232	Team Salamin Primagaz (Obermaier Racing) (CH/D)	Cat.2	17
DNF	Jonathan Palmer, Stanley Dickens, Kurt Thiim	Mercedes-Benz C11, #32	Engine	223	Team Sauber-Mercedes	Cat.2	18
DNF	Roland Ratzenberger, Will Hoy	Porsche 962 C, #52	Head gasket	202	Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Schuppan)	Cat.2	19
DNF	Bernd Schneider, Henri Pescarolo, John Winter	Porsche 962 C, #57	Overheating	197	Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche)	Cat.2	20
DNF	David Leslie, Mauro Martini, Jeff Krosnoff	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #36	Input shaft	183	TWR Suntec Jaguar	Cat.2	21
DNF	Michel Maisonneuve, Xavier Lapeyre, Jean-Philippe Grand	Spice SE89C, #39	Engine	163	Louis Descartes (Graff Racing)	Cat.1	3
DNF	Harald Huysman, Bernard Santal, Robbie Stirling	Porsche 962 C, #16	Head gasket	138	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Cat.2	22
DNF	Nick Adams, Richard Jones, Robin Donovan	Spice SE89C, #45	Electrics	128	Euro Racing (Chamberlain Engineering)	Cat.1	4
DNC	Almo Coppelli, Luigi Giorgio	Lancia LC2 SP91, #15	Not classified	111	Veneto Equipe	Cat.2	13
DNF	Antoine Salamin, Max Cohen-Olivar, Marcel Tarres	Porsche 962 C, #14	Overheating	101	Team Salamin Primagaz	Cat.2	23
DNF	Franz Konrad, Pierre-Alain Lombardi, Anthony Reid	Porsche 962 C, #21	Engine	98	Konrad Motorsport	Cat.2	24
DNF	Jacques Alméras, Pierre de Thoisy, Jean-Marie Alméras	Porsche 962 C, #50	Accident	86	Courage Compétition (Almeras Frères)	Cat.2	25
DNF	John Sheldon, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Charles Rickett	Spice SE89C, #44	Electrics	85	Euro Racing (Chamberlain Engineering)	Cat.1	5
DNF	Charles Zwolsman, Tim Harvey	Spice SE90C, #8	Engine	72	Euro Racing	Cat.1	6
DNF	Keke Rosberg, Yannick Dalmas, Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Peugeot 905, #6	Shift linkage	68	Peugeot-Talbot Sport	Cat.1	7
DNF	Desiré Wilson, Lyn St James, Cathy Muller	Spice SE90C, #40	Accident	47	Euro Racing (A.O. Racing)	Cat.1	8
DNF	Johnny Dumfries, Anders Olofsson, Thomas Danielsson	Cougar C26S, #13	Engine	45	Courage Competition	Cat.2	26
DNF	Pascal Fabre, Bernard Thuner	ROC 002, #37	Drive shaft	38	Louis Descartes (Racing Organisation Course)	Cat.1	9
DNF	Philippe Alliot, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Mauro Baldi	Peugeot 905, #5	Engine	22	Peugeot-Talbot Sport	Cat.1	10
DNF	Tiff Needell, Tomas Lopez, Gregor Foitek	Porsche 962 CK6, #46	Accident	18	Porsche Kremer Racing	Cat.2	27
DNF	Patrick Gonin, Philippe de Henning, Luigi Taverna	ALD C91, #7	Gearbox	16	Louis Descartes	Cat.1	11
DNS	Andy Wallace	Jaguar XJR-14 LM, #4	Withdrawn	0	Silk Cut Jaguar	Cat.1	12
DNS	Jürgen Barth	Porsche 962 C, #59	Withdrawn	0	Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche)	Cat.2	28
DNQ	Chris Hodgetts, Andrew Hepworth, Thierry Lecerf	Cougar C26S, #48	DQ: underweight	0	Courage Competition	Cat.2	29
DNQ	Katsunori Iketani, Mercedes Stermitz	Porsche 962 C, #54	Did not qualify	0	Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Davey)	Cat.2	30
DNQ	Justin Bell	Spice SE88P, #42	Did not qualify	0	Euro Racing (Classic/TFR)	Cat.2	31
DNQ	Fritz Kreutzpointner	Mercedes-Benz C291, #2	Withdrawn	0	Team Sauber-Mercedes	Cat.1	13

Qualifying Results for the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Philippe Alliot, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Mauro Baldi	Peugeot 905, #5	3:35.058	Peugeot-Talbot Sport
2	Keke Rosberg, Yannick Dalmas, Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Peugeot 905, #6	3:38.886	Peugeot-Talbot Sport
3	Charles Zwolsman, Tim Harvey	Spice SE90C, #8	3:45.740	Euro Racing
4	Naoki Nagasaka, Hisashi Yokoshima, Kiyoshi Misaki	Spice SE90C, #41	3:53.833	Euro Racing (Team Fedco)
5	Pascal Fabre, Bernard Thuner	ROC 002, #37	3:55.446	Louis Descartes (Racing Organisation Course)
6	Michel Maisonneuve, Xavier Lapeyre, Jean-Philippe Grand	Spice SE89C, #39	3:57.298	Louis Descartes (Graff Racing)
7	Patrick Gonin, Philippe de Henning, Luigi Taverna	ALD C91, #7	3:59.343	Louis Descartes
8	Jean-Louis Ricci, Olindo Iacobelli, Richard Piper	Spice SE89C, #43	4:02.519	Euro Racing (PC Automotive)
9	Nick Adams, Richard Jones, Robin Donovan	Spice SE89C, #45	4:06.578	Euro Racing (Chamberlain Engineering)
10	John Sheldon, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Charles Rickett	Spice SE89C, #44	4:10.607	Euro Racing (Chamberlain Engineering)
11	Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jochen Mass, Alain Ferte	Mercedes-Benz C11, #1	3:31.270	Team Sauber-Mercedes
12	Karl Wendlinger, Michael Schumacher, Fritz Kreutzpointner	Mercedes-Benz C11, #31	3:35.265	Team Sauber-Mercedes
13	Jonathan Palmer, Stanley Dickens, Kurt Thiim	Mercedes-Benz C11, #32	3:35.957	Team Sauber-Mercedes
14	Walter Brun, Jésus Pareja	Porsche 962 C, #17	3:36.114	Repsol Brun Motorsport
15	Manuel Reuter, Harri Toivonen, Jj Lehto	Porsche 962 CK6, #11	3:36.848	Porsche Kremer Racing
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck, Frank Jelinski, Derek Bell	Porsche 962 C, #58	3:40.526	Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche)
17	Bernd Schneider, Henri Pescarolo, John Winter	Porsche 962 C, #57	3:40.548	Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche)
18	Davy Jones, Raul Boesel, Michel Ferte	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #35	3:43.496	Silk Cut Jaguar
19	Volker Weidler, Johnny Herbert, Bertrand Gachot	Mazda 787B, #55	3:43.503	Mazdaspeed
20	Lionel Robert, François Migault, Jean-Daniel Raulet	Cougar C26S, #12	3:44.315	Courage Competition
21	Franz Konrad, Pierre-Alain Lombardi, Anthony Reid	Porsche 962 C, #21	3:45.214	Konrad Motorsport
22	George Fouché, Steven Andskar	Porsche 962 C, #49	3:46.181	Courage Compétition (Trust Racing)
23	David Kennedy, Stefan Johansson, Maurizio Sandro Sala	Mazda 787B, #18	3:46.641	Mazdaspeed
24	Derek Warwick, John Nielsen, Andy Wallace	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #33	3:47.875	Silk Cut Jaguar
25	Tiff Needell, Tomas Lopez, Gregor Foitek	Porsche 962 CK6, #46	3:48.519	Porsche Kremer Racing
26	Johnny Dumfries, Anders Olofsson, Thomas Danielsson	Cougar C26S, #13	3:48.664	Courage Competition
27	Teo Fabi, Bob Wollek, Kenny Acheson	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #34	3:49.748	Silk Cut Jaguar
28	David Leslie, Mauro Martini, Jeff Krosnoff	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #36	3:49.867	TWR Suntec Jaguar
29	Harald Huysman, Bernard Santal, Robbie Stirling	Porsche 962 C, #16	3:50.098	Repsol Brun Motorsport
30	Pierre Dieudonne, Yojiro Terada	Mazda 787, #56	3:50.161	Mazdaspeed
31	Jürgen Lässig, Otto Altenbach, Pierre Yver	Porsche 962 C, #51	3:52.822	Team Salamin Primagaz (Obermaier Racing) (CH/D)
32	Michel Trolle, Marco Brand, Claude Bourbonnais	Cougar C26S, #47	3:54.480	Courage Competition
33	James Weaver, Hurley Haywood, Wayne Taylor	Porsche 962 C, #53	3:55.706	Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Schuppan)
34	Jacques Alméras, Pierre de Thoisy, Jean-Marie Alméras	Porsche 962 C, #50	3:56.790	Courage Compétition (Almeras Frères)
35	Almo Coppelli, Luigi Giorgio	Lancia LC2 SP91, #15	3:57.132	Veneto Equipe
36	Antoine Salamin, Max Cohen-Olivar, Marcel Tarres	Porsche 962 C, #14	3:59.674	Team Salamin Primagaz
37	Roland Ratzenberger, Will Hoy	Porsche 962 C, #52	4:01.761	Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Schuppan)
38	Desiré Wilson, Lyn St James, Cathy Muller	Spice SE90C, #40	4:11.781	Euro Racing (A.O. Racing)
0	Andy Wallace	Jaguar XJR-14 LM, #4		Silk Cut Jaguar
0	Jürgen Barth	Porsche 962 C, #59		Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche)
0	Chris Hodgetts, Andrew Hepworth, Thierry Lecerf	Cougar C26S, #48		Courage Competition
0	Katsunori Iketani, Mercedes Stermitz	Porsche 962 C, #54		Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Davey)
0	Justin Bell	Spice SE88P, #42		Euro Racing (Classic/TFR)
0	Fritz Kreutzpointner	Mercedes-Benz C291, #2		Team Sauber-Mercedes