Race · Round 14 of 16 · 30 September 1990

1990 Spanish Grand Prix

Alain Prost won for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid at Circuito de Jerez. 15 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 44 championship Grand Prix wins.

Dry · High of 28 °C, 1 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

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Circuit: Circuito de JerezJerez de la Frontera, Spain
Winner: Alain ProstFerrari
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Riccardo Patrese
Entries: 3310 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Alain Prost	Ferrari	641	2	73	Finished	9
2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	641	3	73	Finished	6
3	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	—	9	73	Finished	4
4	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	FW13B	7	73	Finished	3
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	FW13B	6	73	Finished	2	fastest lap
6	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	—	15	73	Finished	1
7	Nicola Larini	Ligier	JS33B	20	72	Finished	0
8	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	CG901	12	72	Finished	0
9	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	—	23	72	Finished	0
10	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	—	25	71	Finished	0
DNF	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	102	10	63	Gearbox	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	CG901	19	59	Physical	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	MP4/5B	5	56	Collision	0
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/5B	1	53	Radiator	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	—	8	47	Battery	0
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	F190	17	47	Engine	0
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	—	21	45	Wheel bearing	0
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	—	11	41	Spun off	0
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	JS33B	13	22	Spun off	0
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	—	18	20	Gearbox	0
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	—	14	13	Spun off	0
DNF	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	—	22	5	Engine	0
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	—	24	5	Collision	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	—	4	0	Spun off	0
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	F190	16	0	Throttle	0
DNS	Martin Donnelly	Team Lotus	102	—	—	Injury	0
DNQ	David Brabham	Brabham	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Bernd Schneider	Arrows	—	—	—	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 jerez-1 · 4.218 km · 16 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
Alain Prost	2	1	73
Nigel Mansell	3	2	73
Alessandro Nannini	9	3	73
Thierry Boutsen	7	4	73
Riccardo Patrese	6	5	73
Aguri Suzuki	15	6	73
Nicola Larini	20	7	72
Mauricio Gugelmin	12	8	72
Yannick Dalmas	23	9	72
Michele Alboreto	25	10	71
Derek Warwick	10	DNF	63
Ivan Capelli	19	DNF	59
Gerhard Berger	5	DNF	56
Ayrton Senna	1	DNF	53
Nelson Piquet	8	DNF	47
Andrea de Cesaris	17	DNF	47
Olivier Grouillard	21	DNF	45
Pierluigi Martini	11	DNF	41
Philippe Alliot	13	DNF	22
Éric Bernard	18	DNF	20
Satoru Nakajima	14	DNF	13
Gabriele Tarquini	22	DNF	5
Stefano Modena	24	DNF	5
Jean Alesi	4	DNF	0
Emanuele Pirro	16	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:18.387	—	0 m	—
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:18.824	+0.437	24 m	+0.437
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:19.106	+0.719	39 m	+0.282
4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:19.604	+1.217	65 m	+0.498
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:19.618	+1.231	66 m	+0.014
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:19.647	+1.260	68 m	+0.029
7	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:19.689	+1.302	70 m	+0.042
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:19.700	+1.313	71 m	+0.011
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:20.367	+1.980	107 m	+0.667
10	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:20.610	+2.223	120 m	+0.243
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:21.060	+2.673	144 m	+0.450
12	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:21.167	+2.780	150 m	+0.107
13	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:21.170	+2.783	150 m	+0.003
14	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:21.215	+2.828	152 m	+0.045
15	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:21.244	+2.857	154 m	+0.029
16	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:21.277	+2.890	156 m	+0.033
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:21.467	+3.080	166 m	+0.190
18	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:21.551	+3.164	170 m	+0.084
19	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:21.910	+3.523	190 m	+0.359
20	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:21.996	+3.609	194 m	+0.086
21	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:22.288	+3.901	210 m	+0.292
22	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:22.466	+4.079	219 m	+0.178
23	Martin Donnelly	Team Lotus	12	1:22.659	+4.272	230 m	+0.193
24	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:22.716	+4.329	233 m	+0.057
25	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:23.133	+4.746	255 m	+0.417
26	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:23.161	+4.774	257 m	+0.028
27	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:23.163	+4.776	257 m	+0.002
28	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	24	1:23.274	+4.887	263 m	+0.111
29	Bernd Schneider	Arrows	10	1:23.924	+5.537	298 m	+0.650
30	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:25.114	+6.727	362 m	+1.190

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	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:22.470	—	0 m	—	—
2	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:22.592	+0.122	6 m	+0.122	—
3	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:22.708	+0.238	12 m	+0.116	—
4	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:24.603	+2.133	109 m	+1.895	—
5	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	33	1:24.621	+2.151	110 m	+0.018	—
6	Claudio Langes	EuroBrun	34	1:25.736	+3.266	167 m	+1.115	—
7	Bruno Giacomelli	Life	39	1:42.699	+20.229	1,035 m	+16.963	—

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	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:20.094	—	0 m	—	—
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:20.576	+0.482	25 m	+0.482	—
3	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:20.580	+0.486	26 m	+0.004	—
4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:20.813	+0.719	38 m	+0.233	—
5	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:21.448	+1.354	71 m	+0.635	—
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:21.658	+1.564	82 m	+0.210	—
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:21.722	+1.628	86 m	+0.064	—
8	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:21.848	+1.754	92 m	+0.126	—
9	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:21.989	+1.895	100 m	+0.141	—
10	Martin Donnelly	Team Lotus	12	1:22.373	+2.279	120 m	+0.384	—
11	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:22.494	+2.400	126 m	+0.121	—
12	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:22.531	+2.437	128 m	+0.037	—
13	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:22.604	+2.510	132 m	+0.073	—
14	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:22.868	+2.774	146 m	+0.264	—
15	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:22.944	+2.850	150 m	+0.076	—
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:23.360	+3.266	172 m	+0.416	—
17	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:23.387	+3.293	173 m	+0.027	—
18	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:23.708	+3.614	190 m	+0.321	—
19	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	24	1:23.754	+3.660	193 m	+0.046	—
20	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:24.113	+4.019	212 m	+0.359	—
21	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:24.135	+4.041	213 m	+0.022	—
22	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:24.275	+4.181	220 m	+0.140	—
23	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:24.470	+4.376	230 m	+0.195	—
24	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:24.622	+4.528	238 m	+0.152	—
25	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:25.237	+5.143	271 m	+0.615	—
26	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:25.900	+5.806	306 m	+0.663	—
27	Bernd Schneider	Arrows	10	1:25.985	+5.891	310 m	+0.085	—
28	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:27.346	+7.252	382 m	+1.361	—
29	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:28.609	+8.515	448 m	+1.263	—
30	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:29.055	+8.961	472 m	+0.446	—

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	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:19.992	—	0 m	—	—
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:20.195	+0.203	11 m	+0.203	—
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:20.389	+0.397	21 m	+0.194	—
4	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:20.398	+0.406	21 m	+0.009	—
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:20.674	+0.682	36 m	+0.276	—
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:20.927	+0.935	49 m	+0.253	—
7	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:21.103	+1.111	59 m	+0.176	—
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:21.324	+1.332	70 m	+0.221	—
9	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:21.447	+1.455	77 m	+0.123	—
10	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:21.515	+1.523	80 m	+0.068	—
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:21.801	+1.809	95 m	+0.286	—
12	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:22.234	+2.242	118 m	+0.433	—
13	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:22.263	+2.271	120 m	+0.029	—
14	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:22.725	+2.733	144 m	+0.462	—
15	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	24	1:23.198	+3.206	169 m	+0.473	—
16	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:23.278	+3.286	173 m	+0.080	—
17	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:23.508	+3.516	185 m	+0.230	—
18	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:23.632	+3.640	192 m	+0.124	—
19	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:23.677	+3.685	194 m	+0.045	—
20	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:23.725	+3.733	197 m	+0.048	—
21	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:23.833	+3.841	203 m	+0.108	—
22	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:23.864	+3.872	204 m	+0.031	—
23	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:23.955	+3.963	209 m	+0.091	—
24	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:24.071	+4.079	215 m	+0.116	—
25	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:25.536	+5.544	292 m	+1.465	—
26	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:25.546	+5.554	293 m	+0.010	—
27	Bernd Schneider	Arrows	10	1:25.998	+6.006	317 m	+0.452	—
28	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:27.551	+7.559	399 m	+1.553	—
29	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:30.008	+10.016	528 m	+2.457	—

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	1:23.637	—	0 m	—	—
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:24.713	+1.076	54 m	+1.076	—
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:24.785	+1.148	58 m	+0.072	—
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:24.928	+1.291	65 m	+0.143	—
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:25.465	+1.828	92 m	+0.537	—
6	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:25.695	+2.058	104 m	+0.230	—
7	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:25.735	+2.098	106 m	+0.040	—
8	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:25.996	+2.359	119 m	+0.261	—
9	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:26.346	+2.709	137 m	+0.350	—
10	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:26.351	+2.714	137 m	+0.005	—
11	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:26.586	+2.949	149 m	+0.235	—
12	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:26.899	+3.262	165 m	+0.313	—
13	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:26.901	+3.264	165 m	+0.002	—
14	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:27.116	+3.479	175 m	+0.215	—
15	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:27.216	+3.579	180 m	+0.100	—
16	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:27.433	+3.796	191 m	+0.217	—
17	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:27.444	+3.807	192 m	+0.011	—
18	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:27.474	+3.837	194 m	+0.030	—
19	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:27.552	+3.915	197 m	+0.078	—
20	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:27.838	+4.201	212 m	+0.286	—
21	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:28.022	+4.385	221 m	+0.184	—
22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:28.084	+4.447	224 m	+0.062	—
23	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:28.430	+4.793	242 m	+0.346	—
24	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:28.517	+4.880	246 m	+0.087	—
25	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:28.774	+5.137	259 m	+0.257	—

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.

Photographs from this race

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The cars in this race

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Coloni C3
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Where this comes from

Round: 14 of 1990
Grand Prix: Spanish Grand Prix
Dates: 30 Sep 1990
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Ferrari
Entrant: Ferrari
Confidence: reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.