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Japanese Grand Prix

1990 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Round 15 of 16Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaOct 21 199053 laps

Podium

MORBenetton

PIQBenetton

SUZLola

Key facts

WinnerPIQ1:34:36.824 from P6

PoleSEN1:36.996

Fastest lapPAT1:44.233 on lap 40

Finishers10 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	PIQNelson Piquet	Benetton	6	▲5	53	1:34:36.824	9	1:45.114
2	MORRoberto Moreno	Benetton	8	▲6	53	+7.223s	6	1:45.539
3	SUZAguri Suzuki	Lola	9	▲6	53	+22.469s	4	1:44.850
4	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	7	▲3	53	+36.258s	3	1:44.233
5	BOUThierry Boutsen	Williams	5	–	53	+46.884s	2	1:45.706
6	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	13	▲7	53	+72.350s	1	1:45.887
7	LARNicola Larini	Ligier	17	▲10	52	+1 lap		1:46.681
8	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	10	▲2	52	+1 lap		1:46.897
9	CAFAlex Caffi	Arrows	23	▲14	52	+1 lap		1:46.849
10	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Ligier	20	▲10	52	+1 lap		1:46.106
DNF	WARDerek Warwick	Lotus	11		38	Gearbox		1:46.042
DNF	HERJohnny Herbert	Lotus	14		31	Engine		1:46.463
DNF	ALBMichele Alboreto	Arrows	24		28	Engine		1:47.094
DNF	MANNigel Mansell	Ferrari	3		26	Halfshaft		1:46.272
DNF	PIREmanuele Pirro	Dallara	18		24	Alternator		1:48.506
DNF	EBEÉric Bernard	Lola	16		24	Engine		1:47.518
DNF	GMOGianni Morbidelli	Minardi	19		18	Spun off		1:48.865
DNF	CAPIvan Capelli	Leyton House	12		16	Ignition		1:48.035
DNF	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Dallara	25		13	Spun off		1:49.761
DNF	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	15		5	Engine		1:49.471
DNF	BRADavid Brabham	Brabham	22		2	Clutch		1:54.765
DNF	BERGerhard Berger	McLaren	4		1	Spun off		1:49.573
DNF	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1		0	Collision		–
DNF	PROAlain Prost	Ferrari	2		0	Collision		–
DNF	MODStefano Modena	Brabham	21		0	Collision		–
DNS	ALEJean Alesi	Tyrrell	–		0	Injury		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1:36.996
2	PROAlain Prost	Ferrari	1:37.228	+0.232s
3	MANNigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:37.719	+0.723s
4	BERGerhard Berger	McLaren	1:38.118	+1.122s
5	BOUThierry Boutsen	Williams	1:39.324	+2.328s
6	PIQNelson Piquet	Benetton	1:40.049	+3.053s
7	ALEJean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:40.052	+3.056s
8	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	1:40.355	+3.359s
9	MORRoberto Moreno	Benetton	1:40.579	+3.583s
10	SUZAguri Suzuki	Lola	1:40.888	+3.892s
11	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:40.899	+3.903s
12	WARDerek Warwick	Lotus	1:41.024	+4.028s
13	CAPIvan Capelli	Leyton House	1:41.033	+4.037s
14	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:41.078	+4.082s
15	HERJohnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.558	+4.562s
16	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:41.698	+4.702s
17	EBEÉric Bernard	Lola	1:41.709	+4.713s
18	LARNicola Larini	Ligier	1:42.339	+5.343s
19	PIREmanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:42.361	+5.365s
20	GMOGianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:42.364	+5.368s
21	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Ligier	1:42.593	+5.597s
22	MODStefano Modena	Brabham	1:42.617	+5.621s
23	BRADavid Brabham	Brabham	1:43.156	+6.160s
24	CAFAlex Caffi	Arrows	1:43.270	+6.274s
25	ALBMichele Alboreto	Arrows	1:43.304	+6.308s
26	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Dallara	1:43.601	+6.605s
27	GROOlivier Grouillard	Osella	1:43.782	+6.786s
28	TARGabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:44.281	+7.285s
29	DALYannick Dalmas	AGS	1:44.410	+7.414s
30	BERGerhard Berger	coloni	1:45.393	+8.397s

Suzuka Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1990. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1989	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton
1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1987	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari

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