1991 430 km of Suzuka

August 2025 noref (GreenC bot) thumb|250px|Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course (1987-2002) 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. Position Class No. Car number Team Driver 1 Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Driver 2 Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Gap Gap to the fastest car Grid Final grid position 1 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 C2 16 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Argentina Oscar Larrauri 1:55.706 No Time None N/A N/A +7.622 9 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 10 C2 58 Japan Mazdaspeed Japan Yojiro Terada 2:00.942 No Time Japan Takashi Yorino 1:56.672 No Time +8.588 11 11 C2 12 France Courage Compétition South Africa 1928 George Fouché 1:56.697 No Time Sweden Steven Andskär 1:58.672 2:19.393 +8.613 12 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 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 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 15 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 16 C2 15 Italy Veneto Equipe SRL Italy Andrea Filippini 2:15.635 No Time Italy Marco Brand No Time No Time +27.551 DNQ 17 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 C1 5 France Peugeot Talbot Sport Italy Mauro BaldiFrance Philippe Alliot Peugeot 905 Michelin 74 Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 2 C2 1 Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Germany Jochen MassFrance Jean-Louis Schlesser Mercedes-Benz C11 Goodyear 73 Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 3 C2 11 Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Germany Manuel ReuterFinland Harri Toivonen Porsche 962CK6 Yokohama 72 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 4 C1 8 Netherlands Euro Racing Netherlands Cor EuserNetherlands Charles Zwolsman Spice SE90C Goodyear 72 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 5 C2 12 France Courage CompétitionJapan Trust Racing Team South Africa 1928 George FouchéSweden Steven Andskär Porsche 962C GTi Dunlop 71 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 6 C2 18 Japan Mazdaspeed Ireland David KennedyBrazil Maurizio Sandro Sala Mazda 787B Dunlop 71 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor 7 C2 17 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Italy Massimo SigalaSpain Jesús Pareja Porsche 962C Yokohama 70 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 8 C2 13 France Courage CompétitionJapan Nisseki Racing Team Italy Paolo BarillaSweden Eje Elgh Porsche 962C Dunlop 66 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 9 C2 14 Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz Switzerland Antoine SalaminMorocco Max Cohen-Olivar Porsche 962C Goodyear 66 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 10NC C1 3 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar United Kingdom Derek Warwick Jaguar XJR-14 Goodyear 64 Cosworth HB 3.5L V8 11NC C2 58 Japan Mazdaspeed Japan Takashi YorinoJapan Yojiro Terada Mazda 787 Dunlop 63 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor 12DSQ† C2 16 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Argentina Oscar Larrauri Porsche 962C Yokohama 71 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 13DNF C1 6 France Peugeot Talbot Sport Finland Keke RosbergFrance Yannick Dalmas Peugeot 905 Michelin 36 Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 14DNF C1 2 Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Austria Karl WendlingerGermany Michael Schumacher Mercedes-Benz C291 Goodyear 21 Mercedes-Benz M291 3.5L Flat-12 15DNF C1 4 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Italy Teo FabiUnited Kingdom Martin Brundle Jaguar XJR-14 Goodyear 4 Cosworth HB 3.5L V8 DNQ C1 7 France Louis Descartes France Philippe de HenningItaly Luigi Taverna ALD C91 Goodyear - Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 DNQ C2 15 Italy Veneto Equipe SRL Italy Marco BrandItaly Andrea Filippini Lancia LC2 Dunlop - 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 1991 World Sportscar Championship None 1991 430km of Monza Suzuka Suzuka