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1991 430 km of Suzuka
The 1991 430 km of Suzuka was the opening round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Suzuka Circuit, Japan. It took place on April 14, 1991.
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Class leaders are in bold. The fastest time set by each entry is denoted in gray.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver 1 | Qualifying 1 | Qualifying 2 | Driver 2 | Qualifying 1 | Qualifying 2 | Gap | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | 3 | United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar | United Kingdom Derek Warwick | 1:48.084 | No Time | United Kingdom Martin Brundle | No Time | 2:06.162 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 6 | France Peugeot Talbot Sport | Finland Keke Rosberg | 1:50.568 | 2:12.080 | France Yannick Dalmas | 1:51.886 | No Time | +2.484 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 1 | Germany Team Sauber Mercedes | France Jean-Louis Schlesser | 1:50.764 | 2:14.352 | Germany Jochen Mass | 1:55.996 | 2:17.170 | +2.680 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 2 | Germany Team Sauber Mercedes | Germany Michael Schumacher | 1:51.864 | 2:10.117 | Austria Karl Wendlinger | No Time | 2:09.420 | +3.780 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 5 | France Peugeot Talbot Sport | Italy Mauro Baldi | 1:53.419 | 2:14.644 | France Philippe Alliot | 1:55.479 | 2:11.009 | +5.335 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 11 | Germany Porsche Kremer Racing | Germany Manuel Reuter | 1:53.930 | 2:13.610 | Finland Harri Toivonen | 2:01.531 | No Time | +5.846 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 8 | Netherlands Euro Racing | Netherlands Charles Zwolsman | 2:03.630 | 2:22.111 | Netherlands Cor Euser | 1:54.038 | 2:12.760 | +5.954 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 16 | Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport | Argentina Oscar Larrauri | 1:55.706 | No Time | None | N/A | N/A | +7.622 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 18 | Japan Mazdaspeed | Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala | 1:58.112 | 2:20.992 | Ireland David Kennedy | 1:55.849 | 2:23.117 | +7.765 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 58 | Japan Mazdaspeed | Japan Yojiro Terada | 2:00.942 | No Time | Japan Takashi Yorino | 1:56.672 | No Time | +8.588 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 12 | France Courage Compétition | South Africa George Fouché | 1:56.697 | No Time | Sweden Steven Andskär | 1:58.672 | 2:19.393 | +8.613 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 17 | Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport | Italy Massimo Sigala | 2:02.285 | No Time | Spain Jesús Pareja | 1:57.339 | No Time | +9.255 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 13 | France Courage Compétition | Italy Paolo Barilla | 1:59.746 | No Time | Sweden Eje Elgh | 1:59.297 | 2:15.543 | +11.213 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 4 | United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar | Italy Teo Fabi | 1:50.748† | 2:09.070 | United Kingdom Martin Brundle | 1:48.841† | 2:03.439 | +15.355 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 14 | Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz | Switzerland Antoine Salamin | 2:12.897 | No Time | Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar | 2:09.308 | No Time | +21.224 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 15 | Italy Veneto Equipe SRL | Italy Andrea Filippini | 2:15.635 | No Time | Italy Marco Brand | No Time | No Time | +27.551 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 7 | France Louis Descartes | France Philippe de Henning | No Time | 2:42.254 | None | N/A | N/A | +52.170 | DNQ |
- †-time disallowed for using illegal rear wings.
Race
Race results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DSQ† | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNF | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNF | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNF | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 5 | France Peugeot Talbot Sport | Italy Mauro Baldi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Philippe Alliot | Peugeot 905 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 1 | Germany Team Sauber Mercedes | Germany Jochen Mass | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Jean-Louis Schlesser | Mercedes-Benz C11 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 11 | Germany Porsche Kremer Racing | Germany Manuel Reuter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland Harri Toivonen | Porsche 962CK6 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 8 | Netherlands Euro Racing | Netherlands Cor Euser | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Charles Zwolsman | Spice SE90C | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 12 | France Courage Compétition | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Trust Racing Team | South Africa George Fouché | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Steven Andskär | Porsche 962C GTi | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 18 | Japan Mazdaspeed | Ireland David Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala | Mazda 787B | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 17 | Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport | Italy Massimo Sigala | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain Jesús Pareja | Porsche 962C | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 13 | France Courage Compétition | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Nisseki Racing Team | Italy Paolo Barilla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Eje Elgh | Porsche 962C | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 14 | Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz | Switzerland Antoine Salamin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche 962C | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 3 | United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar | United Kingdom Derek Warwick | Jaguar XJR-14 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cosworth HB 3.5L V8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 58 | Japan Mazdaspeed | Japan Takashi Yorino | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Yojiro Terada | Mazda 787 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 16 | Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport | Argentina Oscar Larrauri | Porsche 962C | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 6 | France Peugeot Talbot Sport | Finland Keke Rosberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Yannick Dalmas | Peugeot 905 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 2 | Germany Team Sauber Mercedes | Austria Karl Wendlinger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-Benz C291 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercedes-Benz M291 3.5L Flat-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 4 | United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar | Italy Teo Fabi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Martin Brundle | Jaguar XJR-14 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cosworth HB 3.5L V8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 7 | France Louis Descartes | France Philippe de Henning | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Luigi Taverna | ALD C91 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 15 | Italy Veneto Equipe SRL | Italy Marco Brand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Andrea Filippini | Lancia LC2 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8 |
† - #16 Repsol Brun Motorsport was disqualified for using more than its allowed usage of fuel.
Statistics
- Pole Position - Derek Warwick (#3 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:48.084
- Fastest Lap - Derek Warwick (#3 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:49.148
- Average Speed - 176.031 km/h
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