Round 1 · 10 March 1991
1991 United States Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1991 United States Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 10 March 1991 at Phoenix street circuit (USA), starting from position 1. Alain Prost (Ferrari) and Nelson Piquet (Benetton) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 2:00:47.828 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | +16.322 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 5 | +77.376 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 11 | +85.409 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 21 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Lambo | 17 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 22 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 10 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | +8 Laps | — | +8 Laps |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 13 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 3 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 15 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | — | — | Collision |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 18 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 7 | — | — | Fuel pump |
| 20 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 4 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 23 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 24 | — | — | Spun off |
| 23 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 9 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 26 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 25 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 10 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 26 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 19 | — | — | Engine |