Round 2 of 16 · São Paulo · 24 March 1991, Sunday
Brazilian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
71
laps
13
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:38:28.128 | 10 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +2.991 | 6 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | +5.416 | 4 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | +18.369 | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | +21.960 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | +23.641 | 1 |
| 7 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | +4 Laps | |
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Érik Comas | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Spun off | |
| DNF | Mark Blundell | Brabham | Engine | |
| DNF | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | Radiator | |
| DNF | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | Electrical | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | Engine | |
| DNF | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | Transmission | |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | Spun off | |
| DNF | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | Physical | |
| DNF | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Suspension | |
| DNF | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | Fuel pump | |
| DNQ | Alex Caffi | Footwork | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Stefan Johansson | AGS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Julian Bailey | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Olivier Grouillard | Fondmetal | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Eric van de Poele | Lambo | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Nicola Larini | Lambo | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Pedro Chaves | Coloni | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify