Portuguese Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 22nd September 1991 Local
Sun 22nd September 1991 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1991

Round
Round 13

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Location

Circuito Estoril

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The 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autódromo do Estoril on 22 September 1991. It was the thirteenth race of the 1991 Formula One World Championship.

The 71-lap race was won by Italian driver Riccardo Patrese, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from pole position. Patrese's teammate and Drivers' Championship challenger, Briton Nigel Mansell, led until a pit stop went wrong, resulting in his disqualification from the race. Brazilian Ayrton Senna finished second in a McLaren-Honda, thus increasing his lead over Mansell in the championship to 24 points with three races remaining, with Frenchman Jean Alesi finishing third in a Ferrari.

Things were looking good for Williams until Mansell came in for his stop on lap 29 and disaster struck: a communications mix-up by the pit crew resulted in Mansell being sent off with the right rear wheel of his car not properly attached. The wheel rotated clean off and a frustrated Mansell was left stranded in the pit lane. In the heat of the moment, the crew scampered over to the car and fitted a fresh wheel outside of the pit box, a violation of the rules.

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Result List

01	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Racing	1:35:42.304
02	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:20.941
03	Jean Alesi	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:53.554
04	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	+1:03.498
05	Nelson Piquet	Benetton Formula	+1:10.033
06	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Formula	+1:16.582
07	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House Racing	+1 Lap
08	Andrea De Cesaris	Jordan	+1 Lap
09	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	+1 Lap
10	Roberto Moreno	Jordan	+ 1 lap
11	Érik Comas	Ligier	+1 Lap
12	Martin Brundle	Brabham	+2 Laps
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell Racing	+3 Laps
14	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus F1	+3 Laps
15	Michele Alboreto	Footwork Arrows	+3 Laps
16	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	+3 Laps
17	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House Racing	DNF
18	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
19	Nigel Mansell	Williams Racing	DNF
20	Aguri Suzuki	MasterCard Lola	DNF
21	Alain Prost	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
22	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
23	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	DNF
24	JJ Lehto	Dallara	DNF
25	Mark Blundell	Brabham	DNF
26	Johnny Herbert	Lotus F1	DNF
27	Éric Bernard	MasterCard Lola	Did not qualify
28	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Did not qualify
29	Nicola Larini	Lamborghini Iron Lynx	Did not qualify
30	Eric van de Poele	Lamborghini Iron Lynx	Did not qualify
31	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	Did not prequalify
32	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal	Did not prequalify
33	Alex Caffi	Footwork Arrows	Did not prequalify