1991 Japanese Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Senna leads Mansell by 16 points with two races remaining. This is the fifth consecutive year the title will be decided at Suzuka.
Previous race
At the new Circuit de Catalunya, Mansell won with Senna fifth — the gap has narrowed. Senna let Berger through early in the race and then spun at the last corner, dropping from second to fifth; Schumacher challenged strongly before spinning while trying to pass Berger.
Between-race developments
Leyton House have replaced Ivan Capelli with young Austrian Karl Wendlinger, who brings sponsorship to the team. AGS have run out of money and will not travel to Japan. Coloni have hired 1990 Japanese Formula 3 champion Naoki Hattori to replace Pedro Chaves. Johnny Herbert is back at Lotus. Éric Bernard broke his ankle during qualifying at the previous race and cannot take part.
Championship permutations
Mansell must win with help, while Senna needs only to finish ahead of Mansell.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1991 Japanese Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 Aug | 🇭🇺 Hungarian Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Mansell | Patrese |
| 11 | 25 Aug | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Berger | Piquet |
| 12 | 8 Sept | 🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix | Senna | Mansell | Senna | Prost |
| 13 | 22 Sept | 🇵🇹 Portuguese Grand Prix | Patrese | Patrese | Senna | Alesi |
| 14 | 29 Sept | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Berger | Mansell | Prost | Patrese |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 85 | 6 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 69 | 5 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 48 | 2 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 31 | 0 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 31 | 0 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 25 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | Jordan | 8 | 0 |