1991 World Championship Standings
| Position |
Rider |
Constructor |
Points |
| 1 |
Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha |
233 |
| 2 |
Mick Doohan |
Honda |
224 |
| 3 |
Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki |
204 |
| 4 |
John Kocinski |
Yamaha |
161 |
| 5 |
Wayne Gardner |
Honda |
161 |
| 6 |
Eddie Lawson |
Cagiva |
126 |
| 7 |
Juan Garriga |
Yamaha |
121 |
| 8 |
Didier de Radiguès |
Suzuki |
105 |
| 9 |
Doug Chandler |
Yamaha |
85 |
| 10 |
Jean-Philippe Ruggia |
Yamaha |
78 |
| 11 |
Adrien Morillas |
Yamaha |
71 |
| 12 |
Eddie Laycock |
Yamaha |
57 |
| 13 |
Alex Barros |
Cagiva |
46 |
| 14 |
Sito Pons |
Honda |
40 |
| 15 |
Cees Doorakkers |
Honda |
40 |
| 16 |
Marco Papa |
Honda |
36 |
| 17 |
Niall Mackenzie |
Yamaha |
34 |
| 18 |
Michael Rudroff |
Honda |
26 |
| 19 |
Kevin Magee |
Suzuki |
19 |
| 20 |
Harald Becker |
Yamaha |
13 |
| 21 |
Keiichiro Iwahashi |
Honda |
7 |
| 22 |
Simon Buckmaster |
Suzuki |
6 |
| 23 |
Rich Oliver |
Yamaha |
5 |
| 24 |
Niggi Schmassman |
Honda |
5 |
| 25 |
Ron Haslam |
Norton |
4 |
| 26 |
Robbie Petersen |
Yamaha |
4 |
| 27 |
Josef Doppler |
Yamaha |
4 |
| 28 |
Romolo Balbi |
Honda |
3 |
| 29 |
Andy Leuthe |
Suzuki |
3 |
| 30 |
Steve Spray |
Norton |
1 |
| 31 |
Peter Goddard |
Yamaha |
1 |
