1991 Hungarian Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Grand Prix = Hungarian
Country = Hungary
Official name = Magyar Nagydíj
Date = August 13
Year = 1991
Race_No = 10
Season_No = 16

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Location = Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 2.465
Course_km = 3.968
Distance_laps = 77
Distance_mi = 189.850
Distance_km = 305.536
Weather = Hot dry, sunny
Pole_Driver = Ayrton Senna
Pole_Country = Brazil
Pole_Team = McLaren-Honda
Pole_Time = 1:16.147
Fast_Driver = Bertrand Gachot
Fast_Country = Belgium
Fast_Team = Jordan-Ford
Fast_Time = 1:21.547
Fast_L

First_Driver = Ayrton Senna
First_Country = Brazil
First_Team = McLaren-Honda
Second_Driver = Nigel Mansell
Second_Country= UK
Second_Team = Williams-Renault
Third_Driver = Riccardo Patrese
Third_Country = Italy
Third_Team = Williams-RenaultThe 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 11, 1991. It was the tenth round of the 1991 Formula One season.

Report

Nigel Mansell and Williams were on a roll as Formula One arrived in Hungary, while Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were ordered by FISA to work out their differences following their confrontation in the German Grand Prix. Senna was also angry with his McLaren team after he had run out of fuel in the two previous races, losing valuable points to Mansell. Senna proceeded to dominate qualifying, taking pole by over a second from Riccardo Patrese, Mansell, Prost, Gerhard Berger, Jean Alesi, Emanuele Pirro, Stefano Modena, Ivan Capelli, and Martin Brundle.

At the start, Senna and Patrese both got away well, but Senna managed to keep the lead, with Mansell, Prost, Berger, and Alesi rounding out the top six. Mansell followed and hounded his teammate, but Senna was unable to pull out a significant gap. Meanwhile Prost's day ended early with an engine failure, just adding to the misery that was the 1991 season for the three time champion. Mansell eventually got past Patrese and set off after Senna, but on a track that is not conducive to passing, he had to settle for second. Senna duly won from Mansell, Patrese, Berger, Alesi, and Capelli. Senna now led the world championship by 12 points as the teams packed up and headed to Belgium.

Classification

References

*cite book|last=Henry |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Henry |title=AUTOCOURSE 1991-92 |publisher=Hazleton Publishing |date=1991 |pages=pp190-191 |isbn=0-905138-87-2
*cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 website |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1991/208/ |accessdate=2007-08-08

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Hungarian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1991
Previous_race_in_season = 1991 German Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1991 Belgian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix