1990 United States Grand Prix

Round

1/16

Date

Mar 11, 1990 at 00:00 CET

Location

Phoenix, United States of America

Circuit

Phoenix Street Circuit

Circuit length

3.8 m (15 turns)

Race distance

273.6 km (72 laps)

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Senna

Winner

1:52:32.829

Winning time

Berger

Pole position

Berger

Fastest lap

1:31.050

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#27 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:52:32.829	5th	72	9
2	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	+8.685	4th	72	6
3	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	+54.080	9th	72	4
4	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	+1:08.358	6th	72	3
5	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	+1:09.503	10th	72	2
6	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	+1 lap	11th	71	1
7	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	+1 lap	2nd	71
8	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola	+1 lap	15th	71
9	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	+1 lap	12th	71
10	#9 Michele Alboreto	Arrows	+2 laps	21st	70
11	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	+2 laps	22nd	70
12	#10 Bernd Schneider	Arrows	+2 laps	20th	70
13	#33 Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	+5 laps	16th	67
14	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	+6 laps	25th	66
DNF	#24 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Physical	14th	54
DNF	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	Brakes	18th	53
DNF	#2 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Clutch	17th	49
DNF	#28 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	Clutch	1st	44
DNF	#7 Gregor Foitek	Brabham	Accident	23rd	39
DNF	#14 Olivier Grouillard	Osella	Collision	8th	39
DNF	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Engine	3rd	25
DNF	#1 Alain Prost	Ferrari	Oil leak	7th	21
DNF	#16 Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	Electrical	26th	20
DNF	#11 Derek Warwick	Lotus	Gearbox	24th	6
DNF	#25 Nicola Larini	Ligier	Throttle	13th	4
DNF	#12 Martin Donnelly	Lotus	Gearbox	19th	0
DSQ	#26 Philippe Alliot	Ligier
DNQ	#35 Stefan Johansson	Onyx
DNQ	#21 Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara
DNQ	#36 JJ Lehto	Onyx
DNPQ	#17 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS
DNPQ	#18 Yannick Dalmas	AGS
DNPQ	#34 Claudio Langes	EuroBrun
DNPQ	#39 Gary Brabham	Life
DNPQ	#31 Bertrand Gachot	Coloni

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#27 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:30.458
2	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:30.985	+0.527
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:31.295	+0.837
4	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola	1:32.072	+1.614
5	#1 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:32.116	+1.658
6	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:32.245	+1.787
7	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:32.520	+2.062
8	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:32.818	+2.360
9	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:32.977	+2.519
10	#11 Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:33.315	+2.857
11	#14 Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:33.512	+3.054
12	#2 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:33.624	+3.166
13	#25 Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:33.764	+3.306
14	#7 Gregor Foitek	Brabham	1:33.837	+3.379
15	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:33.900	+3.442
16	#9 Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:34.289	+3.831
17	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:34.318	+3.860
18	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:34.364	+3.906
19	#24 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:34.425	+3.967
20	#10 Bernd Schneider	Arrows	1:34.460	+4.002
21	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:34.911	+4.453
22	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:35.628	+5.170
23	#12 Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:36.070	+5.612
24	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:37.433	+6.975
25	#33 Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:38.440	+7.982
26	#16 Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:38.503	+8.045

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#28 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:28.664
2	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:28.731	+0.067
3	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:29.019	+0.355
4	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:29.408	+0.744
5	#27 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:29.431	+0.767
6	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:29.862	+1.198
7	#1 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:29.910	+1.246
8	#14 Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:29.947	+1.283
9	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:30.059	+1.395
10	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:30.127	+1.463
11	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:30.130	+1.466
12	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:30.213	+1.549
13	#25 Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:30.424	+1.760
14	#24 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:31.194	+2.530
15	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola	1:31.226	+2.562
16	#33 Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:31.247	+2.583
17	#2 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:31.363	+2.699
18	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:31.414	+2.750
19	#12 Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:31.650	+2.986
20	#10 Bernd Schneider	Arrows	1:31.892	+3.228
21	#9 Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:31.948	+3.284
22	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:31.984	+3.320
23	#7 Gregor Foitek	Brabham	1:32.398	+3.734
24	#11 Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:32.400	+3.736
25	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:32.904	+4.240
26	#16 Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:33.044	+4.380
27	#35 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:33.468	+4.804
28	#21 Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara	1:34.292	+5.628

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:49.942
2	#33 Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:51.538	+1.596
3	#27 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:52.015	+2.073
4	#2 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:52.405	+2.463
5	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:52.771	+2.829
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:53.486	+3.544
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:53.530	+3.588
8	#9 Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:54.499	+4.557
9	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:54.738	+4.796
10	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:55.449	+5.507
11	#1 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:56.661	+6.719
12	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:57.435	+7.493
13	#11 Derek Warwick	Lotus	2:05.974	+16.032
14	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	2:33.083	+43.141

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#28 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:28.664
2	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:28.731	+0.067
3	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:29.019	+0.355
4	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:29.408	+0.744
5	#27 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:29.431	+0.767
6	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:29.862	+1.198
7	#1 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:29.910	+1.246
8	#14 Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:29.947	+1.283
9	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:30.059	+1.395
10	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:30.127	+1.463
11	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:30.130	+1.466
12	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:30.213	+1.549
13	#25 Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:30.424	+1.760
14	#24 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:31.194	+2.530
15	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola	1:31.226	+2.562
16	#33 Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:31.247	+2.583
17	#2 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:31.363	+2.699
18	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:31.414	+2.750
19	#12 Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:31.650	+2.986
20	#10 Bernd Schneider	Arrows	1:31.892	+3.228
21	#9 Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:31.948	+3.284
22	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:31.984	+3.320
23	#7 Gregor Foitek	Brabham	1:32.398	+3.734
24	#11 Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:32.400	+3.736
25	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:32.904	+4.240
26	#16 Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:33.044	+4.380
27	#35 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:33.468	+4.804
28	#21 Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara	1:34.292	+5.628

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#33 Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:32.292
2	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola	1:32.711	+0.419
3	#14 Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:33.181	+0.889
4	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:33.331	+1.039
5	#17 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:35.420	+3.128
6	#18 Yannick Dalmas	AGS	1:35.481	+3.189
7	#34 Claudio Langes	EuroBrun	1:37.399	+5.107
8	#39 Gary Brabham	Life	2:07.147	+34.855
9	#31 Bertrand Gachot	Coloni	5:15.010	+3:42.718

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:51.939
2	#14 Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:52.223	+0.284
3	#11 Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:52.534	+0.595
4	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:53.638	+1.699
5	#10 Bernd Schneider	Arrows	1:54.518	+2.579
6	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:56.659	+4.720
7	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:56.993	+5.054
8	#2 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:57.253	+5.314
9	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:57.671	+5.732
10	#9 Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:57.736	+5.797
11	#24 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:58.475	+6.536
12	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola	1:59.125	+7.186
13	#27 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:59.731	+7.792
14	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:59.862	+7.923
15	#33 Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	2:03.437	+11.498
16	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	2:03.638	+11.699
17	#12 Martin Donnelly	Lotus	2:04.663	+12.724
18	#16 Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	2:14.419	+22.480
19	#36 JJ Lehto	Onyx	2:26.872	+34.933
20	#35 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	2:28.222	+36.283
21	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	2:33.119	+41.180
22	#25 Nicola Larini	Ligier	21:58.328	+20:06.389
23	#1 Alain Prost	Ferrari	30:42.109	+28:50.170

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:28.740
2	#27 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:29.339	+0.599
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:29.765	+1.025
4	#1 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:30.490	+1.750
5	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:30.633	+1.893
6	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:30.718	+1.978
7	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:30.990	+2.250
8	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:31.063	+2.323
9	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:31.296	+2.556
10	#26 Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:31.489	+2.749
11	#2 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:31.598	+2.858
12	#10 Bernd Schneider	Arrows	1:31.903	+3.163
13	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola	1:31.980	+3.240
14	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:32.112	+3.372
15	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:32.185	+3.445
16	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:32.208	+3.468
17	#33 Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:32.630	+3.890
18	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:32.678	+3.938
19	#21 Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara	1:32.777	+4.037
20	#36 JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:33.124	+4.384
21	#35 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:33.158	+4.418
22	#25 Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:33.214	+4.474
23	#12 Martin Donnelly	Lotus	1:33.429	+4.689
24	#14 Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:33.751	+5.011
25	#24 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:33.754	+5.014
26	#16 Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:33.987	+5.247
27	#11 Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:34.144	+5.404
28	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:34.285	+5.545
29	#7 Gregor Foitek	Brabham	1:34.345	+5.605
30	#9 Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:35.374	+6.634

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#28 Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:31.050		34
2	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:31.568	+0.518	66
3	#27 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:32.178	+1.128	18
4	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:32.221	+1.171	4
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:32.222	+1.172	38
6	#29 Éric Bernard	Lola	1:32.681	+1.631	66
7	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:32.694	+1.644	67
8	#3 Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	1:32.707	+1.657	68
9	#2 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:32.814	+1.764	40
10	#20 Nelson Piquet	Benetton	1:32.865	+1.815	68
11	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:32.915	+1.865	33
12	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:33.147	+2.097	67
13	#1 Alain Prost	Ferrari	1:33.170	+2.120	19
14	#10 Bernd Schneider	Arrows	1:33.573	+2.523	62
15	#30 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:33.819	+2.769	48
16	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:34.067	+3.017	10
17	#7 Gregor Foitek	Brabham	1:34.156	+3.106	36
18	#24 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:34.265	+3.215	36
19	#9 Michele Alboreto	Arrows	1:34.517	+3.467	65
20	#14 Olivier Grouillard	Osella	1:35.350	+4.300	29
21	#11 Derek Warwick	Lotus	1:35.396	+4.346	5
22	#33 Roberto Moreno	EuroBrun	1:35.446	+4.396	14
23	#16 Ivan Capelli	Leyton House	1:35.598	+4.548	10
24	#25 Nicola Larini	Ligier	1:36.971	+5.921	3
25	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House	1:37.058	+6.008	56

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1	9
2	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	0	1	6	-3
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	0	1	4	-5
4	Nelson Piquet	Benetton	0	0	3	-6
5	Stefano Modena	Brabham	0	0	2	-7
6	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell	0	0	1	-8

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Honda	1	1	9
2	Tyrrell	Ford	0	1	7	-2
3	Williams	Renault	0	1	4	-5
4	Benetton	Ford	0	0	3	-6
5	Brabham	Judd	0	0	2	-7

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2000	#3 Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1:14.711 - David Coulthard	Michael Schumacher
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1980	#27 Alan Jones	Carlos Reutemann	Didier Pironi	1:34.068 - Alan Jones	Bruno Giacomelli
1979	#12 Gilles Villeneuve	René Arnoux	Didier Pironi	1:40.054 - Nelson Piquet	Alan Jones
1978	#11 Carlos Reutemann	Alan Jones	Jody Scheckter	1:39.557 - Jean-Pierre Jarier	Mario Andretti
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1976	#11 James Hunt	Jody Scheckter	Niki Lauda	1:42.851 - James Hunt	James Hunt
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1973	#2 Ronnie Peterson	James Hunt	Carlos Reutemann	1:41.652 - James Hunt	Ronnie Peterson
1972	#1 Jackie Stewart	François Cevert	Denny Hulme	1:41.644 - Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart
1971	#9 François Cevert	Jo Siffert	Ronnie Peterson	1:43.474 - Jacky Ickx	Jackie Stewart
1970	#24 Emerson Fittipaldi	Pedro Rodríguez	Reine Wisell	1:02.740 - Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx
1969	#2 Jochen Rindt	Piers Courage	John Surtees	1:04.340 - Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt
1968	#15 Jackie Stewart	Graham Hill	John Surtees	1:05.220 - Jackie Stewart	Mario Andretti
1967	#5 Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Denny Hulme	1:06.000 - Graham Hill	Graham Hill
1966	#1 Jim Clark	Jochen Rindt	John Surtees	1:09.670 - John Surtees	Jack Brabham
1965	#3 Graham Hill	Dan Gurney	Jack Brabham	1:11.900 - Graham Hill	Graham Hill
1964	#3 Graham Hill	John Surtees	Jo Siffert	1:12.700 - Jim Clark	Jim Clark
1963	#1 Graham Hill	Richie Ginther	Jim Clark	1:14.500 - Jim Clark	Graham Hill
1962	#8 Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Bruce McLaren	1:15.000 - Jim Clark	Jim Clark
1961	#15 Innes Ireland	Dan Gurney	Tony Brooks	1:18.200 - Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham
1960	#5 Stirling Moss	Innes Ireland	Bruce McLaren	1:56.300 - Jack Brabham	Stirling Moss
1959	#9 Bruce McLaren	Maurice Trintignant	Tony Brooks	3:05.000 - Maurice Trintignant	Stirling Moss

The 1990 United States Grand Prix started Mar 11, 1990 on Phoenix Street Circuit in Phoenix, United States of America. Gerhard Berger started from pole position with Pierluigi Martini next to him. Andrea de Cesaris started from third place.

In 1 hour, 52 minutes and 32 seconds Ayrton Senna finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jean Alesi in second and Thierry Boutsen in third place.

After the 1990 United States Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Senna is 3 points ahead of Jean Alesi.