1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
78 pts
2
Alain Prost
Ferrari
71 pts
3
Nelson Piquet
Benetton
43 pts
1
McLaren
121 pts
Ayrton Senna is the 1990 Formula 1 World Champion. Senna won 6 out of 16 races and scored a total of 78 points. With 7 points behind Alain Prost finished the season in second place and Nelson Piquet as third. McLaren won the 1990 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 121 points.
The season started with the 1990 United States Grand Prix on March 11th. The last race of the season was the 1990 Australian Grand Prix on November 4th.
Number of races
16 races
First race
United States Grand Prix (March 11th)
Last race
Australian Grand Prix (November 4th)
Most wins
Ayrton Senna (6)
Most pole positions
Ayrton Senna (10)
Most podiums
Ayrton Senna (11)
Most top 5 finishes
Alain Prost (12)
Most points finishes
Alain Prost (12)
Nelson Piquet (12)
Most DNF's
Andrea de Cesaris (12)

1990 standings

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren 6 11 78
2
Alain Prost
Ferrari 5 9 71 -7
3
Nelson Piquet
Benetton 2 4 43 -35
4
Gerhard Berger
McLaren 7 43 -35
5
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari 1 5 37 -41
6
Thierry Boutsen
Williams 1 3 34 -44
7
Riccardo Patrese
Williams 1 1 23 -55
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 18 121
2 Ferrari 6 14 110 -11
3 Benetton 2 8 71 -50
4 Williams 2 4 57 -64
5 Tyrrell 2 16 -105
6 Larrousse 1 11 -110
7 Leyton House 1 7 -114
8 Team Lotus 3 -118
9 Arrows 2 -119
10 Brabham 2 -119
11 Ligier 0 -121
12 Minardi 0 -121
13 Onyx 0 -121
14 AGS 0 -121
15 Dallara 0 -121
16 Osella 0 -121
17 Euro Brun 0 -121
18 Coloni 0 -121
19 Life 0 -121

1990 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Mar 11th
United States Grand Prix
#27 Ayrton Senna
Jean Alesi
Thierry Boutsen
Gerhard Berger
Mar 25th
Brazilian Grand Prix
#1 Alain Prost
Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna
May 13th
San Marino Grand Prix
#6 Riccardo Patrese
Gerhard Berger
Alessandro Nannini
Ayrton Senna
May 27th
Monaco Grand Prix
#27 Ayrton Senna
Jean Alesi
Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Jun 10th
Canadian Grand Prix
#27 Ayrton Senna
Nelson Piquet
Nigel Mansell
Ayrton Senna
Jun 24th
Mexican Grand Prix
#1 Alain Prost
Nigel Mansell
Gerhard Berger
Gerhard Berger
Jul 8th
French Grand Prix
#1 Alain Prost
Ivan Capelli
Ayrton Senna
Nigel Mansell
Jul 15th
British Grand Prix
#1 Alain Prost
Thierry Boutsen
Ayrton Senna
Nigel Mansell
Jul 29th
German Grand Prix
#27 Ayrton Senna
Alessandro Nannini
Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Aug 12th
Hungarian Grand Prix
#5 Thierry Boutsen
Ayrton Senna
Nelson Piquet
Thierry Boutsen
Aug 26th
Belgian Grand Prix
#27 Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Sep 9th
Italian Grand Prix
#27 Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Sep 23rd
Portuguese Grand Prix
#2 Nigel Mansell
Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
Nigel Mansell
Sep 30th
Spanish Grand Prix
#1 Alain Prost
Nigel Mansell
Alessandro Nannini
Ayrton Senna
Oct 21st
Japanese Grand Prix
#20 Nelson Piquet
Roberto Moreno
Aguri Suzuki
Ayrton Senna
Nov 4th
Australian Grand Prix
#20 Nelson Piquet
Nigel Mansell
Alain Prost
Ayrton Senna