1991 seasonR15 · 20 October 1991 · Suzuka

Japanese Grand Prix 1991

Gerhard Berger won for McLaren. Started from P1. This race decided the championship.

Laps53PoleBergerFastest lapSennaDistance310.6 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 BergerP2 SennaP3 Patrese4P4 Prost19P5 Brundle14P6 Modena10P7 PiquetP8 Gugelmin17P9 Boutsen26P10 Caffi

Race results

01Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:32:10.69510
02Ayrton Sennafastest lapMcLaren+0.3446
03Riccardo PatreseWilliams+56.7314
04Alain ProstFerrari+1:20.7613
05Martin BrundleBrabham+1 lap2
06Stefano ModenaTyrrell+1 lap1
07Nelson PiquetBenetton+1 lap
08Maurício GugelminLeyton House+1 lap
09Thierry BoutsenLigier+1 lap
10Alex CaffiFootwork+2 laps
11Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal+3 laps
—Érik ComasLigierAlternator
—Pierluigi MartiniMinardiElectrical
—Michael SchumacherBenettonEngine
—Johnny HerbertLotusEngine
—Satoru NakajimaTyrrellSpun off
—Aguri SuzukiLolaEngine
—Gianni MorbidelliMinardiWheel
—Nigel MansellWilliamsSpun off
—Alex ZanardiJordanGearbox
—Mika HäkkinenLotusEngine
—Andrea de CesarisJordanCollision
—JJ LehtoDallaraCollision
—Emanuele PirroDallaraCollision
—Karl WendlingerLeyton HouseCollision
—Jean AlesiFerrariEngine
—Michele AlboretoFootworkDid not qualify
—Nicola LariniModenaDid not qualify
—Eric van de PoeleModenaDid not qualify
—Éric BernardLolaDid not qualify
—Mark BlundellBrabhamDid not pre-qualify
—Naoki HattoriColoniDid not pre-qualify