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Japanese Grand Prix 1991

Round 15 of 16  · 20 October 1991  · Suzuka  · 53 laps

WDC Decider

Fastest Lap Ayrton Senna 1:41.532 (lap 39)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 BER Gerhard Berger McLaren 1 1:32:10.695 10
2 SEN Ayrton Senna FL McLaren 2 +0.344 6
3 PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 5 +56.731 4
4 PRO Alain Prost Ferrari 4 +1:20.761 3
5 BRU Martin Brundle Brabham 19 +1 lap 2
6 MOD Stefano Modena Tyrrell 14 +1 lap 1
7 PIQ Nelson Piquet Benetton 10 +1 lap
8 GUG Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 18 +1 lap
9 BOU Thierry Boutsen Ligier 17 +1 lap
10 CAF Alex Caffi Footwork 26 +2 laps
11 TAR Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal 24 +3 laps
DNF COM Érik Comas Ligier 20 Alternator
DNF MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 7 Electrical
DNF MSC Michael Schumacher Benetton 9 Engine
DNF HER Johnny Herbert Lotus 23 Engine
DNF NAK Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 15 Spun off
DNF SUZ Aguri Suzuki Lola 25 Engine
DNF MOR Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 8 Wheel
DNF MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 3 Spun off
DNF ZAN Alex Zanardi Jordan 13 Gearbox
DNF HAK Mika Häkkinen Lotus 21 Engine
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris Jordan 11 Collision
DNF JAR JJ Lehto Dallara 12 Collision
DNF PIR Emanuele Pirro Dallara 16 Collision
DNF WEN Karl Wendlinger Leyton House 22 Collision
DNF ALE Jean Alesi Ferrari 6 Engine
DNQ ALB Michele Alboreto Footwork
DNQ LAR Nicola Larini Modena
DNQ VAN Eric van de Poele Modena
DNQ BER Éric Bernard Lola
DNPQ BLU Mark Blundell Brabham
DNPQ HAT Naoki Hattori Coloni

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 BER Gerhard Berger McLaren 1:34.700
2 SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 1:34.898
3 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1:34.922
4 PRO Alain Prost Ferrari 1:36.670
5 PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 1:36.882
6 ALE Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:37.140
7 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:38.154
8 MOR Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 1:38.248
9 MSC Michael Schumacher Benetton 1:38.363
10 PIQ Nelson Piquet Benetton 1:38.614
11 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Jordan 1:38.842
12 JAR JJ Lehto Dallara 1:38.911
13 ZAN Alex Zanardi Jordan 1:38.923
14 MOD Stefano Modena Tyrrell 1:38.926
15 NAK Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 1:39.118
16 PIR Emanuele Pirro Dallara 1:39.238
17 BOU Thierry Boutsen Ligier 1:39.499
18 GUG Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 1:39.518
19 BRU Martin Brundle Brabham 1:39.697
20 COM Érik Comas Ligier 1:39.820
21 HAK Mika Häkkinen Lotus 1:40.024
22 WEN Karl Wendlinger Leyton House 1:40.092
23 HER Johnny Herbert Lotus 1:40.170
24 TAR Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal 1:40.184
25 SUZ Aguri Suzuki Lola 1:40.255
26 CAF Alex Caffi Footwork 1:40.402
27 ALB Michele Alboreto Footwork 1:40.844
28 LAR Nicola Larini Modena 1:42.492
29 VAN Eric van de Poele Modena 1:42.724