1990 seasonR15 · 21 October 1990 · Suzuka

Japanese Grand Prix 1990

Nelson Piquet won for Benetton. Started from P6. This race decided the championship.

Laps53PoleSennaFastest lapPatreseDistance310.6 km
Start → finish · top tenP1 PiquetP2 Moreno9P3 Suzuki7P4 Patrese5P5 Boutsen13P6 Nakajima17P7 LariniP8 Martini23P9 Caffi20P10 Alliot

Race results

01Nelson PiquetBenetton1:34:36.8249
02Roberto MorenoBenetton+7.2236
03Aguri SuzukiLola+22.4694
04Riccardo Patresefastest lapWilliams+36.2583
05Thierry BoutsenWilliams+46.8842
06Satoru NakajimaTyrrell+1:12.3501
07Nicola LariniLigier+1 lap
08Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap
09Alex CaffiArrows+1 lap
10Philippe AlliotLigier+1 lap
—Derek WarwickLotusGearbox
—Johnny HerbertLotusEngine
—Michele AlboretoArrowsEngine
—Nigel MansellFerrariHalfshaft
—Emanuele PirroDallaraAlternator
—Éric BernardLolaEngine
—Gianni MorbidelliMinardiSpun off
—Ivan CapelliLeyton HouseIgnition
—Andrea de CesarisDallaraSpun off
—Maurício GugelminLeyton HouseEngine
—David BrabhamBrabhamClutch
—Gerhard BergerMcLarenSpun off
—Ayrton SennaMcLarenCollision
—Alain ProstFerrariCollision
—Stefano ModenaBrabhamCollision
—Jean AlesiTyrrellDid not start
—Olivier GrouillardOsellaDid not qualify
—Gabriele TarquiniAGSDid not qualify
—Yannick DalmasAGSDid not qualify
—Bertrand GachotColoniDid not qualify