The 1991 Japanese Grand Prix started October 20th, 1991 at 01:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Gerhard Berger started from pole position with Ayrton Senna next to him. Nigel Mansell started from third place.
After 1 hour, 32 minutes and 10 seconds Gerhard Berger finished the race first. The podium was completed with Ayrton Senna in second and Riccardo Patrese in third place.
After the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 91 points. Senna is 22 points ahead of Nigel Mansell.
After 1 hour, 32 minutes and 10 seconds Gerhard Berger finished the race first. The podium was completed with Ayrton Senna in second and Riccardo Patrese in third place.
After the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 91 points. Senna is 22 points ahead of Nigel Mansell.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 20th, 1991 at 01:00
Round
15/16
Winner
Gerhard Berger
Winning time
1:32:10.695
Pole position
Gerhard Berger
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 1:32:10.695 | 1 | 53 | 10 |
| 2 | #1 Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +0.344 | 2 | 53 | 6 |
| 3 2 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +56.731 | 5 | 53 | 4 |
| 4 | #27 Alain Prost | Ferrari | +1:20.761 | 4 | 53 | 3 |
| 5 14 | #7 Martin Brundle | Brabham | +1 Lap | 19 | 52 | 2 |
| 6 8 | #4 Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 14 | 52 | 1 |
| 7 3 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Benetton | +1 Lap | 10 | 52 | 0 |
| 8 10 | #15 Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | +1 Lap | 18 | 52 | 0 |
| 9 8 | #25 Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | +1 Lap | 17 | 52 | 0 |
| 10 16 | #10 Alex Caffi | Footwork | +2 Laps | 26 | 51 | 0 |
| 11 13 | #14 Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | +3 Laps | 24 | 50 | 0 |
| - | #26 Érik Comas | Ligier | DNF (Alternator) | 20 | 41 | 0 |
| - | #23 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | DNF (Electrical) | 7 | 39 | 0 |
| - | #19 Michael Schumacher | Benetton | DNF (Engine) | 9 | 34 | 0 |
| - | #12 Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 23 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #3 Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 15 | 30 | 0 |
| - | #30 Aguri Suzuki | Lola | DNF (Engine) | 25 | 26 | 0 |
| - | #24 Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | DNF (Wheel) | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| - | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | DNF (Spun off) | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| - | #32 Alessandro Zanardi | Jordan | DNF (Gearbox) | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #11 Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| - | #33 Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | DNF (Accident) | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #22 Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | DNF (Accident) | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #21 Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | DNF (Accident) | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #16 Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | DNF (Accident) | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #28 Jean Alesi | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #9 Michele Alboreto | Footwork | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #34 Nicola Larini | Lambo | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #35 Eric van de Poele | Lambo | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #29 Éric Bernard | Lola | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #8 Mark Blundell | Brabham | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Naoki Hattori | Coloni | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 6 | 11 | 91 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 8 | 69 | -22 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | 8 | 52 | -39 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 1 | 5 | 41 | -50 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 5 | 34 | -57 | |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1 | 3 | 25 | -66 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 3 | 21 | -70 | |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 1 | 10 | -81 | |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 9 | -82 | ||
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | Jordan | 8 | -83 | ||
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 6 | -85 | ||
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 1 | 4 | -87 | |
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 4 | -87 | ||
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 4 | -87 | ||
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 2 | -89 | ||
| 16 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 2 | -89 | ||
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 2 | -89 | ||
| 18 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 1 | -90 | ||
| 19 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 1 | -90 | ||
| 20 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 1 | -90 | ||
| 21 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 1 | -90 | ||
| 22 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 1 | -90 | ||
| 23 | Julian Bailey | Team Lotus | 1 | -90 | ||
| 24 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 0 | -91 | ||
| 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 0 | -91 | ||
| 26 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 0 | -91 | ||
| 27 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 0 | -91 | ||
| 28 | Nicola Larini | Lambo | 0 | -91 | ||
| 29 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 0 | -91 | ||
| 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 0 | -91 | ||
| 31 | Alessandro Zanardi | Jordan | 0 | -91 | ||
| 32 | Eric van de Poele | Lambo | 0 | -91 | ||
| 33 | Olivier Grouillard | AGS | 0 | -91 | ||
| 34 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 0 | -91 | ||
| 35 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 0 | -91 | ||
| 36 | Stefan Johansson | Footwork | 0 | -91 | ||
| 37 | Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | 0 | -91 | ||
| 38 | Fabrizio Barbazza | AGS | 0 | -91 | ||
| 39 | Michael Bartels | Team Lotus | 0 | -91 | ||
| 40 | Pedro Chaves | Coloni | 0 | -91 | ||
| 41 | Naoki Hattori | Coloni | 0 | -91 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 7 | 16 | 132 | |
| 2 | Williams | 7 | 16 | 121 | -11 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 8 | 55 | -77 | |
| 4 | Benetton | 1 | 3 | 37 | -95 |
| 5 | Jordan | 13 | -119 | ||
| 6 | Tyrrell | 1 | 12 | -120 | |
| 7 | Minardi | 6 | -126 | ||
| 8 | Dallara | 1 | 5 | -127 | |
| 9 | Team Lotus | 3 | -129 | ||
| 10 | Brabham | 3 | -129 | ||
| 11 | Leyton House | 1 | -131 | ||
| 12 | Lola | 1 | -131 | ||
| 13 | Larrousse | 1 | -131 | ||
| 14 | Ligier | 0 | -132 | ||
| 15 | Lambo | 0 | -132 | ||
| 16 | AGS | 0 | -132 | ||
| 17 | Fondmetal | 0 | -132 | ||
| 18 | Footwork | 0 | -132 | ||
| 19 | Coloni | 0 | -132 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |