1991 season/Round 15
Japanese Grand Prix 1991
- Suzuka
- 20 October 1991
- 53 laps
- 310.6 km
- 5.860 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:32:10.695
- P2Ayrton SennaMcLaren+0.344
- P3Riccardo PatreseWilliams+56.731
- Pole positionGerhard BergerMcLaren · 1:34.700
- Fastest lapAyrton Senna1:41.532 · lap 39
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 39 | 1:41.532 | |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | 40 | 1:41.572 | +0.040 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 27 | 1:41.804 | +0.272 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 29 | 1:43.530 | +1.998 |
| 5 | Stefano Modena | 46 | 1:43.596 | +2.064 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | 36 | 1:43.712 | +2.180 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | 32 | 1:43.959 | +2.427 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | 39 | 1:43.997 | +2.465 |
| 9 | Érik Comas | 34 | 1:44.204 | +2.672 |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | 29 | 1:44.344 | +2.812 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 91 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 69 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 52 | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | 41 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 34 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 25 | |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | 21 | |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | 10 | |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | 9 | |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | 8 |