Season 1991 · Round 9

German Grand Prix

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1991-07-28 · Hockenheimring · Germany · German Grand Prix · 45Lap · 306.090km
5 Nigel Mansell
Williams 1:19:29.661
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Riccardo Patrese
Williams +13.779
28 Jean Alesi
Ferrari +17.618
Fastest Lap
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DNF
13
Alain Prost L37 Ivan Capelli L36 Jyrki Järvilehto L35 Nelson Piquet L27 Satoru Nakajima L26 Érik Comas L22 Maurício Gugelmin L21 Mika Häkkinen L19 Aguri Suzuki L15 Gianni Morbidelli L14 +3
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 18/37 48.6%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P33
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Germany
45Lap 306.090km 37 races held (1970–) Lap record 1:13.780 · Kimi Räikkönen (2004)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P3 Nelson Piquet 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Ayrton Senna 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
Pole Position
P3 Nigel Mansell 3 · → Jacky Ickx -1
P3 Alain Prost 3 · → Jacky Ickx -1
P3 Ayrton Senna 3 · → Jacky Ickx -1
Starts
P2 Riccardo Patrese 17 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P2 Michael Schumacher 17 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P6 Nelson Piquet 14 starts · → Jenson Button -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 L45 Mansell · P1 → P1 1 Mansell MAN 1 Mansell MAN Patrese · P4 → P2 · +2 4 Patrese PAT 2 Patrese PAT Alesi · P6 → P3 · +3 6 Alesi ALE 3 Alesi ALE Berger · P3 → P4 · -1 3 Berger BER 4 Berger BER de Cesaris · P7 → P5 · +2 7 de Cesaris DE 5 de Cesaris DE Gachot · P11 → P6 · +5 11 Gachot GAC 6 Gachot GAC Senna · P2 → P7 · -5 2 Senna SEN 7 Senna SEN Moreno · P9 → P8 · +1 9 Moreno MOR 8 Moreno MOR Boutsen · P17 → P9 · +8 17 Boutsen BOU 9 Boutsen BOU Pirro · P18 → P10 · +8 18 Pirro PIR 10 Pirro PIR Brundle · P15 → P11 · +4 15 Brundle BRU 11 Brundle BRU Blundell · P21 → P12 · +9 21 Blundell BLU 12 Blundell BLU Modena · P14 → P13 · +1 14 Modena MOD 13 Modena MOD Prost · P5 → retired L37 Prost · retired L37 5 Prost PRO R Prost PRO Capelli · P12 → retired L36 Capelli · retired L36 12 Capelli CAP R Capelli CAP Järvilehto · P20 → retired L35 Järvilehto · retired L35 20 Järvilehto JÄR R Järvilehto JÄR Piquet · P8 → retired L27 Piquet · retired L27 8 Piquet PIQ R Piquet PIQ Nakajima · P13 → retired L26 Nakajima · retired L26 13 Nakajima NAK R Nakajima NAK Comas · P26 → retired L22 Comas · retired L22 26 Comas COM R Comas COM Gugelmin · P16 → retired L21 Gugelmin · retired L21 16 Gugelmin GUG R Gugelmin GUG Häkkinen · P23 → retired L19 Häkkinen · retired L19 23 Häkkinen HÄK R Häkkinen HÄK Suzuki · P22 → retired L15 Suzuki · retired L15 22 Suzuki SUZ R Suzuki SUZ Morbidelli · P19 → retired L14 Morbidelli · retired L14 19 Morbidelli MOR R Morbidelli MOR Martini · P10 → retired L11 Martini · retired L11 10 Martini MAR R Martini MAR Bernard · P25 → retired L9 Bernard · retired L9 25 Bernard BER R Bernard BER Larini · P24 → retired L0 Larini · retired L0 24 Larini LAR R Larini LAR
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Nigel Mansell Williams 1 45 1:19:29.661 10
2 6 Riccardo Patrese Williams 4 45 +13.779 6
3 28 Jean Alesi Ferrari 6 45 +17.618 4
4 2 Gerhard Berger McLaren 3 45 +32.651 3
5 33 Andrea de Cesaris Jordan 7 45 +1:17.537 2
6 32 Bertrand Gachot Jordan 11 45 +1:40.605 1
7 1 Ayrton Senna McLaren 2 44 Out of fuel
8 24 Roberto Moreno Benetton 9 44 +1 Lap
9 25 Thierry Boutsen Ligier 17 44 +1 Lap
10 21 Emanuele Pirro Dallara 18 44 +1 Lap
11 7 Martin Brundle Brabham 15 43 +2 Laps
12 8 Mark Blundell Brabham 21 43 +2 Laps
13 4 Stefano Modena Tyrrell 14 41 +4 Laps
R 27 Alain Prost Ferrari 5 37 Spun off
R 16 Ivan Capelli Leyton House 12 36 Engine
R 22 Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara 20 35 Engine
R 20 Nelson Piquet Benetton 8 27 Engine
R 3 Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 13 26 Gearbox
R 26 Érik Comas Ligier 26 22 Engine
R 15 Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 16 21 Gearbox
R 11 Mika Häkkinen Team Lotus 23 19 Engine
R 30 Aguri Suzuki Lola 22 15 Engine
R 27 Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 19 14 Differential
R 23 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 10 11 Differential
R 29 Éric Bernard Lola 25 9 Transmission
R 34 Nicola Larini Lambo 24 0 Spun off
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Nigel Mansell
2
1 Ayrton Senna
3
2 Gerhard Berger
4
6 Riccardo Patrese
5
27 Alain Prost
6
28 Jean Alesi
7
33 Andrea de Cesaris
8
20 Nelson Piquet
9
24 Roberto Moreno
10
23 Pierluigi Martini
11
32 Bertrand Gachot
12
16 Ivan Capelli
13
3 Satoru Nakajima
14
4 Stefano Modena
15
7 Martin Brundle
16
15 Maurício Gugelmin
17
25 Thierry Boutsen
18
21 Emanuele Pirro
19
27 Gianni Morbidelli
20
22 Jyrki Järvilehto
21
8 Mark Blundell
22
30 Aguri Suzuki
23
11 Mika Häkkinen
24
34 Nicola Larini
25
29 Éric Bernard
26
26 Érik Comas
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15