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 The 1991 French Grand Prix was the 77th running of the French Grand Prix, held at the Magny-Cours circuit in central France.[1] The seventh round of the 1991 Formula One Championship saw Riccardo Patrese take a hat-trick of pole positions in 1991, and saw home favourite Alain Prost start from second, his best grid slot of the season.[1]

It was not to be their day, however, as Nigel Mansell stole victory from them, as Prost fended off arch rival, and Championship leader, Ayrton Senna for second.[1] Of note was the performance of Andrea de Cesaris for the new Jordan Grand Prix team, whose third points finish in a row almost guaranteed that they would not have to pre-qualify for races after the British Grand Prix.

Background[]

Magny-Cours hosted its first Grand Prix in 1991, but was not met with acclaim as the organisers had hoped.[1] With limited facilities, poor support for the teams and limited access for fans, a trait which would plague the circuit into the 2000s.[1] The local area couldn't hold the personnel either, with teams spending as much time traveling to the circuit as they did there, a factor shared by everyone, except the local team.[1] Indeed, Ligier had had a hand in redeveloping the circuit in the 1980s, and had operated from the circuit since 1990, so had the luxury of experience that none one else had.[1]

Team news was centred on Footwork, who finally decided to call time on the Porsche V12 engine, signalling the last entry for Porsche machinery to date.[1] They switched to the easily available, and relatively cheap, Ford Cosworth DFR engine, used by many of the lower teams.[1] It was most likely a decision made too late, however, as Jordan and Dallara looked to have secured their qualification places after the British Grand Prix already, leaving Footwork to battle Brabham to stay as automatic qualifiers.[1] The other big news was the debut of the new Ferrari, the 643.

Championship wise, Ayrton Senna held his lead at 24 points in Mexico, with Riccardo Patrese slotting into second. Patrese's team mate Nigel Mansell sat fourth behind Nelson Piquet, although it was the Brit who looked like being the closest contender to Senna in 1991, having led all three of the previous races, only to be denied by luck in two of them. Alain Prost already looked to be out of the title fight in fifth, one ahead of Senna's team mate Gerhard Berger, despite it only being the seventh race.

The Constructors Championship had seem Williams-Renault cut into McLaren-Honda's strong lead in Mexico, with the FW14 looking the stronger car. they still had to find 21 points, however, and the MP4/6 was still capable of becoming Championship winning piece of machinery, as the two pulled clear of the rest. Benetton-Ford Cosworth were in a comfortable third, as Ferrari failed to get to grips with their 1991 machinery. A lot of attention was also being paid to Jordan and Dallara, as both had proved to be more competitive than thought, and looked to confirm their escape from pre-qualification with another strong weekend.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 1991 French Grand Prix is shown below:

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 Brazil Ayrton Senna United Kingdom Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/6 Honda RA121E V12 3.5 G
2 Austria Gerhard Berger United Kingdom Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/6 Honda RA121E V12 3.5 G
3 Japan Satoru Nakajima United Kingdom Braun Tyrrell Honda Tyrrell 020 Honda RA101E V10 3.5 P
4 Italy Stefano Modena United Kingdom Braun Tyrrell Honda Tyrrell 020 Honda RA101E V10 3.5 P
5 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell United Kingdom Canon Williams Team Williams FW14 Renault RS3 V10 3.5 G
6 Italy Riccardo Patrese United Kingdom Canon Williams Team Williams FW14 Renault RS3 V10 3.5 G
7 United Kingdom Martin Brundle United Kingdom Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT60Y Yamaha OX99 V12 3.5 P
8 United Kingdom Mark Blundell United Kingdom Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT60Y Yamaha OX99 V12 3.5 P
9 Italy Michele Alboreto United Kingdom Footwork Grand Prix International Footwork A12 Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 G
10 Sweden Stefan Johansson United Kingdom Footwork Grand Prix International Footwork A12 Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 G
11 Finland Mika Häkkinen United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus 102B Judd EV V8 3.5 G
12 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus 102B Judd EV V8 3.5 G
14 France Olivier Grouillard Italy Fondmetal F1 SpA Fondmetal FA1 M-E Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 G
15 Brazil Mauricio Gugelmin United Kingdom Leyton House Racing Leyton House CG911 Ilmor LH10 V10 3.5 G
16 Italy Ivan Capelli United Kingdom Leyton House Racing Leyton House CG911 Ilmor LH10 V10 3.5 G
17 Italy Gabriele Tarquini FranceAutomobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH25B Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 G
18 Italy Fabrizio Barbazza FranceAutomobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH25B Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 G
19 Brazil Roberto Moreno United Kingdom Camel Benetton Ford Benetton B191 Ford Cosworth HB V8 3.5 P
20 Brazil Nelson Piquet United Kingdom Camel Benetton Ford Benetton B191 Ford Cosworth HB V8 3.5 P
21 Italy Emanuele Pirro Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara BMS-191 Judd GV V10 3.5 P
22 Finland JJ Lehto Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara BMS-191 Judd GV V10 3.5 P
23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Italy Minardi Team Minardi M191 Ferrari F1-91 V12 3.5 G
24 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Minardi Team Minardi M191 Ferrari F1-91 V12 3.5 G
25 Belgium Thierry Boutsen France Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS35 Lamborghini L3512 V12 3.5 G
26 France Érik Comas France Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS35 Lamborghini L3512 V12 3.5 G
27 France Alain Prost Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari 643 Ferrari F1-91 V12 3.5 G
28 France Jean Alesi Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari 643 Ferrari F1-91 V12 3.5 G
29 France Éric Bernard France Larrousse F1 Lola 91 Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 G
30 Japan Aguri Suzuki France Larrousse F1 Lola 91 Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 G
31 Portugal Pedro Chaves Italy Coloni Racing Srl Coloni C4 Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 G
32 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Ireland Team 7Up Jordan Jordan 191 Ford Cosworth HB V8 3.5 G
33 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Ireland Team 7Up Jordan Jordan 191 Ford Cosworth HB V8 3.5 G
34 Italy Nicola Larini Italy Modena Team SpA Lambo 291 Lamborghini L3512 V12 3.5 G
35 Belgium Eric van de Poele Italy Modena Team SpA Lambo 291 Lamborghini L3512 V12 3.5 G

Practice Overview[]

Qualifying[]

As with other races in 1991, the French Grand Prix was to feature Pre-Qualifying, invented by the FIA as a safety measure to prevent too many cars on the track.[1] As such, with Friday serving as the host day for the session, the eight drivers put into the pre-quali session were desperate to make it through, otherwise their weekend would be over immediately.[1] So far in 1991, Jordan and Dallara had dominated the session, and were favourites to escape the session altogether after the British Grand Prix.[1]

Pre-Qualifying[]

It was the Jordan/Dallara show once again in pre-qualifying, although the two Jordans would be joined by Olivier Grouillard rather than Emanuele Pirro, as Fondmetal's form continued.[2] Andrea de Cesaris took the honour of being fastest for Jordan, ahead of JJ Lehto in the sole Dallara to get through, with Bertrand Gachot completing the quartet in fourth.[2] Out went the two Lambo-Lamborghini entries and Pedro Chaves in his Coloni, as well as the afore mentioned Pirro.

Report[]

Riccardo Patrese made it three pole positions in a row at Magny-Cours, with Alain Prost slotting into second at his home race, matching his best quali result of the season.[1] Ayrton Senna crashed into the pitwall on his quick lap, although he completed it as he rebounded off the barrier, setting the third fastest time.[1] Nigel Mansell laid claim to fourth, unable to match Patrese's performance, with Gerhard Berger beating Jean Alesi to fifth.[1]

Once again, all four pre-qualifiers made it through, with de Angelis the best placed in thirteenth.although Lehto only just scraped through. Footwork, meanwhile, lost one car as Stefan Johansson failed to make it through (Michele Alboreto making it through in 25th), joined on the side lines by youngster Mika Häkkinen, who could not get to grips with his Lotus-Judd. They were joined by the struggling AGS cars of Fabrizio Barabazza and Gabriele Tarquini, who were not having the best of seasons.

Full Qualifying Result[]

The final result for the 1991 French Grand Prix is outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time[2] Gap
Q1 Q2
1 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1:17.472 1:14.559
2 27 France Alain Prost Ferrari 1:17.386 1:14.789 +0.230s
3 1 Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:16.557 1:14.857 +0.298s
4 5 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 1:17.095 1:14.895 +0.336s
5 2 Austria Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 1:18.087 1:15.376 +0.817s
6 28 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:17.303 1:15.877 +1.318s
7 20 Brazil Nelson Piquet Benetton-Ford Cosworth 1:20.449 1:16.816 +2.257s
8 19 Brazil Roberto Moreno Benetton-Ford Cosworth 1:19.711 1:16.961 +2.402s
9 15 Brazil Mauricio Gugelmin Leyton House-Ilmor 1:19.728 1:17.015 +2.456s
10 24 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Ferrari 1:20.635 1:17.020 +2.461s
11 4 Italy Stefano Modena Tyrrell-Honda 1:19.530 1:17.114 +2.555s
12 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ferrari 1:19.426 1:17.149 +2.590s
13 33 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford Cosworth 1:20.097 1:17.163 +2.604s
14 26 France Érik Comas Ligier-Lamborghini 1:20.427 1:17.504 +2.945s
15 16 Italy Ivan Capelli Leyton House-Ilmor 1:19.555 1:17.533 +2.974s
16 25 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Lamborghini 1:19.187 1:17.775 +3.216s
17 8 United Kingdom Mark Blundell Brabham-Yamaha 1:22.277 1:17.836 +3.277s
18 3 Japan Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell-Honda 1:21.020 1:18.144 +3.585s
19 32 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford Cosworth 1:20.374 1:18.150 +3.591s
20 12 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Lotus-Judd 1:21.230 1:18.185 +3.626s
21 14 France Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth 1:20.640 1:18.210 +3.651s
22 30 Japan Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford Cosworth 1:22.058 1:18.224 +3.665s
23 29 France Éric Bernard Lola-Ford Cosworth 1:21.613 1:18.540 +3.981s
24 7 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Brabham-Yamaha 1:20.999 1:18.826 +4.267s
25 9 Italy Michele Alboreto Footwork-Ford Cosworth 1:21.966 1:18.846 +4.287s
26 22 Finland JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 1:21.323 1:19.267 +4.708s
DNQ 11 Finland Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Judd 1:22.274 1:19.491 +4.932s
DNQ 18 Italy Fabrizio Barbazza AGS-Ford Cosworth 1:22.319 1:20.110 +5.551s
DNQ 17 Italy Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford Cosworth 1:22.737 1:20.262 +5.703s
DNQ 10 Sweden Stefan Johansson Footwork-Ford Cosworth 1:24.114 1:21.000 +6.441s
DNPQ 21 Italy Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd 1:20.539
DNPQ 34 Italy Nicola Larini Lambo-Lamborghini 1:20.628
DNPQ 35 Belgium Eric van de Poele Lambo-Lamborghini 1:21.304
DNPQ 31 Portugal Pedro Chaves Coloni-Ford Cosworth 1:22.229

Grid[]

The starting grid for the 1991 French Grand Prix is outlined below:

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Riccardo Patrese
Alain Prost ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Gerhard Berger
Jean Alesi ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Nelson Piquet
Roberto Moreno ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Mauricio Gugelmin
Gianni Morbidelli ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Stefano Modena
Pierluigi Martini ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Andrea de Cesaris
Érik Comas ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Ivan Capelli
Thierry Boutsen ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Mark Blundell
Satoru Nakajima ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Bertrand Gachot
Johnny Herbert ______________
Row 11 ______________ 21
22 Olivier Grouillard
Aguri Suzuki ______________
Row 12 ______________ 23
24 Éric Bernard
Martin Brundle ______________
Row 13 ______________ 25
26 Michele Alboreto
JJ Lehto ______________

Race[]

With rain scheduled to hit the circuit at any time during the race, the grid formed in dry, warm conditions, with no modifications to the starting order.[3] Could Riccardo Patrese maintain his quali form and win for a second race in a row, or would Alain Prost take a home victory in the new Ferrari 643? Would Ayrton Senna rediscover his earlier or form, or was it to be the day of another driver? These questions were set to be answered when the lights went out at 14:00 on Sunday.

Report[]

Patrese made a dreadful start, also costing Senna valuable time as Prost and Nigel Mansell swept into the lead.[3] Senna maintained third ahead of team mate Gerhard Berger, as Jean Alesi darted wildly from one side to the other to try to move up from fifth.[3] Patrese, meanwhile, was down to eighth, swamped by the Benettons and Gianni Morbidelli in the Minardi-Ferrari.[3] Further down the order and Bertrand Gachot was already out of the race, having run wide into the gravel trap at turn one.[3]

The next few laps saw Prost and Mansell streak ahead of the rest, with Prost also holding a two second gap to the Brit.[1] Senna was a comfortable third with Berger sitting in fourth, until the Austrian pulled off with an engine issue on lap six, promoting Alesi.[1] Nelson Piquet and Roberto Moreno, meanwhile, were having a great duel between themselves, with Morbidelli and Patrese close behind to battling Benettons.[3] They stayed together for some time, until Moreno succumbed to the cars behind.

The next incident was to involve Piquet on lap ten, when Morbidelli tried to force a move up the inside of the Brazilian, before losing the backend of his car.[3] Momentum carried the Minardi into the side of the Benetton, bumping Piquet wide, and opening an inviting gap for Patrese, who duly took sixth as a result.[1] Morbidelli and Piquet continued, although it was all over for the Italian later that lap as he spun out with broken suspension.[3]

FraGP 91

Making moves with Nigel Mansell as he takes advantage of Andrea de Cesaris to pass Alain Prost.

By lap 15, Prost had begun to encounter traffic, and at the start of lap 21 came across a battle for Andrea de Cesaris and Martin Brundle.[3] With no blue flags, the Italian was well within his right to attack the back of the Brabham, duly taking the position away from Brundle, while also holding up Prost.[3] Prost then had to follow the pair through the narrow middle sector of the lap, all the while losing his advantage to Mansell, with the Brit right on his tail by the end of the lap.[3] Then, coming into the hairpin, de Cesaris moved aside, allowing Prost to pass into the braking zone, although he soon found Mansell screaming up his right hand side too.[3] Mansell managed to get his Williams stopped on the apex of the corner, snatching the lead away from Prost as the pair pulled away from the Jordan.[3]

Th next action to be had was in the pitlane, as Prost and Mansell pitted for new tyres, the pair having been a second apart since Mansell took the lead.[3] Ferrari won the battle of the pit crews, with Mansell also losing time by staying out a lap longer, meaning he fell back to second.[3] Alesi remained in fourth, just unable to close on Senna, while Patrese kept pushing to regain lost ground.[1]

Having emerged five seconds behind, Mansell was within striking distance again within six laps, after traffic cost the Frenchman valuable time.[1] A 20 lap stalemate emerged, as Mansell opted to hang around a second from the back of the Ferrari in order to keep his Renault engine cool, while the pair came across single cars.[1] A few intermittent drops of rain fell during that time, but did little to affect the pace of the leaders.[1]

Then, as Mansell and Prost came across another group of cars on lap 54, the Brit managed to get right onto the tail of the Ferrari down the long run to the Adelaide hairpin.[3] Prost opted to take the defensive line, darting to the inside of the corner, while Mansell dived on the brakes a fraction later, carrying him around the outside of the hairpin, and the Ferrari.[3] Prost tried to use the traffic immediately ahead to his advantage as Mansell had done, but the group ahead included Patrese, who allowed Mansell to cruise past before slamming the door on Prost, buying the Brit a few valuable seconds.[1]

The closing stages saw Prost fall five seconds behind Mansell, as the rain failed to materialise, leaving the Brit to scoop his first win of the season.[3] Prost cruised home to second while Alesi climbed all over the back of Senna in third, although it was too little too late for the Sicilian who would have to settle for fourth.[3] Patrese was fifth with a few problems ultimately costing him time, with de Cesaris taking his third points finish in a row for Jordan, completing an impressive start to the season for himself and the débuting team.[1]

Results[]

The final results for the 1991 French Grand Prix are shown below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 72 1:38:00.056 4 10
2 27 France Alain Prost Ferrari 72 +5.003s 2 6
3 1 Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 72 +34.934s 3 4
4 28 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 72 +35.920s 6 3
5 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 71 +1 lap 1 2
6 33 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Ford Cosworth 71 +1 lap 13 1
7 15 Brazil Mauricio Gugelmin Leyton House-Ilmor 70 +2 laps 9
8 20 Brazil Nelson Piquet Benetton-Ford Cosworth 70 +2 laps 7
9 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ferrari 70 +2 laps 12
10 12 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Lotus-Judd 70 +2 laps 20
11 26 France Érik Comas Ligier-Lamborghini 70 +2 laps 14
12 25 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Lamborghini 69 +3 laps 16
Ret 19 Brazil Roberto Moreno Benetton-Ford Cosworth 63 Illness 8
Ret 4 Italy Stefano Morena Tyrrell-Honda 57 Gearbox 11
Ret 14 France Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth 47 Oil leak 21
Ret 29 France Éric Bernard Lola-Ford Cosworth 43 Transmission 23
Ret 22 Finland JJ Lehto Dallara-Judd 39 Puncture 26
Ret 8 United Kingdom Mark Blundell Brabham-Yamaha 36 Spin 17
Ret 30 Japan Aguri Suzuki Lola-Ford Cosworth 32 Clutch 22
Ret 9 Italy Michele Alboreto Footwork-Ford Cosworth 31 Gearbox 25
Ret 7 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Brabham-Yamaha 21 Gearbox 24
Ret 3 Japan Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell-Honda 12 Spin 18
Ret 24 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Ferrari 8 Accident 10
Ret 16 Italy Ivan Capelli Leyton House-Ilmor 7 Spin 15
Ret 2 Austria Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 6 Engine 5
Ret 32 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Jordan-Ford Cosworth 0 Spin 19
DNQ 11 Finland Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Judd
DNQ 18 Italy Fabrizio Barbazza AGS-Ford Cosworth
DNQ 17 Italy Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford Cosworth
DNQ 10 Sweden Stefan Johansson Footwork-Ford Cosworth
DNPQ 21 Italy Emanuele Pirro Dallara-Judd
DNPQ 34 Italy Nicola Larini Lambo-Lamborghini
DNPQ 35 Belgium Eric van de Poele Lambo-Lamborghini
DNPQ 31 Portugal Pedro Chaves Coloni-Ford Cosworth
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Milestones[]

Standings[]

The lead of Ayrton Senna was extended in France to 25 points, as Nigel Mansell leapt into second place in the title fight. Riccardo Patrese remained ahead of Alain Prost in third, as the Frenchman climbed above Nelson Piquet for fourth. Jean Alesi, meanwhile, made further progress up the table, now sitting in eighth having swapped places with Andrea de Cesaris.

McLaren-Honda were now beginning to come under pressure from Williams-Renault, with their 24 point lead now cut to thirteen. Ferrari were back up to third, retaking the position from Benetton, with Tyrrell-Honda an increasingly distant fifth. Jordan, meanwhile, all but confirmed their escape from pre-qualifying, although they would still have to try to escape the session at the British Grand Prix

Drivers' World Championship
Pos. Driver Pts +/-
1 Brazil Ayrton Senna 48
2 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 23 ▲2
3 Italy Riccardo Patrese 22 ▼1
4 France Alain Prost 17 ▲1
5 Brazil Nelson Piquet 16 ▼2
6 Austria Gerhard Berger 10
7 Italy Stefano Modena 9
8 France Jean Alesi 8 ▲1
9 Italy Andrea de Cesaris 7 ▼1
10 Brazil Roberto Moreno 5
11 Finland JJ Lehto 4
12 Italy Pierluigi Martini 3
13 Belgium Bertrand Gachot 2
14 Finland Mika Häkkinen 2
15 Japan Satoru Nakajima 2
16 Italy Emanuele Pirro 1
17 France Éric Bernard 1
18 Japan Aguri Suzuki 1
19 United Kingdom Julian Bailey 1
Constructors' World Championship
Pos. Team Pts +/-
1 United Kingdom McLaren-Honda 58
2 United Kingdom Williams-Renault 45
3 Italy Ferrari 25 ▲1
4 United Kingdom Benetton-Ford Cosworth 21 ▼1
5 United Kingdom Tyrrell-Honda 11
6 Ireland Jordan-Ford Cosworth 9
7 Italy Dallara-Judd 5
8 Italy Minardi-Ferrari 3
9 United Kingdom Lotus-Judd 3
10 United Kingdom Lola-Ford Cosworth 2

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V T E 1991 Formula One Season
Teams McLaren • Tyrrell • Williams • Brabham • Footwork • Lotus • Fondmetal • Leyton House • AGS • Benetton • Dallara • Minardi • Ligier • Ferrari • Lola • Coloni • Jordan • Lambo
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Drivers Senna • 2 Berger • 3 Nakajima • 4 Modena • 5 Mansell • 6 Patrese • 7 Brundle • 8 Blundell • 9 Alboreto • 10 Caffi • 10 Johansson • 11 Häkkinen • 12 Bailey • 12 Herbert • 12 Bartels • 14 Grouillard • 14 Tarquini • 15 Gugelmin • 16 Capelli • 16 Wendlinger • 17 Tarquini • 17 Grouillard • 18 Johansson • 18 Barbazza • 19 Moreno • 19 Schumacher • 20 Piquet • 21 Pirro • 22 Lehto • 23 Martini • 24 Morbidelli • 24 Moreno • 25 Boutsen • 26 Comas • 27 Prost • 27 Morbidelli • 28 Alesi • 29 Bernard • 29 Gachot • 30 Suzuki • 31 Chaves • 31 Hattori • 32 Gachot • 32 Schumacher • 32 Moreno • 32 Zanardi • 33 De Cesaris • 34 Larini • 35 Van de Poele
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Cars McLaren MP4/6 • Tyrrell 020 • Williams FW14 • Brabham BT59Y • Brabham BT60Y • Footwork A11C • Footwork FA12 • Footwork FA12C • Lotus 102B • Fondmetal FA1M-E • Fondmetal F1 • Leyton House CG911 • AGS JH25B • AGS JH27 • Benetton B190B • Benetton B191 • Dallara F191 • Minardi M191 • Ligier JS35 • Ligier JS35B • Ferrari 642 • Ferrari 642/2 • Ferrari 643 • Lola LC91 • Coloni C4 • Jordan 191 • Lambo 291
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