Grand Prix of France 1991, Le Castellet
Race Facts
- FIA decided not to switch to Magny-Cours. Formula One will stay in Le Castellet.
- Coloni finally gets the 2nd S911 for Naoki Hattori
- Ferrari arrives with their new car - The 643/2
Pre Qualifying Result
1 Lehto (Dallara) 1:08.421
2 Belmondo (Jordan) 1:08.682
3 Rosberg (Jordan) 1:08.839
4 Pirro (Dallara) 1:09.165
5 Larini (Lamborghini) 1:09.168 (NPQ) "So damn close again

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6 Amati (Fondmetal) 1:09.528 (NPQ) "I know we will make it soon

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7 Chaves (Coloni) 1:09.989 (NPQ) "I simply can´t go any faster

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8 Bernard (AGS) 1:10.250 (NPQ) "I would have loved to drive my Home Race

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9 van de Poele (AGS) 1:10.601 (NPQ) "No Comment

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10 Hattori (Coloni) 1:11.115 (NPQ) "The S911 is so much better

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Qualifying Result
1 Senna (McLaren) 1:06.496
2 Alesi (Williams) 1:06.560
3 Berger (McLaren) 1:07.001
4 Prost (Ferrari) 1:07.002
5 Mansell (Williams) 1:07.024
6 Patrese (Ferrari) 1:07.181
7 Nakajima (Tyrrell) 1:07.662
8 Herbert (Tyrrell) 1:07.844
9 Pirro (Dallara) 1:07.948
10 Piquet (Benetton) 1:08.149
11 Blundell (Brabham) 1:08.230
12 Brundle (Brabham) 1:08.247
13 Lehto (Dallara) 1:08.250
14 Rosberg (Jordan) 1:08.441
15 Grouillard (Ligier) 1:08.446
16 Capelli (Leyton House) 1:08.510
17 Barilla (Minardi) 1:08.672
18 Gugelmin (Leyton House) 1:08.737
19 Belmondo (Jordan) 1:08.926
20 Johansson (Ligier) 1:08.936
21 Moreno (Benetton) 1:08.961
22 Martini (Minardi) 1:09.092
23 Hill (Lotus) 1:09.424
24 Häkkinen (Footwork) 1:09.678
25 Gachot (Larrousse) 1:09.834
26 Alboreto (Footwork) 1:09.991
27 Suzuki (Larrousse) 1:10.099 (NPQ) "We are stepping backwards

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28 Bartels (Lotus) 1:10.445 (NPQ) "5 times not qualified in a row - wow

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Sometimes it was close - But Alesi was leading the whole way and wins his first GP!
Race Result
1 Alesi (Williams) 1:38:06.129 "Fantastic

=D> Fantastic

=D> Fantastic

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2 Mansell (Williams) +22.025 "Congratulations to Jean - He was faster...
today
3 Prost (Ferrari) + 34.876 "The 643/2 is much better! We will win Races soon

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4 Nakajima (Tyrrell) 1 Lap "Thats such a fantastic season

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5 Rosberg (Jordan) 1 Lap "It was a hard way! But now we are here finally

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6 Herbert (Tyrrell) 1 Lap "Well - a good result for the team

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7 Capelli (Leyton House) 2 Laps "My best result this year - but 7th is alway a bit crappy

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8 Belmondo (Jordan) 2 Laps "I finished - but i should have gone a bit faster - great for the team that Keke scored points

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9 Johansson (Ligier) 2 Laps "I don´t like this car very much

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10 Gachot (Larrousse) 3 Laps "Finished - That isnt that bad

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11 Lehto (Dallara) 9 Laps "I was close to the points but then my suspension broke

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- Senna (McLaren) Suspension "That could have been 6 or even 10 Points

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- Barilla (Minardi) Engine "Poooh! Not good

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- Moreno (Benetton) Throttle "I thought i were in a top team

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- Berger (McLaren) Suspension "This way i can´t fight for the championship
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- Häkkinen (Footwork) Transmission "Still a lot of work to do! We have so less Power

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- Martini (Minardi) Suspension "If we want more points, we have to work on the reliability [-o< "
- Patrese (Ferrari) Transmission "The car is good, i think i can manage to get some podiums very soon, so not to bad for me

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- Alboreto (Footwork) Loose Wheel "Crap :-& "
- Gugelmin (Leyton House) Transmission "I fight against the car

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- Hill (Lotus) Suspension "More is not possible

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- Brundle (Brabham) Transmission "My first DNF this year - i can live with that at all :-" "
- Blundell (Brabham) Transmission "Another DNF - very nice
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- Pirro (Dallara) Start Crash "A good result would have been possible

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- Piquet (Benetton) Start Crash "

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- Grouillard (Ligier) Start Crash "We are just unlucky guys

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World Drivers Championship
1 Mansell (34)
2 Berger (30)
3 Alesi (26)
4 Senna (25)
5 Prost (21)
6 Nakajima (11)
7 Herbert (10)
8 Patrese (9)
9 Piquet (5)
10 Brundle (4)
11 Modena (3)
12 Rosberg (2)
13 Moreno (1)
14 Martini (1)
World Constructors Championship
1 Williams (60)
2 McLaren (55)
3 Ferrari (30)
4 Tyrrell (24)
5 Benetton (6)
6 Brabham (4)
7 Jordan (2)
8 Minardi (1)
9 Leyton House (7th, 7th)
10 Dallara (7th, 9th)
11 Footwork (7th, 11th)
12 Ligier (8th, 8th)
13 Larrousse (9th, 10th)
14 AGS (10th)
15 Lotus (12th)
- Fondmetal
- Coloni
- Lamborghini