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Nelson Piquet won the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix for Benetton, ahead of Stefano Modena and Riccardo Patrese at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Benetton
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Stefano Modena, and Riccardo Patrese
Race date
June 2, 1991
Pole
Riccardo Patrese
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Benetton. Stefano Modena is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Riccardo Patrese 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Érik Comas from P26 to P8 (+18), Pierluigi Martini from P18 to P7 (+11), and Bertrand Gachot from P14 to P5 (+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 Engine, 5 Finished, 4 DNPQ, 4 DNQ, and 3 +1 lap. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.385 on lap 65. 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
1Nelson PiquetBenetton1:38:51.49010
2Stefano ModenaTyrrell1:39:23.3226
3Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:39:33.7074
4Andrea de CesarisJordan1:40:11.7003
5Bertrand GachotJordan1:40:13.8412
6Nigel MansellWilliamsElectrical1
7Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap0
8Érik ComasLigier+1 lap0
9Emanuele PirroDallara+1 lap0
10Satoru NakajimaTyrrell+2 laps0
DNFMaurício GugelminLeyton HouseEngine0
DNFJJ LehtoDallaraEngine0
DNFStefan JohanssonFootworkThrottle0
DNFIvan CapelliLeyton HouseEngine0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariEngine0
DNFÉric BernardLolaGearbox0
DNFAlain ProstFerrariGearbox0
DNFThierry BoutsenLigierEngine0
DNFAyrton SennaMcLarenAlternator0
DNFMika HäkkinenTeam LotusSpun off0