The 1990 British Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1990 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 15 July 1990. Nigel Mansell started on pole position for Ferrari and his team-mate Alain Prost was the race winner.
1990 Foster's British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 64 | 1:18:30.999 | 1:18:30.999 | - | - | 1:11.526 | 56 | 233.762 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 64 | +39.092 | 1:19:10.091 | +39.092 | +39.092 | 1:12.879 | 56 | 231.838 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 64 | +43.088 | 1:19:14.087 | +43.088 | +3.996 | 1:12.250 | 57 | 231.643 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 29 | Éric Bernard | France | Lola Lamborghini | Goodyear | 64 | +1:15.302 | 1:19:46.301 | +1:15.302 | +32.214 | 1:13.088 | 50 | 230.084 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 64 | +1:24.003 | 1:19:55.002 | +1:24.003 | +8.701 | 1:12.723 | 53 | 229.667 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Japan | Lola Lamborghini | Goodyear | 63 | +1 lap | 1:18:43.482 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:12.227 | 59 | 229.501 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 63 | +1 lap | 1:19:01.035 | 1 lap | +17.553 | 1:13.573 | 59 | 228.651 | 17 | |
| 8 | 4 | Jean Alesi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Pirelli | 63 | +1 lap | 1:19:04.028 | 1 lap | +2.993 | 1:12.639 | 44 | 228.507 | 6 | |
| 9 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Brabham Judd | Pirelli | 62 | +2 laps | 1:18:31.505 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:13.338 | 56 | 226.433 | 20 | |
| 10 | 25 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +2 laps | 1:18:59.276 | 2 laps | +27.771 | 1:14.953 | 57 | 225.106 | 21 | |
| 11 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Italy | Dallara Ford | Pirelli | 62 | +2 laps | 1:19:07.057 | 2 laps | +7.781 | 1:13.731 | 57 | 224.737 | 19 | |
| 12 | 24 | Paolo Barilla | Italy | Minardi Ford | Pirelli | 62 | +2 laps | 1:19:30.456 | 2 laps | +23.399 | 1:15.607 | 47 | 223.635 | 24 | |
| 13 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 61 | +3 laps | 1:18:42.572 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:14.848 | 59 | 222.258 | 22 | |
| 14 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 60 | Throttle | 1:13:46.508 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:12.393 | 53 | 233.237 | 3 | |
| DNF | 2 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Ferrari | Goodyear | 55 | Gearbox | 1:07:20.340 | 1:11.291 | 51 | 234.235 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | Leyton House Judd | Goodyear | 48 | Fuel Leak | 59:06.073 | 1:11.712 | 37 | 232.917 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Martin Donnelly | Great Britain | Lotus Lamborghini | Goodyear | 48 | Engine | 59:59.695 | 1:13.204 | 48 | 229.447 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Lotus Lamborghini | Goodyear | 46 | Engine | 58:34.884 | 1:14.416 | 46 | 225.193 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 41 | Engine | 53:53.795 | 1:15.889 | 39 | 218.162 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 37 | Engine | 47:28.181 | 1:13.932 | 36 | 223.533 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 26 | Chassis | 33:37.761 | 1:14.130 | 20 | 221.724 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | Pirelli | 20 | Electrical | 25:27.032 | 1:15.192 | 20 | 225.366 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Collision | 18:49.123 | 1:13.405 | 12 | 228.589 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Dallara Ford | Pirelli | 12 | Fuel System | 17:12.475 | 1:16.039 | 6 | 199.990 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | Pirelli | 3 | Alternator | 4:45.615 | 1:17.827 | 2 | 180.734 | 18 | |||
| DNS | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | Leyton House Judd | Goodyear | Fuel Pump | 8 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 14 | Olivier Grouillard | France | Osella Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 7 | David Brabham | Australia | Brabham Judd | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 36 | JJ Lehto | Finland | Onyx Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 35 | Gregor Foitek | Switzerland | Onyx Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 33 | Roberto Moreno | Brazil | Euro Brun Judd | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 18 | Yannick Dalmas | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 34 | Claudio Langes | Italy | Euro Brun Judd | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 31 | Bertrand Gachot | Belgium | Coloni Subaru | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 39 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Life | Goodyear |