1990 French Grand Prix
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Le Castellet, 80 laps |
| Round | 7 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1990 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Ferrari | 80 | 1hr 33m 29.606s | 9 |
| 2 | +5 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | Leyton House-Judd | 80 | +8.626s | 6 |
| 3 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 80 | +11.606s | 4 | |
| 4 | +5 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +41.207s | 3 |
| 5 | -3 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 80 | +42.219s | 2 |
| 6 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 80 | +1m 09.351s | 1 | |
| 7 | +7 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki | Lola-Lamborghini | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +3 | (FRA) Eric Bernard | Lola-Lamborghini | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +3 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +8 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +5 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Lotus-Lamborghini | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +5 | (GBR) Martin Donnelly | Lotus-Lamborghini | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +7 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +5 | (ITA) Nicola Larini | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
| DQ | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 15 | +10 | (AUS) David Brabham | Brabham-Judd | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 16 | -11 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 75 | DNF | |
| 17 | +9 | (FRA) Yannick Dalmas | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +5 laps | |
| 18 | -17 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 72 | DNF | |
| R | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 63 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House-Judd | 58 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Emanuele Pirro | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Andrea de Cesaris was disqualified post-race after his car was found to be underweight.
- Alessandro Nannini ended lap 75 in P3 before retiring on the following lap.
- Nigel Mansell ended lap 72 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 35 |
| 2 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 32 |
| 3 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 25 |
| 4 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 16 |
| 5 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 13 |
| 6 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 13 |
| 7 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 11 |
| 8 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
| 9 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | 7 |
| 10 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | 6 |
| 11 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | 2 |
| = | (ITA) Alex Caffi | 2 |
| 13 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | (FRA) Eric Bernard | 1 |
| = | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Satoru Nakajima (72nd driver to start 50 races, 1st Japanese driver)
- Wins
- 42nd for Alain Prost
- 100th for Ferrari (1st constructor to win 100 races)
- Podiums
- 83rd for Alain Prost
- 48th for Ayrton Senna
- 3rd and last for Ivan Capelli (first podium since 1988; only podium for Leyton House)
- 334th for Ferrari
- 198th for McLaren
- 1st and only for Leyton House (43rd different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 13th for Nigel Mansell (first since 1987; first British polesitter since 1987; first for Ferrari)
- 108th for Ferrari NEW RECORD
- Fastest laps
- 14th for Nigel Mansell
- 114th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 31st for Nigel Mansell (first since 1988; first for Ferrari)
- 18th for Gerhard Berger
- Points finishes
- 100th for Alain Prost