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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