Race · Round 15 of 16 · 21 October 1990

1990 Japanese Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won for Benetton from 6th on the grid at Suzuka Circuit. 15 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship podium for Roberto Moreno and Aguri Suzuki.

Circuit: Suzuka CircuitSuzuka, Japan
Winner: Nelson PiquetBenetton
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Riccardo Patrese
Entries: 3010 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	—	6	53	Finished	9
2	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	—	8	53	Finished	6
3	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	—	9	53	Finished	4
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	FW13B	7	53	Finished	3	fastest lap
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	FW13B	5	53	Finished	2
6	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	—	13	53	Finished	1
7	Nicola Larini	Ligier	JS33B	17	52	Finished	0
8	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	—	10	52	Finished	0
9	Alex Caffi	Arrows	—	23	52	Finished	0
10	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	JS33B	20	52	Finished	0
DNF	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	102	11	38	Gearbox	0
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	102	14	31	Engine	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	—	24	28	Engine	0
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	641	3	26	Halfshaft	0
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	F190	18	24	Alternator	0
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	—	16	24	Engine	0
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	—	19	18	Spun off	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	CG901	12	16	Ignition	0
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	F190	25	13	Spun off	0
DNF	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	CG901	15	5	Engine	0
DNF	David Brabham	Brabham	—	22	2	Clutch	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	MP4/5B	4	1	Spun off	0
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/5B	1	0	Collision	0
DNF	Alain Prost	Ferrari	641	2	0	Collision	0
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	—	21	0	Collision	0
DNS	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	—	—	—	Injury	0
DNQ	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	C3C	—	—	DNQ	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout suzuka-1 · 5.86 km · 18 turns, F1DB’s figures
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.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Nelson Piquet	6	1	53
Roberto Moreno	8	2	53
Aguri Suzuki	9	3	53
Riccardo Patrese	7	4	53
Thierry Boutsen	5	5	53
Satoru Nakajima	13	6	53
Nicola Larini	17	7	52
Pierluigi Martini	10	8	52
Alex Caffi	23	9	52
Philippe Alliot	20	10	52
Derek Warwick	11	DNF	38
Johnny Herbert	14	DNF	31
Michele Alboreto	24	DNF	28
Nigel Mansell	3	DNF	26
Emanuele Pirro	18	DNF	24
Éric Bernard	16	DNF	24
Gianni Morbidelli	19	DNF	18
Ivan Capelli	12	DNF	16
Andrea de Cesaris	25	DNF	13
Mauricio Gugelmin	15	DNF	5
David Brabham	22	DNF	2
Gerhard Berger	4	DNF	1
Ayrton Senna	1	DNF	0
Alain Prost	2	DNF	0
Stefano Modena	21	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:36.996	—	—
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:37.228	+0.232	+0.232
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:37.719	+0.723	+0.491
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:38.118	+1.122	+0.399
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:39.324	+2.328	+1.206
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:40.049	+3.053	+0.725
7	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:40.052	+3.056	+0.003
8	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:40.355	+3.359	+0.303
9	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:40.579	+3.583	+0.224
10	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:40.888	+3.892	+0.309
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:40.899	+3.903	+0.011
12	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:41.024	+4.028	+0.125
13	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:41.033	+4.037	+0.009
14	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:41.078	+4.082	+0.045
15	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:41.558	+4.562	+0.480
16	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:41.698	+4.702	+0.140
17	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:41.709	+4.713	+0.011
18	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:42.339	+5.343	+0.630
19	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:42.361	+5.365	+0.022
20	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:42.364	+5.368	+0.003
21	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:42.593	+5.597	+0.229
22	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:42.617	+5.621	+0.024
23	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:43.156	+6.160	+0.539
24	Alex Caffi	Arrows	10	1:43.270	+6.274	+0.114
25	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:43.304	+6.308	+0.034
26	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:43.601	+6.605	+0.297
27	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:43.782	+6.786	+0.181
28	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:44.281	+7.285	+0.499
29	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:44.410	+7.414	+0.129
30	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:45.393	+8.397	+0.983

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 Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:40.384	—	—	—
2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:41.195	+0.811	+0.811	—
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:41.309	+0.925	+0.114	—
4	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:41.907	+1.523	+0.598	—
5	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:42.080	+1.696	+0.173	—
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:42.088	+1.704	+0.008	—
7	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:42.846	+2.462	+0.758	—
8	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:42.984	+2.600	+0.138	—
9	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:42.997	+2.613	+0.013	—
10	Alex Caffi	Arrows	10	1:43.295	+2.911	+0.298	—
11	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:43.527	+3.143	+0.232	—
12	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:43.575	+3.191	+0.048	—
13	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:43.846	+3.462	+0.271	—
14	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:43.882	+3.498	+0.036	—
15	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:43.928	+3.544	+0.046	—
16	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:44.481	+4.097	+0.553	—
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:44.570	+4.186	+0.089	—
18	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:44.832	+4.448	+0.262	—
19	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:44.921	+4.537	+0.089	—
20	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:45.326	+4.942	+0.405	—
21	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:45.814	+5.430	+0.488	—
22	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:45.895	+5.511	+0.081	—
23	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:46.006	+5.622	+0.111	—
24	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:46.022	+5.638	+0.016	—
25	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:46.569	+6.185	+0.547	—
26	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:47.006	+6.622	+0.437	—
27	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:47.101	+6.717	+0.095	—
28	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:48.357	+7.973	+1.256	—
29	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:49.029	+8.645	+0.672	—
30	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:49.922	+9.538	+0.893	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:39.890	—	—	—
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:39.927	+0.037	+0.037	—
3	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:39.982	+0.092	+0.055	—
4	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:40.017	+0.127	+0.035	—
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:40.305	+0.415	+0.288	—
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:40.920	+1.030	+0.615	—
7	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:41.515	+1.625	+0.595	—
8	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:41.619	+1.729	+0.104	—
9	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:41.776	+1.886	+0.157	—
10	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:41.941	+2.051	+0.165	—
11	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:42.372	+2.482	+0.431	—
12	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:42.393	+2.503	+0.021	—
13	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:42.514	+2.624	+0.121	—
14	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:43.115	+3.225	+0.601	—
15	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:43.196	+3.306	+0.081	—
16	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:43.408	+3.518	+0.212	—
17	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:43.564	+3.674	+0.156	—
18	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:43.889	+3.999	+0.325	—
19	Alex Caffi	Arrows	10	1:43.927	+4.037	+0.038	—
20	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:44.019	+4.129	+0.092	—
21	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:44.376	+4.486	+0.357	—
22	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:44.441	+4.551	+0.065	—
23	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	18	1:45.171	+5.281	+0.730	—
24	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	14	1:45.464	+5.574	+0.293	—
25	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	31	1:46.707	+6.817	+1.243	—
26	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:47.056	+7.166	+0.349	—
27	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:47.118	+7.228	+0.062	—
28	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:47.343	+7.453	+0.225	—
29	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	17	1:47.571	+7.681	+0.228	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	1:42.820	—	—	—
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1	1:42.981	+0.161	+0.161	—
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	27	1:43.353	+0.533	+0.372	—
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	28	1:43.741	+0.921	+0.388	—
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:44.422	+1.602	+0.681	—
6	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	30	1:44.997	+2.177	+0.575	—
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:45.270	+2.450	+0.273	—
8	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	3	1:45.602	+2.782	+0.332	—
9	Éric Bernard	Lola	29	1:45.672	+2.852	+0.070	—
10	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	16	1:45.864	+3.044	+0.192	—
11	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	9	1:46.082	+3.262	+0.218	—
12	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:46.149	+3.329	+0.067	—
13	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:46.225	+3.405	+0.076	—
14	Derek Warwick	Team Lotus	11	1:46.289	+3.469	+0.064	—
15	Nicola Larini	Ligier	25	1:46.336	+3.516	+0.047	—
16	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:46.433	+3.613	+0.097	—
17	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	19	1:46.731	+3.911	+0.298	—
18	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	24	1:47.326	+4.506	+0.595	—
19	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:47.532	+4.712	+0.206	—
20	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House	15	1:47.545	+4.725	+0.013	—
21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	21	1:47.661	+4.841	+0.116	—
22	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	20	1:47.927	+5.107	+0.266	—
23	Alex Caffi	Arrows	10	1:48.220	+5.400	+0.293	—
24	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:48.717	+5.897	+0.497	—
25	David Brabham	Brabham	7	1:48.970	+6.150	+0.253	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

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.

Coloni C3
C3-1 · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked

A 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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Where this comes from

Round: 15 of 1990
Grand Prix: Japanese Grand Prix
Dates: 21 Oct 1990
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Benetton
Entrant: Benetton-Ford
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.