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Home / Seasons / 1990 F1 World Championship Season / 1990 Belgian Grand Prix

1990 Belgian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 26 August 1990
Winner
  • Ayrton Senna
  • McLaren-Honda
Pole position
  • Ayrton Senna
  • McLaren-Honda
Fastest lap
  • Alain Prost
  • Ferrari
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 44 laps
Round11 of 16
Race numbers

The 1990 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 495th World Championship race
  • 37th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 25th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
More 1990 season
More Belgian Grands Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda441hr 26m 31.997s9
2+1(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari44+3.550s6
3-1(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda44+28.462s4
4+2(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth44+49.337s3
5+3(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth44+1m 29.650s2
6+8(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Judd44+1m 48.851s1
7+5(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Judd43+1 lap 
8+1(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth43+1 lap 
9+6(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini43+1 lap 
10+9(ITA) Alex CaffiArrows-Ford Cosworth43+1 lap 
11+7(GBR) Derek WarwickLotus-Lamborghini43+1 lap 
12+10(GBR) Martin DonnellyLotus-Lamborghini43+1 lap 
13+13(ITA) Michele AlboretoArrows-Ford Cosworth43+1 lap 
14+7(ITA) Nicola LariniLigier-Ford Cosworth42+2 laps 
15+1(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth42+2 laps 
16+7(FRA) Olivier GrouillardOsella-Ford Cosworth42+2 laps 
17-4(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd39DNF 
R (AUS) David BrabhamBrabham-Judd36DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault21DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari19DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault18DNF 
R (ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R (ITA) Paolo BarillaMinardi-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Lamborghini0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
2(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda
3(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari
4(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault
5(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari
6(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
7(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
8(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth
9(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
10(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
11(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Lamborghini
12(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Judd
13(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd
14(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Judd
15(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini
16(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
17(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Ford Cosworth
18(GBR) Derek WarwickLotus-Lamborghini
19(ITA) Alex CaffiArrows-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Nicola LariniLigier-Ford Cosworth
22(GBR) Martin DonnellyLotus-Lamborghini
23(FRA) Olivier GrouillardOsella-Ford Cosworth
24(AUS) David BrabhamBrabham-Judd
25(ITA) Paolo BarillaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
26(ITA) Michele AlboretoArrows-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:50.365 
2(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:50.9480.583
3(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari1:51.0430.678
4(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:51.9021.537
5(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari1:52.2671.902
6(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:52.6482.283
7(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:52.7032.338
8(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:52.8532.488
9(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:52.8852.520
10(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:53.4683.103
11(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Lamborghini1:53.5233.158
12(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Judd1:53.7833.418
13(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:53.9163.551
14(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Judd1:54.1203.755
15(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini1:54.2513.886
16(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:54.3123.947
17(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Ford Cosworth1:54.5954.230
18(GBR) Derek WarwickLotus-Lamborghini1:55.0684.703
19(ITA) Alex CaffiArrows-Ford Cosworth1:55.1994.834
20(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:55.2614.896
21(ITA) Nicola LariniLigier-Ford Cosworth1:55.2784.913
22(GBR) Martin DonnellyLotus-Lamborghini1:55.3044.939
23(FRA) Olivier GrouillardOsella-Ford Cosworth1:55.3344.969
24(AUS) David BrabhamBrabham-Judd1:55.6685.303
25(ITA) Paolo BarillaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:55.8595.494
26(ITA) Michele AlboretoArrows-Ford Cosworth1:56.0555.690
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Ford Cosworth1:56.1185.753
28(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:57.5667.201
29(FRA) Yannick DalmasAGS-Ford Cosworth1:57.7047.339
30(FRA) Bertrand GachotColoni-Ford Cosworth1:58.5208.155
Did not pre-qualify
31(BRA) Roberto MorenoEuroBrun-Judd2:00.2709.905
32(ITA) Claudio LangesEuroBrun-Judd2:01.40511.040
33(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliLife2:19.44529.080

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna63
2(FRA) Alain Prost50
3(AUT) Gerhard Berger33
4(BEL) Thierry Boutsen27
5(BRA) Nelson Piquet24
6(ITA) Alessandro Nannini16
7(ITA) Riccardo Patrese15
8(FRA) Jean Alesi13
9(GBR) Nigel Mansell13
10(ITA) Ivan Capelli6
11(FRA) Eric Bernard5
12(GBR) Derek Warwick3
13(ITA) Stefano Modena2
=(ITA) Alex Caffi2
15(JPN) Satoru Nakajima1
=(JPN) Aguri Suzuki1
=(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda96
2Ferrari63
3Williams-Renault42
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth40
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth14
6Leyton House-Judd7
7Lola-Lamborghini6
8Lotus-Lamborghini3
9Brabham-Judd2
=Arrows-Ford Cosworth2

Statistics & milestones

Last start
Paolo Barilla
Wins
25th for Ayrton Senna
85th for McLaren
Podiums
85th for Alain Prost
52nd for Ayrton Senna
19th for Gerhard Berger
336th for Ferrari
203rd & 204th for McLaren
Poles
48th for Ayrton Senna
63rd for McLaren
1-2 start
30th for McLaren (2nd constructor to start 1-2 in 30 races)
Fastest laps
34th for Alain Prost
116th for Ferrari
Front row starts
60th for Ayrton Senna (2nd driver to achieve 60 front row starts, 1st Brazilian driver)
20th for Gerhard Berger (24th driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 1st Austrian driver)
Points finishes
4th and last for Mauricio Gugelmin
Pole & win
20th for Ayrton Senna (1st driver to win 20 races from pole, 1st Brazilian driver)

See also

  • Belgian Grand Prix
  • Spa-Francorchamps circuit
  • 1990 World Championship season

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