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Riccardo Patrese won the 1991 Mexican Grand Prix

Riccardo Patrese won the 1991 Mexican Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

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Race recap

Winner
Riccardo Patrese
Team
Williams
Top listed
Riccardo Patrese, Nigel Mansell, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
June 16, 1991
Pole
Riccardo Patrese
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Gianni Morbidelli from P23 to P7 (+16), Mika Häkkinen from P24 to P9 (+15), and Johnny Herbert from P25 to P10 (+15) 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 7 Engine, 4 +1 lap, 4 +2 laps, 4 DNPQ, and 4 DNQ. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:16.788 on lap 61. 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 PatreseWilliams1:29:52.20510
2Nigel MansellWilliams1:29:53.5416
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:30:49.5614
4Andrea de CesarisJordan+1 lap3
5Roberto MorenoBenetton+1 lap2
6Éric BernardLola+1 lap1
7Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+1 lap0
8Thierry BoutsenLigier+2 laps0
9Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+2 laps0
10Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+2 laps0
11Stefano ModenaTyrrell+2 laps0
12Satoru NakajimaTyrrell+3 laps0
DNFMark BlundellBrabhamEngine0
DNFBertrand GachotJordanSpun off0
DNFAguri SuzukiLolaGearbox0
DNFNelson PiquetBenettonWheel bearing0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariClutch0
DNFJJ LehtoDallaraEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoFootworkEngine0
DNFMartin BrundleBrabhamWheel0