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Nigel Mansell won the 1991 German Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1991 German Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Jean Alesi at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese, and Jean Alesi
Race date
July 28, 1991
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Riccardo Patrese
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Hockenheimring

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Riccardo Patrese is listed 2 for Williams, with Jean Alesi 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Mark Blundell from P21 to P12 (+9), Thierry Boutsen from P17 to P9 (+8), and Emanuele Pirro from P18 to P10 (+8) 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 6 Engine, 6 Finished, 4 DNPQ, 4 DNQ, and 3 +1 lap. Riccardo Patrese holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:43.569 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
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:19:29.66110
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:19:43.4406
3Jean AlesiFerrari1:19:47.2794
4Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:20:02.3123
5Andrea de CesarisJordan1:20:47.1982
6Bertrand GachotJordan1:21:10.2661
7Ayrton SennaMcLarenOut of fuel0
8Roberto MorenoBenetton+1 lap0
9Thierry BoutsenLigier+1 lap0
10Emanuele PirroDallara+1 lap0
11Martin BrundleBrabham+2 laps0
12Mark BlundellBrabham+2 laps0
13Stefano ModenaTyrrell+4 laps0
DNFAlain ProstFerrariSpun off0
DNFIvan CapelliLeyton HouseEngine0
DNFJJ LehtoDallaraEngine0
DNFNelson PiquetBenettonEngine0
DNFSatoru NakajimaTyrrellGearbox0
DNFÉrik ComasLigierEngine0
DNFMaurício GugelminLeyton HouseGearbox0