Race · Round 1 of 16 ·
1990 United States Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from 5th on the grid at Phoenix Street Circuit. It was the first championship podium for Jean Alesi.
- Circuit
- Phoenix Street CircuitPhoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Winner
- Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- Pole
- Gerhard Berger
- Fastest lap
- Gerhard Berger
- Entries
- 3514 classified
Classification
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
1 entry with no recorded grid slot or lap count is in the classification and not drawn.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:28.664 | — | — |
| 2 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:28.731 | +0.067 | +0.067 |
| 3 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:29.019 | +0.355 | +0.288 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:29.408 | +0.744 | +0.389 |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:29.431 | +0.767 | +0.023 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:29.862 | +1.198 | +0.431 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:29.910 | +1.246 | +0.048 |
| 8 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:29.947 | +1.283 | +0.037 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:30.059 | +1.395 | +0.112 |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:30.127 | +1.463 | +0.068 |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:30.130 | +1.466 | +0.003 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:30.213 | +1.549 | +0.083 |
| 13 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:30.424 | +1.760 | +0.211 |
| 14 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:31.194 | +2.530 | +0.770 |
| 15 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:31.226 | +2.562 | +0.032 |
| 16 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:31.247 | +2.583 | +0.021 |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:31.363 | +2.699 | +0.116 |
| 18 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:31.414 | +2.750 | +0.051 |
| 19 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:31.650 | +2.986 | +0.236 |
| 20 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 10 | 1:31.892 | +3.228 | +0.242 |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:31.948 | +3.284 | +0.056 |
| 22 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:31.984 | +3.320 | +0.036 |
| 23 | Gregor Foitek | Brabham | 7 | 1:32.398 | +3.734 | +0.414 |
| 24 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:32.400 | +3.736 | +0.002 |
| 25 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:32.904 | +4.240 | +0.504 |
| 26 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:33.044 | +4.380 | +0.140 |
| 27 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 35 | 1:33.468 | +4.804 | +0.424 |
| 28 | Gianni Morbidelli | Dallara | 21 | 1:34.292 | +5.628 | +0.824 |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.
Practice sessions Pre-qualifying · Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up
Pre-qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:32.292 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:32.711 | +0.419 | +0.419 | — |
| 3 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:33.181 | +0.889 | +0.470 | — |
| 4 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:33.331 | +1.039 | +0.150 | — |
| 5 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:35.420 | +3.128 | +2.089 | — |
| 6 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:35.481 | +3.189 | +0.061 | — |
| 7 | Claudio Langes | EuroBrun | 34 | 1:37.399 | +5.107 | +1.918 | — |
| 8 | Gary Brabham | Life | 39 | 2:07.147 | +34.855 | +29.748 | — |
| 9 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | 31 | 5:15.010 | +3:42.718 | +3:07.863 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:28.740 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:29.339 | +0.599 | +0.599 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:29.765 | +1.025 | +0.426 | — |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:30.490 | +1.750 | +0.725 | — |
| 5 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:30.633 | +1.893 | +0.143 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:30.718 | +1.978 | +0.085 | — |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:30.990 | +2.250 | +0.272 | — |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:31.063 | +2.323 | +0.073 | — |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:31.296 | +2.556 | +0.233 | — |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:31.489 | +2.749 | +0.193 | — |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:31.598 | +2.858 | +0.109 | — |
| 12 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 10 | 1:31.903 | +3.163 | +0.305 | — |
| 13 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:31.980 | +3.240 | +0.077 | — |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:32.112 | +3.372 | +0.132 | — |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:32.185 | +3.445 | +0.073 | — |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:32.208 | +3.468 | +0.023 | — |
| 17 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:32.630 | +3.890 | +0.422 | — |
| 18 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:32.678 | +3.938 | +0.048 | — |
| 19 | Gianni Morbidelli | Dallara | 21 | 1:32.777 | +4.037 | +0.099 | — |
| 20 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 1:33.124 | +4.384 | +0.347 | — |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 35 | 1:33.158 | +4.418 | +0.034 | — |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:33.214 | +4.474 | +0.056 | — |
| 23 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:33.429 | +4.689 | +0.215 | — |
| 24 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:33.751 | +5.011 | +0.322 | — |
| 25 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:33.754 | +5.014 | +0.003 | — |
| 26 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:33.987 | +5.247 | +0.233 | — |
| 27 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:34.144 | +5.404 | +0.157 | — |
| 28 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:34.285 | +5.545 | +0.141 | — |
| 29 | Gregor Foitek | Brabham | 7 | 1:34.345 | +5.605 | +0.060 | — |
| 30 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:35.374 | +6.634 | +1.029 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:51.939 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:52.223 | +0.284 | +0.284 | — |
| 3 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:52.534 | +0.595 | +0.311 | — |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:53.638 | +1.699 | +1.104 | — |
| 5 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 10 | 1:54.518 | +2.579 | +0.880 | — |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:56.659 | +4.720 | +2.141 | — |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:56.993 | +5.054 | +0.334 | — |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:57.253 | +5.314 | +0.260 | — |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:57.671 | +5.732 | +0.418 | — |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:57.736 | +5.797 | +0.065 | — |
| 11 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:58.475 | +6.536 | +0.739 | — |
| 12 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:59.125 | +7.186 | +0.650 | — |
| 13 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:59.731 | +7.792 | +0.606 | — |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:59.862 | +7.923 | +0.131 | — |
| 15 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 2:03.437 | +11.498 | +3.575 | — |
| 16 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 2:03.638 | +11.699 | +0.201 | — |
| 17 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 2:04.663 | +12.724 | +1.025 | — |
| 18 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 2:14.419 | +22.480 | +9.756 | — |
| 19 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 2:26.872 | +34.933 | +12.453 | — |
| 20 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 35 | 2:28.222 | +36.283 | +1.350 | — |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 2:33.119 | +41.180 | +4.897 | — |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 21:58.328 | +20:06.389 | +19:25.209 | — |
| 23 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 30:42.109 | +28:50.170 | +8:43.781 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Warm-up
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:30.458 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:30.985 | +0.527 | +0.527 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:31.295 | +0.837 | +0.310 | — |
| 4 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:32.072 | +1.614 | +0.777 | — |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:32.116 | +1.658 | +0.044 | — |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:32.245 | +1.787 | +0.129 | — |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:32.520 | +2.062 | +0.275 | — |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:32.818 | +2.360 | +0.298 | — |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:32.977 | +2.519 | +0.159 | — |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:33.315 | +2.857 | +0.338 | — |
| 11 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:33.512 | +3.054 | +0.197 | — |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:33.624 | +3.166 | +0.112 | — |
| 13 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:33.764 | +3.306 | +0.140 | — |
| 14 | Gregor Foitek | Brabham | 7 | 1:33.837 | +3.379 | +0.073 | — |
| 15 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:33.900 | +3.442 | +0.063 | — |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:34.289 | +3.831 | +0.389 | — |
| 17 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:34.318 | +3.860 | +0.029 | — |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:34.364 | +3.906 | +0.046 | — |
| 19 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:34.425 | +3.967 | +0.061 | — |
| 20 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 10 | 1:34.460 | +4.002 | +0.035 | — |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:34.911 | +4.453 | +0.451 | — |
| 22 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:35.628 | +5.170 | +0.717 | — |
| 23 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:36.070 | +5.612 | +0.442 | — |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:37.433 | +6.975 | +1.363 | — |
| 25 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:38.440 | +7.982 | +1.007 | — |
| 26 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:38.503 | +8.045 | +0.063 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Williams FW13
Williams FW13 front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Leyton House CG901
Leyton House CG901 Formula One, 1990 - Collings Foundation - Massachusetts - DSC07049 · Daderot · CC0
Coloni C3
C3-1 · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Ferrari 641
Ferrari 641-2 front-left2 Museo Ferrari · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ligier JS33
Philippe Alliot 1990 United States · wileynorwichphoto · CC BY 2.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
1 more photograph
Lotus 102
Lotus-Lamborghini 102 · Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 1 of 1990
- Grand Prix
- United States Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Honda
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.