Nigel Mansell achieved a grand slam at Silverstone in 1991, winning from pole while leading every lap and setting fastest lap, the first of two consecutive such feats there.
Key Facts
- Race date
- 14 July 1991
- Championship round
- 8th race of the 1991 season
- Race distance
- 59 laps laps
- Winner
- Nigel Mansell (Williams-Renault)
- Pole position
- Nigel Mansell
- Senna classification
- 4th, ran out of fuel on final lap
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1991 FIA Formula One World Championship brought competitors to Silverstone for the eighth round, with Ayrton Senna leading the Drivers' Championship entering the race. Nigel Mansell, racing on home soil in a Williams-Renault, qualified on pole position, setting the stage for a dominant home performance.
Mansell led every one of the 59 laps from pole position, securing victory and posting the fastest lap to complete a grand slam. Gerhard Berger finished second in a McLaren-Honda and Alain Prost took third in a Ferrari. Championship leader Senna, also in a McLaren-Honda, ran out of fuel on the final lap and was classified fourth.
Mansell's victory stood as the first of two consecutive grand slams he achieved at Silverstone, repeating the feat in 1992. Senna's failure to score maximum points on the final lap provided a notable setback in his championship campaign, while Mansell's dominant performance underscored Williams-Renault's competitiveness that season.
Result
at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom