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1990 Spanish GP
1989 Japanese GP

1990 Japanese GP

1990 Australian GP
1991 Japanese GP
 XVI  Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 21 October 1990
Start time14:00
Event Japanese GP
Circuit Suzuka
Event FormatRace of 53 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#15 of 16 in 1990
#499 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps53
Circuit Perimeter5859 m
Race Distance5859 × 53 = 310.527 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherPartially cloudy, Hot, Dry
Participants
Entries30
Qualifiers26
Finishers10
DebutantsNone
Records Broken 1. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season Williams (6)
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements Lotus (526),
2. Most 9th Place Finishes Arrows (34),
3. Most Races Led Ferrari (250),
4. Most Laps Led Ferrari (6829),
5. Most Race Entries Lotus (1202),
6. Most Race Entries Riccardo Patrese (208),
7. Most Poles Ayrton Senna (51),
8. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (113),
9. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Alain Prost (47),
10. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (125),
11. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Nigel Mansell (23),
12. Most 6th Place Qualifications Nélson Piquet (16),
13. Most 7th Place Qualifications Riccardo Patrese (15),
14. Most 11th Place Qualifications Lotus (54),
15. Most 14th Place Qualifications Lotus (54),
16. Most 20th Place Qualifications Philippe Alliot (13)

World Championship standings
1  Ayrton Senna 78 
2  Alain Prost 69 
3  Gerhard Berger 40 
4  Nélson Piquet 35 up
5  Thierry Boutsen 32 
6  Nigel Mansell 31 up
7  Riccardo Patrese 22 up
8  Alessandro Nannini 21 up
9  Jean Alesi 13 
10  Roberto Moreno 6 
  Ivan Capelli 6 
12  Aguri Suzuki 6 up
13  Éric Bernard 5 up
14  Derek Warwick 3 up
15  Satoru Nakajima 3 
16  Alex Caffi 2 up
  Stefano Modena 2 up
18  Mauricio Gugelmin 1 up
1  McLaren / Honda 118 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 100 
3  Benetton / Ford 62 up
4  Williams / Renault 54 up
5  Tyrrell / Ford 16 
6  Lola / Lamborghini 11 up
7  Leyton House / Judd 7 up
8  Lotus / Lamborghini 3 
9  Brabham / Judd 2 
  Arrows / Ford 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 20Car 27Car 6
EntrantBenetton Formula LtdHonda Marlboro McLarenCanon Williams Team
Driver Nélson Piquet Ayrton Senna Riccardo Patrese
Car Benetton B190 McLaren MP4/5B Williams FW13B
EngineFord HB 3.5 V8Honda 3.5 V10Renault 3.5 V10
Time1:34'36.8241'36.9961'44.233
Speed196.923 km/h217.456 km/h202.358 km/h