1991 Drivers Championship Final Standings
| Pos |
Driver |
USA
|
BRA
|
SMR
|
MON
|
CAN
|
MEX
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
HUN
|
BEL
|
ITA
|
POR
|
ESP
|
JPN
|
AUS
|
Points |
| 1 |
Ayrton Senna |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Ret |
3 |
3 |
4† |
7† |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
96 |
| 2 |
Nigel Mansell |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
6† |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Ret |
1 |
DSQ |
1 |
Ret |
2 |
72 |
| 3 |
Riccardo Patrese |
Ret |
2 |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
1 |
5 |
Ret |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Ret |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
53 |
| 4 |
Gerhard Berger |
Ret |
3 |
2 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
1 |
3 |
43 |
| 5 |
Alain Prost |
2 |
4 |
DNS |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
3 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
Ret |
2 |
4 |
|
34 |
| 6 |
Nelson Piquet |
3 |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
1 |
Ret |
8 |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
26.5 |
| 7 |
Jean Alesi |
12† |
6 |
Ret |
3 |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
Ret |
3 |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
21 |
| 8 |
Stefano Modena |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
11 |
Ret |
7 |
13 |
12 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
16 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
| 9 |
Andrea de Cesaris |
DNPQ |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
4 |
6 |
Ret |
5 |
7 |
13† |
7 |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
9 |
| 10 |
Roberto Moreno |
Ret |
7 |
13† |
4 |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
8 |
4 |
Ret |
10 |
|
|
16 |
8 |
| 11 |
Pierluigi Martini |
9† |
Ret |
4 |
12 |
7 |
Ret |
9 |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
12† |
Ret |
4 |
13 |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
| 12 |
JJ Lehto |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
11 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
13 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
12 |
4 |
| 13 |
Bertrand Gachot |
10† |
13† |
Ret |
8 |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
6 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
DNQ |
4 |
| 14 |
Michael Schumacher |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
5 |
6 |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
| 15 |
Satoru Nakajima |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
10 |
12 |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
15 |
Ret |
Ret |
13 |
17 |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
| 16 |
Mika Häkkinen |
13† |
9 |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
DNQ |
12 |
Ret |
14 |
Ret |
14 |
14 |
Ret |
Ret |
19 |
2 |
| 17 |
Martin Brundle |
11 |
12 |
11 |
EX |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
11 |
Ret |
9 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
DNQ |
2 |
| 18 |
Emanuele Pirro |
Ret |
11 |
DNPQ |
6 |
9 |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
10 |
10 |
Ret |
8 |
10 |
Ret |
15 |
Ret |
7 |
1 |
| 19 |
Mark Blundell |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
12 |
Ret |
6 |
12 |
Ret |
Ret |
DNPQ |
17 |
1 |
| 20 |
Ivan Capelli |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
8 |
17† |
Ret |
|
|
1 |
| 21 |
Éric Bernard |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
DNPQ |
|
1 |
| 22 |
Aguri Suzuki |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
DNQ |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
DNQ |
1 |
| 23 |
Julian Bailey |
DNQ |
DNQ |
6 |
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| 24 |
Gianni Morbidelli |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
11 |
Ret |
13 |
Ret |
9 |
9 |
14† |
Ret |
6 |
0.5 |
| — |
Maurício Gugelmin |
Ret |
Ret |
12† |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
Ret |
11 |
Ret |
15 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
14 |
0 |
| — |
Thierry Boutsen |
Ret |
10 |
7 |
7 |
Ret |
8 |
12 |
Ret |
9 |
17† |
11 |
Ret |
16 |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Johnny Herbert |
|
|
|
|
DNQ |
10 |
10 |
14† |
|
|
7 |
|
Ret |
|
Ret |
11 |
0 |
| — |
Nicola Larini |
7 |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
Ret |
16 |
DNQ |
16 |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Érik Comas |
DNQ |
Ret |
10 |
10 |
8 |
DNQ |
11 |
DNQ |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
11 |
11 |
Ret |
Ret |
18 |
0 |
| — |
Gabriele Tarquini |
8 |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNQ |
12 |
11 |
DNPQ |
0 |
| — |
Alex Zanardi |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Ret |
9 |
0 |
| — |
Eric van de Poele |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
9† |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
0 |
| — |
Alex Caffi |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
10 |
15 |
0 |
| — |
Olivier Grouillard |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
Ret |
Ret |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNQ |
10 |
Ret |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Michele Alboreto |
Ret |
DNQ |
DNQ |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNPQ |
DNQ |
15 |
Ret |
DNQ |
13 |
0 |
| — |
Karl Wendlinger |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
20 |
0 |
| — |
Stefan Johansson |
DNQ |
DNQ |
|
|
Ret |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Fabrizio Barbazza |
|
|
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Michael Bartels |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DNQ |
DNQ |
|
DNQ |
|
DNQ |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Pedro Chaves |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Naoki Hattori |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DNPQ |
DNPQ |
0 |
| Pos |
Driver |
USA
|
BRA
|
SMR
|
MON
|
CAN
|
MEX
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
HUN
|
BEL
|
ITA
|
POR
|
ESP
|
JPN
|
AUS
|
Points |
|
Key
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Race cancelled (C) |
| Light blue |
Practiced only (PO) |
Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards) |
| Blank |
Did not practice (DNP) |
| Excluded (EX) |
| Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap
|
† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
- Championship points were awarded on a 10-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each race
- In Australian Grand Prix half points were awarded as the race was stopped after 14 out of 81 laps due to torrential rain.
- This was the first season for which 10 points (rather than 9) were awarded for a win.