1991 Alternate Formula One season

1991 Formula One season
Brendon Cassidy won his first World Championship with nine victories over the course of the season.
Season
Races	17
Start date	10th March 1991
Start Event	Iceberg United States Grand Prix
End date	3rd November 1991
End Event	Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Brendon Cassidy
Constructor's Champion	McLaren-Honda
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1990	1992
Junior Categories
Tier 1	1991 International F3000 season

The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd Formula One World Championship season.

Entry List

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Honda Marlboro McLaren [?]	McLaren-Honda	McLaren MP4/7	Honda RA121E 3.5 V12		1	Gerhard Berger	All	Roberto Moreno
					2	Brendon Cassidy	All
Braun Tyrrell Racing [?]	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 020	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		3	Eric van de Poele 3	1-4	Daniel Moreno
					4	Mauricio Gugelmin 3	1-4
	Tyrrell-Yamaha		Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12		3	Eric van de Poele 3	5-17
					4	Mauricio Gugelmin 3	5-17
Canon Williams Renault Team [?]	Williams-Renault	Williams FW14	Renault RS3 3.5 V10		5	Alain Prost	All	Mark Blundell
					6	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler 4	1-11
						Jack Christopherson	12-17
Brabham Racing [?]	Brabham-Ilmor	Brabham BT57	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10		7	Ivan Capelli 6	1-14	Stefano Modena
						Karl Wendlinger	16-17
					8	JJ Lehto 6	1-14, 16-17
Fondmetal [?]	Fondmetal-Lamborghini	Fondmetal Fomet-1	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12		9	Gianni Morbidelli	All	None
					10	Damon Hill	All
Team Lotus [?]	Lotus-Judd	Lotus 102B	Judd EV 3.5 V8		11	Martin Brundle	All	Johnny Herbert
					12	Mika Häkkinen	All
Leyton House Racing [?]	March-Honda	March CG901	Honda RA109E 3.5 V10		15	Thierry Boutsen	All	None
					16	Satoru Nakajima	All
Camel Benetton Arrows [?]	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A14	Ford HBA5 3.5 V8		17	Chris Dagnall	All	Paul Tracy
					18	Michael Schumacher	All
Larrousse F1 [?]	Lola-Lamborghini	Lola LC91	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12		19	Riccardo Patrese	All	None
					20	Isabella Noriko	All
BMS Scuderia Italia [?]	Dallara-Judd	Dallara F191	Judd GV 3.5 V10		21	Alessandro Zanardi	All	None
					22	Alex Caffi	All
Minardi Team SpA [?]	Minardi-Ferrari	Minardi M191	Ferrari 037 3.5 V12		23	Pierluigi Martini	All	Jon Beekhuis
					24	Michele Alboreto	All
Ligier Loto Yamaha [?]	Ligier-Yamaha	Ligier JS34	Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12		25	Éric Bernard 3	1-4	None
					26	Érik Comas 3	1-4
	Ligier-Ford		Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		25	Éric Bernard 3	5-17
					26	Érik Comas 3	5-17
Scuderia Ferrari [?]	Ferrari	Ferrari 642 Ferrari 643	Ferrari 037 3.5 V12		27	Ayrton Senna 7	1-15	Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler
						Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	16-17
					28	Jean Alesi	All
Team 7Up Jordan [?]	Jordan-Ford	Jordan 191	Ford HBA4 3.5 V8		29	Bertrand Gachot 5	1-11	Allan McNish
						Allan McNish	12-17
					30	Martin Donnelly	All
Porsche Rial Racing [?]	Rial-Porsche	Rial ARC3	Porsche 3512 3.5 V12		31	Michael Bartels 1	1-2, 4-11, 13-16	None
						Bernd Schneider 1	3, 12, 17
					32	Nicola Larini	All
Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives [?]	AGS-Ford	AGS JH26	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		33	Jack Christopherson	1-11	None
						Kazuki Fushida	12-17
					34	Paul Belmondo 2	1-4
						Gabriele Tarquini	5-17
Footwork Team Oreca [?]	Oreca-Ford	Oreca F91	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		35	Andrea de Cesaris	All	Éric Hélary
					36	Sophie Fabron	All

Notes

• 1 A deal was agreed between Rial and Opel, where Bernd Schneider would race any races in F1 that did not clash with races in WTCM, with fellow German Michael Bartels filling in for the races where Schneider was otherwise occupied.
• 2 Paul Belmondo was sacked from AGS after the San Marino Grand Prix and replaced with Gabriele Tarquini.
• 3 Yamaha withdrew their engine supply from Ligier before the Monaco Grand Prix after repeatedly failing to pre-qualify and opted to supply Tyrrell instead. Ligier would take Tyrrell's supply of Ford Cosworth DFR engines.
• 4 Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler was fired after the Hungarian Grand Prix by Williams after his poor performances and replaced by Jack Christopherson, who was replaced at the struggling AGS team by Kazuki Fushida.
• 5 Bertrand Gachot was arrested in London for assaulting a taxi driver and replaced by Jordan test driver Allan McNish for the Belgian Grand Prix.
• 6 Brabham were excluded from the Portugese Grand Prix and handed a one-race ban for technical irregularities - following the ban Ivan Capelli opted to stand down from his race seat to allow Austrian Karl Wendlinger to make his debut.
• 7 Ayrton Senna walked out on Ferrari after deliberately parking his car at the Spanish Grand Prix and was replaced by the team's test driver Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler.

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Drive of the race	Reject of the race
1	Iceberg United States Grand Prix	Phoenix Street Circuit	March 10	Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger	Brendon Cassidy	McLaren-Honda	Michael Schumacher	Satoru Nakajima
2	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	March 24	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Brabham-Ilmor	Pierluigi Martini
3	Yaname Electronics Pacific Grand Prix	Autopolis	April 14	Alain Prost	Brendon Cassidy	Brendon Cassidy	McLaren-Honda	Martin Donnelly	Chris Dagnall
4	Gran Premio Kronenbourg di San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	April 28	Brendon Cassidy	Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Lamborghini
5	Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	May 12	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Brendon Cassidy	Brendon Cassidy	McLaren-Honda	Brendon Cassidy	Williams-Renault
6	Grand Prix Molson du Canada	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	June 2	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Jordan-Ford	Sophie Fabron
7	Gran Premio de Mexico	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	June 16	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Michael Schumacher	Chris Dagnall
8	Grand Prix de France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	July 7	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Martin Donnelly	Brendon Cassidy
9	Foster's British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	July 14	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Brendon Cassidy	Brendon Cassidy	McLaren-Honda	Ivan Capelli	Lamborghini
10	Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	Hockenheimring	July 28	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Ayrton Senna	Ferrari	Bertrand Gachot	McLaren-Honda
11	Magyar Nagydíj	Hungaroring	August 11	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Chris Dagnall	Brendon Cassidy	McLaren-Honda	McLaren-Honda	Jordan-Ford
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	August 25	Michael Schumacher	Chris Dagnall	Brendon Cassidy	McLaren-Honda	Michael Schumacher	Gerhard Berger
13	Coca-Cola Gran Premio d'Italia	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 8	Brendon Cassidy	Brendon Cassidy	Brendon Cassidy	McLaren-Honda	Brendon Cassidy	Lola-Lamborghini
14	Grande Premio de Portugal	Autodromo do Estoril	September 22	Alain Prost	Michael Schumacher	Brendon Cassidy	McLaren-Honda	Pierluigi Martini	Brabham-Ilmor
15	Gran Premio Tío Pepe de España	Circuit de Catalunya	September 29	Alain Prost	Chris Dagnall	Chris Dagnall	Arrows-Ford	Lotus-Judd	Andrea de Cesaris
16	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	October 20	Brendon Cassidy	Brendon Cassidy	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	Oreca-Ford
17	Foster's Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 3	Chris Dagnall	Michael Schumacher	Brendon Cassidy	McLaren-Honda	The 20 finishers	The Weather

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	10	6	4	3	2	1

Pos Driver USA BRA PAC SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS ‡ Pts 1 Brendon Cassidy 1 2 1 Ret 1 15† 3 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret Ret 1 95 2 Gerhard Berger 2 3 Ret 1 3 1 1 1 2 Ret 2 8 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 76 3 Chris Dagnall 3 4 4 Ret 2 2 14† Ret Ret 4 Ret 2 6 Ret 1 2 11 52 4 Alain Prost 5 1 2 Ret 8 4 5 Ret 4 2 Ret 4 Ret 3 3 6 DNS 42 5 Michael Schumacher 4 Ret Ret 6 4 5 2 Ret 5 Ret 4 3 2 Ret Ret 3 2 35 6 Jean Alesi 6 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 4 Ret 3 3 3 6 3 Ret 2 Ret 4 28.5 7 Ayrton Senna 7 6 Ret Ret 5 3 Ret Ret 9† 1 Ret 5 5 2 Ret 27 8 Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler 19† 5 3 3 6 Ret Ret 2 Ret 6 Ret 18 9 Martin Donnelly 11 9 6 5 Ret 6 6 3 Ret Ret 7† 9 Ret Ret 4 Ret 12 12 10 Pierluigi Martini 13 15† 9 Ret 15 9 Ret 6 10 15† 6 Ret 8 4 5 10 17 7 11 Michele Alboreto 9 Ret Ret 2 Ret 10 9 7 8 9 8 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 6 12 Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler 4 3 5 13 Jack Christopherson DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ Ret 7 4 Ret Ret 5 9 5 14 Mika Häkkinen Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 8 5 12 13 Ret Ret 10 6 6 Ret 5 5 15 JJ Lehto 8 8 Ret 11† 11 8 Ret 4 11 8 Ret 12 7 DSQ EX 8 Ret 3 16 Andrea de Cesaris Ret DNQ 7 4 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 DNQ DNQ 14 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 3 17 Ivan Capelli Ret 7 8 DNQ Ret Ret 7 Ret 6 7 5 11 Ret DSQ EX 3 18 Bertrand Gachot 10 11 12 9 9 7 Ret Ret 7 5 Ret 2 19 Riccardo Patrese Ret 13 5 Ret 17† 11 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 2 20 Alessandro Zanardi Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15† 10 Ret 13 Ret 5 10 Ret Ret 2 21 Allan McNish Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 6 0.5 — Alex Caffi 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 12 Ret Ret 16† 10 17 9 Ret 8 12 7 0 — Nicola Larini Ret 12 13 7 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 8 0 — Martin Brundle 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 13 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 9 Ret 0 — Isabella Noriko 12 10 Ret Ret 14 13 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 7 9 Ret 20 0 — Eric van de Poele Ret 16† Ret 8 Ret Ret 16† Ret Ret 12 11 Ret 11 9† Ret 13 15 0 — Gianni Morbidelli DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 8 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Mauricio Gugelmin 18 14 DNQ Ret 16 Ret Ret 9 Ret 17† Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 14 0 — Satoru Nakajima DNQ Ret DNQ 10 Ret DNQ DNQ 10 DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ 13 DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Sophie Fabron 15 Ret 10 Ret DNQ Ret 11 DNQ 14 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 0 — Thierry Boutsen 16 Ret 15 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 12 DNPQ 12 DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Bernd Schneider 14 Ret 16 0 — Gabriele Tarquini DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ Ret Ret DNPQ DNPQ 14 Ret 18 0 — Kazuki Fushida DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 14 DNQ 0 — Michael Bartels DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 0 — Karl Wendlinger Ret Ret 0 — Damon Hill DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Éric Bernard DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Érik Comas DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Paul Belmondo DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 Constructor's Championship Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 10 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Constructor # USA BRA PAC SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS ‡ Pts 1 McLaren-Honda 1 2 3 Ret 1 3 1 1 1 2 Ret 2 8 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 175 2 1 2 1 Ret 1 15† 3 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret Ret 1 2 Arrows-Ford 17 3 4 4 Ret 2 2 14† Ret Ret 4 Ret 2 6 Ret 1 2 11 89 18 4 Ret Ret 6 4 5 2 Ret 5 Ret 4 3 2 Ret Ret 3 2 3 Williams-Renault 5 5 1 2 Ret 8 4 5 Ret 4 2 Ret 4 Ret 3 3 6 DNS 67 6 19† 5 3 3 6 Ret Ret 2 Ret 6 Ret 7 4 Ret Ret 5 9 4 Ferrari 27 7 6 Ret Ret 5 3 Ret Ret 9† 1 Ret 5 5 2 Ret 4 3 58.5 28 6 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 4 Ret 3 3 3 6 3 Ret 2 Ret 4 5 Jordan-Ford 29 10 11 12 9 9 7 Ret Ret 7 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 6 14.5 30 11 9 6 5 Ret 6 6 3 Ret Ret 7† 9 Ret Ret 4 Ret 12 6 Minardi-Ferrari 23 13 15† 9 Ret 15 9 Ret 6 10 15† 6 Ret 8 4 5 10 17 13 24 9 Ret Ret 2 Ret 10 9 7 8 9 8 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 7 Brabham-Ilmor 7 Ret 7 8 DNQ Ret Ret 7 Ret 6 7 5 11 Ret DSQ EX Ret Ret 6 8 8 8 Ret 11† 11 8 Ret 4 11 8 Ret 12 7 DSQ EX 8 Ret 8 Lotus-Judd 11 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 13 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 9 Ret 5 12 Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 8 5 12 13 Ret Ret 10 6 6 Ret 5 9 Oreca-Ford 35 Ret DNQ 7 4 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 DNQ DNQ 14 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 3 36 15 Ret 10 Ret DNQ Ret 11 DNQ 14 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 10 Lola-Lamborghini 19 Ret 13 5 Ret 17† 11 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 2 20 12 10 Ret Ret 14 13 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 7 9 Ret 20 11 Dallara-Judd 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15† 10 Ret 13 9 Ret 8 12 7 2 22 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 12 Ret Ret 16† 10 17 Ret 5 10 Ret Ret — Rial-Porsche 31 Ret 12 13 7 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 8 0 32 DNQ DNQ 14 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 16 — Tyrrell-Ford 3 Ret 16† Ret 8 0 4 18 14 DNQ Ret — Fondmetal-Lamborghini 9 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 8 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 10 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ — Tyrrell-Yamaha 3 Ret Ret 16† Ret Ret 12 11 Ret 11 9† Ret 13 15 0 4 16 Ret Ret 9 Ret 17† Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 14 — March-Honda 15 16 Ret 15 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 12 DNPQ 12 DNPQ DNPQ 0 16 DNQ Ret DNQ 10 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ 13 DNPQ DNPQ — AGS-Ford 33 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 14 DNQ 0 34 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ Ret Ret DNPQ DNPQ 14 Ret 18 — Ligier-Ford 25 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 26 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ — Ligier-Yamaha 25 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 26 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Formula One seasons 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029