| Date | Sunday 12 August 1990 |
| Start time | 14:00 |
| Event | Hungarian GP |
| Circuit | Hungaroring |
| Event Format | Race of 77 laps |
| Championship | World Championship |
| Race number | #10 of 16 in 1990 #494 (of all time) |
| Laps | 77 |
| Circuit Perimeter | 3968 m |
| Race Distance | 3968 × 77 = 305.536 km |
| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
| Pole Position | Left |
| First Corner | Right |
| Track Direction | Clockwise |
| Weather | Sunny, Hot, Dry |
| Entries | 35 |
| Qualifiers | 26 |
| Finishers | 17 |
| Debutants | None |
| Milestones | Ligier Gitanes – 100th Race Entry (Entrant)
Motor Racing Developments – 200th Race Entry (Entrant)
Thierry Boutsen – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
None
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| Records Extended |
1. Most 5th Place Finishes – Lotus (60),
2. Most 7th Place Finishes – Lotus (42),
3. Most Race Entries – Lotus (1192),
4. Most Race Entries – Riccardo Patrese (203),
5. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify – Coloni (38),
6. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (110),
7. Most 8th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (68),
8. Most 11th Place Qualifications – Lotus (52),
9. Most 18th Place Qualifications – Lotus (43)
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