The Japanese Grand Prix 1991 was the 15th round of the 1991 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on October 20th.

Gerhard Berger won the race from the pole, followed by Ayrton Senna, and Riccardo Patrese completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Gerhard Berger
McLaren
1:32:10.695
Finished
2
-
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
+0.344
Finished
3
2
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
+56.731
Finished
4
-
Alain Prost
Ferrari
+1:20.761
Finished
5
14
Martin Brundle
Brabham
+1 Lap
6
8
Stefano Modena
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
7
3
Nelson Piquet
Benetton
+1 Lap
8
10
Maurício Gugelmin
Leyton House
+1 Lap
9
8
Thierry Boutsen
Ligier
+1 Lap
10
16
Alex Caffi
Footwork
+2 Laps
11
13
Gabriele Tarquini
Fondmetal
+3 Laps
12
8
Érik Comas
Ligier
Alternator
13
6
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Electrical
14
5
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Benetton
Engine
15
8
Johnny Herbert
Team Lotus
Engine
16
1
Satoru Nakajima
Tyrrell
Spun off
17
8
Aguri Suzuki
Lola
Engine
18
10
Gianni Morbidelli
Minardi
Wheel
19
16
Nigel Mansell
Williams
Spun off
20
7
Alessandro Zanardi
Jordan
Gearbox
21
-
Mika Häkkinen
Team Lotus
Engine
22
11
Andrea de Cesaris
Jordan
Accident
23
11
Jyrki Järvilehto
Dallara
Accident
24
8
Emanuele Pirro
Dallara
Accident
25
3
Karl Wendlinger
Leyton House
Accident
26
20
Jean Alesi
Ferrari
Engine
27
27
Michele Alboreto
Footwork
Did not qualify
28
28
Nicola Larini
Lambo
Did not qualify
29
29
Eric van de Poele
Lambo
Did not qualify
30
30
Éric Bernard
Lola
Did not qualify
31
31
Mark Blundell
Brabham
Did not prequalify
32
32
Naoki Hattori
Coloni
Did not prequalify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 17 drivers out of the original 32 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Érik Comas, who had a problem with the alternator on lap 41, Pierluigi Martini, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 39, Michael Schumacher, Johnny Herbert, Aguri Suzuki, Mika Häkkinen, and Jean Alesi, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Satoru Nakajima, and Nigel Mansell, both lost control and spun off the track, Gianni Morbidelli, who had a wheel problem on lap 15, Alessandro Zanardi, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 7, Andrea de Cesaris, Jyrki Järvilehto, Emanuele Pirro, and Karl Wendlinger, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, and Mark Blundell, and Naoki Hattori, both did not prequalify.

Alternator

  • Érik Comas
    Lap 41

Electrical

  • Pierluigi Martini
    Lap 39

Engine

  • Michael Schumacher
    Lap 34
  • Johnny Herbert
    Lap 31
  • Aguri Suzuki
    Lap 26
  • Mika Häkkinen
    Lap 4
  • Jean Alesi
    Lap 0

Spun off

  • Satoru Nakajima
    Lap 30
  • Nigel Mansell
    Lap 9

Wheel

  • Gianni Morbidelli
    Lap 15

Gearbox

  • Alessandro Zanardi
    Lap 7

Accident

  • Andrea de Cesaris
    Lap 1
  • Jyrki Järvilehto
    Lap 1
  • Emanuele Pirro
    Lap 1
  • Karl Wendlinger
    Lap 1

Did not prequalify

  • Mark Blundell
    Lap 0
  • Naoki Hattori
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.