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. Class Team Driver 1 Driver 2 1 C1 3 Silk Cut Jaguar Derek Warwick 1:48.084 No Time Martin Brundle No Time 2:06.162 1 2 C1 6 Peugeot Talbot Sport Keke Rosberg 1:50.568 2:12.080 Yannick Dalmas 1:51.886 No Time +2.484 2 3 C2 1 Team Sauber Mercedes Jean-Louis Schlesser 1:50.764 2:14.352 Jochen Mass 1:55.996 2:17.170 +2.680 7 4 C1 2 Team Sauber Mercedes Michael Schumacher 1:51.864 2:10.117 Karl Wendlinger No Time 2:09.420 +3.780 3 5 C1 5 Peugeot Talbot Sport Mauro Baldi 1:53.419 2:14.644 Philippe Alliot 1:55.479 2:11.009 +5.335 4 6 C2 11 Porsche Kremer Racing Manuel Reuter 1:53.930 2:13.610 Harri Toivonen 2:01.531 No Time +5.846 8 7 C1 8 Euro Racing Charles Zwolsman 2:03.630 2:22.111 Cor Euser 1:54.038 2:12.760 +5.954 5 8 C2 16 Repsol Brun Motorsport Oscar Larrauri 1:55.706 No Time None N/A N/A +7.622 9 9 C2 18 Mazdaspeed Maurizio Sandro Sala 1:58.112 2:20.992 David Kennedy 1:55.849 2:23.117 +7.765 10 10 C2 58 Mazdaspeed Yojiro Terada 2:00.942 No Time Takashi Yorino 1:56.672 No Time +8.588 11 11 C2 12 Courage Compétition George Fouché 1:56.697 No Time Steven Andskär 1:58.672 2:19.393 +8.613 12 12 C2 17 Repsol Brun Motorsport Massimo Sigala 2:02.285 No Time Jesús Pareja 1:57.339 No Time +9.255 13 13 C2 13 Courage Compétition Paolo Barilla 1:59.746 No Time Eje Elgh 1:59.297 2:15.543 +11.213 14 14 C1 4 Silk Cut Jaguar Teo Fabi 1:50.748† 2:09.070 Martin Brundle 1:48.841† 2:03.439 +15.355 6 15 C2 14 Team Salamin Primagaz Antoine Salamin 2:12.897 No Time Max Cohen-Olivar 2:09.308 No Time +21.224 15 16 C2 15 Veneto Equipe SRL Andrea Filippini 2:15.635 No Time Marco Brand No Time No Time +27.551 DNQ 17 C1 7 Louis Descartes 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 C1 5 Peugeot Talbot Sport Mauro Baldi Philippe Alliot Peugeot 905 74 Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 2 C2 1 Team Sauber Mercedes Jochen Mass Jean-Louis Schlesser Mercedes-Benz C11 73 Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 3 C2 11 Porsche Kremer Racing Manuel Reuter Harri Toivonen Porsche 962CK6 72 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 4 C1 8 Euro Racing Cor Euser Charles Zwolsman Spice SE90C 72 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 5 C2 12 Courage Compétition Trust Racing Team George Fouché Steven Andskär Porsche 962C GTi 71 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 6 C2 18 Mazdaspeed David Kennedy Maurizio Sandro Sala Mazda 787B 71 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor 7 C2 17 Repsol Brun Motorsport Massimo Sigala Jesús Pareja Porsche 962C 70 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 8 C2 13 Courage Compétition Nisseki Racing Team Paolo Barilla Eje Elgh Porsche 962C 66 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 9 C2 14 Team Salamin Primagaz Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar Porsche 962C 66 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 10NC C1 3 Silk Cut Jaguar Derek Warwick Jaguar XJR-14 64 Cosworth HB 3.5L V8 11NC C2 58 Mazdaspeed Takashi Yorino Yojiro Terada Mazda 787 63 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor 12DSQ† C2 16 Repsol Brun Motorsport Oscar Larrauri Porsche 962C 71 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 13DNF C1 6 Peugeot Talbot Sport Keke Rosberg Yannick Dalmas Peugeot 905 36 Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 14DNF C1 2 Team Sauber Mercedes Karl Wendlinger Michael Schumacher Mercedes-Benz C291 21 Mercedes-Benz M291 3.5L Flat-12 15DNF C1 4 Silk Cut Jaguar Teo Fabi Martin Brundle Jaguar XJR-14 4 Cosworth HB 3.5L V8 DNQ C1 7 Louis Descartes Philippe de Henning Luigi Taverna ALD C91 - Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 DNQ C2 15 Veneto Equipe SRL Marco Brand 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