Race results
Race startOctober 20, 1991 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 1:32:10.695 | 53 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +0.344 | 53 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +56.731 | 53 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | +1:20.761 | 53 | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Alex Caffi | Footwork | +2 Laps | 51 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | +3 Laps | 50 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Érik Comas | Ligier | DNF (Alternator) | 41 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | DNF (Electrical) | 39 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | DNF (Engine) | 34 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 31 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 30 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | DNF (Engine) | 26 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | DNF (Wheel) | 15 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | DNF (Spun off) | 9 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 32 | Alessandro Zanardi | Jordan | DNF (Gearbox) | 7 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 4 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | DNF (Accident) | 1 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | DNF (Accident) | 1 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | DNF (Accident) | 1 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Karl Wendlinger | Leyton House | DNF (Accident) | 1 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 |