1990 F1 Championship Standings

See all 1990 F1 results for each race, driver and team.

Here you can find the 1990 F1 teams overview, we also have all other F1 results since 1950.

Overview & Report

1990 F1 Championship Overview

1990 F1 World Championship
NOGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
11990 USA F1 GPMarch 11Brazil Ayrton Senna
United Kingdom McLaren7201:52:32.829
21990 Brazilian F1 GPMarch 25France Alain Prost
Italy Ferrari7101:37:21.258
31990 San Marino F1 GPMay 13Italy Riccardo Patrese
United Kingdom Williams6101:30:55.478
41990 Monaco F1 GPMay 27Brazil Ayrton Senna
United Kingdom McLaren7801:52:46.982
51990 Canadian F1 GPJune 10Brazil Ayrton Senna
United Kingdom McLaren7001:42:56.400
61990 Mexican F1 GPJune 24France Alain Prost
Italy Ferrari6901:32:35.783
71990 French F1 GPJuly 8France Alain Prost
Italy Ferrari8001:33:29.606
81990 British F1 GPJuly 15France Alain Prost
Italy Ferrari6401:18:30.999
91990 German F1 GPJuly 29Brazil Ayrton Senna
United Kingdom McLaren4501:20:47.164
101990 Hungarian F1 GPAugust 12Belgium Thierry Boutsen
United Kingdom Williams7701:49:30.597
111990 Belgian F1 GPAugust 26Brazil Ayrton Senna
United Kingdom McLaren4401:26:31.997
121990 Italian F1 GPSeptember 9Brazil Ayrton Senna
United Kingdom McLaren5301:17:57.878
131990 Portuguese F1 GPSeptember 23United Kingdom Nigel Mansell
Italy Ferrari6101:22:11.014
141990 Spanish F1 GPSeptember 30France Alain Prost
Italy Ferrari7301:48:01.461
151990 Japanese F1 GPOctober 21Brazil Nelson Piquet
Italy Benetton5301:34:36.824
161990 Australian F1 GPNovember 4Brazil Nelson Piquet
Italy Benetton8101:49:44.570

 

1990 F1 Championship Report

The 1990 F1 Championship was one of the most closely contested seasons in recent history. The season was marked by intense battles between Brazilian Ayrton Senna and Frenchman Alain Prost, who were teammates at McLaren. The two drivers won 10 of the 16 races between them, with Senna winning six and Prost four.

Ayrton Senna, McLaren MP4-5 Honda (1990)

Ayrton Senna, McLaren MP4-5 Honda (1990)

Senna got off to a flying start, winning the first race of the season in the United States, before Prost won the next race in Brazil. Senna then won the Monaco and Canadian Grand Prix races, before Prost won the next two races in Mexico and France. Senna then won the British Grand Prix, before Prost won the German Grand Prix.

The two drivers were tied on points heading into the Hungarian Grand Prix, which was won by Belgian driver Thierry Boutsen. Senna then won the next two races in Belgium and Italy, giving him a 16-point lead in the championship heading into the penultimate race in Spain.

Prost won the Spanish Grand Prix, but Senna secured the championship by finishing ahead of Prost in the final race of the season in Australia. Senna won the championship with 78 points, while Prost finished second with 73 points.

Brazilian Nelson Piquet finished third in the championship with 43 points, followed by Austrian Gerhard Berger with 43 points, and Briton Nigel Mansell with 37 points. The Constructors' Championship was won by McLaren with 121 points, followed by Ferrari with 96 points and Williams with 79 points.

It was a thrilling season of racing, with Senna and Prost showcasing their incredible talent and fierce competitiveness. The battles between the two drivers are still talked about today as some of the greatest in F1 history.

Controversial incidents of 1990 F1 season

Alain Prost slams Senna movie

Prost and Senna after crashing in turn 1 of Suzuka (Japan 1990)

There were a few controversial incidents that occurred during the 1990 F1 season. One of the most significant was the clash between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost during the Japanese Grand Prix. Senna, who was fighting for the championship, made contact with Prost's Ferrari on the first lap of the race, taking them both out of the race and securing the championship for himself. Many people criticized Senna's aggressive tactics and accused him of deliberately crashing into Prost to win the title.

Another controversial incident occurred at the Brazilian Grand Prix, where the Ferrari team was accused of cheating by using illegal electronic driver aids. The FIA conducted an investigation and ultimately cleared Ferrari of any wrongdoing, but the incident raised questions about the integrity of the sport.

Additionally, there were tensions between the Williams and Benetton teams, with Williams accusing Benetton of stealing their technical secrets. This led to a legal dispute between the two teams, which was eventually settled out of court.

Formula One's 11-6 rule

During the 1990 Formula One season, both Alain Prost and Nelson Piquet failed to receive their full total points due to a rule known as the "11-6 rule." This rule stated that only the best 11 results out of the 16 races would count towards a driver's championship total, with the worst 5 results being dropped.

Prost had actually won more races than his championship rival Ayrton Senna, but because of the 11-6 rule, he was unable to count all of his victories. Similarly, Piquet had finished in the points in more races than his teammate Roberto Moreno, but still fell short in the championship standings due to the rule.

The 11-6 rule was controversial and seen by some as arbitrary and unfair, and it was eventually abolished at the end of the 1990 season. From 1991 onwards, all results counted towards a driver's championship total, with no dropped races.

Drivers Standings

1990 Formula 1 Championship Driver Standings

PDriverPtsUSABRASANMONCANMEXFREBRIGERHUNBELITAPORSPAJAPAUS
1Brazil Ayrton Senna7813DNF1*120331211*2DNFDNFDNF
2France Alain Prost71 (73)DNF14DNF51*114DNF2*231DNF3
3Brazil Nelson Piquet43 (44)465DSQ2645DNF3575DNF11
4Austria Gerhard Berger43DNF*2*234*3514316334DNFDNF4
5United Kingdom Nigel Mansell37DNF4DNFDNF3218*DNF*DNF17DNF412DNF2*
6Belgium Thierry Boutsen3435DNF4DNF5DNF26*1DNFDNFDNF455
7Italy Riccardo Patrese239131DNFDNF96DNF54*DNF57*5*4*6
8Italy Alessandro Nannini2111103*DNFDNF416DNF2DNF4863
9France Jean Alesi132762DNF7DNF811DNF8DNF8DNFDNS8
10Japan Aguri Suzuki6DNFDNFDNFDNF12DNF76DNFDNFDNFDNF1463DNF
11Brazil Roberto Moreno613DNPQDNFDNQDNQDSQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ27
12Italy Ivan Capelli6DNFDNQDNFDNF10DNQ2DNF7DNF7DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
13France Éric Bernard58DNF1369DNF84DNF69DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
14Japan Satoru Nakajima368DNFDNF11DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF6DNSDNF6DNF
15United Kingdom Derek Warwick3DNFDNF7DNF61011DNF8511DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
16Italy Alex Caffi2DNFDNQ58DNQDNF799109139DNQ
17Italy Stefano Modena25DNFDNFDNF711139DNFDNF17DNFDNFDNFDNF12
18Brazil Maurício Gugelmin114DNQDNFDNQDNQDNQDNFDNSDNF86DNF128DNFDNF
19Australia Gary Brabham0DNPQDNPQ
20Italy Emanuele Pirro0DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF11DNF10DNFDNF15DNFDNFDNF
21Italy Gianni Morbidelli0DNQ14DNFDNF
22Switzerland Gregor Foitek0DNFDNFDNF7DNF15DNQDNQDNFDNQ
23Australia David Brabham0DNQDNFDNQDNF15DNQDNFDNQDNFDNQDNFDNQDNFDNF
24Italy Claudio Langes0DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ
25Finland Jyrki Järvilehto0DNQDNQ12DNFDNFDNFDNQDNQNCDNQ
26United Kingdom Martin Donnelly0DNFDNF8DNFDNF812DNFDNF712DNFDNFDNS
27Italy Michele Alboreto010DNFDNQDNQDNF1710DNFDNF121312910DNFDNQ
28Italy Bruno Giacomelli0DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ
29France Yannick Dalmas0DNPQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ17DNPQDNQDNQDNQDNFDNF9DNQDNQ
30France Bertrand Gachot0DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
31Italy Nicola Larini0DNF1110DNFDNF16141010111411107710
32Italy Paolo Barilla0DNFDNF11DNFDNQ14DNQ12DNQ15DNFDNQDNQDNQ
33France Philippe Alliot0DSQ129DNFDNF18913DSQ14DNQ13DNFDNF1011
34Italy Pierluigi Martini079DNSDNFDNF12DNFDNFDNFDNF15DNF11DNF89
35Germany Bernd Schneider012DNQ
36Italy Andrea de Cesaris0DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF13DSQDNFDNQDNFDNF10DNFDNFDNFDNF
37Sweden Stefan Johansson0DNQDNQ
38France Olivier Grouillard0DNFDNFDNFDNQ1319DNPQDNQDNQDNPQ16DNFDNQDNFDNQ13
39Italy Gabriele Tarquini0DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNQDNFDNPQ13DNQDNQDNQDNFDNQDNF
40United Kingdom Johnny Herbert0DNFDNF

1990 F1 results distribution of points: 1st = 9, 2nd = 6, 3rd = 4, 4th = 3, 5th = 2, 6th = 1 point
* = this driver has driven the fastest lap of the race.

DNQ = Did Not Qualify, DNS = Did Not Start, Ret = Retired, DSQ = Disqualified, NC = Not Classified

Drivers Stats

1990 F1 Drivers Statistics Table

DriverGP1st2nd3rdPodPoleLapsFLRETPTS
Brazil Ayrton Senna1662311108952578
France Alain Prost16522908592473
Brazil Nelson Piquet16211409580344
United Kingdom Nigel Mansell16131538863937
Belgium Thierry Boutsen16111317931634
Italy Riccardo Patrese16100109154523
Austria Gerhard Berger16025729463543
France Jean Alesi16020207240713
Brazil Roberto Moreno16010102000136
Italy Ivan Capelli16010105790126
Japan Aguri Suzuki16001106200116
France Éric Bernard1600000692095
Japan Satoru Nakajima16000005460113
United Kingdom Derek Warwick1600000746093
Italy Stefano Modena16000006190102
Brazil Maurício Gugelmin16000004670111
Italy Pierluigi Martini1600000593090
Italy Gabriele Tarquini16000001780150
Italy Andrea de Cesaris16000004830140
France Yannick Dalmas16000002230140
Italy Michele Alboreto1600000624090
France Philippe Alliot1600000743070
Italy Nicola Larini1600000842030
France Bertrand Gachot160000000160
France Olivier Grouillard16000004170120
Italy Alessandro Nannini14012307381621
Italy Alex Caffi1400000602062
Australia David Brabham14000002270130
Italy Claudio Langes140000000140
Italy Emanuele Pirro14000003370110
United Kingdom Martin Donnelly1400000509090
Italy Paolo Barilla14000004060100
Italy Bruno Giacomelli120000000120
Finland Jyrki Järvilehto1000000222090
Switzerland Gregor Foitek1000000299090
Italy Gianni Morbidelli400000102030
Australia Gary Brabham2000000020
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert20000088020
Germany Bernd Schneider20000070010
Sweden Stefan Johansson2000000020

Teams Standings

1990 Formula 1 Championship Constructor Standings

PTeamCarUSABRASANMONCANMEXFREBRIGERHUNBELITAPORSPAJAPAUSPts
1United Kingdom McLaren2713DNF11203312112DNFDNFDNF121
28DNF22343514316334DNFDNF4
2Italy Ferrari1DNF14DNF51114DNF2231DNF3110
2DNF4DNFDNF3218DNFDNF17DNF412DNF2
3Italy Benetton1911103DNFDNF416DNF2DNF48632771
2465DSQ2645DNF3575DNF11
4United Kingdom Williams535DNF4DNF5DNF261DNFDNFDNF45557
69131DNFDNF96DNF54DNF57546
5United Kingdom Tyrrell368DNFDNF11DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF6DNSDNF6DNF16
42762DNF7DNF811DNF8DNF8DNFDNS8
6France Larrousse298DNF1369DNF84DNF69DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF11
3DNFDNFDNFDNF12DNF76DNFDNFDNFDNF1463DNF
7United Kingdom Leyton House1514DNQDNFDNQDNQDNQDNFDNSDNF86DNF128DNFDNF7
16DNFDNQDNFDNF10DNQ2DNF7DNF7DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
8United Kingdom Team Lotus11DNFDNF7DNF61011DNF8511DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF3
12DNFDNF8DNFDNF812DNFDNF712DNFDNFDNSDNFDNF
9United Kingdom Arrows910DNFDNQDNQDNF1710DNFDNF121312910DNFDNQ2
112DNFDNQ58DNQDNF79910913DNQ9DNQ
10United Kingdom Brabham7DNFDNFDNQDNFDNQDNF15DNQDNFDNQDNFDNQDNFDNQDNFDNF2
85DNFDNFDNF711139DNFDNF17DNFDNFDNFDNF12
11Italy Euro Brun3313DNPQDNFDNQDNQDSQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ  0
34DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ  
12Italy Dallara21DNQ14DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF11DNF10DNFDNF15DNFDNFDNF0
22DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF13DSQDNFDNQDNFDNF10DNFDNFDNFDNF
13Italy Life31       DNPQ        0
39DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ  
14France Ligier25DNF1110DNFDNF161410101114111077100
26DSQ129DNFDNF18913DSQ14DNQ13DNFDNF1011
15Italy Coloni31DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
16Italy Minardi2379DNSDNFDNF12DNFDNFDNFDNF15DNF11DNF890
24DNFDNF11DNFDNQ14DNQ12DNQ15DNFDNQDNQDNQDNFDNF
17Italy Onyx35DNQDNQDNF7DNF15DNQDNQDNFDNQ      0
36DNQDNQ12DNFDNFDNFDNQDNQNCDNQ      
18Italy Osella14DNFDNFDNFDNQ1319DNPQDNQDNQDNPQ16DNFDNQDNFDNQ130
19France AGS17DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNQDNFDNPQ13DNQDNQDNQDNFDNQDNF0
18DNPQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ17DNPQDNQDNQDNQDNFDNF9DNQDNQ


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