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Japanese Grand Prix 1990

Round 15 of 16  · 21 October 1990  · Suzuka  · 53 laps

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Fastest Lap Riccardo Patrese 1:44.233 (lap 40)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 PIQ Nelson Piquet Benetton 6 1:34:36.824 9
2 MOR Roberto Moreno Benetton 8 +7.223 6
3 SUZ Aguri Suzuki Lola 9 +22.469 4
4 PAT Riccardo Patrese FL Williams 7 +36.258 3
5 BOU Thierry Boutsen Williams 5 +46.884 2
6 NAK Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 13 +1:12.350 1
7 LAR Nicola Larini Ligier 17 +1 lap
8 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 10 +1 lap
9 CAF Alex Caffi Arrows 23 +1 lap
10 ALL Philippe Alliot Ligier 20 +1 lap
DNF WAR Derek Warwick Lotus 11 Gearbox
DNF HER Johnny Herbert Lotus 14 Engine
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Arrows 24 Engine
DNF MAN Nigel Mansell Ferrari 3 Halfshaft
DNF PIR Emanuele Pirro Dallara 18 Alternator
DNF BER Éric Bernard Lola 16 Engine
DNF MOR Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 19 Spun off
DNF CAP Ivan Capelli Leyton House 12 Ignition
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 25 Spun off
DNF GUG Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 15 Engine
DNF BRA David Brabham Brabham 22 Clutch
DNF BER Gerhard Berger McLaren 4 Spun off
DNF SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 Collision
DNF PRO Alain Prost Ferrari 2 Collision
DNF MOD Stefano Modena Brabham 21 Collision
DNS ALE Jean Alesi Tyrrell Injury
DNQ GRO Olivier Grouillard Osella
DNQ TAR Gabriele Tarquini AGS
DNQ DAL Yannick Dalmas AGS
DNQ GAC Bertrand Gachot Coloni

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 1:36.996
2 PRO Alain Prost Ferrari 1:37.228
3 MAN Nigel Mansell Ferrari 1:37.719
4 BER Gerhard Berger McLaren 1:38.118
5 BOU Thierry Boutsen Williams 1:39.324
6 PIQ Nelson Piquet Benetton 1:40.049
7 ALE Jean Alesi Tyrrell 1:40.052
8 PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 1:40.355
9 MOR Roberto Moreno Benetton 1:40.579
10 SUZ Aguri Suzuki Lola 1:40.888
11 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:40.899
12 WAR Derek Warwick Lotus 1:41.024
13 CAP Ivan Capelli Leyton House 1:41.033
14 NAK Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell 1:41.078
15 HER Johnny Herbert Lotus 1:41.558
16 GUG Maurício Gugelmin Leyton House 1:41.698
17 BER Éric Bernard Lola 1:41.709
18 LAR Nicola Larini Ligier 1:42.339
19 PIR Emanuele Pirro Dallara 1:42.361
20 MOR Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 1:42.364
21 ALL Philippe Alliot Ligier 1:42.593
22 MOD Stefano Modena Brabham 1:42.617
23 BRA David Brabham Brabham 1:43.156
24 CAF Alex Caffi Arrows 1:43.270
25 ALB Michele Alboreto Arrows 1:43.304
26 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 1:43.601
27 GRO Olivier Grouillard Osella 1:43.782
28 TAR Gabriele Tarquini AGS 1:44.281
29 DAL Yannick Dalmas AGS 1:44.410
30 GAC Bertrand Gachot Coloni 1:45.393