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Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Gerhard Berger at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Riccardo Patrese, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
March 24, 1991
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Martin Brundle from P26 to P12 (+14), Gianni Morbidelli from P21 to P8 (+13), and Mika Häkkinen from P22 to P9 (+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 6 Finished, 4 DNPQ, 4 DNQ, 3 +3 laps, and 3 Engine. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.436 on lap 35. 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 SennaMcLaren1:38:28.12810
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:38:31.1196
3Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:38:33.5444
4Alain ProstFerrari1:38:47.4973
5Nelson PiquetBenetton1:38:50.0882
6Jean AlesiFerrari1:38:51.7691
7Roberto MorenoBenetton+1 lap0
8Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+2 laps0
9Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+3 laps0
10Thierry BoutsenLigier+3 laps0
11Emanuele PirroDallara+3 laps0
12Martin BrundleBrabham+4 laps0
13Bertrand GachotJordanFuel system0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsGearbox0
DNFÉrik ComasLigierEngine0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiSpun off0
DNFMark BlundellBrabhamEngine0
DNFÉric BernardLolaRadiator0
DNFJJ LehtoDallaraElectrical0
DNFAndrea de CesarisJordanEngine0