- Winner
- Gerhard Berger
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Gerhard Berger, Ayrton Senna, and Riccardo Patrese
- Race date
- October 20, 1991
- Pole
- Gerhard Berger
- Fastest lap
- Ayrton Senna
- Classified drivers
- 32
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Gerhard Berger finished first for McLaren. Ayrton Senna is listed 2 for McLaren, with Riccardo Patrese 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Alex Caffi from P26 to P10 (+16), Martin Brundle from P19 to P5 (+14), and Gabriele Tarquini from P24 to P11 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Gerhard Berger started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 +1 lap, 5 Engine, 4 Collision, 4 DNQ, and 4 Finished. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:41.532 on lap 39. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.