The 1990 Japanese Grand Prix started October 21st, 1990 at 01:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Ayrton Senna started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Nigel Mansell started from third place.
After 1 hour, 34 minutes and 36 seconds Nelson Piquet finished the race first. The podium was completed with Roberto Moreno in second and Aguri Suzuki in third place.
After the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 78 points. Senna is 9 points ahead of Alain Prost.
After 1 hour, 34 minutes and 36 seconds Nelson Piquet finished the race first. The podium was completed with Roberto Moreno in second and Aguri Suzuki in third place.
After the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 78 points. Senna is 9 points ahead of Alain Prost.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 21st, 1990 at 01:00
Round
15/16
Winner
Nelson Piquet
Winning time
1:34:36.824
Pole position
Ayrton Senna
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 5 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1:34:36.824 | 6 | 53 | 9 |
| 2 6 | #19 Roberto Moreno | Benetton | +7.223 | 8 | 53 | 6 |
| 3 6 | #30 Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | +22.469 | 9 | 53 | 4 |
| 4 3 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +36.258 | 7 | 53 | 3 |
| 5 | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Williams | +46.884 | 5 | 53 | 2 |
| 6 8 | #3 Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | +1:12.350 | 14 | 53 | 1 |
| 7 10 | #25 Nicola Larini | Ligier | +1 Lap | 17 | 52 | 0 |
| 8 2 | #23 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +1 Lap | 10 | 52 | 0 |
| 9 14 | #10 Alex Caffi | Arrows | +1 Lap | 23 | 52 | 0 |
| 10 15 | #26 Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +1 Lap | 25 | 52 | 0 |
| - | #11 Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 11 | 38 | 0 |
| - | #12 Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 12 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #9 Michele Alboreto | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 24 | 28 | 0 |
| - | #2 Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | DNF (Transmission) | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| - | #21 Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | DNF (Alternator) | 19 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #29 Éric Bernard | Larrousse | DNF (Engine) | 18 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #24 Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | DNF (Spun off) | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| - | #16 Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | DNF (Ignition) | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #22 Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | DNF (Spun off) | 26 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #15 Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | DNF (Engine) | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #7 David Brabham | Brabham | DNF (Clutch) | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #28 Gerhard Berger | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #27 Ayrton Senna | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #1 Alain Prost | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #8 Stefano Modena | Brabham | DNF (Collision) | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #4 Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | Withdrew | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #14 Olivier Grouillard | Osella | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #17 Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #18 Yannick Dalmas | AGS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 6 | 11 | 78 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 5 | 8 | 69 | -9 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 7 | 40 | -38 | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1 | 3 | 35 | -43 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 1 | 3 | 32 | -46 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1 | 4 | 31 | -47 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | 1 | 22 | -56 |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 3 | 21 | -57 | |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 2 | 13 | -65 | |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 1 | 6 | -72 | |
| 11 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 1 | 6 | -72 | |
| 12 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 1 | 6 | -72 | |
| 13 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 5 | -73 | ||
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 3 | -75 | ||
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 3 | -75 | ||
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 2 | -76 | ||
| 17 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 2 | -76 | ||
| 18 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 1 | -77 | ||
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 0 | -78 | ||
| 20 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 0 | -78 | ||
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 0 | -78 | ||
| 22 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 0 | -78 | ||
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 0 | -78 | ||
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 0 | -78 | ||
| 25 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 0 | -78 | ||
| 26 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 0 | -78 | ||
| 27 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 0 | -78 | ||
| 28 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 0 | -78 | ||
| 29 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 0 | -78 | ||
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 0 | -78 | ||
| 31 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 0 | -78 | ||
| 32 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 0 | -78 | ||
| 33 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 0 | -78 | ||
| 34 | David Brabham | Brabham | 0 | -78 | ||
| 35 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 0 | -78 | ||
| 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 0 | -78 | ||
| 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | 0 | -78 | ||
| 38 | Claudio Langes | Euro Brun | 0 | -78 | ||
| 39 | Bruno Giacomelli | Life | 0 | -78 | ||
| 40 | Gary Brabham | Life | 0 | -78 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 6 | 18 | 118 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 6 | 12 | 100 | -18 |
| 3 | Benetton | 1 | 7 | 62 | -56 |
| 4 | Williams | 2 | 4 | 54 | -64 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 2 | 16 | -102 | |
| 6 | Larrousse | 1 | 11 | -107 | |
| 7 | Leyton House | 1 | 7 | -111 | |
| 8 | Team Lotus | 3 | -115 | ||
| 9 | Arrows | 2 | -116 | ||
| 10 | Brabham | 2 | -116 | ||
| 11 | Ligier | 0 | -118 | ||
| 12 | Minardi | 0 | -118 | ||
| 13 | Onyx | 0 | -118 | ||
| 14 | AGS | 0 | -118 | ||
| 15 | Dallara | 0 | -118 | ||
| 16 | Osella | 0 | -118 | ||
| 17 | Euro Brun | 0 | -118 | ||
| 18 | Coloni | 0 | -118 | ||
| 19 | Life | 0 | -118 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |