French Grand Prix
1991 · Round 7 · Magny Cours, France · Jul 7, 1991Race summary
Victory went to Mansell (from 4th on the grid), with a 5.003s margin. Herbert made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 10th (up 10 places). Patrese had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 5th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 4 | 72 | 1:38:00.056 | 10 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | +5.003 | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 72 | +34.934 | 4 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 6 | 72 | +35.920 | 3 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 13 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 9 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 7 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 12 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 20 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 16 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | 63 | Physical | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 11 | 57 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | 21 | 47 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Éric Bernard | Lola | 23 | 43 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 26 | 39 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 17 | 36 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 22 | 32 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 25 | 31 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 24 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 18 | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 10 | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 15 | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 5 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 19 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |