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Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1990 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name
Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1990 · qualifying
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Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/491-qualifying

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.

Grand Prix context

Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1990 · Circuit Paul Ricard

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

1990 Formula 1 World Championship · round 7

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Alain ProstFerrari1:33:29.606 · 80 laps · ferrari9
2Ivan CapelliLeyton House1:33:38.232 · 80 laps · judd6
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:33:41.212 · 80 laps · honda4
4Nelson PiquetBenetton1:34:10.813 · 80 laps · ford3
5Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:34:11.825 · 80 laps · honda2
6Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:34:38.957 · 80 laps · renault1
7Aguri SuzukiLolaTime not recorded · 79 laps · lamborghiniUnknown / not applicable
8Éric BernardLolaTime not recorded · 79 laps · lamborghiniUnknown / not applicable
9Philippe AlliotLigierTime not recorded · 79 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
10Michele AlboretoArrowsTime not recorded · 79 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
11Derek WarwickLotusTime not recorded · 79 laps · lamborghiniUnknown / not applicable
12Martin DonnellyLotusTime not recorded · 79 laps · lamborghiniUnknown / not applicable
13Stefano ModenaBrabhamTime not recorded · 78 laps · juddUnknown / not applicable
14Nicola LariniLigierTime not recorded · 78 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
15David BrabhamBrabhamTime not recorded · 77 laps · juddUnknown / not applicable
16Alessandro NanniniBenettonElectrical · Time not recorded · 75 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
17Yannick DalmasAGSTime not recorded · 75 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
18Nigel MansellFerrariEngine · Time not recorded · 72 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFSatoru NakajimaTyrrellGearbox · Time not recorded · 63 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFMaurício GugelminLeyton HouseEngine · Time not recorded · 58 laps · juddUnknown / not applicable
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiElectrical · Time not recorded · 40 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFJean AlesiTyrrellDifferential · Time not recorded · 23 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFAlex CaffiArrowsSuspension · Time not recorded · 22 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFThierry BoutsenWilliamsEngine · Time not recorded · 8 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFEmanuele PirroDallaraBrakes · Time not recorded · 7 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DSQAndrea de CesarisDallaraCar underweight · Time not recorded · 78 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNQPaolo BarillaMinardiTime not recorded · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNQGabriele TarquiniAGSTime not recorded · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNQGregor FoitekOnyxTime not recorded · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNQJJ LehtoOnyxTime not recorded · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNPQOlivier GrouillardOsellaTime not recorded · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNPQRoberto MorenoEuroBrunTime not recorded · juddUnknown / not applicable
DNPQClaudio LangesEuroBrunTime not recorded · juddUnknown / not applicable
DNPQBertrand GachotColoniTime not recorded · subaruUnknown / not applicable
DNPQBruno GiacomelliLifeTime not recorded · lifeUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Nigel MansellFerrari1:04.402 · ferrari
2Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:04.512 · honda
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:04.549 · honda
4Alain ProstFerrari1:04.781 · ferrari
5Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:05.009 · ford
6Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:05.059 · renault
7Ivan CapelliLeyton House1:05.369 · judd
8Thierry BoutsenWilliams1:05.446 · renault
9Nelson PiquetBenetton1:05.640 · ford
10Maurício GugelminLeyton House1:05.818 · judd
11Éric BernardLola1:05.852 · lamborghini
12Philippe AlliotLigier1:05.986 · ford
13Jean AlesiTyrrell1:06.084 · ford
14Aguri SuzukiLola1:06.100 · lamborghini
15Satoru NakajimaTyrrell1:06.563 · ford
16Derek WarwickLotus1:06.624 · lamborghini
17Martin DonnellyLotus1:06.647 · lamborghini
18Michele AlboretoArrows1:06.847 · ford
19Nicola LariniLigier1:06.856 · ford
20Stefano ModenaBrabham1:06.937 · judd
21Andrea de CesarisDallara1:07.137 · ford
22Alex CaffiArrows1:07.207 · ford
23Pierluigi MartiniMinardi1:07.315 · ford
24Emanuele PirroDallara1:07.687 · ford
25David BrabhamBrabham1:07.733 · judd
26Yannick DalmasAGS1:07.926 · ford
27Paolo BarillaMinardi1:08.008 · ford
28Gabriele TarquiniAGS1:08.147 · ford
29Gregor FoitekOnyx1:08.232 · ford
30JJ LehtoOnyx1:08.487 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Nigel MansellFerrari1:04.402 · ferrari
2Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:04.512 · honda
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:04.549 · honda
4Alain ProstFerrari1:04.781 · ferrari
5Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:05.009 · ford
6Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:05.059 · renault
7Ivan CapelliLeyton House1:05.369 · judd
8Thierry BoutsenWilliams1:05.446 · renault
9Nelson PiquetBenetton1:05.640 · ford
10Maurício GugelminLeyton House1:05.818 · judd
11Éric BernardLola1:05.852 · lamborghini
12Philippe AlliotLigier1:05.986 · ford
13Jean AlesiTyrrell1:06.084 · ford
14Aguri SuzukiLola1:06.100 · lamborghini
15Satoru NakajimaTyrrell1:06.563 · ford
16Derek WarwickLotus1:06.624 · lamborghini
17Martin DonnellyLotus1:06.647 · lamborghini
18Michele AlboretoArrows1:06.847 · ford
19Nicola LariniLigier1:06.856 · ford
20Stefano ModenaBrabham1:06.937 · judd
21Andrea de CesarisDallara1:07.137 · ford
22Alex CaffiArrows1:07.207 · ford
23Pierluigi MartiniMinardi1:07.315 · ford
24Emanuele PirroDallara1:07.687 · ford
25David BrabhamBrabham1:07.733 · judd
26Yannick DalmasAGS1:07.926 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Ayrton SennaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded35
2Alain ProstNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded32
3Gerhard BergerNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded25
4Nelson PiquetNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded16
5Jean AlesiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded13
6Nigel MansellNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded13
7Thierry BoutsenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded11
8Riccardo PatreseNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
9Alessandro NanniniNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded7
10Ivan CapelliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
11Stefano ModenaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
11Alex CaffiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
13Satoru NakajimaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
13Éric BernardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
13Derek WarwickNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1

Practice & warm-up observations

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

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsAyrton Senna11:04.692
freePractice1ResultsAlain Prost21:04.947
freePractice1ResultsNigel Mansell31:05.369
freePractice1ResultsRiccardo Patrese41:05.448
freePractice1ResultsÉric Bernard51:05.457
freePractice1ResultsNelson Piquet61:05.622
freePractice1ResultsAlessandro Nannini71:05.700
freePractice1ResultsThierry Boutsen81:05.903
freePractice1ResultsAguri Suzuki91:05.932
freePractice1ResultsPhilippe Alliot101:06.060
freePractice1ResultsGerhard Berger111:06.138
freePractice1ResultsIvan Capelli121:06.148
freePractice1ResultsJean Alesi131:06.162
freePractice1ResultsMaurício Gugelmin141:06.619
freePractice1ResultsStefano Modena151:06.708
freePractice1ResultsDerek Warwick161:06.892
freePractice1ResultsMichele Alboreto171:06.903
freePractice1ResultsAlex Caffi181:07.100
freePractice1ResultsPierluigi Martini191:07.179
freePractice1ResultsSatoru Nakajima201:07.216
freePractice1ResultsEmanuele Pirro211:07.217
freePractice1ResultsAndrea de Cesaris221:07.304
freePractice1ResultsNicola Larini231:07.334
freePractice1ResultsMartin Donnelly241:07.358
freePractice1ResultsGabriele Tarquini251:08.049
freePractice1ResultsPaolo Barilla261:08.189
freePractice1ResultsDavid Brabham271:08.211
freePractice1ResultsYannick Dalmas281:08.240
freePractice1ResultsJJ Lehto291:09.760
freePractice1ResultsGregor Foitek301:09.824
freePractice2ResultsNigel Mansell11:05.473
freePractice2ResultsNelson Piquet21:05.683
freePractice2ResultsRiccardo Patrese31:05.723
freePractice2ResultsAlain Prost41:05.851
freePractice2ResultsGerhard Berger51:05.954
freePractice2ResultsMaurício Gugelmin61:06.118
freePractice2ResultsAlessandro Nannini71:06.150
freePractice2ResultsJean Alesi81:06.208
freePractice2ResultsÉric Bernard91:06.313
freePractice2ResultsAyrton Senna101:06.467
freePractice2ResultsPhilippe Alliot111:06.498
freePractice2ResultsThierry Boutsen121:06.860
freePractice2ResultsAlex Caffi131:06.923
freePractice2ResultsIvan Capelli141:07.086
freePractice2ResultsPierluigi Martini151:07.226
freePractice2ResultsMichele Alboreto161:07.239
freePractice2ResultsNicola Larini171:07.290
freePractice2ResultsMartin Donnelly181:07.328
freePractice2ResultsDerek Warwick191:07.458
freePractice2ResultsEmanuele Pirro201:07.586
freePractice2ResultsAguri Suzuki211:07.588
freePractice2ResultsYannick Dalmas221:07.607
freePractice2ResultsStefano Modena231:07.686
freePractice2ResultsPaolo Barilla241:08.011
freePractice2ResultsAndrea de Cesaris251:08.082
freePractice2ResultsGabriele Tarquini261:08.200
freePractice2ResultsJJ Lehto271:08.539
freePractice2ResultsGregor Foitek281:08.590
freePractice2ResultsSatoru Nakajima291:09.865
freePractice2ResultsDavid Brabham301:10.917
warmingUpResultsAlain Prost11:07.779
warmingUpResultsNigel Mansell21:08.039
warmingUpResultsÉric Bernard31:08.364
warmingUpResultsRiccardo Patrese41:08.629
warmingUpResultsAyrton Senna51:08.711
warmingUpResultsThierry Boutsen61:08.747
warmingUpResultsAlessandro Nannini71:08.972
warmingUpResultsNelson Piquet81:09.007
warmingUpResultsJean Alesi91:09.062
warmingUpResultsIvan Capelli101:09.168
warmingUpResultsMartin Donnelly111:09.229
warmingUpResultsAguri Suzuki121:09.242
warmingUpResultsPhilippe Alliot131:09.271
warmingUpResultsMaurício Gugelmin141:09.306
warmingUpResultsAlex Caffi151:09.315
warmingUpResultsMichele Alboreto161:09.410
warmingUpResultsGerhard Berger171:09.419
warmingUpResultsDerek Warwick181:09.629
warmingUpResultsEmanuele Pirro191:09.845
warmingUpResultsSatoru Nakajima201:09.900
warmingUpResultsPierluigi Martini211:10.080
warmingUpResultsNicola Larini221:10.282
warmingUpResultsYannick Dalmas231:10.384
warmingUpResultsStefano Modena241:10.433
warmingUpResultsAndrea de Cesaris251:10.572
warmingUpResultsDavid Brabham261:10.950