F1 driver standings
Standings
| # | Driver | USA | BRA | SMR | MCO | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren) | 1 | 3 | R | 1 | 1 | 20R | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R | R | R | 78 |
| 2 | (FRA) Alain Prost (Ferrari) | R | 1 | 4 | R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | R | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | R | 3 | 71 (73) |
| 3 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Benetton) | 4 | 6 | 5 | DSQ | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | R | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | R | 1 | 1 | 43 (44) |
| 4 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger (McLaren) | R | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14R | 3 | 16R | 3 | 3 | 4 | R | R | 4 | 43 |
| 5 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) | R | 4 | R | R | 3 | 2 | 18R | R | R | 17R | R | 4 | 1 | 2 | R | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Williams) | 3 | 5 | R | 4 | R | 5 | R | 2 | 6 | 1 | R | R | R | 4 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams) | 9 | 13R | 1 | R | R | 9 | 6 | R | 5 | 4 | R | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) | 11 | 10R | 3 | R | R | 4 | 16R | R | 2 | R | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 9 | (FRA) Jean Alesi (Tyrrell) | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | R | 7 | R | 8 | 11R | R | 8 | R | 8 | R | DNS | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli (Leyton House) | R | DNQ | R | R | 10 | DNQ | 2 | R | 7 | R | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | 6 |
| = | (BRA) Roberto Moreno (EuroBrun, Benetton) | 13 | DNPQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 12 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (Lola) | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | 7 | 6 | R | R | R | R | 14R | 6 | 3 | R | 6 |
| 13 | (FRA) Eric Bernard (Lola) | 8 | R | 13R | 6 | 9 | R | 8 | 4 | R | 6 | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | 5 |
| 14 | (GBR) Derek Warwick (Lotus) | R | R | 7 | R | 6 | 10 | 11 | R | 8 | 5 | 11 | R | R | R | R | R | 3 |
| 15 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima (Tyrrell) | 6 | 8 | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | DNS | R | 6 | R | 3 |
| 16 | (ITA) Alex Caffi (Arrows) | R | DNQ | 5 | 8 | DNQ | R | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13R | 9 | DNQ | 2 | ||
| = | (ITA) Stefano Modena (Brabham) | 5 | R | R | R | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | R | R | 17R | R | R | R | R | 12 | 2 |
| 18 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (Leyton House) | 14 | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNS | R | 8 | 6 | R | 12 | 8 | R | R | 1 |
| (ITA) Nicola Larini (Ligier) | R | 11 | 10 | R | R | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||
| (GBR) Martin Donnelly (Lotus) | DNS | R | 8 | R | R | 8 | 12 | R | R | 7 | 12 | R | R | DNS | ||||
| (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (Minardi) | 7 | 9 | DNS | R | R | 12 | R | R | R | R | 15 | R | 11 | R | 8 | 9 | ||
| (CHE) Gregor Foitek (Brabham, Onyx) | R | R | R | 7R | R | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | ||||||||
| (FRA) Philippe Alliot (Ligier) | DNS | 12 | 9 | R | R | 18 | 9 | 13 | DSQ | 14 | DNQ | 13 | R | R | 10 | 11 | ||
| (ITA) Michele Alboreto (Arrows) | 10 | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | 17 | 10 | R | R | 12 | 13 | 12R | 9 | 10 | R | DNQ | ||
| (FRA) Yannick Dalmas (AGS) | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 17 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | NC | R | 9 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| (ITA) Emanuele Pirro (Dallara) | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | 10 | R | R | 15 | R | R | R | ||||
| (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Dallara) | R | R | R | R | R | 13 | DSQ | R | DNQ | R | R | 10 | R | R | R | R | ||
| (ITA) Paolo Barilla (Minardi) | R | R | 11 | R | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | 15 | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| (FIN) JJ Lehto (Onyx) | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | NC | DNQ | ||||||||
| (DEU) Bernd Schneider (Arrows) | 12 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| (FRA) Olivier Grouillard (Osella) | R | R | R | DNQ | 13R | 19 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | 16 | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | 13 | ||
| (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (AGS) | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | R | DNPQ | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | ||
| (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (Dallara, Minardi) | DNQ | 14 | R | R | ||||||||||||||
| (AUS) David Brabham (Brabham) | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | 15 | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | R | ||||
| (GBR) Johnny Herbert (Lotus) | R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| (FRA) Bertrand Gachot (Coloni) | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| (SWE) Stefan Johansson (Onyx) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| (ITA) Claudio Langes (EuroBrun) | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||
| (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (Life) | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||||
| (AUS) Gary Brabham (Life) | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||||
| # | Driver | USA | BRA | SMR | MCO | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
Table key, points system and championship rules
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- DNQ: Did not qualify
- DNPQ: Did not pre-qualify
- NC: Not classified
- DSQ: Disqualified
- DNS: Did not start
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (9)
- 2nd (6)
- 3rd (4)
- 4th (3)
- 5th (2)
- 6th (1)
Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.
Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1990.
F1 driver standings
Standings
| # | Driver | USA | BRA | SMR | MCO | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren) | 1 | 3 | R | 1 | 1 | 20R | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R | R | R | 78 |
| 2 | (FRA) Alain Prost (Ferrari) | R | 1 | 4 | R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | R | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | R | 3 | 71 (73) |
| 3 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Benetton) | 4 | 6 | 5 | DSQ | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | R | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | R | 1 | 1 | 43 (44) |
| 4 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger (McLaren) | R | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14R | 3 | 16R | 3 | 3 | 4 | R | R | 4 | 43 |
| 5 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) | R | 4 | R | R | 3 | 2 | 18R | R | R | 17R | R | 4 | 1 | 2 | R | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Williams) | 3 | 5 | R | 4 | R | 5 | R | 2 | 6 | 1 | R | R | R | 4 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams) | 9 | 13R | 1 | R | R | 9 | 6 | R | 5 | 4 | R | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) | 11 | 10R | 3 | R | R | 4 | 16R | R | 2 | R | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 9 | (FRA) Jean Alesi (Tyrrell) | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | R | 7 | R | 8 | 11R | R | 8 | R | 8 | R | DNS | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli (Leyton House) | R | DNQ | R | R | 10 | DNQ | 2 | R | 7 | R | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | 6 |
| = | (BRA) Roberto Moreno (EuroBrun, Benetton) | 13 | DNPQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 12 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (Lola) | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | 7 | 6 | R | R | R | R | 14R | 6 | 3 | R | 6 |
| 13 | (FRA) Eric Bernard (Lola) | 8 | R | 13R | 6 | 9 | R | 8 | 4 | R | 6 | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | 5 |
| 14 | (GBR) Derek Warwick (Lotus) | R | R | 7 | R | 6 | 10 | 11 | R | 8 | 5 | 11 | R | R | R | R | R | 3 |
| 15 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima (Tyrrell) | 6 | 8 | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | DNS | R | 6 | R | 3 |
| 16 | (ITA) Alex Caffi (Arrows) | R | DNQ | 5 | 8 | DNQ | R | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13R | 9 | DNQ | 2 | ||
| = | (ITA) Stefano Modena (Brabham) | 5 | R | R | R | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | R | R | 17R | R | R | R | R | 12 | 2 |
| 18 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (Leyton House) | 14 | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNS | R | 8 | 6 | R | 12 | 8 | R | R | 1 |
| (ITA) Nicola Larini (Ligier) | R | 11 | 10 | R | R | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||
| (GBR) Martin Donnelly (Lotus) | DNS | R | 8 | R | R | 8 | 12 | R | R | 7 | 12 | R | R | DNS | ||||
| (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (Minardi) | 7 | 9 | DNS | R | R | 12 | R | R | R | R | 15 | R | 11 | R | 8 | 9 | ||
| (CHE) Gregor Foitek (Brabham, Onyx) | R | R | R | 7R | R | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | ||||||||
| (FRA) Philippe Alliot (Ligier) | DNS | 12 | 9 | R | R | 18 | 9 | 13 | DSQ | 14 | DNQ | 13 | R | R | 10 | 11 | ||
| (ITA) Michele Alboreto (Arrows) | 10 | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | 17 | 10 | R | R | 12 | 13 | 12R | 9 | 10 | R | DNQ | ||
| (FRA) Yannick Dalmas (AGS) | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 17 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | NC | R | 9 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| (ITA) Emanuele Pirro (Dallara) | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | 10 | R | R | 15 | R | R | R | ||||
| (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Dallara) | R | R | R | R | R | 13 | DSQ | R | DNQ | R | R | 10 | R | R | R | R | ||
| (ITA) Paolo Barilla (Minardi) | R | R | 11 | R | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | 15 | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| (FIN) JJ Lehto (Onyx) | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | NC | DNQ | ||||||||
| (DEU) Bernd Schneider (Arrows) | 12 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| (FRA) Olivier Grouillard (Osella) | R | R | R | DNQ | 13R | 19 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | 16 | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | 13 | ||
| (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (AGS) | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | R | DNPQ | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | ||
| (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (Dallara, Minardi) | DNQ | 14 | R | R | ||||||||||||||
| (AUS) David Brabham (Brabham) | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | 15 | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | R | ||||
| (GBR) Johnny Herbert (Lotus) | R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| (FRA) Bertrand Gachot (Coloni) | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| (SWE) Stefan Johansson (Onyx) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| (ITA) Claudio Langes (EuroBrun) | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||
| (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (Life) | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||||
| (AUS) Gary Brabham (Life) | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||||
| # | Driver | USA | BRA | SMR | MCO | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
Table key, points system and championship rules
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- DNQ: Did not qualify
- DNPQ: Did not pre-qualify
- NC: Not classified
- DSQ: Disqualified
- DNS: Did not start
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (9)
- 2nd (6)
- 3rd (4)
- 4th (3)
- 5th (2)
- 6th (1)
Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.
Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1990.