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Nigel Mansell won the 1991 Italian Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1991 Italian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, and Alain Prost
Race date
September 8, 1991
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Ayrton Senna is listed 2 for McLaren, with Alain Prost 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Érik Comas from P22 to P11 (+11), Mika Häkkinen from P25 to P14 (+11), and Gianni Morbidelli from P17 to P9 (+8) 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 8 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 4 DNPQ, 4 DNQ, and 4 Engine. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.061 on lap 41. 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
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:17:54.31910
2Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:18:10.5816
3Alain ProstFerrari1:18:11.1484
4Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:18:22.0383
5Michael SchumacherBenetton1:18:28.7822
6Nelson PiquetBenetton1:18:39.9191
7Andrea de CesarisJordan1:18:45.4550
8Ivan CapelliLeyton House1:19:09.3380
9Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+1 lap0
10Emanuele PirroDallara+1 lap0
11Érik ComasLigier+1 lap0
12Mark BlundellBrabham+1 lap0
13Martin BrundleBrabham+1 lap0
14Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+4 laps0
15Maurício GugelminLeyton House+4 laps0
16Nicola LariniModena+5 laps0
DNFOlivier GrouillardFondmetalEngine0
DNFJJ LehtoDallaraOverheating0
DNFStefano ModenaTyrrellEngine0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariEngine0