Lap Ledger1950–2027 · every championship race

Season · 16 rounds, all run

1990 FIA Formula One World Championship

Suzuka again — Senna drove into Prost at Turn 1, settling the title on lap 1.

Rounds
16all run
Drivers' champion
Ayrton Senna78 points
Constructors' champion
McLaren121 points
Margin
7over Alain Prost

How the title was decided

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Ayrton SennaAlain ProstNelson Piquet

The three drivers who finished highest, tracked from the opening round. Before 1991 only a driver's best few results counted, so a line can rise by less than they scored that weekend.

The numbers behind this chart, How the title was decided
How the title was decided
DriverAfter roundPoints
Ayrton Senna19
Ayrton Senna213
Ayrton Senna313
Ayrton Senna422
Ayrton Senna531
Ayrton Senna631
Ayrton Senna735
Ayrton Senna839
Ayrton Senna948
Ayrton Senna1054
Ayrton Senna1163
Ayrton Senna1272
Ayrton Senna1378
Ayrton Senna1478
Ayrton Senna1578
Ayrton Senna1678
Alain Prost29
Alain Prost312
Alain Prost412
Alain Prost514
Alain Prost623
Alain Prost732
Alain Prost841
Alain Prost944
Alain Prost1044
Alain Prost1150
Alain Prost1256
Alain Prost1360
Alain Prost1469
Alain Prost1569
Alain Prost1671
Nelson Piquet13
Nelson Piquet24
Nelson Piquet36
Nelson Piquet46
Nelson Piquet512
Nelson Piquet613
Nelson Piquet716
Nelson Piquet818
Nelson Piquet918
Nelson Piquet1022
Nelson Piquet1124
Nelson Piquet1224
Nelson Piquet1326
Nelson Piquet1426
Nelson Piquet1535
Nelson Piquet1643

Final drivers' standings

Final drivers' standings
PosDriverWinsPointsGap
1Ayrton Senna678—
2Alain Prost5717
3Nelson Piquet24335
4Gerhard Berger04335
5Nigel Mansell13741
6Thierry Boutsen13444
7Riccardo Patrese12355
8Alessandro Nannini02157
9Jean Alesi01365
10Ivan Capelli0672
10Roberto Moreno0672
12Aguri Suzuki0672
13Éric Bernard0573
14Derek Warwick0375
15Satoru Nakajima0375
16Stefano Modena0276
16Alex Caffi0276
18Mauricio Gugelmin0177
A driver with points and no position was excluded from the classification: the points stand, the position does not. Wins are counted from the race records, and a shared drive is a win for both of its drivers. The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all.

Final constructors' standings

Final constructors' standings
PosConstructorPointsGap
1McLaren honda121—
2Ferrari ferrari11011
3Benetton ford7150
4Williams renault5764
5Tyrrell ford16105
6Lola lamborghini11110
7Leyton House judd7114
8Team Lotus lamborghini3118
9Brabham judd2119
9Arrows ford2119
The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all. The championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so one name can appear more than once with different engines.

The calendar

  1. R1United Statesrun
  2. R2Brazilianrun
  3. R3San Marinorun
  4. R4Monacorun
  5. R5Canadianrun
  6. R6Mexicanrun
  7. R7Frenchrun
  8. R8Britishrun
  9. R9Germanrun
  10. R10Hungarianrun
  11. R11Belgianrun
  12. R12Italianrun
  13. R13Portugueserun
  14. R14Spanishrun
  15. R15Japaneserun
  16. R16Australianrun

The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy.

The calendar
RGrand PrixCircuitDatesWinnerConstructorPoleFastest lap
1United States Grand PrixPhoenix Street CircuitAyrton SennaMcLarenGerhard BergerGerhard Berger
2Brazilian Grand PrixAutodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)Alain ProstFerrariAyrton SennaGerhard Berger
3San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariRiccardo PatreseWilliamsAyrton SennaAlessandro Nannini
4Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoAyrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaAyrton Senna
5Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles-VilleneuveAyrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaGerhard Berger
6Mexican Grand PrixAutodromo Hermanos RodriguezAlain ProstFerrariGerhard BergerAlain Prost
7French Grand PrixCircuit Paul RicardAlain ProstFerrariNigel MansellNigel Mansell
8British Grand PrixSilverstone CircuitAlain ProstFerrariNigel MansellNigel Mansell
9German Grand PrixHockenheimringAyrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaThierry Boutsen
10Hungarian Grand PrixHungaroringThierry BoutsenWilliamsThierry BoutsenRiccardo Patrese
11Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsAyrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaAlain Prost
12Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale MonzaAyrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaAyrton Senna
13Portuguese Grand PrixAutodromo do EstorilNigel MansellFerrariNigel MansellRiccardo Patrese
14Spanish Grand PrixCircuito de JerezAlain ProstFerrariAyrton SennaRiccardo Patrese
15Japanese Grand PrixSuzuka CircuitNelson PiquetBenettonAyrton SennaRiccardo Patrese
16Australian Grand PrixAdelaide Street CircuitNelson PiquetBenettonAyrton SennaNigel Mansell
Two names in one cell is a shared drive: both drivers are classified in that position, and both are winners. Open any round for its full classification.

Who entered

Who entered
ConstructorEntered asChassisDesignsEnginesTyres
AGSAGSAGS JH24, AGS JH252Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear
ArrowsFootwork Arrows RacingArrows A11, Arrows A11B2Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear
BenettonBenetton FormulaBenetton B189B, Benetton B1902Ford HBA4 3.5 V8Goodyear
BrabhamMotor Racing DevelopmentsBrabham BT58, Brabham BT592Judd EV 3.5 V8Pirelli
ColoniColoni RacingColoni C3C1Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear
ColoniSubaru Coloni RacingColoni C3B1Subaru 1235 3.5 F12Goodyear
DallaraBMS Scuderia ItaliaDallara F1901Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli
EuroBrunEuroBrun RacingEuroBrun ER189B1Judd CV 3.5 V8Pirelli
FerrariScuderia FerrariFerrari 6411Ferrari 036 3.5 V12, Ferrari 037 3.5 V12Goodyear
Leyton HouseLeyton House RacingLeyton House CG9011Judd EV 3.5 V8Goodyear
LifeLife Racing EnginesLife L1901Life F35 3.5 W12Goodyear
LifeLife Racing EnginesLife L1901Judd CV 3.5 V8Goodyear
LigierLigier GitanesLigier JS33B1Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear
LolaESPO Larrousse F1Lola LC89B, Lola LC902Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12Goodyear
McLarenHonda Marlboro McLarenMcLaren MP4/5B1Honda RA109E 3.5 V10Goodyear
MinardiSCM Minardi TeamMinardi M189, Minardi M1902Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli
OnyxMonteverdi Onyx Formula OneOnyx ORE-1, Onyx ORE-1B2Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear
OsellaFondmetal OsellaOsella FA1M, Osella FA1ME2Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli
Team LotusCamel Team LotusLotus 1021Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12Goodyear
TyrrellTyrrell Racing OrganisationTyrrell 018, Tyrrell 0192Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli
WilliamsCanon Williams TeamWilliams FW13B1Renault RS2 3.5 V10Goodyear
Where an entrant ran more than one design, no source records which car raced which round — so those race results carry no chassis.

Photographs

From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.

Ferrari 641
Ferrari 641
Ferrari 641-2 front-left2 Museo Ferrari · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Williams FW13
Williams FW13
Williams FW13 front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Leyton House CG901
Leyton House CG901
Leyton House CG901 Formula One, 1990 - Collings Foundation - Massachusetts - DSC07049 · Daderot · CC0
Ligier JS33
Ligier JS33
Philippe Alliot 1990 United States · wileynorwichphoto · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Lotus 102
Lotus 102
Lotus-Lamborghini 102 · Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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.

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

Where this comes from

Team
McLaren
Runner-up
Alain Prost — 71
Engine formula
3.5 L naturally aspirated
Tyres
Goodyear (sole supplier)
Entered
40 drivers, 19 constructors, 8 engine makers — counted from the entries, whether or not they started