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Gran Premio de México 1990 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: Gran Premio de México 1990 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/490-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

Gran Premio de México 1990 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

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

1990 Formula 1 World Championship · round 6

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:32:35.783 · 69 laps · ferrari	9
2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:33:01.134 · 69 laps · ferrari	6
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:33:01.313 · 69 laps · honda	4
4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:33:16.882 · 69 laps · ford	3
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:33:22.452 · 69 laps · renault	2
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:33:22.726 · 69 laps · ford	1
7	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:33:24.860 · 69 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:33:41.925 · 69 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
9	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:33:45.701 · 69 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
10	Derek Warwick	Lotus	Time not recorded · 68 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
11	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Time not recorded · 68 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
12	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Time not recorded · 67 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
15	Gregor Foitek	Onyx	Time not recorded · 67 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
16	Nicola Larini	Ligier	Time not recorded · 67 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
17	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	Time not recorded · 66 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
18	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Time not recorded · 66 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
19	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
20	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Tyre · Time not recorded · 63 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	JJ Lehto	Onyx	Engine · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	Brakes · Time not recorded · 12 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Collision · Time not recorded · 11 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Collision · Time not recorded · 11 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Brabham	Brabham	Electrical · Time not recorded · 11 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Engine · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	Push start · Time not recorded · judd	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
DNQ	Alex Caffi	Arrows	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	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	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:17.227 · honda
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:17.498 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:17.670 · honda
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:17.732 · ferrari
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:17.883 · renault
6	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:18.282 · ford
7	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:18.526 · ford
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:18.561 · ford
9	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:18.575 · ford
10	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:18.592 · judd
11	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:18.951 · lamborghini
12	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:18.994 · lamborghini
13	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:19.026 · ferrari
14	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:19.227 · ford
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:19.865 · ford
16	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:19.897 · ford
17	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:19.941 · ford
18	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:20.044 · ford
19	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:20.268 · lamborghini
20	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:20.274 · ford
21	David Brabham	Brabham	1:20.447 · judd
22	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:20.657 · ford
23	Gregor Foitek	Onyx	1:21.012 · ford
24	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:21.116 · ford
25	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:21.273 · lamborghini
26	JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:21.519 · ford
27	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:21.544 · judd
28	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:21.665 · judd
29	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:22.154 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:17.227 · honda
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:17.498 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:17.670 · honda
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:17.732 · ferrari
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:17.883 · renault
6	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:18.282 · ford
7	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:18.526 · ford
8	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:18.561 · ford
9	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:18.575 · ford
10	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:18.592 · judd
11	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:18.951 · lamborghini
12	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:18.994 · lamborghini
13	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:19.026 · ferrari
14	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:19.227 · ford
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:19.865 · ford
16	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:19.897 · ford
17	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:19.941 · ford
18	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:20.044 · ford
19	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:20.268 · lamborghini
20	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:20.274 · ford
21	David Brabham	Brabham	1:20.447 · judd
22	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:20.657 · ford
23	Gregor Foitek	Onyx	1:21.012 · ford
24	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:21.116 · ford
25	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:21.273 · lamborghini
26	JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:21.519 · 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	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	23
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	23
4	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
5	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
6	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
7	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
8	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
9	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
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	Nigel Mansell	1	1:18.813
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:18.885
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:19.150
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	4	1:19.184
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	5	1:19.217
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	6	1:19.221
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	7	1:19.748
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	8	1:19.794
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	9	1:20.102
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	10	1:20.217
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	11	1:20.484
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	12	1:20.759
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	13	1:20.774
freePractice1Results	Martin Donnelly	14	1:20.817
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	15	1:20.984
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	16	1:21.156
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	17	1:21.257
freePractice1Results	Paolo Barilla	18	1:21.496
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	19	1:21.583
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	20	1:21.607
freePractice1Results	Gregor Foitek	21	1:21.897
freePractice1Results	David Brabham	22	1:22.066
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	23	1:22.120
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	24	1:22.136
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	25	1:22.913
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	26	1:23.028
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	27	1:24.046
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	28	1:25.100
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	29	1:25.451
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	30	1:30.578
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	1	1:17.679
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	2	1:18.093
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:18.144
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	4	1:18.255
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	5	1:18.321
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	6	1:18.484
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	7	1:18.485
freePractice2Results	Martin Donnelly	8	1:18.528
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	9	1:18.593
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	10	1:18.614
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	11	1:18.914
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	12	1:18.930
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	13	1:19.199
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	14	1:19.250
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	15	1:19.350
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	16	1:19.539
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	17	1:19.870
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	18	1:19.901
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	19	1:19.948
freePractice2Results	Gregor Foitek	20	1:19.950
freePractice2Results	Paolo Barilla	21	1:20.311
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	22	1:20.572
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	23	1:20.642
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	24	1:20.698
freePractice2Results	David Brabham	25	1:20.706
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	26	1:21.065
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	27	1:21.090
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	28	1:21.445
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	29	1:21.660
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	30	1:22.067
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	1	1:19.823
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	2	1:19.930
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	3	1:20.242
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	4	1:20.398
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	5	1:20.462
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	6	1:20.579
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	7	1:20.928
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	8	1:21.012
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	9	1:21.056
warmingUpResults	Martin Donnelly	10	1:21.253
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	11	1:21.308
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	12	1:21.594
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:21.759
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	14	1:21.796
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	15	1:21.904
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	16	1:21.964
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	17	1:22.025
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	18	1:22.110
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	19	1:22.122
warmingUpResults	Gregor Foitek	20	1:22.602
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	21	1:22.901
warmingUpResults	Paolo Barilla	22	1:22.923
warmingUpResults	David Brabham	23	1:23.282
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	24	1:23.595
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	25	1:24.114
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	26	1:24.459