1990 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1990 Spanish Grand Prix was Round 14 of the 1990 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Jerez, Spain on Sunday, 30 September 1990. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and Alain Prost was the race winner for Ferrari.

Martin Donnelly was seriously injured during practice on Friday when the suspension on his Lotus Lamborghini 102 failed, causing him to crash heavily at Turn 14. Donnelly was thrown out from the wreckage of his disintegrated car onto the track and he sustained serious injuries to his right leg which effectively ended his Formula One career. Although Martin did test a Jordan Hart at Silverstone in early 1993, he never took part in another Grand Prix or major international race again. An F1TV documentary entitled “Martin Donnelly: Man On The Edge” looks back at the crash and Donnelly’s subsequent recovery.

1990 Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
11Alain ProstFranceFerrariGoodyear731:48:01.4611:48:01.461--1:25.17753171.02529
22Nigel MansellGreat BritainFerrariGoodyear73+22.0641:48:23.525+22.064+22.0641:26.95723170.44436
319Alessandro NanniniItalyBenetton FordGoodyear73+34.8741:48:36.335+34.874+12.8101:26.59948170.10994
45Thierry BoutsenBelgiumWilliams RenaultGoodyear73+43.2961:48:44.757+43.296+8.4221:27.20641169.88973
56Riccardo PatreseItalyWilliams RenaultGoodyear73+57.5301:48:58.991+57.530+14.2341:24.51353169.52062
630Aguri SuzukiJapanLola LamborghiniGoodyear73+1:03.7281:49:05.189+1:03.728+6.1981:27.15836169.359151
725Nicola LariniItalyLigier FordGoodyear72+1 lap1:48:19.4221 lap1 lap1:26.10462168.21520
815Maurício GugelminBrazilLeyton House JuddGoodyear72+1 lap1:48:39.3041 lap+19.8821:26.77337167.70212
918Yannick DalmasFranceAGS FordGoodyear72+1 lap1:49:03.5851 lap+24.2811:27.71045167.08023
109Michele AlboretoItalyArrows FordGoodyear71+2 laps1:48:55.8062 laps1 lap1:28.71265164.95625
DNF11Derek WarwickGreat BritainLotus LamborghiniGoodyear63Gearbox1:34:32.9411:26.25259168.63210
DNF16Ivan CapelliItalyLeyton House JuddGoodyear59Physical1:28:52.4531:28.43630168.00919
DNF28Gerhard BergerAustriaMcLaren HondaGoodyear56Collision1:23:17.5821:26.25049170.1525
DNF27Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren HondaGoodyear53Radiator1:19:08.1541:27.43028169.4961
DNF20Nelson PiquetBrazilBenetton FordGoodyear47Battery1:12:11.3771:25.09544164.7718
DNF22Andrea de CesarisItalyDallara FordPirelli47Engine1:14:08.9771:28.47129160.41517
DNF14Olivier GrouillardFranceOsella FordPirelli45Wheel Bearing1:09:05.4591:29.69230164.83421
DNF23Pierluigi MartiniItalyMinardi FordPirelli41Spun Off1:01:55.0921:28.31426167.58011
DNF26Philippe AlliotFranceLigier FordGoodyear22Spun Off33:12.2301:29.3296167.68413
DNF29Éric BernardFranceLola LamborghiniGoodyear20Gearbox30:13.9031:29.2968167.42618
DNF3Satoru NakajimaJapanTyrrell FordPirelli13Spun Off19:57.6231:30.3475164.82814
DNF17Gabriele TarquiniItalyAGS FordGoodyear5Engine7:54.3881:31.0624160.04622
DNF8Stefano ModenaItalyBrabham JuddPirelli5Collision7:55.7461:31.4674159.58924
DNF4Jean AlesiFranceTyrrell FordPirelliSpun Off4
DNF21Emanuele PirroItalyDallara FordPirelliThrottle16
DNS12Martin DonnellyGreat BritainLotus LamborghiniGoodyearInjured
DNQ7David BrabhamAustraliaBrabham JuddPirelli
DNQ24Paolo BarillaItalyMinardi FordPirelli
DNQ10Bernd SchneiderGermanyArrows FordGoodyear
DNQ31Bertrand GachotBelgiumColoni FordGoodyear
DNPQ33Roberto MorenoBrazilEuro Brun JuddPirelli
DNPQ34Claudio LangesItalyEuro Brun JuddPirelli
DNPQ39Bruno GiacomelliItalyLifeGoodyear

Winner

After 73 Laps

1

Alain Prost

Ferrari

1:48:01.461

171.025 Km/h

307.914 Km

fastest lap

6

Riccardo Patrese

Williams Renault

1:24.513

Lap 53

179.674 Km/h

Pole Position

27

Ayrton Senna

McLaren Honda

1:18.387

193.716 Km/h

1990 Spanish Grand Prix