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Race · Round 7 of 16 ·

1990 French Grand Prix

Alain Prost won for Ferrari from 4th on the grid at Circuit Paul Ricard. 8 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 42 championship Grand Prix wins.

Dry · High of 27 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Circuit Paul RicardLe Castellet, France
Winner
Alain ProstFerrari
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Entries
3518 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Alain ProstFerrari641480Finished9
2Ivan CapelliLeyton HouseCG901780Finished6
3Ayrton SennaMcLarenMP4/5B380Finished4
4Nelson PiquetBenetton—980Finished3
5Gerhard BergerMcLarenMP4/5B280Finished2
6Riccardo PatreseWilliamsFW13B680Finished1
7Aguri SuzukiLola—1479Finished0
8Éric BernardLola—1179Finished0
9Philippe AlliotLigierJS33B1279Finished0
10Michele AlboretoArrows—1879Finished0
11Derek WarwickTeam Lotus1021679Finished0
12Martin DonnellyTeam Lotus1021779Finished0
13Stefano ModenaBrabham—2078Finished0
14Nicola LariniLigierJS33B1978Finished0
15David BrabhamBrabham—2577Finished0
16Alessandro NanniniBenetton—575Electrical0
17Yannick DalmasAGS—2675Finished0
18Nigel MansellFerrari641172Engine0fastest lap
DSQAndrea de CesarisDallaraF1902178Car underweight0
DNFSatoru NakajimaTyrrell—1563Gearbox0
DNFMauricio GugelminLeyton HouseCG9011058Engine0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardi—2340Electrical0
DNFJean AlesiTyrrell—1323Differential0
DNFAlex CaffiArrows—2222Suspension0
DNFThierry BoutsenWilliamsFW13B88Engine0
DNFEmanuele PirroDallaraF190247Brakes0
DNQPaolo BarillaMinardi———DNQ0
DNQGabriele TarquiniAGS———DNQ0
DNQGregor FoitekOnyx———DNQ0
DNQJyrki JärvilehtoOnyx———DNQ0
DNPQOlivier GrouillardOsella———DNPQ0
DNPQRoberto MorenoEuroBrunER189B——DNPQ0
DNPQClaudio LangesEuroBrunER189B——DNPQ0
DNPQBertrand GachotColoniC3B——DNPQ0
DNPQBruno GiacomelliLifeL190——DNPQ0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout paul-ricard-2 · 3.813 km · 9 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

01020304050607080Laps completedGridResult41Alain Prost72Ivan Capelli33Ayrton Senna94Nelson Piquet25Gerhard Berger66Riccardo Patrese147Aguri Suzuki118Éric Bernard129Philippe Alliot1810Michele Alboreto1611Derek Warwick1712Martin Donnelly2013Stefano Modena1914Nicola Larini2515David Brabham516Alessandro Nannini2617Yannick Dalmas118Nigel Mansell21DSQAndrea de Cesaris15DNFSatoru Nakajima10DNFMauricio Gugelmin23DNFPierluigi Martini13DNFJean Alesi22DNFAlex Caffi8DNFThierry Boutsen24DNFEmanuele Pirro

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
DriverGridResultLaps
Alain Prost4180
Ivan Capelli7280
Ayrton Senna3380
Nelson Piquet9480
Gerhard Berger2580
Riccardo Patrese6680
Aguri Suzuki14779
Éric Bernard11879
Philippe Alliot12979
Michele Alboreto181079
Derek Warwick161179
Martin Donnelly171279
Stefano Modena201378
Nicola Larini191478
David Brabham251577
Alessandro Nannini51675
Yannick Dalmas261775
Nigel Mansell11872
Andrea de Cesaris21DSQ78
Satoru Nakajima15DNF63
Mauricio Gugelmin10DNF58
Pierluigi Martini23DNF40
Jean Alesi13DNF23
Alex Caffi22DNF22
Thierry Boutsen8DNF8
Emanuele Pirro24DNF7

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Nigel MansellFerrari21:04.402—0 m—
2Gerhard BergerMcLaren281:04.512+0.1107 m+0.110
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren271:04.549+0.1479 m+0.037
4Alain ProstFerrari11:04.781+0.37922 m+0.232
5Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:05.009+0.60736 m+0.228
6Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:05.059+0.65739 m+0.050
7Ivan CapelliLeyton House161:05.369+0.96757 m+0.310
8Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:05.446+1.04462 m+0.077
9Nelson PiquetBenetton201:05.640+1.23873 m+0.194
10Mauricio GugelminLeyton House151:05.818+1.41684 m+0.178
11Éric BernardLola291:05.852+1.45086 m+0.034
12Philippe AlliotLigier261:05.986+1.58494 m+0.134
13Jean AlesiTyrrell41:06.084+1.682100 m+0.098
14Aguri SuzukiLola301:06.100+1.698101 m+0.016
15Satoru NakajimaTyrrell31:06.563+2.161128 m+0.463
16Derek WarwickTeam Lotus111:06.624+2.222132 m+0.061
17Martin DonnellyTeam Lotus121:06.647+2.245133 m+0.023
18Michele AlboretoArrows91:06.847+2.445145 m+0.200
19Nicola LariniLigier251:06.856+2.454145 m+0.009
20Stefano ModenaBrabham81:06.937+2.535150 m+0.081
21Andrea de CesarisDallara221:07.137+2.735162 m+0.200
22Alex CaffiArrows101:07.207+2.805166 m+0.070
23Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:07.315+2.913172 m+0.108
24Emanuele PirroDallara211:07.687+3.285194 m+0.372
25David BrabhamBrabham71:07.733+3.331197 m+0.046
26Yannick DalmasAGS181:07.926+3.524209 m+0.193
27Paolo BarillaMinardi241:08.008+3.606213 m+0.082
28Gabriele TarquiniAGS171:08.147+3.745222 m+0.139
29Gregor FoitekOnyx351:08.232+3.830227 m+0.085
30Jyrki JärvilehtoOnyx361:08.487+4.085242 m+0.255
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, Qualifying

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
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Éric BernardLola291:05.165—0 m——
2Aguri SuzukiLola301:06.505+1.34078 m+1.340—
3Gabriele TarquiniAGS171:07.232+2.067121 m+0.727—
4Yannick DalmasAGS181:08.151+2.986175 m+0.919—
5Olivier GrouillardOsella141:08.219+3.054179 m+0.068—
6Roberto MorenoEuroBrun331:09.885+4.720276 m+1.666—
7Claudio LangesEuroBrun341:10.368+5.203304 m+0.483—
8Bertrand GachotColoni314:02.465+2:57.30010,374 m+2:52.097—
9Bruno GiacomelliLife39—————
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Pre-qualifying

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

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren271:04.692—0 m——
2Alain ProstFerrari11:04.947+0.25515 m+0.255—
3Nigel MansellFerrari21:05.369+0.67740 m+0.422—
4Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:05.448+0.75645 m+0.079—
5Éric BernardLola291:05.457+0.76545 m+0.009—
6Nelson PiquetBenetton201:05.622+0.93055 m+0.165—
7Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:05.700+1.00859 m+0.078—
8Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:05.903+1.21171 m+0.203—
9Aguri SuzukiLola301:05.932+1.24073 m+0.029—
10Philippe AlliotLigier261:06.060+1.36881 m+0.128—
11Gerhard BergerMcLaren281:06.138+1.44685 m+0.078—
12Ivan CapelliLeyton House161:06.148+1.45686 m+0.010—
13Jean AlesiTyrrell41:06.162+1.47087 m+0.014—
14Mauricio GugelminLeyton House151:06.619+1.927114 m+0.457—
15Stefano ModenaBrabham81:06.708+2.016119 m+0.089—
16Derek WarwickTeam Lotus111:06.892+2.200130 m+0.184—
17Michele AlboretoArrows91:06.903+2.211130 m+0.011—
18Alex CaffiArrows101:07.100+2.408142 m+0.197—
19Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:07.179+2.487147 m+0.079—
20Satoru NakajimaTyrrell31:07.216+2.524149 m+0.037—
21Emanuele PirroDallara211:07.217+2.525149 m+0.001—
22Andrea de CesarisDallara221:07.304+2.612154 m+0.087—
23Nicola LariniLigier251:07.334+2.642156 m+0.030—
24Martin DonnellyTeam Lotus121:07.358+2.666157 m+0.024—
25Gabriele TarquiniAGS171:08.049+3.357198 m+0.691—
26Paolo BarillaMinardi241:08.189+3.497206 m+0.140—
27David BrabhamBrabham71:08.211+3.519207 m+0.022—
28Yannick DalmasAGS181:08.240+3.548209 m+0.029—
29Jyrki JärvilehtoOnyx361:09.760+5.068299 m+1.520—
30Gregor FoitekOnyx351:09.824+5.132302 m+0.064—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

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

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Nigel MansellFerrari21:05.473—0 m——
2Nelson PiquetBenetton201:05.683+0.21012 m+0.210—
3Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:05.723+0.25015 m+0.040—
4Alain ProstFerrari11:05.851+0.37822 m+0.128—
5Gerhard BergerMcLaren281:05.954+0.48128 m+0.103—
6Mauricio GugelminLeyton House151:06.118+0.64538 m+0.164—
7Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:06.150+0.67739 m+0.032—
8Jean AlesiTyrrell41:06.208+0.73543 m+0.058—
9Éric BernardLola291:06.313+0.84049 m+0.105—
10Ayrton SennaMcLaren271:06.467+0.99458 m+0.154—
11Philippe AlliotLigier261:06.498+1.02560 m+0.031—
12Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:06.860+1.38781 m+0.362—
13Alex CaffiArrows101:06.923+1.45084 m+0.063—
14Ivan CapelliLeyton House161:07.086+1.61394 m+0.163—
15Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:07.226+1.753102 m+0.140—
16Michele AlboretoArrows91:07.239+1.766103 m+0.013—
17Nicola LariniLigier251:07.290+1.817106 m+0.051—
18Martin DonnellyTeam Lotus121:07.328+1.855108 m+0.038—
19Derek WarwickTeam Lotus111:07.458+1.985116 m+0.130—
20Emanuele PirroDallara211:07.586+2.113123 m+0.128—
21Aguri SuzukiLola301:07.588+2.115123 m+0.002—
22Yannick DalmasAGS181:07.607+2.134124 m+0.019—
23Stefano ModenaBrabham81:07.686+2.213129 m+0.079—
24Paolo BarillaMinardi241:08.011+2.538148 m+0.325—
25Andrea de CesarisDallara221:08.082+2.609152 m+0.071—
26Gabriele TarquiniAGS171:08.200+2.727159 m+0.118—
27Jyrki JärvilehtoOnyx361:08.539+3.066179 m+0.339—
28Gregor FoitekOnyx351:08.590+3.117182 m+0.051—
29Satoru NakajimaTyrrell31:09.865+4.392256 m+1.275—
30David BrabhamBrabham71:10.917+5.444317 m+1.052—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

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

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Alain ProstFerrari11:07.779—0 m——
2Nigel MansellFerrari21:08.039+0.26015 m+0.260—
3Éric BernardLola291:08.364+0.58533 m+0.325—
4Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:08.629+0.85048 m+0.265—
5Ayrton SennaMcLaren271:08.711+0.93252 m+0.082—
6Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:08.747+0.96854 m+0.036—
7Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:08.972+1.19367 m+0.225—
8Nelson PiquetBenetton201:09.007+1.22869 m+0.035—
9Jean AlesiTyrrell41:09.062+1.28372 m+0.055—
10Ivan CapelliLeyton House161:09.168+1.38978 m+0.106—
11Martin DonnellyTeam Lotus121:09.229+1.45082 m+0.061—
12Aguri SuzukiLola301:09.242+1.46382 m+0.013—
13Philippe AlliotLigier261:09.271+1.49284 m+0.029—
14Mauricio GugelminLeyton House151:09.306+1.52786 m+0.035—
15Alex CaffiArrows101:09.315+1.53686 m+0.009—
16Michele AlboretoArrows91:09.410+1.63192 m+0.095—
17Gerhard BergerMcLaren281:09.419+1.64092 m+0.009—
18Derek WarwickTeam Lotus111:09.629+1.850104 m+0.210—
19Emanuele PirroDallara211:09.845+2.066116 m+0.216—
20Satoru NakajimaTyrrell31:09.900+2.121119 m+0.055—
21Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:10.080+2.301129 m+0.180—
22Nicola LariniLigier251:10.282+2.503141 m+0.202—
23Yannick DalmasAGS181:10.384+2.605147 m+0.102—
24Stefano ModenaBrabham81:10.433+2.654149 m+0.049—
25Andrea de CesarisDallara221:10.572+2.793157 m+0.139—
26David BrabhamBrabham71:10.950+3.171178 m+0.378—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

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.

Ferrari 641
Ferrari 641
Ferrari 641-2 front-left2 Museo Ferrari · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Leyton House CG901
Leyton House CG901
Leyton House CG901 Formula One, 1990 - Collings Foundation - Massachusetts - DSC07049 · Daderot · CC0
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Williams FW13
Williams FW13
Williams FW13 front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ligier JS33
Ligier JS33
Philippe Alliot 1990 United States · wileynorwichphoto · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Lotus 102
Lotus 102
Lotus-Lamborghini 102 · Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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.

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

Where this comes from

Round
7 of 1990
Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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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.