1991 Monaco Grand Prix  |
| Date:9-12 May 1991, Weather Dry, warm and sunny |
From this race…
Mansell, Nigel
Mansell was unhappy with the front-end set-up on his FW14 in qualifying. He had a moment in the swimming pool complex in Thursday qualifying, taking the front suspension of his car when he nerfed the barriers.
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Drivers Points
| Position |
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Name |
Points |
| 1 |
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Alesi, Jean |
4 |
| 2 |
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Nakajima, Satoru |
4 |
| 3 |
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Patrese, Riccardo |
4 |
| 4 |
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Blundell, Mark |
4 |
| 5 |
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Martini, Pierluigi |
3 |
| 6 |
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Berger, Gerhard |
2 |
| 7 |
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Mansell, Nigel |
1 |
| 8 |
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Brundle, Martin |
1 |
| 9 |
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Caffi, Alex |
1 |
| 10 |
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Suzuki, Aguri |
1 |
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Constructors Points
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Name |
Points |
| No points awarded |
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Top 5 drivers before
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Top 5 drivers current
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What |
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Action |
Lap |
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Alesi, Jean (Ferrari)
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4 pts
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Alesi had a poor start to the Grand Prix weekend when he spun in Casino and took the wing of his Ferrari in the Thursday Morning practice session.
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Mansell, Nigel (Williams)
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1 pts
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Mansell was unhappy with the front-end set-up on his FW14 in qualifying. He had a moment in the swimming pool complex in Thursday qualifying, taking the front suspension of his car when he nerfed the barriers.
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Caffi, Alex (Footwork)
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1 pts
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On Saturday Mooring Practice Caffi clipped the left-hand armaco barrier going into the swimming pool section. The impact broke the front left suspension and the FA12 was rendered uncontrollable and it torpedoed into the following barrier on the right hand side of the track. The accident was sizable and the chassis was completely written off and Caffi took no further part in the event.
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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In the chase up to Snt Devote Berger was a little too enthusiastic and he nudged the Benetton of Piquet. Piquet felt that all was not well with his Benetton and he retired from the race mid-way round the first lap. On examination it became apparent that the impact had broken a rear suspension link. Berger was momentarily trapped in the escape road before he made his way to the pits to have his damaged nose box changed. He rejoined the race two laps down on the leader, Senna.
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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After his first lap altercation with Piquet and the subsequent pit stop, Berger was flying but it all came to nought on lap ten when he lost his McLaren and slammed into the guard rails by the swimming pool. “After I had re-started I got a lot of oil over my visor from one of the Minardis. I had problems with the tear-off with my hand, momentarily lost concentration and my foot slipped off the brake pedal. It was a big accident.”
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Suzuki, Aguri (Larrousse)
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1 pts
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The brakes of Suzuki’s Larousse had been fading from the start of the race and despite his attempt to correct the problem by re-balancing the brakes on a number of occasions he eventually succumbed to the slippery track surface and slid into the barriers at Ste Devote on lap twenty-five.
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Nakajima, Satoru (Tyrrell)
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4 pts
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On lap thirty-seven Nakajima lost is Tyrrell under braking for the Harbour chicane. He half spun the car but he was unable to continue, as he did not dip the clutch fast enough to stop the engine stalling.
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Martini, Pierluigi (Minardi)
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3 pts
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Martini spent most of the race as the back marker from hell. He badly baulked Prost in the first half of the race not wanting to be lapped. Then as he was coming to be lapped by Pirro who was in turn just about to be lapped by second place runner Modena. Martini’s blocking tactics earned him the black flag and the first stop / go penalty under the new rules. Martini’s blocking effectively cost Modena the chance of racing Senna for the win.
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Patrese, Riccardo (Williams)
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4 pts
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On lap forty-seven Patrese and Modena were running in tight formation in third and second places respectively. As they entered the tunnel Modena’s Honda v10 engine let go, spewing oil all over the track surface. “My world disappeared in a cloud of oil and smoke,” reported Patrese. Modena took his Tyrrell straight up the escape road and into retirement but Patrese’s Williams lost all traction on the oil slick and slammed hard into the guardrail. Patrese was out.
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Blundell, Mark (Brabham)
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4 pts
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After Modena’s engine failed, the closely following Patrese was caught out on the oil slick on the track. Blundell was to succumb also. (Aided by the fluid dropped by Alboreto’s expiring Footwork Porsche.) Blundell’s accident was far more spectacular than Patrese’s as he lost control of is BT60Y and slammed into the armaco. The result was one very seriously damaged Brabham.
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| Qualifying |
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Brundle, Martin (Brabham)
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1 pts
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In Thursdays qualifying session Brundle missed a weight in. The Brabham BT60 ranked amongst the heaviest cars in the field and could not have been underweight. Brundle was excluded from the Grand Prix and Brabham did not even protest. “I was called in three times to be weighed. The second time a marshal waved me past went the red light was on then someone almost ran him over and he was moved. Close to the end of the session I went out in the spare car again and didn’t see the light when I came back in again. Charlie whiting and Gabriele Cadringher of FISA confirmed that the light was on but the flag marshal had been moved. I asked them whether they might consider just disallowing my Thursday times and permit me back on Saturday for the second qualifying session but no they wouldn’t do that. Yes, I should have seen the light but the punishment doesn’t fit the crime the whole thing is sickening.”
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