FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
20 Oct 1991
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gerhard BergerBER | McLaren Honda | 1:34.700 |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:34.898 |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Renault | 1:34.922 |
| 4 | 27 | Alain ProstPRO | Ferrari | 1:36.670 |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:36.882 |
| 6 | 28 | Jean AlesiALE | Ferrari | 1:37.140 |
| 7 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ferrari | 1:38.154 |
| 8 | 24 | Gianni MorbidelliMOR | Minardi Ferrari | 1:38.248 |
| 9 | 19 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Benetton Ford | 1:38.363 |
| 10 | 20 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Benetton Ford | 1:38.614 |
| 11 | 33 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Jordan Ford | 1:38.842 |
| 12 | 22 | Jyrki JarvilehtoJAR | Dallara Judd | 1:38.911 |
| 13 | 32 | Alessandro ZanardiZAN | Jordan Ford | 1:38.923 |
| 14 | 4 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Tyrrell Honda | 1:38.926 |
| 15 | 3 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Tyrrell Honda | 1:39.118 |
| 16 | 21 | Emanuele PirroPIR | Dallara Judd | 1:39.238 |
| 17 | 25 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Ligier Lamborghini | 1:39.499 |
| 18 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | Leyton House Ilmor | 1:39.518 |
| 19 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Yamaha | 1:39.697 |
| 20 | 26 | Erik ComasCOM | Ligier Lamborghini | 1:39.820 |
| 21 | 11 | Mika HakkinenHAK | Lotus Judd | 1:40.024 |
| 22 | 16 | Karl WendlingerWEN | Leyton House Ilmor | 1:40.092 |
| 23 | 12 | Johnny HerbertHER | Lotus Judd | 1:40.170 |
| 24 | 14 | Gabriele TarquiniTAR | Fondmetal Ford | 1:40.184 |
| 25 | 30 | Aguri SuzukiSUZ | Lola Ford | 1:40.255 |
| 26 | 10 | Alex CaffiCAF | Footwork Porsche | 1:40.402 |