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1991 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: 1991 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/515-qualifying

Original reference ↗

Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1991 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1991 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:32:10.695 · 53 laps · honda	10
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:32:11.039 · 53 laps · honda	6
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:33:07.426 · 53 laps · renault	4
4	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:33:31.456 · 53 laps · ferrari	3
5	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Time not recorded · 52 laps · yamaha	2
6	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda	1
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
9	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Time not recorded · 52 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
10	Alex Caffi	Footwork	Time not recorded · 51 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	Time not recorded · 50 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Érik Comas	Ligier	Alternator · Time not recorded · 41 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Electrical · Time not recorded · 39 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	Engine · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 31 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 30 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Wheel · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Spun off · Time not recorded · 9 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 4 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Nicola Larini	Modena	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Eric van de Poele	Modena	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Éric Bernard	Lola	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Mark Blundell	Brabham	Time not recorded · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Naoki Hattori	Coloni	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:34.700 · honda
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:34.898 · honda
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:34.922 · renault
4	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:36.670 · ferrari
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:36.882 · renault
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:37.140 · ferrari
7	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:38.154 · ferrari
8	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:38.248 · ferrari
9	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.363 · ford
10	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:38.614 · ford
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:38.842 · ford
12	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:38.911 · judd
13	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:38.923 · ford
14	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:38.926 · honda
15	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:39.118 · honda
16	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:39.238 · judd
17	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:39.499 · lamborghini
18	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:39.518 · ilmor
19	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:39.697 · yamaha
20	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:39.820 · lamborghini
21	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:40.024 · judd
22	Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:40.092 · ilmor
23	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:40.170 · judd
24	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:40.184 · ford
25	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:40.255 · ford
26	Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:40.402 · ford
27	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:40.844 · ford
28	Nicola Larini	Modena	1:42.492 · lamborghini
29	Eric van de Poele	Modena	1:42.724 · lamborghini

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:34.700 · honda
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:34.898 · honda
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:34.922 · renault
4	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:36.670 · ferrari
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:36.882 · renault
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:37.140 · ferrari
7	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:38.154 · ferrari
8	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:38.248 · ferrari
9	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.363 · ford
10	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:38.614 · ford
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	1:38.842 · ford
12	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:38.911 · judd
13	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	1:38.923 · ford
14	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	1:38.926 · honda
15	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:39.118 · honda
16	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:39.238 · judd
17	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:39.499 · lamborghini
18	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:39.518 · ilmor
19	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:39.697 · yamaha
20	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:39.820 · lamborghini
21	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:40.024 · judd
22	Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:40.092 · ilmor
23	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:40.170 · judd
24	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:40.184 · ford
25	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:40.255 · ford
26	Alex Caffi	Footwork	1:40.402 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	91
2	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	69
3	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	52
4	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	41
5	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
6	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
7	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
8	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
10	Roberto Moreno	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
11	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
12	JJ Lehto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Bertrand Gachot	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
15	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Aguri Suzuki	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Julian Bailey	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Emanuele Pirro	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Éric Bernard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Mark Blundell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

Session	Driver	Position	Time
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	1	1:37.535
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:37.780
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	3	1:37.825
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	4	1:40.412
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	5	1:40.434
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	6	1:40.461
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	7	1:40.608
freePractice1Results	Alex Zanardi	8	1:41.035
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	9	1:41.573
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	10	1:41.783
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	11	1:41.787
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	12	1:42.032
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	13	1:42.186
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	14	1:42.276
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	15	1:42.429
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	16	1:42.789
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	17	1:43.102
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	18	1:43.317
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	19	1:43.453
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	20	1:43.574
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	21	1:43.781
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	22	1:44.136
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	23	1:44.657
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	24	1:45.026
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	25	1:45.164
freePractice1Results	Karl Wendlinger	26	1:45.316
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	27	1:45.551
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	28	1:45.555
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	29	1:45.827
freePractice1Results	Eric van de Poele	30	1:49.628
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	1	1:35.626
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:35.635
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	3	1:36.556
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	4	1:38.424
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	5	1:38.482
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	6	1:39.119
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	7	1:39.324
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	8	1:39.441
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	9	1:39.664
freePractice2Results	Karl Wendlinger	10	1:39.667
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	11	1:39.732
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	12	1:39.771
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	13	1:39.905
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	14	1:40.165
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	15	1:40.193
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	16	1:40.315
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	17	1:40.405
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	18	1:40.591
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	19	1:40.663
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	20	1:40.729
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	21	1:41.141
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	22	1:41.559
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	23	1:41.709
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	24	1:41.959
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	25	1:42.098
freePractice2Results	Alex Zanardi	26	1:42.119
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	27	1:43.453
freePractice2Results	Eric van de Poele	28	1:43.841
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	29	1:45.976
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	1	1:41.442
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	2	1:41.932
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:42.229
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	4	1:42.631
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	5	1:42.651
warmingUpResults	Alex Zanardi	6	1:43.287
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	7	1:43.402
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	8	1:44.239
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	9	1:44.319
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	10	1:44.553
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	11	1:44.640
warmingUpResults	Karl Wendlinger	12	1:44.973
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	13	1:45.031
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	14	1:45.073
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	15	1:45.108
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	16	1:45.349
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	17	1:45.394
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	18	1:45.574
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	19	1:45.792
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	20	1:46.068
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	21	1:46.338
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	22	1:46.537
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	23	1:47.137
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	24	1:47.451
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	25	1:48.050
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	26	1:49.039