Round 15 of 16 · Suzuka · 20 October 1991, Sunday
Japanese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Berger
pole position
53
laps
11
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 1:32:10.695 | 10 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +0.344 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +56.731 | 4 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | +1:20.761 | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | Érik Comas | Ligier | Alternator | |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Electrical | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | Engine | |
| DNF | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | Spun off | |
| DNF | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | Engine | |
| DNF | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | Wheel | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Spun off | |
| DNF | Alessandro Zanardi | Jordan | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | Accident | |
| DNF | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | Accident | |
| DNF | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | Accident | |
| DNF | Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | Accident | |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNQ | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Nicola Larini | Lambo | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Eric van de Poele | Lambo | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Éric Bernard | Lola | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Mark Blundell | Brabham | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Naoki Hattori | Coloni | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify