Gridpedia1991 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 20 Oct 1991
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 15 of 16
- Winner
- Gerhard Berger (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 1 | 53 | 1:32:10.695 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | 53 | +0.344 | 1:41.532 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | 53 | +56.731 | 4 | |
| 4 | 27 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +1:20.761 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 26 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 24 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 20 | 41 | Alternator | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 7 | 39 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 9 | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 23 | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 15 | 30 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 25 | 26 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 8 | 15 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 9 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Alessandro Zanardi | Jordan | 13 | 7 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 21 | 4 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 11 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 12 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 16 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | 22 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 34 | Nicola Larini | Lambo | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Eric van de Poele | Lambo | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 29 | Éric Bernard | Lola | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 8 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Naoki Hattori | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 6 | 91 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 69 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | 52 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 1 | 41 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 0 | 34 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | 0 | 8 |