1991 British Grand Prix | |||
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Race 8 of 16 in the 1991 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 14 July 1991 | ||
Official name | XLIV Foster's British Grand Prix | ||
Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.226 km (3.247 miles) | ||
Distance | 59 laps, 308.334 km (191.59 miles) | ||
Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
Time | 1:20.939 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:26.379 on lap 43 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1991 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1991. It was the eighth race of the 1991 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The 59-lap race was won from pole position by local driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Renault. Gerhard Berger finished second in a McLaren-Honda, with Alain Prost third in a Ferrari. Drivers' Championship leader, Ayrton Senna, ran out of fuel in the second McLaren-Honda on the final lap and was classified fourth. As well as winning from pole position, Mansell led every lap and posted the fastest lap of the race. It was the first of two consecutive grand slams at the Silverstone circuit for Mansell, who repeated the feat the following year in 1992.[1]