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Nigel Mansell won the 1991 Spanish Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1991 Spanish Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Alain Prost and Riccardo Patrese at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, and Riccardo Patrese
Race date
September 29, 1991
Pole
Gerhard Berger
Fastest lap
Riccardo Patrese
Classified drivers
33
Circuit
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Alain Prost is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Riccardo Patrese 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Alex Zanardi from P20 to P9 (+11), Gabriele Tarquini from P22 to P12 (+10), and JJ Lehto from P15 to P8 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Gerhard Berger started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 +2 laps, 4 Collision, 4 DNQ, and 3 +1 lap. Riccardo Patrese holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.837 on lap 63. 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 MansellWilliams1:38:41.54110
2Alain ProstFerrari1:38:52.8726
3Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:38:57.4504
4Jean AlesiFerrari1:39:04.3133
5Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:39:43.9432
6Michael SchumacherBenetton1:40:01.0091
7Maurício GugelminLeyton House+1 lap0
8JJ LehtoDallara+1 lap0
9Alex ZanardiJordan+1 lap0
10Martin BrundleBrabham+2 laps0
11Nelson PiquetBenetton+2 laps0
12Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal+2 laps0
13Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+2 laps0
14Gianni MorbidelliMinardiCollision0
15Emanuele PirroDallara+3 laps0
16Stefano ModenaTyrrell+3 laps0
17Satoru NakajimaTyrrell+3 laps0
DNFMark BlundellBrabhamEngine0
DNFÉrik ComasLigierElectrical0
DNFGerhard BergerMcLarenElectrical0