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Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1990 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1990 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/489-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

Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1990 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

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

1990 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:42:56.400 · 70 laps · honda	9
2	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:43:06.897 · 70 laps · ford	6
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:43:09.785 · 70 laps · ferrari	4
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:43:11.254 · 70 laps · honda	3
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:43:12.220 · 70 laps · ferrari	2
6	Derek Warwick	Lotus	Time not recorded · 68 laps · lamborghini	1
7	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Time not recorded · 68 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
8	Alex Caffi	Arrows	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Éric Bernard	Lola	Time not recorded · 67 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
10	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Time not recorded · 67 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
11	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 67 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Time not recorded · 66 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
13	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 57 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gregor Foitek	Onyx	Engine · Time not recorded · 53 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 50 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	JJ Lehto	Onyx	Engine · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Brakes · Time not recorded · 44 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Spun off · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	Collision · Time not recorded · 19 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nicola Larini	Ligier	Collision · Time not recorded · 18 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Collision · Time not recorded · 11 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	Collision · Time not recorded · 11 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Spun off · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	David Brabham	Brabham	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	Time not recorded · subaru	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Claudio Langes	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Bruno Giacomelli	Life	Time not recorded · life	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	1:20.399 · honda
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:20.465 · honda
3	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:20.826 · ferrari
4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:21.302 · ford
5	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:21.568 · ford
6	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:21.599 · renault
7	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:21.641 · ferrari
8	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:21.748 · ford
9	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:22.018 · renault
10	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:22.660 · judd
11	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:22.673 · lamborghini
12	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:22.703 · lamborghini
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:23.605 · ford
14	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:23.744 · ford
15	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:23.779 · ford
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:23.795 · ford
17	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:23.899 · ford
18	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:23.915 · lamborghini
19	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:24.269 · ford
20	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:24.285 · ford
21	Gregor Foitek	Onyx	1:24.397 · ford
22	JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:24.425 · ford
23	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:24.451 · lamborghini
24	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:24.554 · judd
25	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:24.621 · ford
26	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:25.113 · ford
27	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:25.172 · judd
28	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:25.712 · judd
29	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:25.951 · ford
30	David Brabham	Brabham	1:26.771 · judd

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:20.399 · honda
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:20.465 · honda
3	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:20.826 · ferrari
4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:21.302 · ford
5	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:21.568 · ford
6	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:21.599 · renault
7	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:21.641 · ferrari
8	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:21.748 · ford
9	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:22.018 · renault
10	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:22.660 · judd
11	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:22.673 · lamborghini
12	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:22.703 · lamborghini
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:23.605 · ford
14	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:23.744 · ford
15	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:23.779 · ford
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:23.795 · ford
17	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:23.899 · ford
18	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:23.915 · lamborghini
19	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:24.269 · ford
20	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:24.285 · ford
21	Gregor Foitek	Onyx	1:24.397 · ford
22	JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:24.425 · ford
23	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:24.451 · lamborghini
24	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:24.554 · judd
25	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:24.621 · ford
26	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:25.113 · 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	31
2	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
3	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
4	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
5	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
6	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
7	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
8	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
9	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
10	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
10	Alex Caffi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
12	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
12	Éric Bernard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
12	Derek Warwick	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	Ayrton Senna	1	1:21.357
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	2	1:21.932
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:21.934
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	4	1:22.108
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	5	1:22.114
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	6	1:22.285
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	7	1:22.540
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	8	1:22.681
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	9	1:23.815
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	10	1:23.896
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	11	1:24.445
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	12	1:24.582
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	13	1:24.844
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	14	1:24.850
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	15	1:24.998
freePractice1Results	Martin Donnelly	16	1:25.087
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	17	1:25.129
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	18	1:25.146
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	19	1:25.193
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	20	1:25.266
freePractice1Results	Gregor Foitek	21	1:25.369
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	22	1:25.392
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	23	1:25.589
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	24	1:25.633
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	25	1:25.753
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	26	1:25.764
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	27	1:25.808
freePractice1Results	David Brabham	28	1:27.193
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	29	1:27.949
freePractice1Results	Paolo Barilla	30	1:28.826
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:37.159
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	2	1:37.301
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:37.321
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	4	1:37.453
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	5	1:37.871
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	6	1:38.428
freePractice2Results	Martin Donnelly	7	1:38.536
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	8	1:39.201
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	9	1:39.526
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	10	1:40.063
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	11	1:40.186
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	12	1:40.583
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	13	1:40.594
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	14	1:40.908
freePractice2Results	David Brabham	15	1:41.093
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	16	1:41.746
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	17	1:42.068
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	18	1:42.108
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	19	1:42.304
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	20	1:42.325
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	21	1:42.533
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	22	1:42.720
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	23	1:43.538
freePractice2Results	Paolo Barilla	24	1:43.733
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	25	1:43.798
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	26	1:44.360
freePractice2Results	Gregor Foitek	27	1:45.888
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	28	1:52.203
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	1	1:35.571
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	2	1:37.268
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	3	1:37.394
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	4	1:37.595
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	5	1:37.631
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	6	1:38.036
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	7	1:38.716
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	8	1:38.859
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	9	1:38.925
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	10	1:38.940
warmingUpResults	Gregor Foitek	11	1:38.996
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	12	1:39.081
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:39.257
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	14	1:39.362
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	15	1:39.733
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	16	1:39.932
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	17	1:40.150
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	18	1:40.311
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	19	1:40.410
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	20	1:40.461
warmingUpResults	Martin Donnelly	21	1:40.539
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	22	1:40.608
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	23	1:40.694
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	24	1:41.599
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	25	1:42.823
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	26	1:44.280