The Benetton B191 is a

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racing car, with which the Benetton team competed in the

1991 Formula One season The 1991 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 45th season of FIA Formula One motor racing and the 42nd season of the Formula One World Championship. It featured the 1991 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1991 Formula On ...

and at the beginning of 1992. Designed by

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and

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, the car made its debut at the

1991 San Marino Grand Prix The 1991 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 28 April 1991. The 61-lap race was the third race of the 1991 Formula One season and was won from pole position by Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda, with team-mate G ...

, driven by two Brazilian drivers, three-time World Drivers' Champion

Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (, born 17 August 1952) is a Brazilian retired racing driver and businessman. Since his retirement, Piquet, a three-time World Champion, has been ranked among the greatest Formula One (F1) drivers in various motorspo ...

and

Roberto Moreno Roberto Pupo Moreno (born 11 February 1959), usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a Brazilian former racing driver. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship p ...

. The B191 was powered by the Ford HBA5 V8 engine in an exclusive deal with Ford, and ran on Pirelli tyres. Following the

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the team replaced Moreno with German newcomer

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History

Nelson Piquet gave the B191 its only win at the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix after Nigel Mansell's leading Williams-

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suffered electrical failure less than half a lap from the finish gifting Piquet the last win of his Formula One career. The car was pressed into service for the first three races of the season with small upgrades to bodywork and suspension. This car was dubbed the B191B. Schumacher remained with the team while

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replaced the retiring Nelson Piquet in the team's second car. The B191 was the first Benetton to feature the now standard raised nose first pioneered by Tyrrell in . The B191B was replaced by the Benetton B192 following the 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Complete Formula One results

( key) (results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * 6 points scored in using Benetton B190B
* 80 points scored in using Benetton B192

References

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