Race · Round 9 of 16 ·
1990 German Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole at Hockenheimring. 15 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- HockenheimringHockenheim, Germany
- Winner
- Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Thierry Boutsen
- Entries
- 3511 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 | 1:40.198 | — | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:40.434 | +0.236 | +0.236 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:41.732 | +1.534 | +1.298 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:42.057 | +1.859 | +0.325 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:42.195 | +1.997 | +0.138 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:42.380 | +2.182 | +0.185 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:42.872 | +2.674 | +0.492 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:43.255 | +3.057 | +0.383 |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:43.594 | +3.396 | +0.339 |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:44.349 | +4.151 | +0.755 |
| 11 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:44.363 | +4.165 | +0.014 |
| 12 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:44.496 | +4.298 | +0.133 |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:44.650 | +4.452 | +0.154 |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:45.193 | +4.995 | +0.543 |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:45.237 | +5.039 | +0.044 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:45.244 | +5.046 | +0.007 |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:45.547 | +5.349 | +0.303 |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 10 | 1:45.604 | +5.406 | +0.057 |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:45.755 | +5.557 | +0.151 |
| 20 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:45.790 | +5.592 | +0.035 |
| 21 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:46.110 | +5.912 | +0.320 |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:46.187 | +5.989 | +0.077 |
| 23 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:46.506 | +6.308 | +0.319 |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:46.596 | +6.398 | +0.090 |
| 25 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 1:46.857 | +6.659 | +0.261 |
| 26 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 35 | 1:47.209 | +7.011 | +0.352 |
| 27 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:47.429 | +7.231 | +0.220 |
| 28 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:47.747 | +7.549 | +0.318 |
| 29 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:47.789 | +7.591 | +0.042 |
| 30 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:48.032 | +7.834 | +0.243 |
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 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:45.513 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:46.186 | +0.673 | +0.673 | — |
| 3 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:46.828 | +1.315 | +0.642 | — |
| 4 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:47.125 | +1.612 | +0.297 | — |
| 5 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 1:48.127 | +2.614 | +1.002 | — |
| 6 | Roberto Moreno | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:48.983 | +3.470 | +0.856 | — |
| 7 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | 31 | 1:50.460 | +4.947 | +1.477 | — |
| 8 | Claudio Langes | EuroBrun | 34 | 1:50.897 | +5.384 | +0.437 | — |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Life | 39 | 2:10.786 | +25.273 | +19.889 | — |
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 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:42.243 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:42.333 | +0.090 | +0.090 | — |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:42.672 | +0.429 | +0.339 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:42.745 | +0.502 | +0.073 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:42.922 | +0.679 | +0.177 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:42.967 | +0.724 | +0.045 | — |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:43.354 | +1.111 | +0.387 | — |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:43.509 | +1.266 | +0.155 | — |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:43.587 | +1.344 | +0.078 | — |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:44.764 | +2.521 | +1.177 | — |
| 11 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:44.911 | +2.668 | +0.147 | — |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:45.202 | +2.959 | +0.291 | — |
| 13 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:45.336 | +3.093 | +0.134 | — |
| 14 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:45.549 | +3.306 | +0.213 | — |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:45.725 | +3.482 | +0.176 | — |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:45.818 | +3.575 | +0.093 | — |
| 17 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:45.914 | +3.671 | +0.096 | — |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 10 | 1:46.345 | +4.102 | +0.431 | — |
| 19 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:46.407 | +4.164 | +0.062 | — |
| 20 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:46.603 | +4.360 | +0.196 | — |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:46.640 | +4.397 | +0.037 | — |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:46.817 | +4.574 | +0.177 | — |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:46.999 | +4.756 | +0.182 | — |
| 24 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:47.558 | +5.315 | +0.559 | — |
| 25 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:48.267 | +6.024 | +0.709 | — |
| 26 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 1:48.482 | +6.239 | +0.215 | — |
| 27 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:48.562 | +6.319 | +0.080 | — |
| 28 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:49.360 | +7.117 | +0.798 | — |
| 29 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 35 | 1:49.389 | +7.146 | +0.029 | — |
| 30 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:51.346 | +9.103 | +1.957 | — |
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 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:42.470 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:42.874 | +0.404 | +0.404 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:43.289 | +0.819 | +0.415 | — |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:43.701 | +1.231 | +0.412 | — |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:44.387 | +1.917 | +0.686 | — |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:44.409 | +1.939 | +0.022 | — |
| 7 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:44.743 | +2.273 | +0.334 | — |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:45.197 | +2.727 | +0.454 | — |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:45.536 | +3.066 | +0.339 | — |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:45.724 | +3.254 | +0.188 | — |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 27 | 1:45.770 | +3.300 | +0.046 | — |
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 10 | 1:45.859 | +3.389 | +0.089 | — |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:45.939 | +3.469 | +0.080 | — |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:46.085 | +3.615 | +0.146 | — |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:46.094 | +3.624 | +0.009 | — |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:46.178 | +3.708 | +0.084 | — |
| 17 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 1:46.212 | +3.742 | +0.034 | — |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:46.269 | +3.799 | +0.057 | — |
| 19 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 35 | 1:46.423 | +3.953 | +0.154 | — |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:46.572 | +4.102 | +0.149 | — |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:46.681 | +4.211 | +0.109 | — |
| 22 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:46.919 | +4.449 | +0.238 | — |
| 23 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:47.102 | +4.632 | +0.183 | — |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:47.215 | +4.745 | +0.113 | — |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:47.348 | +4.878 | +0.133 | — |
| 26 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 18 | 1:47.844 | +5.374 | +0.496 | — |
| 27 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:48.379 | +5.909 | +0.535 | — |
| 28 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 14 | 1:49.604 | +7.134 | +1.225 | — |
| 29 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | 1:49.670 | +7.200 | +0.066 | — |
| 30 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 2:13.973 | +31.503 | +24.303 | — |
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 | 1:44.734 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 1:44.810 | +0.076 | +0.076 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 28 | 1:45.514 | +0.780 | +0.704 | — |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1 | 1:45.688 | +0.954 | +0.174 | — |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:46.433 | +1.699 | +0.745 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 20 | 1:46.585 | +1.851 | +0.152 | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:46.892 | +2.158 | +0.307 | — |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:47.471 | +2.737 | +0.579 | — |
| 9 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | 30 | 1:47.647 | +2.913 | +0.176 | — |
| 10 | Éric Bernard | Lola | 29 | 1:47.796 | +3.062 | +0.149 | — |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:47.994 | +3.260 | +0.198 | — |
| 12 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 16 | 1:48.063 | +3.329 | +0.069 | — |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | 1:48.186 | +3.452 | +0.123 | — |
| 14 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 10 | 1:48.207 | +3.473 | +0.021 | — |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:48.459 | +3.725 | +0.252 | — |
| 16 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 26 | 1:48.889 | +4.155 | +0.430 | — |
| 17 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 25 | 1:49.044 | +4.310 | +0.155 | — |
| 18 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:49.047 | +4.313 | +0.003 | — |
| 19 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 36 | 1:49.509 | +4.775 | +0.462 | — |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:49.573 | +4.839 | +0.064 | — |
| 21 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:49.704 | +4.970 | +0.131 | — |
| 22 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 1:49.800 | +5.066 | +0.096 | — |
| 23 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 35 | 1:49.850 | +5.116 | +0.050 | — |
| 24 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:50.060 | +5.326 | +0.210 | — |
| 25 | David Brabham | Brabham | 7 | 1:51.060 | +6.326 | +1.000 | — |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 9 | 1:51.555 | +6.821 | +0.495 | — |
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.
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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
Leyton House CG901
Leyton House CG901 Formula One, 1990 - Collings Foundation - Massachusetts - DSC07049 · Daderot · CC0
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 · 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
Coloni C3
C3-1 · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 9 of 1990
- Grand Prix
- German Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Forest circuit, Ostkurve chicane · 6.802 km · 16 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Honda
- 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.