1991 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 53 | 1:32:10.695 | 10 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 53 | 1:32:11.039 | 6 | 2 | FL |
| 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 53 | 1:33:07.426 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 27 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 53 | 1:33:31.456 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 52 | +1 lap | 2 | 19 | |
| 6 | 4 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | 14 | |
| 7 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 52 | +1 lap | — | 10 | |
| 8 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 52 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 9 | 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 52 | +1 lap | — | 17 | |
| 10 | 10 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 51 | +2 laps | — | 26 | |
| 11 | 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 50 | +3 laps | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 26 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 41 | Alternator | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 39 | Electrical | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 19 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 34 | Engine | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus | 31 | Engine | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 30 | Spun off | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 26 | Engine | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 15 | Wheel | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | Spun off | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 32 | Alex Zanardi | Jordan | 7 | Gearbox | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 11 | Mika Häkkinen | Lotus | 4 | Engine | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 1 | Collision | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 22 | JJ Lehto | Dallara | 1 | Collision | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 1 | Collision | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 16 | Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | 1 | Collision | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 28 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | Engine | — | 6 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 34 | Nicola Larini | Modena | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 35 | Eric van de Poele | Modena | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 29 | Éric Bernard | Lola | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 8 | Mark Blundell | Brabham | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 31 | Naoki Hattori | Coloni | — | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | — |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 6 | — |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 7 | — |
| 8 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 8 | — |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 9 | — |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 10 | — |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 11 | — |
| 12 | JJ Lehto | Dallara | 12 | — |
| 13 | Alex Zanardi | Jordan | 13 | — |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 14 | — |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 15 | — |
| 16 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 16 | — |
| 17 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 17 | — |
| 18 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 18 | — |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 19 | — |
| 20 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 20 | — |
| 21 | Mika Häkkinen | Lotus | 21 | — |
| 22 | Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | 22 | — |
| 23 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus | 23 | — |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 24 | — |
| 25 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 25 | — |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 39 | 1:41.532 | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 40 | 1:41.572 | +0.040 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 27 | 1:41.804 | +0.272 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 29 | 1:43.530 | +1.998 |
| 5 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 46 | 1:43.596 | +2.064 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 36 | 1:43.712 | +2.180 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 32 | 1:43.959 | +2.427 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 39 | 1:43.997 | +2.465 |
| 9 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 34 | 1:44.204 | +2.672 |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 29 | 1:44.344 | +2.812 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 91 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 69 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 52 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | 41 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 34 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 25 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | 21 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | 10 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | 9 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | 8 |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | 6 |
| 12 | JJ Lehto | 4 |
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot | 4 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | 4 |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | 2 |
| 15 | Mika Häkkinen | 2 |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | 2 |
| 18 | Aguri Suzuki | 1 |
| 18 | Julian Bailey | 1 |
| 18 | Emanuele Pirro | 1 |