Race · Round 6 of 16 ·
1990 Mexican Grand Prix
Alain Prost won for Ferrari from 13th on the grid at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 41 championship Grand Prix wins.
- Circuit
- Autodromo Hermanos RodriguezMexico City, Mexico
- Winner
- Alain ProstFerrari
- Pole
- Gerhard Berger
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Entries
- 3520 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 | 1:17.227 | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:17.498 | +0.271 | +0.271 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:17.670 | +0.443 | +0.172 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:17.732 | +0.505 | +0.062 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:17.883 | +0.656 | +0.151 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:18.282 | +1.055 | +0.399 |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:18.526 | +1.299 | +0.244 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:18.561 | +1.334 | +0.035 |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:18.575 | +1.348 | +0.014 |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:18.592 | +1.365 | +0.017 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:18.951 | +1.724 | +0.359 |
| 12 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:18.994 | +1.767 | +0.043 |
| 13 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:19.026 | +1.799 | +0.032 |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:19.227 | +2.000 | +0.201 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:19.865 | +2.638 | +0.638 |
| 16 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:19.897 | +2.670 | +0.032 |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:19.941 | +2.714 | +0.044 |
| 18 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:20.044 | +2.817 | +0.103 |
| 19 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:20.268 | +3.041 | +0.224 |
| 20 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:20.274 | +3.047 | +0.006 |
| 21 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:20.447 | +3.220 | +0.173 |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:20.657 | +3.430 | +0.210 |
| 23 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 35 | 1:21.012 | +3.785 | +0.355 |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:21.116 | +3.889 | +0.104 |
| 25 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:21.273 | +4.046 | +0.157 |
| 26 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 1:21.519 | +4.292 | +0.246 |
| 27 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:21.544 | +4.317 | +0.025 |
| 28 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:21.665 | +4.438 | +0.121 |
| 29 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 10 | 1:22.154 | +4.927 | +0.489 |
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 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:25.281 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:25.456 | +0.175 | +0.175 | — |
| 3 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:26.724 | +1.443 | +1.268 | — |
| 4 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:27.511 | +2.230 | +0.787 | — |
| 5 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:27.830 | +2.549 | +0.319 | — |
| 6 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:28.499 | +3.218 | +0.669 | — |
| 7 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | 31 | 1:28.805 | +3.524 | +0.306 | — |
| 8 | Claudio Langes | EuroBrun | 34 | 1:40.414 | +15.133 | +11.609 | — |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Life | 39 | 4:07.475 | +2:42.194 | +2:27.061 | — |
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 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:18.813 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:18.885 | +0.072 | +0.072 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:19.150 | +0.337 | +0.265 | — |
| 4 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:19.184 | +0.371 | +0.034 | — |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:19.217 | +0.404 | +0.033 | — |
| 6 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:19.221 | +0.408 | +0.004 | — |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:19.748 | +0.935 | +0.527 | — |
| 8 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:19.794 | +0.981 | +0.046 | — |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:20.102 | +1.289 | +0.308 | — |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:20.217 | +1.404 | +0.115 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:20.484 | +1.671 | +0.267 | — |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:20.759 | +1.946 | +0.275 | — |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:20.774 | +1.961 | +0.015 | — |
| 14 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:20.817 | +2.004 | +0.043 | — |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:20.984 | +2.171 | +0.167 | — |
| 16 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:21.156 | +2.343 | +0.172 | — |
| 17 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 1:21.257 | +2.444 | +0.101 | — |
| 18 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:21.496 | +2.683 | +0.239 | — |
| 19 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:21.583 | +2.770 | +0.087 | — |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:21.607 | +2.794 | +0.024 | — |
| 21 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 35 | 1:21.897 | +3.084 | +0.290 | — |
| 22 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:22.066 | +3.253 | +0.169 | — |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 10 | 1:22.120 | +3.307 | +0.054 | — |
| 24 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:22.136 | +3.323 | +0.016 | — |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:22.913 | +4.100 | +0.777 | — |
| 26 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:23.028 | +4.215 | +0.115 | — |
| 27 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:24.046 | +5.233 | +1.018 | — |
| 28 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:25.100 | +6.287 | +1.054 | — |
| 29 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:25.451 | +6.638 | +0.351 | — |
| 30 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:30.578 | +11.765 | +5.127 | — |
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 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:17.679 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:18.093 | +0.414 | +0.414 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:18.144 | +0.465 | +0.051 | — |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:18.255 | +0.576 | +0.111 | — |
| 5 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:18.321 | +0.642 | +0.066 | — |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:18.484 | +0.805 | +0.163 | — |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:18.485 | +0.806 | +0.001 | — |
| 8 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:18.528 | +0.849 | +0.043 | — |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:18.593 | +0.914 | +0.065 | — |
| 10 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:18.614 | +0.935 | +0.021 | — |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:18.914 | +1.235 | +0.300 | — |
| 12 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:18.930 | +1.251 | +0.016 | — |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:19.199 | +1.520 | +0.269 | — |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:19.250 | +1.571 | +0.051 | — |
| 15 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:19.350 | +1.671 | +0.100 | — |
| 16 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:19.539 | +1.860 | +0.189 | — |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:19.870 | +2.191 | +0.331 | — |
| 18 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:19.901 | +2.222 | +0.031 | — |
| 19 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 1:19.948 | +2.269 | +0.047 | — |
| 20 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 35 | 1:19.950 | +2.271 | +0.002 | — |
| 21 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:20.311 | +2.632 | +0.361 | — |
| 22 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:20.572 | +2.893 | +0.261 | — |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 10 | 1:20.642 | +2.963 | +0.070 | — |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:20.698 | +3.019 | +0.056 | — |
| 25 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:20.706 | +3.027 | +0.008 | — |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:21.065 | +3.386 | +0.359 | — |
| 27 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:21.090 | +3.411 | +0.025 | — |
| 28 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:21.445 | +3.766 | +0.355 | — |
| 29 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:21.660 | +3.981 | +0.215 | — |
| 30 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:22.067 | +4.388 | +0.407 | — |
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 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:19.823 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:19.930 | +0.107 | +0.107 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:20.242 | +0.419 | +0.312 | — |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:20.398 | +0.575 | +0.156 | — |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:20.462 | +0.639 | +0.064 | — |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:20.579 | +0.756 | +0.117 | — |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:20.928 | +1.105 | +0.349 | — |
| 8 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:21.012 | +1.189 | +0.084 | — |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:21.056 | +1.233 | +0.044 | — |
| 10 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:21.253 | +1.430 | +0.197 | — |
| 11 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:21.308 | +1.485 | +0.055 | — |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:21.594 | +1.771 | +0.286 | — |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:21.759 | +1.936 | +0.165 | — |
| 14 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:21.796 | +1.973 | +0.037 | — |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:21.904 | +2.081 | +0.108 | — |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:21.964 | +2.141 | +0.060 | — |
| 17 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:22.025 | +2.202 | +0.061 | — |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:22.110 | +2.287 | +0.085 | — |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:22.122 | +2.299 | +0.012 | — |
| 20 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 35 | 1:22.602 | +2.779 | +0.480 | — |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.901 | +3.078 | +0.299 | — |
| 22 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:22.923 | +3.100 | +0.022 | — |
| 23 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:23.282 | +3.459 | +0.359 | — |
| 24 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:23.595 | +3.772 | +0.313 | — |
| 25 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 1:24.114 | +4.291 | +0.519 | — |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:24.459 | +4.636 | +0.345 | — |
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.
Ferrari 641
Ferrari 641-2 front-left2 Museo Ferrari · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
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
Lotus 102
Lotus-Lamborghini 102 · Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Ligier JS33
Philippe Alliot 1990 United States · wileynorwichphoto · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Coloni C3
C3-1 · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Leyton House CG901
Leyton House CG901 Formula One, 1990 - Collings Foundation - Massachusetts - DSC07049 · Daderot · CC0Where this comes from
- Round
- 6 of 1990
- Grand Prix
- Mexican Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Shortened circuit · 4.421 km · 15 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.