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Nigel Mansell won the 1991 British Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1991 British Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Alain Prost at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Gerhard Berger, and Alain Prost
Race date
July 14, 1991
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for McLaren, with Alain Prost 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Pierluigi Martini from P23 to P9 (+14), Mika Häkkinen from P25 to P12 (+13), and Bertrand Gachot from P17 to P6 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nigel Mansell started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 +1 lap, 4 DNPQ, 4 DNQ, 3 +2 laps, and 3 Collision. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.379 on lap 43. 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 MansellWilliams1:27:35.47910
2Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:28:17.7726
3Alain ProstFerrari1:28:35.6294
4Ayrton SennaMcLarenOut of fuel3
5Nelson PiquetBenetton+1 lap2
6Bertrand GachotJordan+1 lap1
7Stefano ModenaTyrrell+1 lap0
8Satoru NakajimaTyrrell+1 lap0
9Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap0
10Emanuele PirroDallara+2 laps0
11Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+2 laps0
12Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+2 laps0
13JJ LehtoDallara+3 laps0
14Johnny HerbertTeam LotusOil pressure0
DNFMark BlundellBrabhamEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisJordanSuspension0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariCollision0
DNFAguri SuzukiLolaCollision0
DNFThierry BoutsenLigierEngine0
DNFMartin BrundleBrabhamThrottle0