Japan 1991: Race analysis

At a glance

Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Berger	McLaren	1:34.700
2	Senna	McLaren	1:34.898	+0.198
3	Mansell	Williams	1:34.922	+0.222
4	Prost	Ferrari	1:36.670	+1.970
5	Patrese	Williams	1:36.882	+2.182
6	Alesi	Ferrari	1:37.140	+2.440
7	Martini	Minardi	1:38.154	+3.454
8	Morbidelli	Minardi	1:38.248	+3.548
9	Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.363	+3.663
10	Piquet	Benetton	1:38.614	+3.914
11	De Cesaris	Jordan	1:38.842	+4.142
12	Lehto	Dallara	1:38.911	+4.211
13	Zanardi	Jordan	1:38.923	+4.223
14	Modena	Tyrrell	1:38.926	+4.226
15	Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:39.118	+4.418
16	Pirro	Dallara	1:39.238	+4.538
17	Boutsen	Ligier	1:39.499	+4.799
18	Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:39.518	+4.818
19	Brundle	Brabham	1:39.697	+4.997
20	Comas	Ligier	1:39.820	+5.120
21	Häkkinen	Lotus	1:40.024	+5.324
22	Wendlinger	Leyton House	1:40.092	+5.392
23	Herbert	Lotus	1:40.170	+5.470
24	Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:40.184	+5.484
25	Suzuki	Lola	1:40.255	+5.555
26	Caffi	Footwork	1:40.402	+5.702
27	Alboreto	Footwork	1:40.844	+6.144
28	Larini	Modena	1:42.492	+7.792
29	Van de Poele	Modena	1:42.724	+8.024

Gap to the fastest time in the last session the driver took part in. Yellow: fastest time of the session.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Gap	Engine	Tyres
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1	53	1:32:10.695	Honda	Goodyear
2	Ayrton SennaFastest lap	McLaren	2	53	+0.344	Honda	Goodyear
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	5	53	+56.731	Renault	Goodyear
4	Alain Prost	Ferrari	4	53	+1:20.761	Ferrari	Goodyear
5	Martin Brundle	Brabham	19	52	+1 lap	Yamaha	Pirelli
6	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell	14	52	+1 lap	Honda	Pirelli
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	10	52	+1 lap	Ford	Pirelli
8	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	18	52	+1 lap	Ilmor	Goodyear
9	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	17	52	+1 lap	Lamborghini	Goodyear
10	Alex Caffi	Footwork	26	51	+2 laps	Ford	Goodyear
11	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	24	50	+3 laps	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Érik Comas	Ligier	20	41	Alternator	Lamborghini	Goodyear
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	7	39	Electrical	Ferrari	Goodyear
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	9	34	Engine	Ford	Pirelli
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	23	31	Engine	Judd	Goodyear
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	15	30	Spun off	Honda	Pirelli
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	25	26	Engine	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	8	15	Wheel	Ferrari	Goodyear
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	3	9	Spun off	Renault	Goodyear
DNF	Alex Zanardi	Jordan	13	7	Gearbox	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	21	4	Engine	Judd	Goodyear
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan	11	1	Collision	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	JJ Lehto	Dallara	12	1	Collision	Judd	Pirelli
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	16	1	Collision	Judd	Pirelli
DNF	Karl Wendlinger	Leyton House	22	1	Collision	Ilmor	Goodyear
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	6	0	Engine	Ferrari	Goodyear
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	-			Ford	Goodyear
DNQ	Nicola Larini	Modena	-			Lamborghini	Goodyear
DNQ	Eric van de Poele	Modena	-			Lamborghini	Goodyear
DNQ	Éric Bernard	Lola	-			Ford	Goodyear
DNPQ	Mark Blundell	Brabham	-			Yamaha	Pirelli
DNPQ	Naoki Hattori	Coloni	-			Ford	Goodyear

Race

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Places gained

Caffi26→10+16
Brundle19→5+14
Tarquini24→11+13
Gugelmin18→8+10
Modena14→6+8
Boutsen17→9+8
Piquet10→7+3
Patrese5→3+2
Berger1→10
Senna2→20
Prost4→40

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Retirements

This race in history

4 races here since 1987Won from pole: 2 of 4

Win from furthest back (P6): Alessandro Nannini 1989

Previous winners here

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