The 1990 French Grand Prix started July 8th, 1990 at 02:00 on Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Nigel Mansell started from pole position with Gerhard Berger next to him. Ayrton Senna started from third place.
After 1 hour, 33 minutes and 29 seconds Alain Prost finished the race first. The podium was completed with Ivan Capelli in second and Ayrton Senna in third place.
After the 1990 French Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 35 points. Senna is 3 points ahead of Alain Prost.
After 1 hour, 33 minutes and 29 seconds Alain Prost finished the race first. The podium was completed with Ivan Capelli in second and Ayrton Senna in third place.
After the 1990 French Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 35 points. Senna is 3 points ahead of Alain Prost.
Circuit
Location
Le Castellet, France
Date
July 8th, 1990 at 02:00
Round
7/16
Winner
Alain Prost
Winning time
1:33:29.606
Pole position
Nigel Mansell
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 | #1 Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1:33:29.606 | 4 | 80 | 9 |
| 2 5 | #16 Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | +8.626 | 7 | 80 | 6 |
| 3 | #27 Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +11.606 | 3 | 80 | 4 |
| 4 5 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Benetton | +41.207 | 9 | 80 | 3 |
| 5 3 | #28 Gerhard Berger | McLaren | +42.219 | 2 | 80 | 2 |
| 6 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +1:09.351 | 6 | 80 | 1 |
| 7 7 | #30 Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | +1 Lap | 14 | 79 | 0 |
| 8 3 | #29 Éric Bernard | Larrousse | +1 Lap | 11 | 79 | 0 |
| 9 3 | #26 Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +1 Lap | 12 | 79 | 0 |
| 10 8 | #9 Michele Alboreto | Arrows | +1 Lap | 18 | 79 | 0 |
| 11 5 | #11 Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 16 | 79 | 0 |
| 12 5 | #12 Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 17 | 79 | 0 |
| 13 7 | #8 Stefano Modena | Brabham | +2 Laps | 20 | 78 | 0 |
| 14 5 | #25 Nicola Larini | Ligier | +2 Laps | 19 | 78 | 0 |
| 15 10 | #7 David Brabham | Brabham | +3 Laps | 25 | 77 | 0 |
| 16 11 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | Electrical | 5 | 75 | 0 |
| 17 9 | #18 Yannick Dalmas | AGS | +5 Laps | 26 | 75 | 0 |
| 18 17 | #2 Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | Engine | 1 | 72 | 0 |
| - | #22 Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | Disqualified | 21 | 78 | 0 |
| - | #3 Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | DNF (Gearbox) | 15 | 63 | 0 |
| - | #15 Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | DNF (Engine) | 10 | 58 | 0 |
| - | #23 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | DNF (Electrical) | 23 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #4 Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | DNF (Differential) | 13 | 23 | 0 |
| - | #10 Alex Caffi | Arrows | DNF (Suspension) | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| - | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #21 Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | DNF (Brakes) | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #24 Paolo Barilla | Minardi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #17 Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #35 Gregor Foitek | Onyx | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #36 Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #14 Olivier Grouillard | Osella | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #33 Roberto Moreno | Euro Brun | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #34 Claudio Langes | Euro Brun | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #39 Bruno Giacomelli | Life | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 5 | 35 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 3 | 3 | 32 | -3 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 4 | 25 | -10 | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1 | 16 | -19 | |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 2 | 13 | -22 | |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 13 | -22 | |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 1 | 11 | -24 | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | 1 | 10 | -25 |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1 | 7 | -28 | |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 1 | 6 | -29 | |
| 11 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 2 | -33 | ||
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 2 | -33 | ||
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 1 | -34 | ||
| 14 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 1 | -34 | ||
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 1 | -34 | ||
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 0 | -35 | ||
| 17 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 0 | -35 | ||
| 18 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 0 | -35 | ||
| 19 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 0 | -35 | ||
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 0 | -35 | ||
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 0 | -35 | ||
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 0 | -35 | ||
| 23 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 0 | -35 | ||
| 24 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 0 | -35 | ||
| 25 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 0 | -35 | ||
| 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 0 | -35 | ||
| 27 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 0 | -35 | ||
| 28 | Roberto Moreno | Euro Brun | 0 | -35 | ||
| 29 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 0 | -35 | ||
| 30 | Gianni Morbidelli | Dallara | 0 | -35 | ||
| 31 | David Brabham | Brabham | 0 | -35 | ||
| 32 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 0 | -35 | ||
| 33 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 0 | -35 | ||
| 34 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 0 | -35 | ||
| 35 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 0 | -35 | ||
| 36 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | 0 | -35 | ||
| 37 | Claudio Langes | Euro Brun | 0 | -35 | ||
| 38 | Bruno Giacomelli | Life | 0 | -35 | ||
| 39 | Gary Brabham | Life | 0 | -35 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 3 | 9 | 60 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | 45 | -15 |
| 3 | Benetton | 2 | 23 | -37 | |
| 4 | Williams | 1 | 2 | 21 | -39 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 2 | 14 | -46 | |
| 6 | Leyton House | 1 | 6 | -54 | |
| 7 | Brabham | 2 | -58 | ||
| 8 | Arrows | 2 | -58 | ||
| 9 | Larrousse | 1 | -59 | ||
| 10 | Team Lotus | 1 | -59 | ||
| 11 | Minardi | 0 | -60 | ||
| 12 | Onyx | 0 | -60 | ||
| 13 | Ligier | 0 | -60 | ||
| 14 | Dallara | 0 | -60 | ||
| 15 | Osella | 0 | -60 | ||
| 16 | Euro Brun | 0 | -60 | ||
| 17 | AGS | 0 | -60 | ||
| 18 | Coloni | 0 | -60 | ||
| 19 | Life | 0 | -60 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell | 1:35.781 - Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:36.404 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:32.740 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.225 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli | 1:16.630 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:16.099 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:17.111 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.423 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | 1:15.377 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2003 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | David Coulthard | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | René Arnoux | |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | John Watson | |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | Chris Amon | |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Chris Amon | Jack Brabham | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | Lorenzo Bandini | |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #22 Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #18 Jim Clark | Tony Maggs | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #30 Dan Gurney | Tony Maggs | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #16 Jack Brabham | Olivier Gendebien | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | |
| 1959 | #24 Tony Brooks | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | Tony Brooks | |
| 1958 | #4 Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
| 1956 | #14 Peter Collins | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #8 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio | |
| 1950 | #6 Juan Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Peter Whitehead | Juan Fangio |