1991 British Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Grand Prix = British
Country = UK
Date = 14 July
Official name = XLIV Foster's British Grand Prix
Year = 1991

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Race_No = 8
Season_No = 17
Location = Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 2.969
Course_km = 4.778
Distance_laps = 59
Distance_mi = 188.446
Distance_km = 308.334
Weather = Hot, dry, sunny
Pole_Driver = Nigel Mansell
Pole_Country = UK
Pole_Team = Williams-Renault
Pole_Time = 1:20.939
Fast_Driver = Nigel Mansell
Fast_Country = UK
Fast_Team = Williams-Renault
Fast_Time = 1:26.379
Fast_L

First_Driver = Nigel Mansell
First_Country = UK
First_Team = Williams-Renault
Second_Driver = Gerhard Berger
Second_Country= Austria
Second_Team = McLaren-Honda
Third_Driver = Alain Prost
Third_Country = France
Third_Team = Ferrari

The 1991 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1991. It was the eighth round of the 1991 Formula One season.

Report

Mansell-Mania greeted the drivers as they arrived at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. The track had been vastly remodelled for 1991, which garnered largely positive reviews from the drivers. The track was no longer the fastest on the F1 calendar, but it now included many challenging corners for the drivers. Elsewhere Tom Walkinshaw had bought a 35% stake in the Benetton team, but the driver line-ups were unchanged from the previous race. In qualifying Nigel Mansell took pole in front of his home fans, with title-rival Ayrton Senna second. Riccardo Patrese was third, followed by Gerhard Berger, Alain Prost, Jean Alesi, Roberto Moreno, Nelson Piquet, Mauricio Gugelmin, and Stefano Modena. Senna made a rocket start to lead Mansell, while Patrese was the first casualty of the day, having been bumped off by Berger. Senna's lead didn't last for long as Mansell re-passed him going into Stowe corner.

Mansell and Senna proceeded to rocket off into the distance while Berger, Prost, and Alesi squabbled over third place, with Alesi emerging ahead; he would later retire after colliding with Aguri Suzuki while trying to lap the Japanese driver's Larrousse.

Andrea de Cesaris had a huge accident on Lap 41 when his suspension failed at Abbey corner, his car bounced back across the track and narrowly missed Satoru Nakajima's Tyrrell; de Cesaris was unhurt.

At the front it was all Mansell as the Englishman recorded his second win in succession, while rival Senna ran out of fuel on the last lap, he would be classified fourth. Berger ended up second, followed by Prost, Senna, Piquet, and Bertrand Gachot's Jordan. Mansell now trailed Senna by only 18 points and momentum was on his side.

Classification

Notes

*Pole position: Nigel Mansell - 1:20.939cite book|last=Henry |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Henry |title=AUTOCOURSE 1991-92 |publisher=Hazleton Publishing |date=1991 |pages=p174 |isbn=0-905138-87-2]
*Fastest lap: Nigel Mansell - 1:26.379 on lap 43cite book|last=Henry |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Henry |title=AUTOCOURSE 1991-92 |publisher=Hazleton Publishing |date=1991 |pages=p175 |isbn=0-905138-87-2]
*Last race: Stefan Johansson

References

* "Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 website |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1991/206/ |accessdate=2007-08-08

F1 race report
Name_of_race = British Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1991
Previous_race_in_season = 1991 French Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1991 German Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1990 British Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1992 British Grand Prix