1990 Australian Grand Prix
The 1990 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 November 1990 at Adelaide. This was the 500th World Championship race.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  Ayrton Senna
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:15.671 | 1:15.693 |
| 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 | Mauricio 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
|
Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:21.489 | 1:19.858 |
| 24 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki
|
Larrousse-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 |
Race
Notes
- Pole position: Ayrton Senna - 1:15.671[1]
- Fastest lap: Nigel Mansell - 1:18.203 on lap 75[1]
- Lap Leaders: Ayrton Senna 61 laps (1-61); Nelson Piquet 20 laps (62-81)
- A photo shoot took place before the race as was the norm for the last race of the season, there was also a picture taken with several world champions including Juan Manuel Fangio but Alain Prost, still angry over Suzuka, did not appear in either by his own choice. Five years later, four of the world champions in the picture were dead.
References
- ^ a b Henry, Alan (1990). AUTOCOURSE 1990-91. Hazleton Publishing. pp. p241. ISBN 0-905138-74-0.
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- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-08-05.
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