1990 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	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

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Calendar

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	USA	Phoenix	11 March
2	Brazil	Interlagos	25 March
3	San Marino	Imola	13 May
4	Monaco	Monte Carlo	27 May
5	Canada	Montreal	10 June
6	Mexico	Mexico City	24 June
7	France	Le Castellet	08 July
8	Britain	Silverstone	15 July
9	Germany	Hockenheim	29 July
10	Hungary	Hungaroring	12 August
11	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	26 August
12	Italy	Monza	09 September
13	Portugal	Estoril	23 September
14	Spain	Jerez	30 September
15	Japan	Suzuka	21 October
16	Australia	Adelaide	04 November

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 Prix	Result
1	USA	Result
2	Brazil	Result
3	San Marino	Result
4	Monaco	Result
5	Canada	Result
6	Mexico	Result
7	France	Result
8	Britain	Result
9	Germany	Result
10	Hungary	Result
11	Belgium	Result
12	Italy	Result
13	Portugal	Result
14	Spain	Result
15	Japan (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)	Result
16	Australia (500th World Championship race)	Result

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)

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.

Maiden podium finishes

Driver	Grand Prix
Jean Alesi (Tyrrell)	USA
Roberto Moreno (Benetton)	Japan
Aguri Suzuki (Lola)	Japan

Constructor	Grand Prix
Leyton House (Ivan Capelli)	France

Maiden pole positions

Driver	Grand Prix
Thierry Boutsen (Williams)	Hungary