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Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Riccardo Patrese
Race date
August 11, 1991
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Bertrand Gachot
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Nigel Mansell is listed 2 for Williams, with Riccardo Patrese 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Érik Comas from P25 to P10 (+15), Mika Häkkinen from P26 to P14 (+12), and Andrea de Cesaris from P17 to P7 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Engine, 5 DNQ, 5 Finished, 4 +1 lap, and 4 +2 laps. Bertrand Gachot holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.547 on lap 71. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:49:12.79610
2Nigel MansellWilliams1:49:17.3956
3Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:49:28.3904
4Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:49:34.6523
5Jean AlesiFerrari1:49:44.1852
6Ivan CapelliLeyton House+1 lap1
7Andrea de CesarisJordan+1 lap0
8Roberto MorenoBenetton+1 lap0
9Bertrand GachotJordan+1 lap0
10Érik ComasLigier+2 laps0
11Maurício GugelminLeyton House+2 laps0
12Stefano ModenaTyrrell+2 laps0
13Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+2 laps0
14Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+3 laps0
15Satoru NakajimaTyrrell+3 laps0
16Nicola LariniModena+3 laps0
17Thierry BoutsenLigierEngine0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiEngine0
DNFMark BlundellBrabhamTyre0
DNFMartin BrundleBrabhamPhysical0