Race · Round 14 of 16 ·
1990 Spanish Grand Prix
Alain Prost won for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid at Circuito de Jerez. 15 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 44 championship Grand Prix wins.
- Circuit
- Circuito de JerezJerez de la Frontera, Spain
- Winner
- Alain ProstFerrari
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Riccardo Patrese
- Entries
- 3310 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.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:18.387 | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:18.824 | +0.437 | +0.437 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:19.106 | +0.719 | +0.282 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:19.604 | +1.217 | +0.498 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:19.618 | +1.231 | +0.014 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:19.647 | +1.260 | +0.029 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:19.689 | +1.302 | +0.042 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:19.700 | +1.313 | +0.011 |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:20.367 | +1.980 | +0.667 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:20.610 | +2.223 | +0.243 |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:21.060 | +2.673 | +0.450 |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:21.167 | +2.780 | +0.107 |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:21.170 | +2.783 | +0.003 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:21.215 | +2.828 | +0.045 |
| 15 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:21.244 | +2.857 | +0.029 |
| 16 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:21.277 | +2.890 | +0.033 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:21.467 | +3.080 | +0.190 |
| 18 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:21.551 | +3.164 | +0.084 |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:21.910 | +3.523 | +0.359 |
| 20 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:21.996 | +3.609 | +0.086 |
| 21 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:22.288 | +3.901 | +0.292 |
| 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:22.466 | +4.079 | +0.178 |
| 23 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:22.659 | +4.272 | +0.193 |
| 24 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:22.716 | +4.329 | +0.057 |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:23.133 | +4.746 | +0.417 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:23.161 | +4.774 | +0.028 |
| 27 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:23.163 | +4.776 | +0.002 |
| 28 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:23.274 | +4.887 | +0.111 |
| 29 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 10 | 1:23.924 | +5.537 | +0.650 |
| 30 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | 31 | 1:25.114 | +6.727 | +1.190 |
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 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:22.470 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:22.592 | +0.122 | +0.122 | — |
| 3 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:22.708 | +0.238 | +0.116 | — |
| 4 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | 31 | 1:24.603 | +2.133 | +1.895 | — |
| 5 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:24.621 | +2.151 | +0.018 | — |
| 6 | Claudio Langes | EuroBrun | 34 | 1:25.736 | +3.266 | +1.115 | — |
| 7 | Bruno Giacomelli | Life | 39 | 1:42.699 | +20.229 | +16.963 | — |
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 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:20.094 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:20.576 | +0.482 | +0.482 | — |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:20.580 | +0.486 | +0.004 | — |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:20.813 | +0.719 | +0.233 | — |
| 5 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:21.448 | +1.354 | +0.635 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:21.658 | +1.564 | +0.210 | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:21.722 | +1.628 | +0.064 | — |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:21.848 | +1.754 | +0.126 | — |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:21.989 | +1.895 | +0.141 | — |
| 10 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:22.373 | +2.279 | +0.384 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:22.494 | +2.400 | +0.121 | — |
| 12 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:22.531 | +2.437 | +0.037 | — |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.604 | +2.510 | +0.073 | — |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:22.868 | +2.774 | +0.264 | — |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:22.944 | +2.850 | +0.076 | — |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:23.360 | +3.266 | +0.416 | — |
| 17 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:23.387 | +3.293 | +0.027 | — |
| 18 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:23.708 | +3.614 | +0.321 | — |
| 19 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:23.754 | +3.660 | +0.046 | — |
| 20 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:24.113 | +4.019 | +0.359 | — |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:24.135 | +4.041 | +0.022 | — |
| 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:24.275 | +4.181 | +0.140 | — |
| 23 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:24.470 | +4.376 | +0.195 | — |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:24.622 | +4.528 | +0.152 | — |
| 25 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:25.237 | +5.143 | +0.615 | — |
| 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:25.900 | +5.806 | +0.663 | — |
| 27 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 10 | 1:25.985 | +5.891 | +0.085 | — |
| 28 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | 31 | 1:27.346 | +7.252 | +1.361 | — |
| 29 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:28.609 | +8.515 | +1.263 | — |
| 30 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:29.055 | +8.961 | +0.446 | — |
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 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:19.992 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:20.195 | +0.203 | +0.203 | — |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:20.389 | +0.397 | +0.194 | — |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:20.398 | +0.406 | +0.009 | — |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:20.674 | +0.682 | +0.276 | — |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:20.927 | +0.935 | +0.253 | — |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:21.103 | +1.111 | +0.176 | — |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:21.324 | +1.332 | +0.221 | — |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:21.447 | +1.455 | +0.123 | — |
| 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:21.515 | +1.523 | +0.068 | — |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:21.801 | +1.809 | +0.286 | — |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:22.234 | +2.242 | +0.433 | — |
| 13 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:22.263 | +2.271 | +0.029 | — |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:22.725 | +2.733 | +0.462 | — |
| 15 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:23.198 | +3.206 | +0.473 | — |
| 16 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:23.278 | +3.286 | +0.080 | — |
| 17 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:23.508 | +3.516 | +0.230 | — |
| 18 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:23.632 | +3.640 | +0.124 | — |
| 19 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:23.677 | +3.685 | +0.045 | — |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:23.725 | +3.733 | +0.048 | — |
| 21 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:23.833 | +3.841 | +0.108 | — |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:23.864 | +3.872 | +0.031 | — |
| 23 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:23.955 | +3.963 | +0.091 | — |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:24.071 | +4.079 | +0.116 | — |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:25.536 | +5.544 | +1.465 | — |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:25.546 | +5.554 | +0.010 | — |
| 27 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 10 | 1:25.998 | +6.006 | +0.452 | — |
| 28 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:27.551 | +7.559 | +1.553 | — |
| 29 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | 31 | 1:30.008 | +10.016 | +2.457 | — |
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 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:23.637 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:24.713 | +1.076 | +1.076 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:24.785 | +1.148 | +0.072 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:24.928 | +1.291 | +0.143 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:25.465 | +1.828 | +0.537 | — |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:25.695 | +2.058 | +0.230 | — |
| 7 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:25.735 | +2.098 | +0.040 | — |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:25.996 | +2.359 | +0.261 | — |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:26.346 | +2.709 | +0.350 | — |
| 10 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:26.351 | +2.714 | +0.005 | — |
| 11 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:26.586 | +2.949 | +0.235 | — |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:26.899 | +3.262 | +0.313 | — |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:26.901 | +3.264 | +0.002 | — |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:27.116 | +3.479 | +0.215 | — |
| 15 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:27.216 | +3.579 | +0.100 | — |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:27.433 | +3.796 | +0.217 | — |
| 17 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:27.444 | +3.807 | +0.011 | — |
| 18 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:27.474 | +3.837 | +0.030 | — |
| 19 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:27.552 | +3.915 | +0.078 | — |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:27.838 | +4.201 | +0.286 | — |
| 21 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:28.022 | +4.385 | +0.184 | — |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:28.084 | +4.447 | +0.062 | — |
| 23 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:28.430 | +4.793 | +0.346 | — |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:28.517 | +4.880 | +0.087 | — |
| 25 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:28.774 | +5.137 | +0.257 | — |
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
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Ferrari 641
Ferrari 641-2 front-left2 Museo Ferrari · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Williams FW13
Williams FW13 front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ligier JS33
Philippe Alliot 1990 United States · wileynorwichphoto · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
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
Lotus 102
Lotus-Lamborghini 102 · Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 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.
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McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0Where this comes from
- Round
- 14 of 1990
- Grand Prix
- Spanish Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- 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.