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Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Nelson Piquet at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Gerhard Berger, and Nelson Piquet
Race date
August 25, 1991
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Roberto Moreno
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for McLaren, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Emanuele Pirro from P25 to P8 (+17), Johnny Herbert from P21 to P7 (+14), and Olivier Grouillard from P23 to P10 (+13) 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 Finished, 6 Engine, 4 +1 lap, 4 DNPQ, and 4 DNQ. Roberto Moreno holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:55.161 on lap 40. 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 SennaMcLaren1:27:17.66910
2Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:27:19.5706
3Nelson PiquetBenetton1:27:49.8454
4Roberto MorenoBenetton1:27:54.9793
5Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:28:14.8562
6Mark BlundellBrabham1:28:57.7041
7Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus1:29:02.2680
8Emanuele PirroDallara+1 lap0
9Martin BrundleBrabham+1 lap0
10Olivier GrouillardFondmetal+1 lap0
11Thierry BoutsenLigier+1 lap0
12Pierluigi MartiniMinardiGearbox0
13Andrea de CesarisJordanEngine0
DNFStefano ModenaTyrrellOil leak0
DNFJJ LehtoDallaraOil pressure0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariEngine0
DNFGianni MorbidelliMinardiGearbox0
DNFMika HäkkinenTeam LotusEngine0
DNFÉrik ComasLigierEngine0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsElectrical0