Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · 7 July 1991
Nigel Mansell won the 1991 French Grand Prix for Williams from 4th on the grid, 5.003s ahead of Alain Prost. Johnny Herbert gained the most places, from 20th on the grid to 10th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Mansell 10 + Patrese 2 | Mansell 10 + Patrese 2 | 12 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Prost 6 + Alesi 3 | Prost 6 + Alesi 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | McLaren Senna 4 + Berger 0 | Senna 4 + Berger 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jordan de Cesaris 1 + Gachot 0 | de Cesaris 1 + Gachot 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Leyton House Gugelmin 0 + Capelli 0 | Gugelmin 0 + Capelli 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Benetton Piquet 0 + Moreno 0 | Piquet 0 + Moreno 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Minardi Martini 0 + Morbidelli 0 | Martini 0 + Morbidelli 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Team Lotus Herbert 0 | Herbert 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ligier Comas 0 + Boutsen 0 | Comas 0 + Boutsen 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Tyrrell Modena 0 + Nakajima 0 | Modena 0 + Nakajima 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Fondmetal Grouillard 0 | Grouillard 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Lola Bernard 0 + Suzuki 0 | Bernard 0 + Suzuki 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Dallara Järvilehto 0 | Järvilehto 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Brabham Blundell 0 + Brundle 0 | Blundell 0 + Brundle 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Footwork Alboreto 0 | Alboreto 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell Williams | Williams | 1:38:00.056 | 72 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost Ferrari | Ferrari | +5.003s | 72 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna McLaren | McLaren | +34.934s | 72 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jean Alesi Ferrari | Ferrari | +35.920s | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese Williams | Williams | +1 Lap | 71 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Andrea de Cesaris Jordan | Jordan | +1 Lap | 71 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House | Leyton House | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet Benetton | Benetton | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini Minardi | Minardi | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 11 | Érik Comas Ligier | Ligier | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen Ligier | Ligier | +3 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| DNF | Roberto Moreno Benetton | Benetton | DNF Physical | 63 | — | — | |
| DNF | Stefano Modena Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Gearbox | 57 | — | — | |
| DNF | Olivier Grouillard Fondmetal | Fondmetal | DNF Oil leak | 47 | — | — | |
| DNF | Éric Bernard Lola | Lola | DNF Transmission | 43 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara | Dallara | DNF Tyre | 39 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mark Blundell Brabham | Brabham | DNF Spun off | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | Aguri Suzuki Lola | Lola | DNF Transmission | 32 | — | — | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto Footwork | Footwork | DNF Gearbox | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Martin Brundle Brabham | Brabham | DNF Gearbox | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Spun off | 12 | — | — | |
| DNF | Gianni Morbidelli Minardi | Minardi | DNF Collision | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli Leyton House | Leyton House | DNF Spun off | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bertrand Gachot Jordan | Jordan | DNF Spun off | 0 | — | — |