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1990 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1990 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/500-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

1990 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · Adelaide Street Circuit

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

1990 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:49:44.570 · 81 laps · ford	9
2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:49:47.699 · 81 laps · ferrari	6
3	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:50:21.829 · 81 laps · ferrari	4
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:50:31.432 · 81 laps · honda	3
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:51:35.730 · 81 laps · renault	2
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Time not recorded · 80 laps · renault	1
7	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	Time not recorded · 80 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 80 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 79 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Nicola Larini	Ligier	Time not recorded · 79 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Time not recorded · 78 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Time not recorded · 77 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
13	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	Engine · Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 61 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Engine · Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Clutch · Time not recorded · 57 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	Brakes · Time not recorded · 53 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Throttle · Time not recorded · 46 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 43 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	Brakes · Time not recorded · 27 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Electrical · Time not recorded · 23 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Éric Bernard	Lola	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 21 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Brabham	Brabham	Spun off · Time not recorded · 18 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Transmission · Time not recorded · 6 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Alex Caffi	Arrows	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	Time not recorded · ford	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	1:15.671 · honda
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:16.244 · honda
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:16.352 · ferrari
4	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:16.365 · ferrari
5	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:16.837 · ford
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:17.156 · renault
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:17.173 · ford
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:17.437 · ford
9	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:17.596 · renault
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:17.827 · ford
11	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:18.351 · lamborghini
12	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:18.730 · ford
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:18.738 · ford
14	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:18.843 · judd
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:18.858 · ford
16	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:18.860 · judd
17	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:18.886 · judd
18	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:19.091 · lamborghini
19	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:19.202 · ford
20	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:19.347 · ford
21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:19.476 · ford
22	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:19.722 · ford
23	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:19.858 · lamborghini
24	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:19.970 · lamborghini
25	David Brabham	Brabham	1:20.218 · judd
26	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:20.296 · ford
27	Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:20.545 · ford
28	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	1:20.570 · ford
29	Alex Caffi	Arrows	1:20.609 · ford
30	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	1:23.135 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:15.671 · honda
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:16.244 · honda
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:16.352 · ferrari
4	Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:16.365 · ferrari
5	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:16.837 · ford
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:17.156 · renault
7	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:17.173 · ford
8	Roberto Moreno	Benetton	1:17.437 · ford
9	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:17.596 · renault
10	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:17.827 · ford
11	Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:18.351 · lamborghini
12	Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:18.730 · ford
13	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:18.738 · ford
14	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:18.843 · judd
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:18.858 · ford
16	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:18.860 · judd
17	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:18.886 · judd
18	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:19.091 · lamborghini
19	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:19.202 · ford
20	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:19.347 · ford
21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara	1:19.476 · ford
22	Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:19.722 · ford
23	Éric Bernard	Lola	1:19.858 · lamborghini
24	Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:19.970 · lamborghini
25	David Brabham	Brabham	1:20.218 · judd
26	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:20.296 · 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	78
2	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	71
3	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	43
4	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	43
5	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	37
6	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
7	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	23
8	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
9	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
10	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
10	Roberto Moreno	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
12	Aguri Suzuki	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
13	Éric Bernard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
14	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
15	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
16	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Alex Caffi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	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	1:15.713
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	2	1:16.626
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:16.840
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	4	1:17.233
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	5	1:17.660
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	6	1:17.677
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	7	1:17.892
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	8	1:17.948
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	9	1:18.476
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	10	1:18.491
freePractice1Results	Éric Bernard	11	1:18.672
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	12	1:18.877
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	13	1:18.919
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	14	1:18.970
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	15	1:18.984
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	16	1:19.188
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	17	1:19.199
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	18	1:19.365
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	19	1:19.955
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	20	1:20.132
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	21	1:20.421
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	22	1:20.513
freePractice1Results	Yannick Dalmas	23	1:20.621
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	24	1:20.937
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	25	1:21.023
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	26	1:21.050
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	27	1:21.400
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	28	1:21.556
freePractice1Results	David Brabham	29	1:21.557
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	30	1:23.697
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	1	1:15.828
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:16.802
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	3	1:16.997
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	4	1:17.155
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	5	1:17.365
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	6	1:17.650
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	7	1:17.666
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	8	1:17.670
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	9	1:17.924
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	10	1:18.095
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	11	1:18.393
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	12	1:18.828
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:18.932
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	14	1:19.088
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	15	1:19.196
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	16	1:19.224
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	17	1:19.228
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	18	1:19.473
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	19	1:19.622
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	20	1:20.193
freePractice2Results	Éric Bernard	21	1:20.299
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	22	1:20.339
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	23	1:20.351
freePractice2Results	David Brabham	24	1:20.477
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	25	1:20.504
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	26	1:20.676
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	27	1:20.740
freePractice2Results	Yannick Dalmas	28	1:21.479
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	29	1:22.185
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	30	1:23.512
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	1	1:19.422
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	2	1:19.516
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	3	1:19.645
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	4	1:19.666
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	5	1:19.845
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	6	1:20.082
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	7	1:20.254
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	8	1:20.734
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	9	1:20.775
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	10	1:20.953
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	11	1:21.303
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	12	1:21.678
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	13	1:21.707
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	14	1:22.091
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	15	1:22.200
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	16	1:22.248
warmingUpResults	Éric Bernard	17	1:22.314
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	18	1:22.487
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	19	1:22.500
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	20	1:22.554
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	21	1:22.795
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	22	1:22.990
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	23	1:23.147
warmingUpResults	David Brabham	24	1:23.546
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	25	1:23.696
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	26	1:24.115