1991 British Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 8 of 16 in the 1991 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 14 July 1991 | ||
| Official name | XLIV Foster's British Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.226 km (3.247 mi) | ||
| Distance | 59 laps, 308.334 km (188.446 mi) | ||
| Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:20.939 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nigel Mansell
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Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:26.379 on lap 43 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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The 1991 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1991. It was the eighth round of the 1991 Formula One season. The 59-lap race was won by Williams driver Nigel Mansell after he started from pole position. Gerhard Berger finished second for the McLaren team and Ferrari driver Alain Prost came in third.
Mansell-Mania greeted the drivers as they arrived at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. The track had been vastly remodelled for 1991, which garnered largely positive reviews from the drivers. The track was no longer the fastest on the F1 calendar, but it now included many challenging corners for the drivers. Elsewhere Tom Walkinshaw had bought a 35% stake in the Benetton team, but the driver line-ups were unchanged from the previous race. Stefan Johansson continued to stand-in for the injured Alex Caffi at Footwork, although it was the last race he would do so.
In qualifying Nigel Mansell took pole in front of his home fans, with title-rival Ayrton Senna second. Riccardo Patrese was third, followed by Gerhard Berger, Alain Prost, Jean Alesi, Roberto Moreno, Nelson Piquet, Maurício Gugelmin, and Stefano Modena. Senna made a rocket start to lead Mansell, while Patrese was the first casualty of the day, having been bumped off by Berger. Senna's lead didn't last for long as Mansell re-passed him going into Stowe corner.
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