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Japanese Grand Prix

1991 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Round 15 of 16Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaOct 20 199153 laps

Podium

SENMcLaren

BERMcLaren

PATWilliams

Key facts

WinnerBER1:32:10.695 from P1

PoleBER1:34.700

Fastest lapSEN1:41.532 on lap 39

Finishers11 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	BERGerhard Berger	McLaren	1	–	53	1:32:10.695	10	1:41.572
2	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	2	–	53	+0.344s	6	1:41.532
3	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	5	▲2	53	+56.731s	4	1:41.804
4	PROAlain Prost	Ferrari	4	–	53	+80.761s	3	1:43.712
5	BRUMartin Brundle	Brabham	19	▲14	52	+1 lap	2	1:43.959
6	MODStefano Modena	Tyrrell	14	▲8	52	+1 lap	1	1:43.596
7	PIQNelson Piquet	Benetton	10	▲3	52	+1 lap		1:43.997
8	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	18	▲10	52	+1 lap		1:44.344
9	BOUThierry Boutsen	Ligier	17	▲8	52	+1 lap		1:45.723
10	CAFAlex Caffi	Footwork	26	▲16	51	+2 laps		1:45.999
11	TARGabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	24	▲13	50	+3 laps		1:46.210
DNF	COMÉrik Comas	Ligier	20		41	Alternator		1:44.204
DNF	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	7		39	Electrical		1:44.718
DNF	MSCMichael Schumacher	Benetton	9		34	Engine		1:43.530
DNF	HERJohnny Herbert	Lotus	23		31	Engine		1:45.853
DNF	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	15		30	Spun off		1:46.351
DNF	SUZAguri Suzuki	Lola	25		26	Engine		1:45.107
DNF	GMOGianni Morbidelli	Minardi	8		15	Wheel		1:47.108
DNF	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	3		9	Spun off		1:45.642
DNF	ZANAlex Zanardi	Jordan	13		7	Gearbox		1:46.184
DNF	HAKMika Häkkinen	Lotus	21		4	Engine		1:48.864
DNF	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Jordan	11		1	Collision		1:57.393
DNF	JARJJ Lehto	Dallara	12		1	Collision		1:58.100
DNF	PIREmanuele Pirro	Dallara	16		1	Collision		1:58.757
DNF	WENKarl Wendlinger	Leyton House	22		1	Collision		2:02.942
DNF	ALEJean Alesi	Ferrari	6		0	Engine		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	BERGerhard Berger	McLaren	1:34.700
2	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1:34.898	+0.198s
3	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	1:34.922	+0.222s
4	PROAlain Prost	Ferrari	1:36.670	+1.970s
5	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	1:36.882	+2.182s
6	ALEJean Alesi	Ferrari	1:37.140	+2.440s
7	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:38.154	+3.454s
8	GMOGianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:38.248	+3.548s
9	MSCMichael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.363	+3.663s
10	PIQNelson Piquet	Benetton	1:38.614	+3.914s
11	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Jordan	1:38.842	+4.142s
12	JARJJ Lehto	Dallara	1:38.911	+4.211s
13	ZANAlex Zanardi	Jordan	1:38.923	+4.223s
14	MODStefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:38.926	+4.226s
15	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:39.118	+4.418s
16	PIREmanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:39.238	+4.538s
17	BOUThierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:39.499	+4.799s
18	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:39.518	+4.818s
19	BRUMartin Brundle	Brabham	1:39.697	+4.997s
20	COMÉrik Comas	Ligier	1:39.820	+5.120s
21	HAKMika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:40.024	+5.324s
22	WENKarl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:40.092	+5.392s
23	HERJohnny Herbert	Lotus	1:40.170	+5.470s
24	TARGabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:40.184	+5.484s
25	SUZAguri Suzuki	Lola	1:40.255	+5.555s
26	CAFAlex Caffi	Footwork	1:40.402	+5.702s
27	ALBMichele Alboreto	Footwork	1:40.844	+6.144s
28	LARNicola Larini	Modena	1:42.492	+7.792s
29	VANEric Van de Poele	Modena	1:42.724	+8.024s

Suzuka Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1991. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1990	Nelson Piquet	Benetton
1989	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton
1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1987	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari

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