The 1991 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1991 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 20 October 1991. Gerhard Berger started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1991 Drivers World Championship and Ayrton Senna won the world title for the third and last time.
1991 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 53 | 1:32:10.695 | 1:32:10.695 | - | - | 1:41.572 | 40 | 202.298 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 53 | +0.344 | 1:32:11.039 | +0.344 | +0.344 | 1:41.532 | 39 | 202.285 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 53 | +56.731 | 1:33:07.426 | +56.731 | +56.387 | 1:41.804 | 27 | 200.244 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Alain Prost | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 53 | 1:20.761 | 1:33:31.456 | +1:20.761 | +24.030 | 1:43.712 | 36 | 199.386 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Brabham Yamaha | Pirelli | 52 | +1 lap | 1:32:31.328 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.959 | 32 | 197.743 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Tyrrell Honda | Pirelli | 52 | +1 lap | 1:32:40.012 | 1 lap | +8.684 | 1:43.596 | 46 | 197.434 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Benetton Ford | Pirelli | 52 | +1 lap | 1:33:12.946 | 1 lap | +32.934 | 1:43.997 | 39 | 196.272 | 10 | |
| 8 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | Leyton House Ilmor | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:33:21.857 | 1 lap | +8.911 | 1:44.344 | 29 | 195.960 | 18 | |
| 9 | 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Ligier Lamborghini | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:33:52.660 | 1 lap | +30.803 | 1:45.723 | 25 | 194.888 | 17 | |
| 10 | 10 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Footwork Porsche | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 1:32:26.214 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.999 | 28 | 194.119 | 26 | |
| 11 | 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Fondmetal Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +3 laps | 1:32:27.808 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.210 | 50 | 190.258 | 24 | |
| DNF | 26 | Érik Comas | France | Ligier Lamborghini | Goodyear | 41 | Alternator | 1:14:27.713 | 1:44.204 | 34 | 193.729 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ferrari | Goodyear | 39 | Electrical | 1:09:41.729 | 1:44.718 | 30 | 196.881 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Benetton Ford | Pirelli | 34 | Engine | 1:00:56.810 | 1:43.530 | 29 | 196.278 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Lotus Judd | Goodyear | 31 | Engine | 56:16.612 | 1:45.853 | 30 | 193.810 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Tyrrell Honda | Pirelli | 30 | Spun Off | 54:29.154 | 1:46.351 | 18 | 193.723 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Japan | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Engine | 52:16.388 | 1:45.107 | 21 | 175.000 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Italy | Minardi Ferrari | Goodyear | 15 | Wheel | 27:54.403 | 1:47.108 | 11 | 189.115 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 9 | Spun Off | 15:59.421 | 1:45.642 | 4 | 198.029 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 32 | Alessandro Zanardi | Italy | Jordan Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Gearbox | 12:46.157 | 1:46.184 | 3 | 192.875 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | Lotus Judd | Goodyear | 4 | Engine | 7:36.572 | 1:48.864 | 4 | 184.946 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Jordan Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Collision | 1:57.393 | 1:57.393 | 1 | 179.826 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 22 | JJ Lehto | Finland | Dallara Judd | Pirelli | 1 | Collision | 1:58.100 | 1:58.100 | 1 | 178.750 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Italy | Dallara Judd | Pirelli | 1 | Collision | 1:58.757 | 1:58.757 | 1 | 177.761 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Karl Wendlinger | Austria | Leyton House Ilmor | Goodyear | 1 | Collision | 2:02.942 | 2:02.942 | 1 | 171.710 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Jean Alesi | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | Engine | 6 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Footwork Porsche | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 34 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Lambo Lamborghini | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 35 | Eric van de Poele | Belgium | Lambo Lamborghini | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 29 | Eric Bernard | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 8 | Mark Blundell | Great Britain | Brabham Yamaha | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 31 | Naoki Hattori | Japan | Coloni Ford | Goodyear |