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Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Monaco Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Nigel Mansell and Jean Alesi at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Jean Alesi
Race date
May 12, 1991
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Bertrand Gachot from P24 to P8 (+16), Érik Comas from P23 to P10 (+13), and Éric Bernard from P21 to P9 (+12) 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 4 +2 laps, 4 DNPQ, 3 +1 lap, 3 DNQ, and 3 Finished. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:24.368 on lap 77. 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 SennaMcLaren1:53:02.33410
2Nigel MansellWilliams1:53:20.6826
3Jean AlesiFerrari1:53:49.7894
4Roberto MorenoBenetton+1 lap3
5Alain ProstFerrari+1 lap2
6Emanuele PirroDallara+1 lap1
7Thierry BoutsenLigier+2 laps0
8Bertrand GachotJordan+2 laps0
9Éric BernardLola+2 laps0
10Érik ComasLigier+2 laps0
11JJ LehtoDallara+3 laps0
12Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+6 laps0
DNFMika HäkkinenTeam LotusOil leak0
DNFGianni MorbidelliMinardiGearbox0
DNFMaurício GugelminLeyton HouseThrottle0
DNFStefano ModenaTyrrellEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseWilliamsAccident0
DNFMark BlundellBrabhamSpun off0
DNFMichele AlboretoFootworkEngine0
DNFSatoru NakajimaTyrrellSpun off0