Race Result
| GP n. 515 - 20/10/1991 - Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka International Racing Course |
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| Winner: | Gerhard Berger / McLaren-Honda - 1:32'10.695 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Gerhard Berger / McLaren-Honda - 1:34.700 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Ayrton Senna / McLaren-Honda - 1:41.532 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 |  Gerhard Berger |
McLaren-Honda | 53 | 1:32'10.695 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda | 53 | +0.344 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Renault | 53 | +56.731 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 |  Alain Prost |
Ferrari | 53 | 1'20.761 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 |  Martin Brundle |
Brabham-Yamaha | 52 | + lap | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Stefano Modena |
Tyrrell-Honda | 52 | + 1 lap | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | Nelson Piquet |
Benetton-Ford | 52 | + 1 lap | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin |
Leyton House-Ilmor | 52 | + 1 lap | 18 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Ligier-Lamborghini | 52 | + 1 lap | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Alex Caffi |
Footwork-Porsche | 51 | + 2 laps | 26 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Gabriele Tarquini |
Fondmetal-Ford | 50 | + 3 laps | 24 | 0 |
| Ret | 26 | Erik Comas |
Ligier-Lamborghini | 41 | alternator | 20 | 0 |
| Ret | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ferrari | 39 | electrical | 7 | 0 |
| Ret | 19 |  Michael Schumacher |
Benetton-Ford | 34 | engine | 9 | 0 |
| Ret | 12 | Johnny Herbert |
Lotus-Judd | 31 | engine | 23 | 0 |
| Ret | 3 |  Satoru Nakajima |
Tyrrell-Honda | 30 | spun off | 15 | 0 |
| Ret | 30 | Aguri Suzuki |
Lola-Ford | 26 | engine | 25 | 0 |
| Ret | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli |
Minardi-Ferrari | 15 | wheel | 8 | 0 |
| Ret | 5 | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Renault | 9 | spun off | 3 | 0 |
| Ret | 32 | Alessandro Zanardi |
Jordan-Ford | 7 | gear box | 13 | 0 |
| Ret | 11 |  Mika Hakkinen |
Lotus-Judd | 4 | engine | 21 | 0 |
| Ret | 21 | Emanuele Pirro |
Dallara-Judd | 1 | collision | 16 | 0 |
| Ret | 22 | Jyrki Jarvi Lehto |
Dallara-Judd | 1 | collision | 12 | 0 |
| Ret | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Jordan-Ford | 1 | collision | 11 | 0 |
| Ret | 16 | Karl Wendlinger |
Leyton House-Ilmor | 1 | collision | 22 | 0 |
| Ret | 28 | Jean Alesi |
Ferrari | 0 | engine | 6 | 0 |
| Dnq | 8 | Mark Blundell |
Brabham-Yamaha | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 31 | Naoki Hattori |
Coloni-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 9 | Michele Alboreto |
Footwork-Porsche | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 34 | Nicola Larini |
Lambo-Lamborghini | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 35 | Eric van de Poele |
Lambo-Lamborghini | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 29 | Eric Bernard |
Lola-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | ||