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1990 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1990 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/499-qualifying

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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.

Grand Prix context

1990 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1990 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:34:36.824 · 53 laps · ford	9
2	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:34:44.047 · 53 laps · ford	6
3	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:34:59.293 · 53 laps · lamborghini	4
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:35:13.082 · 53 laps · renault	3
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:35:23.708 · 53 laps · renault	2
6	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:35:49.174 · 53 laps · ford	1
7	Nicola Larini	Ligier	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Alex Caffi	Arrows	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 38 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 31 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	Engine · Time not recorded · 28 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Alternator · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 24 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Spun off · Time not recorded · 18 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Ignition · Time not recorded · 16 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Spun off · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Engine · Time not recorded · 5 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Brabham	Brabham	Clutch · Time not recorded · 2 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	Spun off · Time not recorded · 1 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Injury · Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:36.996 · honda
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:37.228 · ferrari
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:37.719 · ferrari
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:38.118 · honda
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:39.324 · renault
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:40.049 · ford
7	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:40.052 · ford
8	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:40.355 · renault
9	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:40.579 · ford
10	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:40.888 · lamborghini
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:40.899 · ford
12	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:41.024 · lamborghini
13	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:41.033 · judd
14	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:41.078 · ford
15	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.558 · lamborghini
16	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:41.698 · judd
17	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:41.709 · lamborghini
18	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:42.339 · ford
19	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:42.361 · ford
20	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:42.364 · ford
21	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:42.593 · ford
22	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:42.617 · judd
23	David Brabham	Brabham	1:43.156 · judd
24	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:43.270 · ford
25	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:43.304 · ford
26	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:43.601 · ford
27	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:43.782 · ford
28	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:44.281 · ford
29	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	1:44.410 · ford
30	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	1:45.393 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:36.996 · honda
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:37.228 · ferrari
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:37.719 · ferrari
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:38.118 · honda
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:39.324 · renault
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:40.049 · ford
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:40.355 · renault
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:40.579 · ford
9	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:40.888 · lamborghini
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:40.899 · ford
11	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:41.024 · lamborghini
12	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:41.033 · judd
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:41.078 · ford
14	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.558 · lamborghini
15	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:41.698 · judd
16	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:41.709 · lamborghini
17	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:42.339 · ford
18	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:42.361 · ford
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:42.364 · ford
20	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:42.593 · ford
21	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:42.617 · judd
22	David Brabham	Brabham	1:43.156 · judd
23	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:43.270 · ford
24	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:43.304 · ford
25	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:43.601 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
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	69
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	40
4	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	35
5	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	32
6	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	31
7	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
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

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

Session	Driver	Position	Time
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	1	1:40.384
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	2	1:41.195
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	3	1:41.309
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	4	1:41.907
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	5	1:42.080
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	6	1:42.088
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	7	1:42.846
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	8	1:42.984
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	9	1:42.997
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	10	1:43.295
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	11	1:43.527
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	12	1:43.575
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	13	1:43.846
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	14	1:43.882
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	15	1:43.928
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	16	1:44.481
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	17	1:44.570
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	18	1:44.832
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	19	1:44.921
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	20	1:45.326
freePractice1Results	Yannick Dalmas	21	1:45.814
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	22	1:45.895
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	23	1:46.006
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	24	1:46.022
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	25	1:46.569
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	26	1:47.006
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	27	1:47.101
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	28	1:48.357
freePractice1Results	David Brabham	29	1:49.029
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	30	1:49.922
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:39.890
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:39.927
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	3	1:39.982
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	4	1:40.017
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	5	1:40.305
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	6	1:40.920
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	7	1:41.515
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	8	1:41.619
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	9	1:41.776
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	10	1:41.941
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	11	1:42.372
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	12	1:42.393
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	13	1:42.514
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	14	1:43.115
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	15	1:43.196
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	16	1:43.408
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	17	1:43.564
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	18	1:43.889
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	19	1:43.927
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	20	1:44.019
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	21	1:44.376
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	22	1:44.441
freePractice2Results	Yannick Dalmas	23	1:45.171
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	24	1:45.464
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	25	1:46.707
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	26	1:47.056
freePractice2Results	David Brabham	27	1:47.118
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	28	1:47.343
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	29	1:47.571
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	1	1:42.820
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	2	1:42.981
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	3	1:43.353
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	4	1:43.741
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	5	1:44.422
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	6	1:44.997
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	7	1:45.270
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	8	1:45.602
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	9	1:45.672
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	10	1:45.864
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	11	1:46.082
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	12	1:46.149
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	13	1:46.225
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	14	1:46.289
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	15	1:46.336
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	16	1:46.433
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	17	1:46.731
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	18	1:47.326
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	19	1:47.532
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	20	1:47.545
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	21	1:47.661
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	22	1:47.927
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	23	1:48.220
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	24	1:48.717
warmingUpResults	David Brabham	25	1:48.970