1991 Japanese Grand Prix

Round

15/16

Date

Oct 20, 1991 at 00:00 CET

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit length

5.864 m (18 turns)

Race distance

310.792 km (53 laps)

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Berger

Winner

1:32:10.695

Winning time

Berger

Pole position

Senna

Fastest lap

1:41.532

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#2 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:32:10.695	1st	53	10
2	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	+0.344	2nd	53	6
3	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	+56.731	5th	53	4
4	#27 Alain Prost	Ferrari	+1:20.761	4th	53	3
5	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	+1 lap	19th	52	2
6	#4 Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	+1 lap	14th	52	1
7	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	+1 lap	10th	52
8	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	+1 lap	18th	52
9	#25 Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	+1 lap	17th	52
10	#10 Alex Caffi	Footwork	+2 laps	26th	51
11	#14 Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	+3 laps	24th	50
DNF	#26 Érik Comas	Ligier	Alternator	20th	41
DNF	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Electrical	7th	39
DNF	#19 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	Engine	9th	34
DNF	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Engine	23rd	31
DNF	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Spun off	15th	30
DNF	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Engine	25th	26
DNF	#24 Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Wheel	8th	15
DNF	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	Spun off	3rd	9
DNF	#32 Alex Zanardi	Jordan	Gearbox	13th	7
DNF	#11 Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Engine	21st	4
DNF	#33 Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	Collision	11th	1
DNF	#22 JJ Lehto	Dallara	Collision	12th	1
DNF	#21 Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Collision	16th	1
DNF	#16 Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	Collision	22nd	1
DNF	#28 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Engine	6th	0
DNQ	#9 Michele Alboreto	Footwork
DNQ	#34 Nicola Larini	Modena
DNQ	#35 Eric van de Poele	Modena
DNQ	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola
DNPQ	#8 Mark Blundell	Brabham
DNPQ	#31 Naoki Hattori	Coloni

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:41.442
2	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:41.932	+0.490
3	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:42.229	+0.787
4	#28 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:42.631	+1.189
5	#2 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:42.651	+1.209
6	#32 Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:43.287	+1.845
7	#33 Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:43.402	+1.960
8	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:44.239	+2.797
9	#19 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:44.319	+2.877
10	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:44.553	+3.111
11	#21 Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:44.640	+3.198
12	#16 Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:44.973	+3.531
13	#4 Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:45.031	+3.589
14	#25 Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:45.073	+3.631
15	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:45.108	+3.666
16	#24 Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:45.349	+3.907
17	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:45.394	+3.952
18	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:45.574	+4.132
19	#27 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:45.792	+4.350
20	#22 JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:46.068	+4.626
21	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:46.338	+4.896
22	#10 Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:46.537	+5.095
23	#26 Érik Comas	Ligier	1:47.137	+5.695
24	#11 Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:47.451	+6.009
25	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:48.050	+6.608
26	#14 Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:49.039	+7.597

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:34.700
2	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:34.898	+0.198
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:34.922	+0.222
4	#27 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:36.670	+1.970
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:36.882	+2.182
6	#28 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:37.140	+2.440
7	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:38.154	+3.454
8	#24 Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:38.248	+3.548
9	#19 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.363	+3.663
10	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:38.614	+3.914
11	#33 Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:38.842	+4.142
12	#22 JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:38.911	+4.211
13	#32 Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:38.923	+4.223
14	#4 Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:38.926	+4.226
15	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:39.118	+4.418
16	#21 Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:39.238	+4.538
17	#25 Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:39.499	+4.799
18	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:39.518	+4.818
19	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:39.697	+4.997
20	#26 Érik Comas	Ligier	1:39.820	+5.120
21	#11 Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:40.024	+5.324
22	#16 Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:40.092	+5.392
23	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:40.170	+5.470
24	#14 Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:40.184	+5.484
25	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:40.255	+5.555
26	#10 Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:40.402	+5.702
27	#9 Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:40.844	+6.144
28	#34 Nicola Larini	Modena	1:42.492	+7.792
29	#35 Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:42.724	+8.024

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:34.700
2	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:34.898	+0.198
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:34.922	+0.222
4	#27 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:36.670	+1.970
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:36.882	+2.182
6	#28 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:37.140	+2.440
7	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:38.154	+3.454
8	#24 Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:38.248	+3.548
9	#19 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.363	+3.663
10	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:38.614	+3.914
11	#33 Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:38.842	+4.142
12	#22 JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:38.911	+4.211
13	#32 Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:38.923	+4.223
14	#4 Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:38.926	+4.226
15	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:39.118	+4.418
16	#21 Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:39.238	+4.538
17	#25 Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:39.499	+4.799
18	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:39.518	+4.818
19	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:39.697	+4.997
20	#26 Érik Comas	Ligier	1:39.820	+5.120
21	#11 Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:40.024	+5.324
22	#16 Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:40.092	+5.392
23	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:40.170	+5.470
24	#14 Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:40.184	+5.484
25	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:40.255	+5.555
26	#10 Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:40.402	+5.702
27	#9 Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:40.844	+6.144
28	#34 Nicola Larini	Modena	1:42.492	+7.792
29	#35 Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:42.724	+8.024

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:36.458
2	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:36.490	+0.032
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:36.529	+0.071
4	#27 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:37.565	+1.107
5	#28 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:37.718	+1.260
6	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:37.874	+1.416
7	#32 Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:39.051	+2.593
8	#4 Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:39.245	+2.787
9	#19 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:39.742	+3.284
10	#25 Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:39.946	+3.488
11	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:40.100	+3.642
12	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:40.176	+3.718
13	#22 JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:40.191	+3.733
14	#33 Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:40.407	+3.949
15	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:40.512	+4.054
16	#10 Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:40.517	+4.059
17	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:40.557	+4.099
18	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:40.714	+4.256
19	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:40.867	+4.409
20	#24 Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:41.088	+4.630
21	#21 Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:41.246	+4.788
22	#26 Érik Comas	Ligier	1:41.251	+4.793
23	#11 Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:41.485	+5.027
24	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:41.528	+5.070
25	#9 Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:41.536	+5.078
26	#16 Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:41.639	+5.181
27	#14 Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:42.835	+6.377
28	#34 Nicola Larini	Modena	1:43.057	+6.599
29	#35 Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:46.641	+10.183

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:41.289
2	#10 Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:42.382	+1.093
3	#9 Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:42.479	+1.190
4	#14 Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:43.025	+1.736
5	#8 Mark Blundell	Brabham	1:44.004	+2.715
6	#31 Naoki Hattori	Coloni	2:00.035	+18.746

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:35.626
2	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:35.635	+0.009
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:36.556	+0.930
4	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:38.424	+2.798
5	#19 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.482	+2.856
6	#22 JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:39.119	+3.493
7	#24 Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:39.324	+3.698
8	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:39.441	+3.815
9	#27 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:39.664	+4.038
10	#16 Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:39.667	+4.041
11	#4 Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:39.732	+4.106
12	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:39.771	+4.145
13	#33 Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:39.905	+4.279
14	#10 Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:40.165	+4.539
15	#21 Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:40.193	+4.567
16	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:40.315	+4.689
17	#9 Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:40.405	+4.779
18	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:40.591	+4.965
19	#25 Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:40.663	+5.037
20	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:40.729	+5.103
21	#14 Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:41.141	+5.515
22	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.559	+5.933
23	#26 Érik Comas	Ligier	1:41.709	+6.083
24	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:41.959	+6.333
25	#28 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:42.098	+6.472
26	#32 Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:42.119	+6.493
27	#11 Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:43.453	+7.827
28	#35 Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:43.841	+8.215
29	#34 Nicola Larini	Modena	1:45.976	+10.350

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:37.535
2	#2 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:37.780	+0.245
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:37.825	+0.290
4	#27 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:40.412	+2.877
5	#28 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:40.434	+2.899
6	#33 Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:40.461	+2.926
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:40.608	+3.073
8	#32 Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:41.035	+3.500
9	#9 Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:41.573	+4.038
10	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:41.783	+4.248
11	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.787	+4.252
12	#10 Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:42.032	+4.497
13	#22 JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:42.186	+4.651
14	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:42.276	+4.741
15	#24 Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:42.429	+4.894
16	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:42.789	+5.254
17	#4 Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:43.102	+5.567
18	#19 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:43.317	+5.782
19	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:43.453	+5.918
20	#21 Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:43.574	+6.039
21	#25 Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:43.781	+6.246
22	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola	1:44.136	+6.601
23	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:44.657	+7.122
24	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:45.026	+7.491
25	#11 Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:45.164	+7.629
26	#16 Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:45.316	+7.781
27	#14 Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:45.551	+8.016
28	#34 Nicola Larini	Modena	1:45.555	+8.020
29	#26 Érik Comas	Ligier	1:45.827	+8.292
30	#35 Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:49.628	+12.093

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:41.532		39
2	#2 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:41.572	+0.040	40
3	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:41.804	+0.272	27
4	#19 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:43.530	+1.998	29
5	#4 Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:43.596	+2.064	46
6	#27 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:43.712	+2.180	36
7	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:43.959	+2.427	32
8	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:43.997	+2.465	39
9	#26 Érik Comas	Ligier	1:44.204	+2.672	34
10	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:44.344	+2.812	29
11	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:44.718	+3.186	30
12	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:45.107	+3.575	21
13	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:45.642	+4.110	4
14	#25 Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:45.723	+4.191	25
15	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:45.853	+4.321	30
16	#10 Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:45.999	+4.467	28
17	#32 Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:46.184	+4.652	3
18	#14 Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:46.210	+4.678	50
19	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:46.351	+4.819	18
20	#24 Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:47.108	+5.576	11
21	#11 Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:48.864	+7.332	4
22	#33 Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:57.393	+15.861	1
23	#22 JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:58.100	+16.568	1
24	#21 Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:58.757	+17.225	1
25	#16 Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	2:02.942	+21.410	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	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	0	5	34	-57
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1	3	25	-66
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	0	3	21	-70
8	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	0	1	10	-81
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	0	0	9	-82
10	Roberto Moreno	Jordan	0	0	8	-83
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	0	0	6	-85
12	JJ Lehto	Dallara	0	1	4	-87
13	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan	0	0	4	-87
14	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	0	0	4	-87
15	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-89
16	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	0	0	2	-89
17	Martin Brundle	Brabham	0	0	2	-89
18	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	0	0	1	-90
19	Julian Bailey	Lotus	0	0	1	-90
20	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	0	0	1	-90
21	Éric Bernard	Lola	0	0	1	-90
22	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	0	0	1	-90
23	Mark Blundell	Brabham	0	0	1	-90

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Honda	7	16	132
2	Williams	Renault	7	16	121	-11
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	8	55	-77
4	Benetton	Ford	1	3	37	-95
5	Jordan	Ford	0	0	13	-119
6	Tyrrell	Honda	0	1	12	-120
7	Minardi	Ferrari	0	0	6	-126
8	Dallara	Judd	0	1	5	-127
9	Lotus	Judd	0	0	3	-129
10	Brabham	Yamaha	0	0	3	-129
11	Lola	Ford	0	0	2	-130
12	Leyton House	Ilmor	0	0	1	-131

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1993	#8 Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Mika Häkkinen	1:41.176 - Alain Prost	Alain Prost
1992	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Gerhard Berger	Martin Brundle	1:40.646 - Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
1990	#20 Nelson Piquet	Roberto Moreno	Aguri Suzuki	1:44.233 - Riccardo Patrese	Ayrton Senna
1989	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Riccardo Patrese	Thierry Boutsen	1:43.506 - Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna
1988	#12 Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Thierry Boutsen	1:46.326 - Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna
1987	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna	Stefan Johansson	1:43.844 - Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger
1977	#1 James Hunt	Carlos Reutemann	Patrick Depailler	1:14.300 - Jody Scheckter	Mario Andretti
1976	#5 Mario Andretti	Patrick Depailler	James Hunt	1:19.970 - Jacques Laffite	Mario Andretti

The 1991 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 20, 1991 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Gerhard Berger started from pole position with Ayrton Senna next to him. Nigel Mansell started from third place.

In 1 hour, 32 minutes and 10 seconds Gerhard Berger finished the race in first place.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.