1990 Japanese Grand Prix

The 1990 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1990 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 21 October 1990. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and Nelson Piquet was the race winner in the Benetton Ford. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1990 Drivers World Championship and Senna won the world title for the second time.

1990 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
120Nelson PiquetBrazilBenetton FordGoodyear531:34:36.8241:34:36.824--1:45.11447196.92369
219Roberto MorenoBrazilBenetton FordGoodyear53+7.2231:34:44.047+7.223+7.2231:45.53945196.67286
330Aguri SuzukiJapanLola LamborghiniGoodyear53+22.4691:34:59.293+22.469+15.2461:44.85040196.14694
46Riccardo PatreseItalyWilliams RenaultGoodyear53+36.2581:35:13.082+36.258+13.7891:44.23340195.67373
55Thierry BoutsenBelgiumWilliams RenaultGoodyear53+46.8841:35:23.708+46.884+10.6261:45.70647195.30952
63Satoru NakajimaJapanTyrrell FordPirelli53+1:12.3501:35:49.174+1:12.350+25.4661:45.88727194.444131
725Nicola LariniItalyLigier FordGoodyear52+1 lap1:34:58.2441 lap1 lap1:46.68121192.48117
823Pierluigi MartiniItalyMinardi FordPirelli52+1 lap1:35:01.0901 lap+2.8461:46.89743192.38510
910Alex CaffiItalyArrows FordGoodyear52+1 lap1:35:12.1391 lap+11.0491:46.84942192.01223
1026Philippe AlliotFranceLigier FordGoodyear52+1 lap1:35:48.4341 lap+36.2951:46.10644190.80020
DNF11Derek WarwickGreat BritainLotus LamborghiniGoodyear38Gearbox1:09:04.7161:46.04223193.38111
DNF12Johnny HerbertGreat BritainLotus LamborghiniGoodyear31Engine56:31.6261:46.46327192.78714
DNF9Michele AlboretoItalyArrows FordGoodyear28Engine51:53.4801:47.09427189.68724
DNF2Nigel MansellGreat BritainFerrariGoodyear26Transmission46:35.7841:46.27222196.1533
DNF21Emanuele PirroItalyDallara FordPirelli24Alternator44:09.2701:48.50618191.07818
DNF29Éric BernardFranceLola LamborghiniGoodyear24Engine44:14.2141:47.51819190.72216
DNF24Gianni MorbidelliItalyMinardi FordPirelli18Spun Off33:18.9931:48.86515189.92719
DNF16Ivan CapelliItalyLeyton House JuddGoodyear16Ignition47:26.3341:48.0359118.56512
DNF22Andrea de CesarisItalyDallara FordPirelli13Spun Off24:24.8271:49.76113187.19025
DNF15Maurício GugelminBrazilLeyton House JuddGoodyear5Engine9:29.1011:49.4715185.31315
DNF7David BrabhamAustraliaBrabham JuddPirelli2Clutch4:00.6611:54.7652175.28722
DNF28Gerhard BergerAustriaMcLaren HondaGoodyear1Spun Off1:49.5731:49.5731192.4964
DNF27Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren HondaGoodyearCollision1
DNF1Alain ProstFranceFerrariGoodyearCollision2
DNF8Stefano ModenaItalyBrabham JuddPirelliCollision21
DNS4Jean AlesiFranceTyrrell FordPirelliDriver Unwell
DNQ14Olivier GrouillardFranceOsella FordPirelli
DNQ17Gabriele TarquiniItalyAGS FordGoodyear
DNQ18Yannick DalmasFranceAGS FordGoodyear
DNQ31Bertrand GachotBelgiumColoni FordGoodyear

Winner

After 53 Laps

20

Nelson Piquet

Benetton Ford

1:34:36.824

196.923 Km/h

310.527 Km

fastest lap

6

Riccardo Patrese

Williams Renault

1:44.233

Lap 40

202.358 Km/h

Pole Position

27

Ayrton Senna

McLaren Honda

1:36.996

217.456 Km/h

1990 Japanese Grand Prix