1991 Japanese Grand Prix
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15th of 16 races in the 1991 Formula 1 World Championship | ||
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Surname: | Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | |
Date: | October 20, 1991 | |
Place: | Suzuka | |
Course: | Suzuka International Racing Course | |
Length: | 310.792 km in 53 laps of 5.864 km
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Weather: | sunny and warm | |
Spectator: | ~ 140,000 | |
Pole position | ||
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Time: | 1: 34.700 min | |
Fastest lap | ||
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Time: | 1: 41.532 min (lap 39) | |
Podium | ||
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The 1991 Japanese Grand Prix took place in Suzuka on October 20 and was the 15th race of the 1991 Formula 1 World Championship .
Reports
background
The Formula 1 newcomer Karl Wendlinger was signed by the financially troubled Leyton House team for the last two races of the year , as he could show sponsorship money from Mercedes-Benz . For Ivan Capelli , who was replaced by the Austrian, the 1991 season ended prematurely. AGS withdrew from Formula 1, also mainly for financial reasons . Coloni, on the other hand, competed again in the final races after the Japanese debutant Naoki Hattori had joined the team as the successor to Pedro Chaves . Johnny Herbert returned to the field as the second driver for the Lotus team. Also back on site was Bertrand Gachot , who after his release from prison hoped to be able to take up his traditional place with Jordan again. However, it was decided against him and ended the season with Alessandro Zanardi .
training
Eric Bernard had a serious accident during the pre-qualification . Due to the injuries he suffered, he was unable to participate in the rest of the race weekend.
Ayrton Senna , who was 16 points ahead in the World Championship standings, secured second starting position behind his team-mate Gerhard Berger and ahead of his only remaining title competitor, Nigel Mansell , who, together with Alain Prost, formed the second row ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Jean Alesi . The two Minardi pilots Pierluigi Martini and Gianni Morbidelli qualified for the fourth row in front of the two Benettons of Michael Schumacher and Nelson Piquet .
run
On the second lap, engine failure on Alesi's car indirectly led to a collision between several pilots. Andrea de Cesaris spun on spilled oil, causing JJ Lehto to brake suddenly. Emanuele Pirro could not react in time and crashed into the rear of his team mate. When more vehicles approached the scene of the accident, de Cesaris was about to start the race again. Karl Wendlinger had to avoid him and also collided with Lehto.
While Berger was leading the race, Senna, who could not keep the pace of his McLaren teammate at first , stopped the two Williams drivers Mansell and Patrese. Mansell had to win to keep his chances in the World Cup duel and therefore went to the limit and at times even beyond to overtake the Brazilian. At the beginning of the tenth round, however, it came to a spin, which meant the end for him and consequently the win of the 1991 World Cup for Senna.
On lap 18, Senna took the lead from Berger. Both stood out clearly from the rest of the field led by Patrese and Prost. After Schumacher and Martini were eliminated due to technical defects, Martin Brundle was in fifth place ahead of Stefano Modena .
Due to misfires, Berger fell slightly behind Senna during the final laps. However, he remembered an internal team agreement made in advance of the race, according to which in the event of a prematurely decided world championship in favor of Senna, the one who had been in the lead during the first laps should win. Since this was Berger, Senna slowed down in the last corner, let the Austrian pass and gave him the victory.
Registration list
Classifications
Qualifying
Item | driver | constructor | Pre-qualification | 1. Qualification training | 2. Qualification training | begin | |||
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1 |
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- | - | 1: 36.458 | 218.856 km / h | 1: 34.700 | 222.919 km / h | 1 |
2 |
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- | - | 1: 36.490 | 218.783 km / h | 1: 34.898 | 222.454 km / h | 2 |
3 |
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- | - | 1: 36.529 | 218.695 km / h | 1: 34.922 | 222.397 km / h | 3 |
4th |
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- | - | 1: 37.565 | 216.373 km / h | 1: 36.670 | 218.376 km / h | 4th |
5 |
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- | - | 1: 37.874 | 215.690 km / h | 1: 36.882 | 217.898 km / h | 5 |
6th |
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- | - | 1: 37.718 | 216.034 km / h | 1: 37.140 | 217.319 km / h | 6th |
7th |
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- | - | 1: 40.176 | 210.733 km / h | 1: 38.154 | 215.074 km / h | 7th |
8th |
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- | - | 1: 41.088 | 208.832 km / h | 1: 38.248 | 214.868 km / h | 8th |
9 |
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- | - | 1: 39.742 | 211.650 km / h | 1: 38.363 | 214.617 km / h | 9 |
10 |
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- | - | 1: 40.557 | 209.935 km / h | 1: 38.614 | 214.071 km / h | 10 |
11 |
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- | - | 1: 40.407 | 210.248 km / h | 1: 38.842 | 213.577 km / h | 11 |
12 |
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- | - | 1: 40.191 | 210.702 km / h | 1: 38.911 | 213.428 km / h | 12 |
13 |
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- | - | 1: 39.051 | 213.127 km / h | 1: 38.923 | 213.402 km / h | 13 |
14th |
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- | - | 1: 39.245 | 212.710 km / h | 1: 38.926 | 213.396 km / h | 14th |
15th |
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- | - | 1: 40,100 | 210.893 km / h | 1: 39.118 | 212.983 km / h | 15th |
16 |
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- | - | 1: 41.246 | 208.506 km / h | 1: 39.238 | 212.725 km / h | 16 |
17th |
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- | - | 1: 39.946 | 211.218 km / h | 1: 39.499 | 212.167 km / h | 17th |
18th |
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- | - | 1: 40.714 | 209.607 km / h | 1: 39.518 | 212.126 km / h | 18th |
19th |
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1: 41.289 | 208.417 km / h | 1: 40.867 | 209.289 km / h | 1: 39.697 | 211.746 km / h | 19th |
20th |
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- | - | 1: 41.251 | 208.496 km / h | 1: 39.820 | 211.485 km / h | 20th |
21st |
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- | - | 1: 41.485 | 208.015 km / h | 1: 40.024 | 211.053 km / h | 21st |
22nd |
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- | - | 1: 41.639 | 207.700 km / h | 1: 40.092 | 210.910 km / h | 22nd |
23 |
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- | - | 1: 40.512 | 210.029 km / h | 1: 40.170 | 210.746 km / h | 23 |
24 |
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1: 43.025 | 204.906 km / h | 1: 42.835 | 205.284 km / h | 1: 40.184 | 210.716 km / h | 24 |
25th |
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- | - | 1: 41.528 | 207.927 km / h | 1: 40.255 | 210.567 km / h | 25th |
26th |
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1: 42.382 | 206.192 km / h | 1: 40.517 | 210.018 km / h | 1: 40.402 | 210.259 km / h | 26th |
DNQ |
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1: 42.479 | 205.997 km / h | 1: 41.536 | 207.910 km / h | 1: 40.844 | 209.337 km / h | - |
DNQ |
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- | - | 1: 43.057 | 204.842 km / h | 1: 42.492 | 205.971 km / h | - |
DNQ |
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- | - | 1: 46.641 | 197.958 km / h | 1: 42.724 | 205.506 km / h | - |
DNPQ |
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1: 44.004 | 202.977 km / h | - | - | - | - | - |
DNPQ |
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2: 00.035 | 175.869 km / h | - | - | - | - | - |
DNS |
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run
Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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53 | 1 | 1: 32: 10.695 | 1 | 1: 41.579 | |
2 |
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53 | 1 | + 0.344 | 2 | 1: 41.532 | |
3 |
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53 | 0 | + 56.731 | 5 | 1: 41.804 | |
4th |
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53 | 0 | +1: 20.761 | 4th | 1: 43.712 | |
5 |
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52 | 0 | + 1 lap | 19th | 1: 43.959 | |
6th |
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52 | 0 | + 1 lap | 14th | 1: 43.596 | |
7th |
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52 | 0 | + 1 lap | 10 | 1: 43.997 | |
8th |
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52 | 0 | + 1 lap | 18th | 1: 44.344 | |
9 |
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52 | 0 | + 1 lap | 17th | 1: 45.723 | |
10 |
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51 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 26th | 1: 45.999 | |
11 |
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50 | 0 | + 3 rounds | 24 | 1: 46.210 | |
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41 | 0 | DNF | 20th | 1: 44.204 | defective alternator |
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39 | 0 | DNF | 7th | 1: 44.718 | Electrical damage |
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34 | 0 | DNF | 9 | 1: 43.530 | Engine failure |
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31 | 0 | DNF | 23 | 1: 45.853 | Electrical damage |
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30th | 0 | DNF | 15th | 1: 46.351 | accident |
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26th | 0 | DNF | 25th | 1: 45.107 | Engine failure |
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15th | 0 | DNF | 8th | 1: 47.108 | Suspension damage |
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9 | 0 | DNF | 3 | 1: 45.642 | Lathe operator |
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7th | 0 | DNF | 13 | 1: 46.184 | Gearbox damage |
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4th | 0 | DNF | 21st | 1: 48.864 | accident |
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1 | 0 | DNF | 11 | 1: 57.393 | accident |
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1 | 0 | DNF | 12 | 1: 58.100 | accident |
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1 | 0 | DNF | 16 | 1: 58.757 | accident |
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1 | 0 | DNF | 22nd | 2: 02.942 | accident |
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0 | 0 | DNF | 6th | - | Engine failure |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 10, 2013)
- ^ "Report" (accessed December 10, 2013)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 10, 2013)