1991 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Berger | 1 | 26 | 0.344 | 53 | 310.6 | Ayrton Senna |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | Honda | 53 | Finished | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Honda | 53 | ★ | +0.344s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | Renault | 53 | +56.731s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | 27 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | Ferrari | 53 | +80.761s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | Yamaha | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | 4 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | Honda | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | Ford | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 18 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | Ilmor | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 17 | 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | Lamborghini | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 26 | 10 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | Ford | 51 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 24 | 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | Ford | 50 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 20 | 26 | Érik Comas | Ligier | Lamborghini | 41 | — | Alternator | ||
| — | 7 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Ferrari | 39 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 9 | 19 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | Ford | 34 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 23 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | Judd | 31 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | Honda | 30 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 25 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | Ford | 26 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 8 | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | Ferrari | 15 | — | Wheel | ||
| — | 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Renault | 9 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 13 | 32 | Alex Zanardi | Jordan | Ford | 7 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 21 | 11 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | Judd | 4 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 11 | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | Ford | 1 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 12 | 22 | JJ Lehto | Dallara | Judd | 1 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 16 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | Judd | 1 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 22 | 16 | Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | Ilmor | 1 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 6 | 28 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | — | Engine | ||
| — | — | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 34 | Nicola Larini | Modena | Lamborghini | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 35 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | Lamborghini | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 29 | Éric Bernard | Lola | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 8 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | Yamaha | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Naoki Hattori | Coloni | Ford | — | Not classified |