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Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1990 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1990 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/486-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

Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1990 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace

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

1990 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:37:21.258 · 71 laps · ferrari	9
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:37:34.822 · 71 laps · honda	6
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:37:58.980 · 71 laps · honda	4
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:38:08.524 · 71 laps · ferrari	3
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault	2
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford	1
7	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Puncture · Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Nicola Larini	Ligier	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 65 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
14	Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara	Time not recorded · 64 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alex Caffi	Arrows	Clutch · Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	Spun off · Time not recorded · 43 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Spun off · Time not recorded · 39 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Engine · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Suspension · Time not recorded · 28 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Lotus	Electrical · Time not recorded · 25 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Suspension · Time not recorded · 24 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	Suspension · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gregor Foitek	Brabham	Transmission · Time not recorded · 14 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 13 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	Collision · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	JJ Lehto	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	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	Gary Brabham	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	1:17.277 · honda
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:17.888 · honda
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:18.150 · renault
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:18.288 · renault
5	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:18.509 · ferrari
6	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:18.631 · ferrari
7	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:18.923 · ford
8	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:19.039 · ford
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:19.125 · ford
10	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:19.309 · ford
11	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:19.406 · lamborghini
12	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:19.425 · judd
13	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:19.629 · ford
14	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:20.032 · lamborghini
15	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:20.055 · ford
16	Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara	1:20.164 · ford
17	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:20.282 · ford
18	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:20.557 · lamborghini
19	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:20.568 · ford
20	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:20.650 · ford
21	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:20.884 · ford
22	Gregor Foitek	Brabham	1:20.902 · judd
23	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:20.920 · ford
24	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:20.998 · lamborghini
25	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:21.065 · ford
26	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	1:21.087 · ford
27	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:21.241 · ford
28	JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:21.323 · ford
29	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:21.383 · judd
30	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:21.616 · judd

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:17.277 · honda
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:17.888 · honda
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:18.150 · renault
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:18.288 · renault
5	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:18.509 · ferrari
6	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:18.631 · ferrari
7	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:18.923 · ford
8	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:19.039 · ford
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:19.125 · ford
10	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:19.309 · ford
11	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:19.406 · lamborghini
12	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:19.425 · judd
13	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:19.629 · ford
14	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:20.032 · lamborghini
15	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:20.055 · ford
16	Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara	1:20.164 · ford
17	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:20.282 · ford
18	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:20.557 · lamborghini
19	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:20.568 · ford
20	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:20.650 · ford
21	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:20.884 · ford
22	Gregor Foitek	Brabham	1:20.902 · judd
23	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:20.920 · ford
24	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:20.998 · lamborghini
25	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:21.065 · ford
26	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	1:21.087 · 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	13
2	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
3	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
5	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
6	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
7	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
8	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
9	Satoru Nakajima	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	1:18.034
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	2	1:18.159
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:18.180
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	4	1:18.229
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	5	1:18.602
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	6	1:18.728
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	7	1:19.282
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	8	1:19.330
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	9	1:19.441
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	10	1:19.446
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	11	1:19.580
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	12	1:19.814
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:19.852
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	14	1:19.976
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	15	1:20.093
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	16	1:20.485
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	17	1:20.533
freePractice1Results	Paolo Barilla	18	1:20.847
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	19	1:21.039
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	20	1:21.081
freePractice1Results	Martin Donnelly	21	1:21.242
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	22	1:21.264
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	23	1:21.528
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	24	1:21.671
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	25	1:21.787
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	26	1:21.787
freePractice1Results	Stefan Johansson	27	1:21.987
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	28	1:22.026
freePractice1Results	Yannick Dalmas	29	1:22.565
freePractice1Results	Gregor Foitek	30	1:23.026
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	1	1:17.634
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	2	1:18.392
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	3	1:18.467
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	4	1:18.512
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	5	1:19.238
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	6	1:19.450
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	7	1:19.586
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	8	1:19.778
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	9	1:19.852
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	10	1:19.957
freePractice2Results	Martin Donnelly	11	1:20.179
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	12	1:20.235
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	13	1:20.267
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	14	1:20.310
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	15	1:20.475
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	16	1:20.497
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	17	1:20.739
freePractice2Results	Yannick Dalmas	18	1:20.744
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	19	1:20.802
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	20	1:20.852
freePractice2Results	Stefan Johansson	21	1:20.949
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	22	1:20.989
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	23	1:21.087
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	24	1:21.125
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	25	1:21.166
freePractice2Results	Paolo Barilla	26	1:21.254
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	27	1:21.438
freePractice2Results	Gregor Foitek	28	1:21.881
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	29	1:22.050
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	30	1:22.489
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	1	1:20.589
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	2	1:20.990
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	3	1:21.229
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	4	1:21.436
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	5	1:21.539
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	6	1:21.638
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	7	1:21.782
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	8	1:22.705
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	9	1:22.806
warmingUpResults	Martin Donnelly	10	1:22.897
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	11	1:22.899
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	12	1:22.931
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	13	1:22.980
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	14	1:23.121
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	15	1:23.477
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	16	1:23.574
warmingUpResults	Gregor Foitek	17	1:23.580
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	18	1:23.586
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	19	1:24.112
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	20	1:24.213
warmingUpResults	Paolo Barilla	21	1:24.308
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	22	1:24.352
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	23	1:24.374
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	24	1:24.464
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	25	1:24.751
warmingUpResults	Yannick Dalmas	26	1:26.446