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Home / Seasons / 1990 F1 World Championship Season / Championship Leaders

1990 F1 Championship leaders

Drivers’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1USA(BRA) Ayrton Senna3
2Brazil(BRA) Ayrton Senna4
3San Marino(BRA) Ayrton Senna1
4Monaco(BRA) Ayrton Senna6
5Canada(BRA) Ayrton Senna12
6Mexico(BRA) Ayrton Senna8
7France(BRA) Ayrton Senna3
8Britain(FRA) Alain Prost2
9Germany(BRA) Ayrton Senna4
10Hungary(BRA) Ayrton Senna10
11Belgium(BRA) Ayrton Senna13
12Italy(BRA) Ayrton Senna16
13Portugal(BRA) Ayrton Senna18
14Spain(BRA) Ayrton Senna9
15Japan(BRA) Ayrton Senna9
16Australia(BRA) Ayrton Senna7
← 1989 1991 →
First time as championship leader
No driver led the championship for the first time in 1990
Last time as championship leader
No driver led the championship for the last time in 1990
Last time as championship leader until…
1993 for Alain Prost
Last time as championship leader by a…
French driver until 1993

Constructors’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1USAMcLaren-Honda2
2BrazilMcLaren-Honda7
3San MarinoMcLaren-Honda10
4MonacoMcLaren-Honda20
5CanadaMcLaren-Honda29
6MexicoMcLaren-Honda18
7FranceMcLaren-Honda15
8BritainMcLaren-Honda10
9GermanyMcLaren-Honda20
10HungaryMcLaren-Honda26
11BelgiumMcLaren-Honda33
12ItalyMcLaren-Honda37
13PortugalMcLaren-Honda33
14SpainMcLaren-Honda18
15JapanMcLaren-Honda18
16AustraliaMcLaren-Honda11
← 1989 1991 →

Notes

  • The 1990 season was the tenth season, and the first since 1988, in which the Constructors’ Championship was led from start to finish by the same constructor.
  • 1990 was the third time McLaren led a championship from start to finish, a new record.
First time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the first time in 1990
Last time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the last time in 1990

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