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Home / Seasons / 1990 F1 World Championship Season

1990 F1 season

Season info

Season

41

Races

16

Drivers’ Champion

Ayrton Senna (2nd title)

Constructors’ Champion

McLaren-Honda (6th title for McLaren)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Alain Prost

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

McLaren

← 1989 1991 →

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Standings

  • Driver standings
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Wins, poles & fastest laps

  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps

Qualifying

  • Qualifying stats

Season stats

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  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1USAPhoenix11 March
2BrazilInterlagos25 March
3San MarinoImola13 May
4MonacoMonte Carlo27 May
5CanadaMontreal10 June
6MexicoMexico City24 June
7FranceLe Castellet08 July
8BritainSilverstone15 July
9GermanyHockenheim29 July
10HungaryHungaroring12 August
11BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps26 August
12ItalyMonza09 September
13PortugalEstoril23 September
14SpainJerez30 September
15JapanSuzuka21 October
16AustraliaAdelaide04 November
← 1989 1991 →
First race at a circuit since…
1980 for Interlagos
Last race at a circuit until…
1994 for Jerez
2018 for Le Castellet

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1USAResult
2BrazilResult
3San MarinoResult
4MonacoResult
5CanadaResult
6MexicoResult
7FranceResult
8BritainResult
9GermanyResult
10HungaryResult
11BelgiumResult
12ItalyResult
13PortugalResult
14SpainResult
15Japan (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)Result
16Australia (500th World Championship race)Result
← 1989 1991 →

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1990 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

AGS
(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (All)
(FRA) Yannick Dalmas (1-2, 4-16)
Arrows
(ITA) Michele Alboreto (All)
(DEU) Bernd Schneider (1, 14)
(ITA) Alex Caffi (2-13, 15-16)
Benetton
(BRA) Nelson Piquet (All)
(ITA) Alessandro Nannini (1-14)
(BRA) Roberto Moreno (15-16)
Brabham
(ITA) Stefano Modena (All)
(CHE) Gregor Foitek (1-2) (Rookie)
(AUS) David Brabham (3-16) (Rookie)
Coloni
(FRA) Bertrand Gachot (All)
Dallara
(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (All)
(ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (1-2) (Rookie)
(ITA) Emanuele Pirro (3-16)
EuroBrun
(ITA) Claudio Langes (1-14) (Rookie)
(BRA) Roberto Moreno (1-14)
Ferrari
(GBR) Nigel Mansell (All)
(FRA) Alain Prost (All)
Leyton House
(ITA) Ivan Capelli (All)
(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (All)
Life
(AUS) Gary Brabham (1-2) (Rookie)
(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (3-14)
Ligier
(FRA) Philippe Alliot (All)
(ITA) Nicola Larini (All)
Lola
(FRA) Eric Bernard (All)
(JPN) Aguri Suzuki (All)
Lotus
(GBR) Derek Warwick (All)
(GBR) Martin Donnelly (1-14)
(GBR) Johnny Herbert (15-16)
McLaren
(AUT) Gerhard Berger (All)
(BRA) Ayrton Senna (All)
Minardi
(ITA) Pierluigi Martini (All)
(ITA) Paolo Barilla (1-14)
(ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (15-16) (Rookie)
Onyx
(FIN) JJ Lehto (1-10)
(SWE) Stefan Johansson (1-2)
(CHE) Gregor Foitek (3-10) (Rookie)
Osella
(FRA) Olivier Grouillard (All)
Tyrrell
(FRA) Jean Alesi (All)
(JPN) Satoru Nakajima (All)
Williams
(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (All)
(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (All)
← 1989 1991 →
Final season (drivers)
Paolo Barilla
Gary Brabham
Martin Donnelly
Gregor Foitek
Bruno Giacomelli
Claudio Langes
Alessandro Nannini
Bernd Schneider
First entry (drivers) since…
1983 for Bruno Giacomelli
Last entry (drivers) until…
1993 for Philippe Alliot and Derek Warwick
1994 for David Brabham and Yannick Dalmas
Debut season (constructors)
Leyton House
Life (only season)
Final season (constructors)
EuroBrun
Life
Onyx
Osella
Last entry (constructors) until…
1997 for Arrows

Maiden wins

There were no first-time winners in 1990.

1992 was the next season to feature a first-time winner.

← 1989 1991 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Jean Alesi (Tyrrell)USA
Roberto Moreno (Benetton)Japan
Aguri Suzuki (Lola)Japan
ConstructorGrand Prix
Leyton House (Ivan Capelli)France
← 1989 1991 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Thierry Boutsen (Williams)Hungary
← 1989 1991 →

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