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| Date | Sunday 21 October 1990 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Japanese GP |
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| Circuit | Suzuka |
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| Event Format | Race of 53 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #15 of 16 in 1990
#499 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 53 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 5859 m |
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| Race Distance | 5859 × 53 = 310.527 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Partially cloudy, Hot, Dry |
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| Entries | 30 |
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| Qualifiers | 26 |
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| Finishers | 10 |
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| Debutants | None |
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season –  Williams (6)
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| 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)
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