Round 15 · 20 October 1991
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
35 drivers
After Round 14
1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
85
pts
2
Nigel Mansell
Williams
69
pts
3
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
48
pts
4
Alain Prost
Ferrari
31
pts
5
Gerhard Berger
McLaren
31
pts
View full pre-race standings
6
Nelson Piquet
Benetton
25
pts
7
Jean Alesi
Ferrari
21
pts
8
Stefano Modena
Tyrrell
9
pts
9
Andrea de Cesaris
Jordan
9
pts
10
Roberto Moreno
Jordan
8
pts
11
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
6
pts
12
Jyrki Järvilehto
Dallara
4
pts
13
Bertrand Gachot
Jordan
4
pts
14
Michael Schumacher
Benetton
4
pts
15
Satoru Nakajima
Tyrrell
2
pts
16
Mika Häkkinen
Team Lotus
2
pts
17
Emanuele Pirro
Dallara
1
pts
18
Mark Blundell
Brabham
1
pts
19
Ivan Capelli
Leyton House
1
pts
20
Éric Bernard
Lola
1
pts
21
Aguri Suzuki
Lola
1
pts
22
Julian Bailey
Team Lotus
1
pts
-
Maurício Gugelmin
Leyton House
0
pts
-
Thierry Boutsen
Ligier
0
pts
-
Gianni Morbidelli
Minardi
0
pts
-
Johnny Herbert
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Nicola Larini
Lambo
0
pts
-
Érik Comas
Ligier
0
pts
-
Gabriele Tarquini
Fondmetal
0
pts
-
Martin Brundle
Brabham
0
pts
-
Eric van de Poele
Lambo
0
pts
-
Alessandro Zanardi
Jordan
0
pts
-
Olivier Grouillard
AGS
0
pts
-
Michele Alboreto
Footwork
0
pts
-
Stefan Johansson
Footwork
0
pts
After the race
37 drivers
After Round 15
1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
—
91
+6
2
Nigel Mansell
Williams
—
69
+0
3
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
—
52
+4
4
Gerhard Berger
McLaren
↑1
41
+10
5
Alain Prost
Ferrari
↓1
34
+3
View full post-race standings
6
Nelson Piquet
Benetton
—
25
+0
7
Jean Alesi
Ferrari
—
21
+0
8
Stefano Modena
Tyrrell
—
10
+1
9
Andrea de Cesaris
Jordan
—
9
+0
10
Roberto Moreno
Jordan
—
8
+0
11
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
—
6
+0
12
Jyrki Järvilehto
Dallara
—
4
+0
13
Bertrand Gachot
Jordan
—
4
+0
14
Michael Schumacher
Benetton
—
4
+0
15
Satoru Nakajima
Tyrrell
—
2
+0
16
Mika Häkkinen
Team Lotus
—
2
+0
17
Martin Brundle
Brabham
↑982
2
+2
18
Emanuele Pirro
Dallara
↓1
1
+0
19
Mark Blundell
Brabham
↓1
1
+0
20
Ivan Capelli
Leyton House
↓1
1
+0
21
Éric Bernard
Lola
↓1
1
+0
22
Aguri Suzuki
Lola
↓1
1
+0
23
Julian Bailey
Team Lotus
↓1
1
+0
-
Maurício Gugelmin
Leyton House
—
0
+0
-
Thierry Boutsen
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Gianni Morbidelli
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Johnny Herbert
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Nicola Larini
Lambo
—
0
+0
-
Érik Comas
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Gabriele Tarquini
Fondmetal
—
0
+0
-
Alessandro Zanardi
Jordan
—
0
+0
-
Eric van de Poele
Lambo
—
0
+0
-
Olivier Grouillard
AGS
—
0
+0
-
Alex Caffi
Footwork
NEW
0
+0
-
Michele Alboreto
Footwork
—
0
+0
-
Stefan Johansson
Footwork
—
0
+0
-
Karl Wendlinger
Leyton House
NEW
0
+0
Circuit map
Suzuka Circuit
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BER Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 1 | 1:32:10.695 | 10 |
| 2 | SEN Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | +0.344 | 6 |
| 3 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | +56.731 | 4 |
| 4 | PRO Alain Prost | Ferrari | 4 | +1:20.761 | 3 |
| 5 | BRU Martin Brundle | Brabham | 19 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | MOD Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 14 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | GUG Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | CAF Alex Caffi | Footwork | 26 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | TAR Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 24 | 3L | 0 |
| R | COM Érik Comas | Ligier | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | MAR Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | HER Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | NAK Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | SUZ Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | MOR Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | MAN Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | ZAN Alessandro Zanardi | Jordan | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | JÄR Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | PIR Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | WEN Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | ALE Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 6 | — | 0 |