Race · Round 12 of 16 · 9 September 1990

1990 Italian Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. 13 of the starters were not classified.

Dry · High of 23 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

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Circuit: Autodromo Nazionale MonzaMonza, Italy
Winner: Ayrton SennaMcLaren
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Ayrton Senna
Entries: 3313 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/5B	1	53	Finished	9	fastest lap
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	641	2	53	Finished	6
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	MP4/5B	3	53	Finished	4
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	641	4	53	Finished	3
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	FW13B	7	53	Finished	2
6	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	—	14	52	Finished	1
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	—	9	52	Finished	0
8	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	—	8	52	Finished	0
9	Alex Caffi	Arrows	—	21	51	Finished	0
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	F190	25	51	Finished	0
11	Nicola Larini	Ligier	JS33B	26	51	Finished	0
12	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	—	22	50	Spun off	0
13	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	JS33B	20	50	Finished	0
NC	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	—	24	45	NC	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	CG901	16	36	Engine	0
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	—	18	36	Electrical	0
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	—	23	27	Wheel bearing	0
DNF	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	CG901	10	24	Engine	0
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	—	17	21	Engine	0
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	FW13B	6	18	Suspension	0
DNF	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	102	12	15	Clutch	0
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	F190	19	14	Spun off	0
DNF	Martin Donnelly	Team Lotus	102	11	13	Engine	0
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	—	13	10	Clutch	0
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	—	15	7	Suspension	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	—	5	4	Spun off	0
DNQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	David Brabham	Brabham	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	C3C	—	—	DNQ	0
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	ER189B	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Claudio Langes	EuroBrun	ER189B	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Bruno Giacomelli	Life	L190	—	—	DNPQ	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout monza-6 · 5.8 km · 10 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Ayrton Senna	1	1	53
Alain Prost	2	2	53
Gerhard Berger	3	3	53
Nigel Mansell	4	4	53
Riccardo Patrese	7	5	53
Satoru Nakajima	14	6	52
Nelson Piquet	9	7	52
Alessandro Nannini	8	8	52
Alex Caffi	21	9	51
Andrea de Cesaris	25	10	51
Nicola Larini	26	11	51
Michele Alboreto	22	12	50
Philippe Alliot	20	13	50
Yannick Dalmas	24	NC	45
Ivan Capelli	16	DNF	36
Aguri Suzuki	18	DNF	36
Olivier Grouillard	23	DNF	27
Mauricio Gugelmin	10	DNF	24
Stefano Modena	17	DNF	21
Thierry Boutsen	6	DNF	18
Derek Warwick	12	DNF	15
Emanuele Pirro	19	DNF	14
Martin Donnelly	11	DNF	13
Éric Bernard	13	DNF	10
Pierluigi Martini	15	DNF	7
Jean Alesi	5	DNF	4

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:22.533	—	0 m	—
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:22.935	+0.402	28 m	+0.402
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:22.936	+0.403	28 m	+0.001
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:23.141	+0.608	43 m	+0.205
5	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:23.526	+0.993	70 m	+0.385
6	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:23.984	+1.451	102 m	+0.458
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:24.253	+1.720	121 m	+0.269
8	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:24.583	+2.050	144 m	+0.330
9	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:24.699	+2.166	152 m	+0.116
10	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:25.556	+3.023	212 m	+0.857
11	Martin Donnelly	Team Lotus	12	1:25.629	+3.096	218 m	+0.073
12	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:25.677	+3.144	221 m	+0.048
13	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:25.927	+3.394	239 m	+0.250
14	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:26.081	+3.548	249 m	+0.154
15	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:26.330	+3.797	267 m	+0.249
16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:26.712	+4.179	294 m	+0.382
17	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:26.950	+4.417	310 m	+0.238
18	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:26.962	+4.429	311 m	+0.012
19	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:26.964	+4.431	311 m	+0.002
20	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:27.043	+4.510	317 m	+0.079
21	Alex Caffi	Arrows	10	1:27.410	+4.877	343 m	+0.367
22	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:27.448	+4.915	345 m	+0.038
23	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:27.541	+5.008	352 m	+0.093
24	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:27.673	+5.140	361 m	+0.132
25	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:27.749	+5.216	367 m	+0.076
26	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:27.937	+5.404	380 m	+0.188
27	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:28.107	+5.574	392 m	+0.170
28	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	24	1:28.258	+5.725	402 m	+0.151
29	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:28.382	+5.849	411 m	+0.124
30	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:28.952	+6.419	451 m	+0.570

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Pre-qualifying · Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Pre-qualifying

Pre-qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:26.947	—	0 m	—	—
2	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:27.594	+0.647	43 m	+0.647	—
3	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:27.773	+0.826	55 m	+0.179	—
4	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:28.113	+1.166	78 m	+0.340	—
5	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	33	1:28.703	+1.756	117 m	+0.590	—
6	Claudio Langes	EuroBrun	34	1:35.061	+8.114	541 m	+6.358	—
7	Bruno Giacomelli	Life	39	1:55.244	+28.297	1,888 m	+20.183	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:23.677	—	0 m	—	—
2	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:24.131	+0.454	31 m	+0.454	—
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:24.433	+0.756	52 m	+0.302	—
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:24.696	+1.019	71 m	+0.263	—
5	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:24.741	+1.064	74 m	+0.045	—
6	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:25.088	+1.411	98 m	+0.347	—
7	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:25.129	+1.452	101 m	+0.041	—
8	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:25.286	+1.609	112 m	+0.157	—
9	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:25.513	+1.836	127 m	+0.227	—
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:26.578	+2.901	201 m	+1.065	—
11	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:26.609	+2.932	203 m	+0.031	—
12	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:26.674	+2.997	208 m	+0.065	—
13	Martin Donnelly	Team Lotus	12	1:27.172	+3.495	242 m	+0.498	—
14	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:27.310	+3.633	252 m	+0.138	—
15	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:27.401	+3.724	258 m	+0.091	—
16	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:27.482	+3.805	264 m	+0.081	—
17	Alex Caffi	Arrows	10	1:27.565	+3.888	269 m	+0.083	—
18	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:27.772	+4.095	284 m	+0.207	—
19	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:27.888	+4.211	292 m	+0.116	—
20	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:27.999	+4.322	300 m	+0.111	—
21	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:28.232	+4.555	316 m	+0.233	—
22	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:28.255	+4.578	317 m	+0.023	—
23	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:28.480	+4.803	333 m	+0.225	—
24	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:28.687	+5.010	347 m	+0.207	—
25	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:28.790	+5.113	354 m	+0.103	—
26	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:28.870	+5.193	360 m	+0.080	—
27	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:29.448	+5.771	400 m	+0.578	—
28	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:29.895	+6.218	431 m	+0.447	—
29	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	24	1:30.131	+6.454	447 m	+0.236	—
30	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:31.349	+7.672	532 m	+1.218	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:23.481	—	0 m	—	—
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:24.148	+0.667	46 m	+0.667	—
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:24.844	+1.363	95 m	+0.696	—
4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:24.897	+1.416	98 m	+0.053	—
5	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:24.974	+1.493	104 m	+0.077	—
6	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:25.002	+1.521	106 m	+0.028	—
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:25.043	+1.562	109 m	+0.041	—
8	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:25.052	+1.571	109 m	+0.009	—
9	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:25.423	+1.942	135 m	+0.371	—
10	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:25.727	+2.246	156 m	+0.304	—
11	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:25.779	+2.298	160 m	+0.052	—
12	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:26.432	+2.951	205 m	+0.653	—
13	Martin Donnelly	Team Lotus	12	1:26.785	+3.304	230 m	+0.353	—
14	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:27.042	+3.561	247 m	+0.257	—
15	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:27.346	+3.865	269 m	+0.304	—
16	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:27.681	+4.200	292 m	+0.335	—
17	Alex Caffi	Arrows	10	1:27.794	+4.313	300 m	+0.113	—
18	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:27.800	+4.319	300 m	+0.006	—
19	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:28.034	+4.553	316 m	+0.234	—
20	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:28.036	+4.555	316 m	+0.002	—
21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:28.102	+4.621	321 m	+0.066	—
22	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:28.277	+4.796	333 m	+0.175	—
23	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	24	1:28.396	+4.915	341 m	+0.119	—
24	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:28.461	+4.980	346 m	+0.065	—
25	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:28.515	+5.034	350 m	+0.054	—
26	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:28.534	+5.053	351 m	+0.019	—
27	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:28.852	+5.371	373 m	+0.318	—
28	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:29.184	+5.703	396 m	+0.332	—
29	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:29.767	+6.286	437 m	+0.583	—
30	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:29.820	+6.339	440 m	+0.053	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:27.320	—	0 m	—	—
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:27.396	+0.076	5 m	+0.076	—
3	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:28.225	+0.905	60 m	+0.829	—
4	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:28.361	+1.041	69 m	+0.136	—
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:28.458	+1.138	76 m	+0.097	—
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:28.727	+1.407	93 m	+0.269	—
7	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:28.896	+1.576	105 m	+0.169	—
8	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:29.137	+1.817	121 m	+0.241	—
9	Martin Donnelly	Team Lotus	12	1:29.503	+2.183	145 m	+0.366	—
10	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:29.616	+2.296	153 m	+0.113	—
11	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:29.780	+2.460	163 m	+0.164	—
12	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:29.892	+2.572	171 m	+0.112	—
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:30.521	+3.201	213 m	+0.629	—
14	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:30.551	+3.231	215 m	+0.030	—
15	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:30.663	+3.343	222 m	+0.112	—
16	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:30.683	+3.363	223 m	+0.020	—
17	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:30.735	+3.415	227 m	+0.052	—
18	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:30.752	+3.432	228 m	+0.017	—
19	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:31.116	+3.796	252 m	+0.364	—
20	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:31.368	+4.048	269 m	+0.252	—
21	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:31.387	+4.067	270 m	+0.019	—
22	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:31.395	+4.075	271 m	+0.008	—
23	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:31.526	+4.206	279 m	+0.131	—
24	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:32.024	+4.704	312 m	+0.498	—
25	Alex Caffi	Arrows	10	1:32.178	+4.858	323 m	+0.154	—
26	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:32.513	+5.193	345 m	+0.335	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Coloni C3
C3-1 · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

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Where this comes from

Round: 12 of 1990
Grand Prix: Italian Grand Prix
Dates: 9 Sep 1990
Layout raced: Revised chicanes · 5.8 km
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: McLaren
Entrant: McLaren-Honda
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.