Japan

Japanese Grand Prix 1991

20 October 1991

Suzuka Circuit, Japan

Location
Suzuka, Japan
Laps
53
Fastest time

1:30.983
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2019)

Previous winners
  • 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
  • 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
Gerhard BergerMcLaren
Ayrton SennaMcLaren
Riccardo PatreseWilliams
Alain ProstFerrari
Martin BrundleBrabham
Stefano ModenaTyrrell
Nelson PiquetBenetton
Maurício GugelminLeyton House
Thierry BoutsenLigier
Alex CaffiFootwork
Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal
Érik ComasLigier
Pierluigi MartiniMinardi
Michael SchumacherBenetton
Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus
Satoru NakajimaTyrrell
Aguri SuzukiLola
Gianni MorbidelliMinardi
Nigel MansellWilliams
Alessandro ZanardiJordan
Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus
Andrea de CesarisJordan
Jyrki JärvilehtoDallara
Emanuele PirroDallara
Karl WendlingerLeyton House
Jean AlesiFerrari
Michele AlboretoFootwork
Nicola LariniLambo
Eric van de PoeleLambo
Éric BernardLola
Mark BlundellBrabham
Naoki HattoriColoni

8th

pole

Gerhard Berger

2nd

consecutive pole

Gerhard Berger

76th

pole

McLaren

2nd

consecutive pole

McLaren

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Gerhard Berger

    McLaren

    No time set

  2. 2

    Ayrton Senna

    McLaren

    No time set

  3. 3

    Nigel Mansell

    Williams

    No time set

  4. 4

    Alain Prost

    Ferrari

    No time set

  5. 5

    Riccardo Patrese

    Williams

    No time set

  6. 6

    Jean Alesi

    Ferrari

    No time set

  7. 7

    Pierluigi Martini

    Minardi

    No time set

  8. 8

    Gianni Morbidelli

    Minardi

    No time set

  9. 9

    Michael Schumacher

    Benetton

    No time set

  10. 10

    Nelson Piquet

    Benetton

    No time set

  11. 11

    Andrea de Cesaris

    Jordan

    No time set

  12. 12

    Jyrki Järvilehto

    Dallara

    No time set

  13. 13

    Alessandro Zanardi

    Jordan

    No time set

  14. 14

    Stefano Modena

    Tyrrell

    No time set

  15. 15

    Satoru Nakajima

    Tyrrell

    No time set

  16. 16

    Emanuele Pirro

    Dallara

    No time set

  17. 17

    Thierry Boutsen

    Ligier

    No time set

  18. 18

    Maurício Gugelmin

    Leyton House

    No time set

  19. 19

    Martin Brundle

    Brabham

    No time set

  20. 20

    Érik Comas

    Ligier

    No time set

  21. 21

    Mika Häkkinen

    Team Lotus

    No time set

  22. 22

    Karl Wendlinger

    Leyton House

    No time set

  23. 23

    Johnny Herbert

    Team Lotus

    No time set

  24. 24

    Gabriele Tarquini

    Fondmetal

    No time set

  25. 25

    Aguri Suzuki

    Lola

    No time set

  26. 26

    Alex Caffi

    Footwork

    No time set

  27. PIT

    Michele Alboreto

    Footwork

    No time set

  28. PIT

    Nicola Larini

    Lambo

    No time set

  29. PIT

    Eric van de Poele

    Lambo

    No time set

  30. PIT

    Éric Bernard

    Lola

    No time set

  31. PIT

    Mark Blundell

    Brabham

    No time set

  32. PIT

    Naoki Hattori

    Coloni

    No time set

As it happened

Laps Lead

    Results

    10 Gerhard Berger McLaren53 laps1:32:10.69510pts
    20 Ayrton Senna McLaren53 laps+0.3446pts
    3+2 Riccardo Patrese Williams53 laps+56.7314pts
    40 Alain Prost Ferrari53 laps+1:20.7613pts
    5+14 Martin Brundle Brabham52 laps2pts
    6+8 Stefano Modena Tyrrell52 laps1pts
    7+3 Nelson Piquet Benetton52 laps
    8+10 Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House52 laps
    9+8 Thierry Boutsen Ligier52 laps
    10+16 Alex Caffi Footwork51 laps
    11+13 Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal50 laps
    R- Érik Comas Ligier41 laps
    R- Pierluigi Martini Minardi39 laps
    R- Michael Schumacher Benetton34 laps
    R- Johnny Herbert Team Lotus31 laps
    R- Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell30 laps
    R- Aguri Suzuki Lola26 laps
    R- Gianni Morbidelli Minardi15 laps
    R- Nigel Mansell Williams9 laps
    R- Alessandro Zanardi Jordan7 laps
    R- Mika Häkkinen Team Lotus4 laps
    R- Andrea de Cesaris Jordan1 laps
    R- Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara1 laps
    R- Emanuele Pirro Dallara1 laps
    R- Karl Wendlinger Leyton House1 laps
    R- Jean Alesi Ferrari0 laps
    F- Michele Alboreto Footwork0 laps
    F- Nicola Larini Lambo0 laps
    F- Eric van de Poele Lambo0 laps
    F- Éric Bernard Lola0 laps
    F- Mark Blundell Brabham0 laps
    F- Naoki Hattori Coloni0 laps

    Post Race