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Riccardo Patrese won the 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix

Riccardo Patrese won the 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Ayrton Senna and Jean Alesi at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Riccardo Patrese
Team
Williams
Top listed
Riccardo Patrese, Ayrton Senna, and Jean Alesi
Race date
September 22, 1991
Pole
Riccardo Patrese
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Riccardo Patrese finished first for Williams. Ayrton Senna is listed 2 for McLaren, with Jean Alesi 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Érik Comas from P23 to P11 (+12), Mika Häkkinen from P26 to P14 (+12), and Michele Alboreto from P24 to P15 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Riccardo Patrese started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 5 Engine, 4 +3 laps, and 4 DNPQ. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.179 on lap 36. 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
1Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:35:42.30410
2Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:36:03.2456
3Jean AlesiFerrari1:36:35.8584
4Pierluigi MartiniMinardi1:36:45.8023
5Nelson PiquetBenetton1:36:52.3372
6Michael SchumacherBenetton1:36:58.8861
7Maurício GugelminLeyton House+1 lap0
8Andrea de CesarisJordan+1 lap0
9Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+1 lap0
10Roberto MorenoJordan+1 lap0
11Érik ComasLigier+1 lap0
12Martin BrundleBrabham+2 laps0
13Satoru NakajimaTyrrell+3 laps0
14Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+3 laps0
15Michele AlboretoFootwork+3 laps0
16Thierry BoutsenLigier+3 laps0
17Ivan CapelliLeyton HouseFront wing0
DNFStefano ModenaTyrrellEngine0
DNFAguri SuzukiLolaTransmission0
DNFAlain ProstFerrariEngine0