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1990 Iceberg USA Grand Prix · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: 1990 Iceberg USA Grand Prix · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/485-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 Iceberg USA Grand Prix · Phoenix Street Circuit

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

1990 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:52:32.829 · 72 laps · honda	9
2	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:52:41.514 · 72 laps · ford	6
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:53:26.909 · 72 laps · renault	4
4	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:53:41.187 · 72 laps · ford	3
5	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:53:42.332 · 72 laps · judd	2
6	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 71 laps · ford	1
7	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 71 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Éric Bernard	Lola	Time not recorded · 71 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
9	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Time not recorded · 71 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
10	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Bernd Schneider	Arrows	Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · 67 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
14	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Time not recorded · 66 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Physical · Time not recorded · 54 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Brakes · Time not recorded · 53 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Clutch · Time not recorded · 49 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	Clutch · Time not recorded · 44 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gregor Foitek	Brabham	Accident · Time not recorded · 39 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	Collision · Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Electrical · Time not recorded · 20 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 6 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nicola Larini	Ligier	Throttle · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 0 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	JJ Lehto	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	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	Claudio Langes	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Gary Brabham	Life	Time not recorded · life	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	Time not recorded · subaru	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:28.664 · honda
2	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:28.731 · ford
3	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:29.019 · ford
4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:29.408 · ford
5	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:29.431 · honda
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:29.862 · ford
7	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:29.910 · ferrari
8	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:29.947 · ford
9	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:30.059 · renault
10	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:30.127 · judd
11	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:30.130 · ford
12	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:30.213 · renault
13	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:30.424 · ford
14	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:31.194 · ford
15	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:31.226 · lamborghini
16	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:31.247 · judd
17	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:31.363 · ferrari
18	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:31.414 · lamborghini
19	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:31.650 · lamborghini
20	Bernd Schneider	Arrows	1:31.892 · ford
21	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:31.948 · ford
22	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:31.984 · ford
23	Gregor Foitek	Brabham	1:32.398 · judd
24	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:32.400 · lamborghini
25	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:32.904 · judd
26	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:33.044 · judd
27	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:33.468 · ford
28	Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara	1:34.292 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:28.664 · honda
2	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:28.731 · ford
3	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:29.019 · ford
4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:29.408 · ford
5	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:29.431 · honda
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:29.862 · ford
7	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:29.910 · ferrari
8	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:29.947 · ford
9	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:30.059 · renault
10	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:30.127 · judd
11	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:30.130 · ford
12	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:30.213 · renault
13	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:30.424 · ford
14	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:31.194 · ford
15	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:31.226 · lamborghini
16	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:31.247 · judd
17	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:31.363 · ferrari
18	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:31.414 · lamborghini
19	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:31.650 · lamborghini
20	Bernd Schneider	Arrows	1:31.892 · ford
21	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:31.948 · ford
22	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:31.984 · ford
23	Gregor Foitek	Brabham	1:32.398 · judd
24	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:32.400 · lamborghini
25	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:32.904 · judd
26	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:33.044 · judd

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
2	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
3	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
4	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
5	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
6	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	Jean Alesi	1	1:28.740
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:29.339
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:29.765
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	4	1:30.490
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	5	1:30.633
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	6	1:30.718
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	7	1:30.990
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	8	1:31.063
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	9	1:31.296
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	10	1:31.489
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	11	1:31.598
freePractice1Results	Bernd Schneider	12	1:31.903
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	13	1:31.980
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	14	1:32.112
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	15	1:32.185
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	16	1:32.208
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	17	1:32.630
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	18	1:32.678
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	19	1:32.777
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	20	1:33.124
freePractice1Results	Stefan Johansson	21	1:33.158
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	22	1:33.214
freePractice1Results	Martin Donnelly	23	1:33.429
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	24	1:33.751
freePractice1Results	Paolo Barilla	25	1:33.754
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	26	1:33.987
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	27	1:34.144
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	28	1:34.285
freePractice1Results	Gregor Foitek	29	1:34.345
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	30	1:35.374
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	1	1:51.939
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	2	1:52.223
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	3	1:52.534
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	4	1:53.638
freePractice2Results	Bernd Schneider	5	1:54.518
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	6	1:56.659
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	7	1:56.993
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	8	1:57.253
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	9	1:57.671
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	10	1:57.736
freePractice2Results	Paolo Barilla	11	1:58.475
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	12	1:59.125
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	13	1:59.731
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	14	1:59.862
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	15	2:03.437
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	16	2:03.638
freePractice2Results	Martin Donnelly	17	2:04.663
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	18	2:14.419
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	19	2:26.872
freePractice2Results	Stefan Johansson	20	2:28.222
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	21	2:33.119
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	22	21:58.328
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	23	30:42.109
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	1	1:30.458
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	2	1:30.985
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	3	1:31.295
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	4	1:32.072
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	5	1:32.116
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	6	1:32.245
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	7	1:32.520
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	8	1:32.818
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	9	1:32.977
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	10	1:33.315
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	11	1:33.512
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	12	1:33.624
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	13	1:33.764
warmingUpResults	Gregor Foitek	14	1:33.837
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	15	1:33.900
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	16	1:34.289
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	17	1:34.318
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	18	1:34.364
warmingUpResults	Paolo Barilla	19	1:34.425
warmingUpResults	Bernd Schneider	20	1:34.460
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	21	1:34.911
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	22	1:35.628
warmingUpResults	Martin Donnelly	23	1:36.070
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	24	1:37.433
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	25	1:38.440
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	26	1:38.503