1990 season/Round 15
Japanese Grand Prix 1990
- Suzuka
- 21 October 1990
- 53 laps
- 310.6 km
- 5.860 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Nelson PiquetBenetton1:34:36.824
- P2Roberto MorenoBenetton+7.223
- P3Aguri SuzukiLola+22.469
- Pole positionAyrton SennaMcLaren · 1:36.996
- Fastest lapRiccardo Patrese1:44.233 · lap 40
- Winner started fromP6on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | 40 | 1:44.233 | |
| 2 | Aguri Suzuki | 40 | 1:44.850 | +0.617 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 47 | 1:45.114 | +0.881 |
| 4 | Roberto Moreno | 45 | 1:45.539 | +1.306 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | 47 | 1:45.706 | +1.473 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | 27 | 1:45.887 | +1.654 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 23 | 1:46.042 | +1.809 |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | 44 | 1:46.106 | +1.873 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 22 | 1:46.272 | +2.039 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | 27 | 1:46.463 | +2.230 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 78 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 69 | |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 40 | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 35 | ▲2 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | 32 | |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | 31 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | 22 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | 21 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | 13 | |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | 6 |