1991 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 24 Mar 1991
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 2 of 16
- Winner
- Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 71 | 1:38:28.128 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | 71 | +2.991 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 4 | 71 | +5.416 | 4 | |
| 4 | 27 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | +18.369 | 3 | |
| 5 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 7 | 71 | +21.960 | 2 | |
| 6 | 28 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 5 | 71 | +23.641 | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 14 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 21 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 22 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 18 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 12 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 26 | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 32 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 10 | 63 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 59 | Gearbox | 1:20.436 | 0 |
| R | 26 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 23 | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | 47 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 25 | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 11 | 33 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 19 | 22 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 13 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 9 | 19 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 15 | 16 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 16 | 12 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 8 | 9 | Physical | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 24 | 0 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 17 | 0 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Stefan Johansson | AGS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 12 | Julian Bailey | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 14 | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Eric van de Poele | Lambo | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 34 | Nicola Larini | Lambo | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Pedro Chaves | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 0 | 0 |