1990 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1990
- Name
- 1990 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1990
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
16 of 16 source-calendar events have race results; 16 have qualifying; 16 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 Iceberg USA Grand Prix | 1990-03-11 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1990 | 1990-03-25 | completed |
| 3 | Gran Premio di San Marino 1990 | 1990-05-13 | completed |
| 4 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1990 | 1990-05-27 | completed |
| 5 | Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1990 | 1990-06-10 | completed |
| 6 | Gran Premio de México 1990 | 1990-06-24 | completed |
| 7 | Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1990 | 1990-07-08 | completed |
| 8 | 1990 Foster's British Grand Prix | 1990-07-15 | completed |
| 9 | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1990 | 1990-07-29 | completed |
| 10 | Magyar Nagydíj 1990 | 1990-08-12 | completed |
| 11 | 1990 Belgian Grand Prix | 1990-08-26 | completed |
| 12 | Coca Cola Gran Premio d'Italia 1990 | 1990-09-09 | completed |
| 13 | Grande Prémio de Portugal 1990 | 1990-09-23 | completed |
| 14 | Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España 1990 | 1990-09-30 | completed |
| 15 | 1990 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | 1990-10-21 | completed |
| 16 | 1990 Foster's Australian Grand Prix | 1990-11-04 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 78 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 71 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 43 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 43 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 37 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Roberto Moreno | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Aguri Suzuki | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | Éric Bernard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 16 | Stefano Modena | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Maurício Gugelmin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · honda | 121 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 110 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Benetton | Time not recorded · ford | 71 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · renault | 57 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 16 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Lola | Time not recorded · lamborghini | 11 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Leyton House | Time not recorded · judd | 7 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · lamborghini | 3 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · judd | 2 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Arrows | Time not recorded · ford | 2 |