The 1991 United States Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1991 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Phoenix in Arizona, United States on Sunday, 10 March 1991. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner. Mika Häkkinen made his F1 debut at this Grand Prix in the Lotus Judd.
1991 Iceberg USA Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 81 | 2:00:47.828 | 2:00:47.828 | - | - | 1:27.153 | 39 | 149.698 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 27 | Alain Prost | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 81 | +16.322 | 2:01:04.150 | +16.322 | +16.322 | 1:26.845 | 68 | 149.361 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Benetton Ford | Pirelli | 81 | +17.376 | 2:01:05.204 | +17.376 | +1.054 | 1:26.965 | 67 | 149.340 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Tyrrell Honda | Pirelli | 81 | +25.409 | 2:01:13.237 | +25.409 | +8.033 | 1:27.983 | 69 | 149.175 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Tyrrell Honda | Pirelli | 80 | +1 lap | 2:01:53.101 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:28.227 | 67 | 146.530 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Japan | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +2 laps | 2:01:01.297 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:28.993 | 12 | 145.730 | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | 34 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Lambo Lamborghini | Goodyear | 78 | +3 laps | 2:01:41.615 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:29.877 | 46 | 143.092 | 17 | |
| 8 | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +4 laps | 2:00:50.672 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:30.242 | 73 | 142.249 | 22 | |
| 9 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ferrari | Goodyear | 75 | Engine | 1:54:13.081 | 6 laps | 2 laps | 1:29.356 | 47 | 146.593 | 15 | |
| 10 | 32 | Bertrand Gachot | France | Jordan Ford | Goodyear | 75 | Engine | 1:54:52.446 | 6 laps | +39.365 | 1:28.975 | 73 | 145.756 | 14 | |
| 11 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Brabham Yamaha | Pirelli | 73 | +8 laps | 2:02:03.750 | 8 laps | 2 laps | 1:30.472 | 29 | 133.514 | 12 | |
| 12 | 28 | Jean Alesi | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 72 | Gearbox | 1:47:43.798 | 9 laps | 1 lap | 1:26.758 | 49 | 149.205 | 6 | |
| DNF | 11 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | Lotus Judd | Goodyear | 59 | Engine | 1:34:27.994 | 1:29.072 | 43 | 139.431 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 49 | Gearbox | 1:13:05.762 | 1:27.450 | 24 | 149.654 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Roberto Moreno | Brazil | Benetton Ford | Pirelli | 49 | Collision | 1:13:18.063 | 1:28.044 | 40 | 149.235 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Footwork Porsche | Goodyear | 41 | Engine | 1:07:06.842 | 1:30.077 | 27 | 136.382 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | Leyton House Ilmor | Goodyear | 40 | Gearbox | 1:00:38.394 | 1:29.201 | 30 | 147.261 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Ligier Lamborghini | Goodyear | 40 | Engine | 1:01:06.885 | 1:29.310 | 40 | 146.117 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 36 | Fuel Pump | 53:54.226 | 1:28.286 | 33 | 149.097 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 35 | Gearbox | 52:29.454 | 1:28.502 | 28 | 148.857 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | Leyton House Ilmor | Goodyear | 34 | Gearbox | 52:02.944 | 1:29.505 | 24 | 145.832 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Mark Blundell | Great Britain | Brabham Yamaha | Pirelli | 32 | Spun Off | 49:52.431 | 1:31.092 | 32 | 143.240 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Italy | Dallara Judd | Pirelli | 16 | Gearbox | 24:27.625 | 1:29.910 | 14 | 146.031 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Italy | Minardi Ferrari | Goodyear | 15 | Gearbox | 23:29.862 | 1:31.631 | 13 | 142.512 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 22 | JJ Lehto | Finland | Dallara Judd | Pirelli | 12 | Gearbox | 18:53.294 | 1:31.435 | 6 | 141.834 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Éric Bernard | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Engine | 6:25.282 | 1:31.732 | 4 | 139.063 | 19 | |||
| DNQ | 10 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Footwork Porsche | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | AGS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 26 | Erik Comas | France | Ligier Lamborghini | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 12 | Julian Bailey | Great Britain | Lotus Judd | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Jordan Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 13 | Pedro Chaves | Portugal | Coloni-Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 14 | Olivier Grouillard | France | Fondmetal Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 35 | Eric van de Poele | Belgium | Lambo Lamborghini | Goodyear |