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1991 Standings

Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Drivers' Championship for McLaren. Final 1991 standings — every driver and constructor ranked by points and wins.

Driver Leader
Ayrton Senna
96 pts · McLaren
Title Gap
24 pts
Ayrton Senna over Nigel Mansell
Constructors
McLaren
139 pts · gap 14
Most Wins
7
Ayrton Senna
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Drivers Championship
Season
1991 Season Report

Ayrton Senna won the 1991 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for McLaren, finishing on 96 points, 24 clear of Nigel Mansell. Senna won 7 races that season.

McLaren took the Constructors' Championship with 139 points, 14 ahead of Williams.

5 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 24 drivers scored championship points.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.

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1991 Driver Order

Pos
Driver
Form
Points
Wins
P1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
Championship Pace100%
Championship Leader
96
Points
7
Wins
P2
Nigel Mansell
Williams
Championship Pace75%
24 pts off the lead.
72
Points
5
Wins
P3
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
Championship Pace55%
43 pts off the lead.
53
Points
2
Wins
P4
Gerhard Berger
McLaren
Championship Pace45%
53 pts off the lead.
43
Points
1
Wins
P5
Alain Prost
Ferrari
Championship Pace35%
62 pts off the lead.
34
Points
0
Wins
P6
Nelson Piquet
Benetton
Championship Pace28%
69.5 pts off the lead.
26.5
Points
1
Wins
P7
Jean Alesi
Ferrari
Championship Pace22%
75 pts off the lead.
21
Points
0
Wins
P8
Stefano Modena
Tyrrell
Championship Pace10%
86 pts off the lead.
10
Points
0
Wins
P9
Andrea de Cesaris
Jordan
Championship Pace9%
87 pts off the lead.
9
Points
0
Wins
P10
Roberto Moreno
Benetton
Championship Pace8%
88 pts off the lead.
8
Points
0
Wins
P11
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Championship Pace6%
90 pts off the lead.
6
Points
0
Wins
P12
Jyrki Järvilehto
Dallara
Championship Pace4%
92 pts off the lead.
4
Points
0
Wins
P13
Bertrand Gachot
Jordan
Championship Pace4%
92 pts off the lead.
4
Points
0
Wins
P14
Michael Schumacher
Jordan
Championship Pace4%
92 pts off the lead.
4
Points
0
Wins
P15
Satoru Nakajima
Tyrrell
Championship Pace2%
94 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P16
Mika Häkkinen
Team Lotus
Championship Pace2%
94 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P17
Martin Brundle
Brabham
Championship Pace2%
94 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P18
Emanuele Pirro
Dallara
Championship Pace1%
95 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P19
Mark Blundell
Brabham
Championship Pace1%
95 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P20
Ivan Capelli
Leyton House
Championship Pace1%
95 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P21
Éric Bernard
Larrousse
Championship Pace1%
95 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P22
Aguri Suzuki
Larrousse
Championship Pace1%
95 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P23
Julian Bailey
Team Lotus
Championship Pace1%
95 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P24
Gianni Morbidelli
Minardi
Championship Pace1%
95.5 pts off the lead.
0.5
Points
0
Wins
P25
Maurício Gugelmin
Leyton House
Championship Pace0%
96 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P26
Thierry Boutsen
Ligier
Championship Pace0%
96 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P27
Johnny Herbert
Team Lotus
Championship Pace0%
96 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P28
Nicola Larini
Lambo
Championship Pace0%
96 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P29
Érik Comas
Ligier
Championship Pace0%
96 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P30
Gabriele Tarquini
AGS
Championship Pace0%
96 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
About the 1991 championships · How F1 points work

Ayrton Senna leads the 1991 Drivers Championship with 96 points, holding a 24-point advantage over Nigel Mansell (Williams). A gap of fewer than 25 points — one race win — means the title race remains mathematically open every single weekend.

In the 1991 Constructors Championship, McLaren leads with 139 points — a 14-point margin over Williams. The Constructors title is decided by the combined points haul of a team's two drivers from every race, making car reliability, pit stop execution, and strategic pairing as important as raw pace.

The current FIA points system awards points to the top ten finishers in every Grand Prix: 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1. An additional point goes to the driver who sets the fastest lap of the race, provided they finish inside the top ten. Sprint events — held on Saturday at select rounds — offer a separate points structure: 8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the top eight finishers, counting toward both championships independently of the main race result.

A driver must hold an FIA Super Licence and score at least one championship point to register on the standings. DNFs score zero, but a classified finish — completing at least 90% of the race distance — earns the driver’s finishing position even without a points reward.