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1990 Foster's British Grand Prix · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: 1990 Foster's British Grand Prix · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/492-race

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

1990 Foster's British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit

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

1990 Formula 1 World Championship · round 8

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:18:30.999 · 64 laps · ferrari	9
2	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:19:10.091 · 64 laps · renault	6
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:19:14.087 · 64 laps · honda	4
4	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:19:46.301 · 64 laps · lamborghini	3
5	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:19:55.002 · 64 laps · ford	2
6	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Time not recorded · 63 laps · lamborghini	1
7	Alex Caffi	Arrows	Time not recorded · 63 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 63 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Time not recorded · 62 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
10	Nicola Larini	Ligier	Time not recorded · 62 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Time not recorded · 62 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Time not recorded · 62 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Time not recorded · 61 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	Throttle · Time not recorded · 60 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 48 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 48 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 46 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	Engine · Time not recorded · 37 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Collision damage · Time not recorded · 26 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Electrical · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Collision · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 12 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Alternator · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Fuel pump · Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	David Brabham	Brabham	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	JJ Lehto	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Gregor Foitek	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Claudio Langes	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	Time not recorded · subaru	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	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:07.428 · ferrari
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:08.071 · honda
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:08.246 · honda
4	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:08.291 · renault
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:08.336 · ferrari
6	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:08.370 · ford
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:08.677 · renault
8	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:09.003 · lamborghini
9	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:09.243 · lamborghini
10	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:09.308 · judd
11	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:09.407 · ford
12	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:09.608 · ford
13	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:09.641 · ford
14	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:09.741 · lamborghini
15	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:10.044 · judd
16	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:10.092 · lamborghini
17	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:10.110 · ford
18	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:10.303 · ford
19	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:10.847 · ford
20	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:11.070 · judd
21	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:11.180 · ford
22	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:11.215 · ford
23	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:11.234 · ford
24	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:11.387 · ford
25	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:11.562 · ford
26	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:11.681 · ford
27	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:11.710 · ford
28	David Brabham	Brabham	1:11.741 · judd
29	JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:12.631 · ford
30	Gregor Foitek	Onyx	1:13.271 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:07.428 · ferrari
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:08.071 · honda
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:08.246 · honda
4	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:08.291 · renault
5	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:08.336 · ferrari
6	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:08.370 · ford
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:08.677 · renault
8	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:09.003 · lamborghini
9	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:09.243 · lamborghini
10	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:09.308 · judd
11	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:09.407 · ford
12	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:09.608 · ford
13	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:09.641 · ford
14	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:09.741 · lamborghini
15	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:10.044 · judd
16	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:10.092 · lamborghini
17	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:10.110 · ford
18	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:10.303 · ford
19	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:10.847 · ford
20	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:11.070 · judd
21	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:11.180 · ford
22	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:11.215 · ford
23	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:11.234 · ford
24	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:11.387 · ford
25	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:11.562 · ford
26	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:11.681 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	41
2	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	39
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
4	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
5	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
6	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
7	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
8	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
9	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
10	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Éric Bernard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
12	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
12	Alex Caffi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
14	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
14	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
14	Aguri Suzuki	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	1:08.582
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:08.769
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	3	1:09.012
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	4	1:09.095
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	5	1:09.532
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	6	1:09.637
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	7	1:09.761
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	8	1:09.906
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	9	1:09.931
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	10	1:10.076
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	11	1:10.219
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	12	1:10.718
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	13	1:11.083
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	14	1:11.130
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	15	1:11.403
freePractice1Results	Martin Donnelly	16	1:11.459
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	17	1:11.537
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	18	1:11.556
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	19	1:11.842
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	20	1:12.076
freePractice1Results	Paolo Barilla	21	1:12.320
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	22	1:12.443
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	23	1:12.499
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	24	1:12.527
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	25	1:12.644
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	26	1:12.818
freePractice1Results	David Brabham	27	1:12.819
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	28	1:12.927
freePractice1Results	Gregor Foitek	29	1:13.393
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	30	1:13.622
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	1	1:08.577
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	2	1:08.860
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:09.426
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	4	1:09.530
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	5	1:09.570
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	6	1:10.012
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	7	1:10.042
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	8	1:10.158
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	9	1:10.525
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	10	1:10.537
freePractice2Results	Martin Donnelly	11	1:10.549
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	12	1:10.556
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	13	1:10.725
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	14	1:10.968
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	15	1:11.079
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	16	1:11.170
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	17	1:11.372
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	18	1:11.429
freePractice2Results	Paolo Barilla	19	1:11.648
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	20	1:11.693
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	21	1:11.736
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	22	1:11.926
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	23	1:11.974
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	24	1:12.043
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	25	1:12.192
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	26	1:12.299
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	27	1:12.564
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	28	1:12.611
freePractice2Results	David Brabham	29	1:12.644
freePractice2Results	Gregor Foitek	30	1:13.295
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	1	1:10.880
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	2	1:11.247
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	3	1:11.272
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	4	1:11.647
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	5	1:11.840
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	6	1:12.023
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	7	1:12.188
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	8	1:12.231
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	9	1:12.303
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	10	1:12.364
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	11	1:12.621
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	12	1:12.843
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	13	1:12.843
warmingUpResults	Martin Donnelly	14	1:12.935
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	15	1:12.988
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	16	1:13.209
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	17	1:13.273
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	18	1:13.309
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	19	1:13.599
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	20	1:13.741
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	21	1:14.028
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	22	1:14.294
warmingUpResults	Paolo Barilla	23	1:14.522
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	24	1:14.719
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	25	1:15.193
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	26	1:15.485