1990 Australian Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
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| Race 16 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 4 November 1990 | |
| Official name | LV Australian Grand Prix | |
| Location | Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Course | Temporary street circuit 3.780 km (2.362 mi) |
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| Distance | 81 laps, 306.180 km (191.322 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:15.671 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Nigel Mansell |
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:18.203 on lap 75 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Nelson Piquet |
Benetton-Ford |
| Second | Nigel Mansell |
Ferrari |
| Third |  Alain Prost |
Ferrari |
The 1990 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 November 1990 at Adelaide. This was the 500th race to contribute to the World Drivers' Championship. The race was the 55th Australian Grand Prix and the sixth to be held on the Adelaide street circuit. The race was held over 81 laps of the three kilometre circuit for a race distance of 306 kilometres.
The race was won for the second race in a row, by Brazilian veteran Nelson Piquet driving a Benetton B190. He took a three second victory over British driver Nigel Mansell driving a Ferrari 641 in his final race for Scuderia Ferrari. Mansell's French team mate Alain Prost finished third.
The victory allowed Piquet to claim third spot in the drivers championship in a countback after equalling the pointscore of Austrian McLaren driver Gerhard Berger. It also allowed Benetton Formula to secure third in the championship over Williams.
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[edit] Race summary
An annual photo shoot took place for the last race of the season, but there was also a photo shoot taken with several world champions including Juan Manuel Fangio but Alain Prost, still angry over the events at Suzuka, did not appear in either by his own choice.
[edit] Classification
[edit] Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 |
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| 1 | 27 | Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda | 1:15.671 | 1:15.692 |
| 2 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
McLaren-Honda | 1:17.431 | 1:16.244 |
| 3 | 2 | Nigel Mansell |
Ferrari | 1:17.294 | 1:16.352 |
| 4 | 1 | Alain Prost |
Ferrari | 1:16.365 | 1:17.021 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean Alesi |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:16.837 | 1:17.246 |
| 6 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Renault | 1:17.156 | 1:17.449 |
| 7 | 20 | Nelson Piquet |
Benetton-Ford | 1:17.640 | 1:17.173 |
| 8 | 19 | Roberto Moreno |
Benetton-Ford | 1:17.437 | 1:18.089 |
| 9 | 5 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Williams-Renault | 1:17.596 | 1:18.112 |
| 10 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ford | 1:18.235 | 1:17.827 |
| 11 | 11 | Derek Warwick |
Lotus-Lamborghini | 1:19.579 | 1:18.351 |
| 12 | 25 | Nicola Larini |
Ligier-Ford | 1:19.567 | 1:18.730 |
| 13 | 3 |  Satoru Nakajima |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:18.738 | 1:19.066 |
| 14 | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
Leyton House-Judd | 1:19.341 | 1:18.843 |
| 15 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Dallara-Ford | 1:19.107 | 1:18.858 |
| 16 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin |
Leyton House-Judd | 1:19.804 | 1:18.860 |
| 17 | 8 | Stefano Modena |
Brabham-Judd | 1:19.861 | 1:18.886 |
| 18 | 12 | Johnny Herbert |
Lotus-Lamborghini | 1:19.091 | 1:19.185 |
| 19 | 26 | Philippe Alliot |
Ligier-Ford | 1:19.202 | 1:19.835 |
| 20 | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli |
Minardi-Ford | 1:19.408 | 1:19:347 |
| 21 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro |
Dallara-Ford | 1:19.476 | 1:19.609 |
| 22 | 14 | Olivier Grouillard |
Osella-Ford | 1:21.047 | 1:19.722 |
| 23 | 29 | Éric Bernard |
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:21.489 | 1:19.858 |
| 24 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki |
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:19.970 | 1:20.235 |
| 25 | 7 |  David Brabham |
Brabham-Judd | 1:20.846 | 1:20.218 |
| 26 | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini |
AGS-Ford | 1:21.222 | 1:20.296 |
| 27 | 9 | Michele Alboreto |
Arrows-Ford | 1:20.630 | 1:20.545 |
| 28 | 18 | Yannick Dalmas |
AGS-Ford | 1:20.630 | 1:20.545 |
| 29 | 10 | Alex Caffi |
Arrows-Ford | 1:21.101 | 1:21.609 |
| 30 | 31 | Bertrand Gachot |
Coloni-Ford | 1:23.135 | 1:23.975 |
[edit] Race
[edit] Lap leaders
Lap Leaders: Ayrton Senna 61 laps (1–61); Nelson Piquet 20 laps (62–81)
[edit] Standings after the race
- Bold Text indicates World Champions.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
[edit] References
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1990/230/. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
| Previous race: 1990 Japanese Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1990 season |
Next race: 1991 United States Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1989 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix | Next race: 1991 Australian Grand Prix |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by 1989 Japanese Grand Prix |
Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter 1990 |
Succeeded by 1991 French Grand Prix |
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