1990 Australian Grand Prix

The 1990 Australian Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 1990 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Adelaide, Australia on Sunday, 4 November 1990. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and Nelson Piquet was the race winner in the Benetton Ford.

1990 Foster's Australian Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
120Nelson PiquetBrazilBenetton FordGoodyear811:49:44.5701:49:44.570--1:18.52779167.39979
22Nigel MansellGreat BritainFerrariGoodyear81+3.1291:49:47.699+3.129+3.1291:18.20375167.31936
31Alain ProstFranceFerrariGoodyear81+37.2591:50:21.829+37.259+34.1301:19.43470166.45644
428Gerhard BergerAustriaMcLaren HondaGoodyear81+46.8621:50:31.432+46.862+9.6031:20.02548166.21523
55Thierry BoutsenBelgiumWilliams RenaultGoodyear81+1:51.1601:51:35.730+1:51.160+1:04.2981:19.71759164.61992
66Riccardo PatreseItalyWilliams RenaultGoodyear80+1 lap1:50:06.7351 lap1 lap1:19.81857164.77761
719Roberto MorenoBrazilBenetton FordGoodyear80+1 lap1:50:49.8751 lap+43.1401:19.70738163.7088
84Jean AlesiFranceTyrrell FordPirelli80+1 lap1:51:05.3951 lap+15.5201:19.73259163.3275
923Pierluigi MartiniItalyMinardi FordPirelli79+2 laps1:50:07.2902 laps1 lap1:21.25757162.70310
1025Nicola LariniItalyLigier FordGoodyear79+2 laps1:50:59.0052 laps+51.7151:21.20968161.44012
1126Philippe AlliotFranceLigier FordGoodyear78+3 laps1:50:33.0923 laps1 lap1:21.92169160.01912
128Stefano ModenaItalyBrabham JuddPirelli77+4 laps1:49:46.9594 laps1 lap1:22.69355159.07417
1314Olivier GrouillardFranceOsella FordPirelli74+7 laps1:50:31.1997 laps3 laps1:25.64250151.85622
DNF21Emanuele PirroItalyDallara FordPirelli68Engine1:36:54.0421:22.50561159.15621
DNF27Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren HondaGoodyear61Spun Off1:22:29.2021:19.30250167.7211
DNF17Gabriele TarquiniItalyAGS FordGoodyear58Engine1:23:33.4871:23.14756157.42826
DNF12Johnny HerbertGreat BritainLotus LamborghiniGoodyear57Clutch1:19:48.3421:22.14251161.98818
DNF3Satoru NakajimaJapanTyrrell FordPirelli53Spun Off1:14:15.3141:21.71351161.87913
DNF16Ivan CapelliItalyLeyton House JuddGoodyear46Throttle1:04:52.0361:22.58343160.83314
DNF11Derek WarwickGreat BritainLotus LamborghiniGoodyear43Gearbox1:00:11.0901:22.52416162.04011
DNF15Maurício GugelminBrazilLeyton House JuddGoodyear27Brakes38:02.4701:22.20021160.97216
DNF22Andrea de CesarisItalyDallara FordPirelli23Electrical32:44.8291:23.89719159.29315
DNF29Éric BernardFranceLola LamborghiniGoodyear21Gearbox29:53.2741:23.27218159.35523
DNF24Gianni MorbidelliItalyMinardi FordPirelli20Gearbox29:02.6721:24.27217156.17320
DNF7David BrabhamAustraliaBrabham JuddPirelli18Spun Off26:26.4101:25.7036154.40125
DNF30Aguri SuzukiJapanLola LamborghiniGoodyear6Transmission8:52.0331:24.0076153.46424
DNQ9Michele AlboretoItalyArrows FordGoodyear
DNQ18Yannick DalmasFranceAGS FordGoodyear
DNQ10Alex CaffiItalyArrows FordGoodyear
DNQ31Bertrand GachotBelgiumColoni FordGoodyear

Winner

After 81 Laps

20

Nelson Piquet

Benetton Ford

1:49:44.570

167.399 Km/h

306.18 Km

fastest lap

2

Nigel Mansell

Ferrari

1:18.203

Lap 75

174.009 Km/h

Pole Position

27

Ayrton Senna

McLaren Honda

1:15.671

179.831 Km/h

1990 Australian Grand Prix