Round 15 · 1991
Japanese Grand Prix
WinnerBEGMcLaren · from P1
PoleBEG
Fastest lap1:41.532Senna · L39
Biggest gain+16Caffi P26→P10
Retirements15of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger BEG | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1:32:10.695 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 53 | +0.340 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 5 | +2 | 53 | +56.730 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Alain Prost PRO | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | 53 | +1:20.760 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle BRL | Brabham | 19 | +14 | 52 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Stefano Modena MOD | Tyrrell | 14 | +8 | 52 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Benetton | 10 | +3 | 52 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 8 | Leyton House | 18 | +10 | 52 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Ligier | 17 | +8 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Alex Caffi CAF | Footwork | 26 | +16 | 51 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Fondmetal | 24 | +13 | 50 | +3 laps | — | ||
| — | Mika Hakkinen PAI | Team Lotus | 21 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Team Lotus | 23 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Benetton | 9 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | |||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Lambo | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 8 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | |||
| — | Jordan | 11 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | |||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 3 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Footwork | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 7 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | |||
| — | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Tyrrell | 15 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Lola | 25 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Emanuele Pirro PIM | Dallara | 16 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Eric Bernard BNR | Lola | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | J J Lehto JLE | Dallara | 12 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Lambo | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Mark Blundell BLU | Brabham | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Erik Comas COM | Ligier | 20 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | ||
| — | Karl Wendlinger WEN | Leyton House | 22 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Jordan | 13 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | |||
| — | Naoki Hattori HAT | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Suzuka Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Japanese Grand Prix | Benetton | 6 | |
| 1989 | Japanese Grand Prix | Benetton | 6 | |
| 1988 | Japanese Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |
| 1987 | Japanese Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 1 |