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Grande Prémio de Portugal 1990 · qualifying

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: Grande Prémio de Portugal 1990 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/497-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

Grande Prémio de Portugal 1990 · Autódromo do Estoril

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

1990 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:22:11.014 · 61 laps · ferrari	9
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:22:13.822 · 61 laps · honda	6
3	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:22:15.203 · 61 laps · ferrari	4
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:22:16.910 · 61 laps · honda	3
5	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:23:08.432 · 61 laps · ford	2
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:23:09.263 · 61 laps · ford	1
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Time not recorded · 60 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 60 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	Time not recorded · 60 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Nicola Larini	Ligier	Time not recorded · 59 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 59 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Time not recorded · 59 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
13	Alex Caffi	Arrows	Collision · Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Collision · Time not recorded · 58 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
15	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Accident · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Brabham	Brabham	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 52 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Engine · Time not recorded · 51 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 30 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 24 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 21 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	Alternator · Time not recorded · 14 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Lotus	Throttle · Time not recorded · 5 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Spun off · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Unwell · Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Claudio Langes	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Bruno Giacomelli	Life	Time not recorded · judd	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	1:13.557 · ferrari
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:13.595 · ferrari
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:13.601 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:14.292 · honda
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:14.723 · renault
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:14.728 · ford
7	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:14.934 · renault
8	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:15.122 · ford
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:15.411 · ford
10	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:15.673 · lamborghini
11	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:16.012 · lamborghini
12	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:16.284 · judd
13	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:16.290 · ford
14	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:16.296 · judd
15	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:16.762 · lamborghini
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:16.795 · ford
17	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:16.946 · ford
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:17.066 · ford
19	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:17.081 · ford
20	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:17.097 · ford
21	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:17.120 · ford
22	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:17.259 · lamborghini
23	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:17.269 · ford
24	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:17.341 · judd
25	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	1:17.621 · ford
26	David Brabham	Brabham	1:17.715 · judd
27	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:17.775 · ford
28	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:18.280 · ford
29	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:18.815 · ford
30	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	1:20.516 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:13.557 · ferrari
2	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:13.595 · ferrari
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:13.601 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:14.292 · honda
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:14.723 · renault
6	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:14.728 · ford
7	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:14.934 · renault
8	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:15.122 · ford
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:15.411 · ford
10	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:15.673 · lamborghini
11	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:16.012 · lamborghini
12	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:16.284 · judd
13	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:16.290 · ford
14	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:16.296 · judd
15	Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:16.762 · lamborghini
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:16.795 · ford
17	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:16.946 · ford
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:17.066 · ford
19	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:17.081 · ford
20	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:17.120 · ford
21	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:17.259 · lamborghini
22	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:17.269 · ford
23	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:17.341 · judd
24	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	1:17.621 · ford
25	David Brabham	Brabham	1:17.715 · 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	78
2	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	60
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	40
4	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	27
5	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	26
6	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
7	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
8	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
9	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
10	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Éric Bernard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
12	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
13	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
13	Alex Caffi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Aguri Suzuki	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	Maurício Gugelmin	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	1:15.529
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:15.875
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:15.990
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	4	1:16.023
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	5	1:16.093
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	6	1:16.462
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	7	1:16.471
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	8	1:16.632
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	9	1:16.668
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	10	1:17.304
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	11	1:17.502
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	12	1:17.699
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	13	1:17.982
freePractice1Results	Martin Donnelly	14	1:18.216
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	15	1:18.422
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	16	1:18.475
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	17	1:18.548
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	18	1:18.842
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	19	1:18.963
freePractice1Results	Yannick Dalmas	20	1:19.129
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	21	1:19.345
freePractice1Results	Paolo Barilla	22	1:19.452
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	23	1:19.725
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	24	1:20.631
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	25	1:20.654
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	26	1:20.675
freePractice1Results	David Brabham	27	1:20.709
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	28	1:20.961
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	29	1:22.136
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	30	1:22.505
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	1	1:14.857
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:14.888
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	3	1:15.049
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	4	1:15.119
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	5	1:15.227
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	6	1:15.477
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	7	1:16.199
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	8	1:16.552
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	9	1:16.980
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	10	1:17.062
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	11	1:17.106
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	12	1:17.132
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	13	1:17.177
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	14	1:17.298
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	15	1:17.299
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	16	1:17.311
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	17	1:17.637
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	18	1:17.775
freePractice2Results	Yannick Dalmas	19	1:18.149
freePractice2Results	Martin Donnelly	20	1:18.203
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	21	1:18.273
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	22	1:18.631
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	23	1:18.664
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	24	1:18.706
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	25	1:18.799
freePractice2Results	Paolo Barilla	26	1:19.103
freePractice2Results	David Brabham	27	1:19.114
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	28	1:19.716
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	29	1:20.659
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	1	1:18.435
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	2	1:19.091
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	3	1:19.160
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	4	1:19.306
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	5	1:20.025
warmingUpResults	Martin Donnelly	6	1:20.184
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	7	1:20.269
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	8	1:20.421
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	9	1:20.501
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	10	1:20.643
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	11	1:20.798
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	12	1:21.216
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	13	1:21.237
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	14	1:21.249
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	15	1:21.254
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	16	1:21.293
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	17	1:21.356
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	18	1:21.535
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	19	1:21.636
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	20	1:21.790
warmingUpResults	David Brabham	21	1:21.820
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	22	1:21.964
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	23	1:22.289
warmingUpResults	Yannick Dalmas	24	1:22.338
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	25	1:22.472