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1990 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round9 of 16
Race numbers

The 1990 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 493rd World Championship race
  • 38th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 14th World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda451hr 20m 47.164s9
2+7(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth45+6.520s6
3-1(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda45+8.553s4
4-1(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari45+45.270s3
5 (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault45+48.028s2
6 (BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault45+1m 21.491s1
7+3(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Judd44+1 lap 
8+8(GBR) Derek WarwickLotus-Lamborghini44+1 lap 
9+9(ITA) Alex CaffiArrows-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
10+12(ITA) Nicola LariniLigier-Ford Cosworth43+2 laps 
11-3(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth40DNF 
NC (FIN) JJ LehtoOnyx-Ford Cosworth39+6 laps 
R (FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini35DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Lamborghini33DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Ford Cosworth24DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth20DNF 
R (CHE) Gregor FoitekOnyx-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari15DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Judd12DNF 
R (AUS) David BrabhamBrabham-Judd12DNF 
DQ (FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Ford Cosworth12DSQ 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoArrows-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R (GBR) Martin DonnellyLotus-Lamborghini1DNF 
R (ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd0DNF 

Notes

  • Philippe Alliot was disqualified for receiving a push start from marshals.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:40.198 
2(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:40.4340.236
3(FRA) Alain ProstFerrari1:41.7321.534
4(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari1:42.0571.859
5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:42.1951.997
6(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:42.3802.182
7(BRA) Nelson PiquetBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:42.8722.674
8(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:43.2553.057
9(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:43.5943.396
10(ITA) Ivan CapelliLeyton House-Judd1:44.3494.151
11(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLola-Lamborghini1:44.3634.165
12(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini1:44.4964.298
13(JPN) Satoru NakajimaTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:44.6504.452
14(BRA) Mauricio GugelminLeyton House-Judd1:45.1934.995
15(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:45.2375.039
16(GBR) Derek WarwickLotus-Lamborghini1:45.2445.046
17(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:45.5475.349
18(ITA) Alex CaffiArrows-Ford Cosworth1:45.6045.406
19(ITA) Michele AlboretoArrows-Ford Cosworth1:45.7555.557
20(GBR) Martin DonnellyLotus-Lamborghini1:45.7905.592
21(AUS) David BrabhamBrabham-Judd1:46.1105.912
22(ITA) Nicola LariniLigier-Ford Cosworth1:46.1875.989
23(ITA) Emanuele PirroDallara-Ford Cosworth1:46.5066.308
24(FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Ford Cosworth1:46.5966.398
25(FIN) JJ LehtoOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:46.8576.659
26(CHE) Gregor FoitekOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:47.2097.011
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Olivier GrouillardOsella-Ford Cosworth1:47.4297.231
28(ITA) Paolo BarillaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:47.7477.549
29(FRA) Yannick DalmasAGS-Ford Cosworth1:47.7897.591
30(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:48.0327.834
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:48.1277.929
32(BRA) Roberto MorenoEuroBrun-Judd1:48.9838.785
33(FRA) Bertrand GachotColoni-Ford Cosworth1:50.46010.262
34(ITA) Claudio LangesEuroBrun-Judd1:50.89710.699
35(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliLife2:10.78630.588

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna48
2(FRA) Alain Prost44
3(AUT) Gerhard Berger29
4(BEL) Thierry Boutsen18
5(BRA) Nelson Piquet18
6(FRA) Jean Alesi13
7(GBR) Nigel Mansell13
=(ITA) Alessandro Nannini13
9(ITA) Riccardo Patrese12
10(ITA) Ivan Capelli6
11(FRA) Eric Bernard4
12(ITA) Stefano Modena2
=(ITA) Alex Caffi2
14(JPN) Satoru Nakajima1
=(GBR) Derek Warwick1
=(JPN) Aguri Suzuki1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda77
2Ferrari57
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth31
4Williams-Renault30
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth14
6Leyton House-Judd6
7Lola-Lamborghini5
8Brabham-Judd2
=Arrows-Ford Cosworth2
10Lotus-Lamborghini1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Gregor Foitek
Wins
24th for Ayrton Senna
84th for McLaren
Podiums
50th for Ayrton Senna (4th driver to score 50 podiums, 2nd Brazilian driver)
18th for Gerhard Berger
8th for Alessandro Nannini
200th & 201st for McLaren (2nd constructor to score 200 podiums)
18th for Benetton
Poles
47th for Ayrton Senna
62nd for McLaren
1-2 start
29th for McLaren
Fastest laps
1st and only for Thierry Boutsen (88th different fastest lap setter, 2nd Belgian driver; first Belgian driver to set a fastest lap since 1972)
43rd for Williams
Front row starts
59th for Ayrton Senna
19th for Gerhard Berger
Pole & win
19th for Ayrton Senna