Mansell betters Moss

The 1991 French Grand Prix was held on 7 July 1991. This race had been moved from the Circuit Paul-Ricard near Marseille to the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in the centre of France, to mixed reviews.

Prost was leading the race in his Ferrari, but Mansell (Williams-Renault) pressured him and on lap 21 made his move taking advantage of traffic to out-brake the French star going into the hairpin. Mansell slowly pulled away but problems at his first tyre stop dropped him back behind Prost.

Mansell drove aggressively and once again closed on Prost and the two battled it out until Mansell finally managed to build a gap and pull away. He crossed the finishing line first and scored his first win of the season, Prost was second followed by Senna in his McLaren-Honda.

This was the 17th win of Mansell’s career, thus breaking the record of Grand Prix wins by an English driver, previously held by Stirling Moss. Picture below: Prost (Ferrari) takes the lead at the start, followed by Mansell (Williams-Renault) and Senna (McLaren-Honda).