1990 Italian Grand Prix
| 1990 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | September 9, 1990 | ||
| Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Milan, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.80 km (3.6039 miles) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.400 km (191.009 miles) | ||
| Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:22.533 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | |
| Time | 1:26.254 on lap 46 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | McLaren-Honda | ||
The 1990 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 9 September 1990 at Monza. It was the twelfth race of the 1990 Formula One season. The race was the 60th Italian Grand Prix and the 55th to be held at Monza.
Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna in a McLaren MP4/5B scored a Grand Slam, winning the race by six seconds over his title rival reigning world champion, French driver Alain Prost driving a Ferrari 641. With Senna's Austrian team mate Gerhard Berger third, the podium was identical to that at the previous round.
The race was additionally notable when near the end of the first lap, Derek Warwick demolished his Lotus 102 at the Parabolica, hitting the guard rail at an estimated 140 mph. The race was stopped on the second lap and restarted over the original distance. Warwick, miraculously unhurt, ran back to the pits, jumped into the spare car and took the restart with the rest of the field.
Senna's victory over Prost saw the championship points gap expand to 16 points, the largest gap between the two all season to that point.
Classification
Pre Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |  Olivier Grouillard
|
Osella-Ford | 1:26.947 | — |
| 2 | 31 |  Bertrand Gachot
|
Coloni-Ford | 1:27.594 | +0.647 |
| 3 | 17 |  Gabriele Tarquini
|
AGS-Ford | 1:27.773 | +0.826 |
| 4 | 18 | Yannick Dalmas
|
AGS-Ford | 1:28.113 | +1.166 |
| 5 | 33 | Roberto Moreno
|
EuroBrun-Judd | 1:28.703 | +1.756 |
| 6 | 34 | Claudio Langes
|
EuroBrun-Judd | 1:35.061 | +8.114 |
| 7 | 39 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
Life | 1:55.244 | +28.297 |
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Ayrton Senna
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:22.972 | 1:22.533 | — |
| 2 | 1 | Alain Prost
|
Ferrari | 1:23.497 | 1:22.935 | +0.402 |
| 3 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:23.239 | 1:22.936 | +0.403 |
| 4 | 2 |  Nigel Mansell
|
Ferrari | 1:23.141 | 1:23.720 | +0.608 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean Alesi
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:24.159 | 1:23.526 | +0.993 |
| 6 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Williams-Renault | 1:24.042 | 1:23.984 | +1.451 |
| 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Williams-Renault | 1:24.253 | 1:24.555 | +1.720 |
| 8 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini
|
Benetton-Ford | 1:25.567 | 1:24.583 | +2.050 |
| 9 | 20 | Nelson Piquet
|
Benetton-Ford | 1:24.699 | 1:24.987 | +2.166 |
| 10 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin
|
Leyton House-Judd | 1:26.170 | 1:25.556 | +3.023 |
| 11 | 12 | Martin Donnelly
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Lotus-Lamborghini | 1:26.110 | 1:25.629 | +3.096 |
| 12 | 11 | Derek Warwick
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Lotus-Lamborghini | 1:25.728 | 1:25.677 | +3.144 |
| 13 | 29 | Éric Bernard
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:25.927 | 1:26.154 | +3.394 |
| 14 | 3 |  Satoru Nakajima
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:26.449 | 1:26.081 | +3.548 |
| 15 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:26.330 | 1:26.516 | +3.797 |
| 16 | 16 | Ivan Capelli
|
Leyton House-Judd | 1:26.712 | 1:26.735 | +4.179 |
| 17 | 8 | Stefano Modena
|
Brabham-Judd | 1:26.950 | 1:27:997 | +4.417 |
| 18 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:27.074 | 1:26.962 | +4.429 |
| 19 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro
|
Dallara-Ford | 1:27.790 | 1:26.964 | +4.431 |
| 20 | 26 | Philippe Alliot
|
Ligier-Ford | 1:27.153 | 1:27.043 | +4.510 |
| 21 | 10 | Alex Caffi
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:27.828 | 1:27.410 | +4.877 |
| 22 | 9 | Michele Alboreto
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:27.784 | 1:27.448 | +4.915 |
| 23 | 14 | Olivier Grouillard
|
Osella-Ford | 1:27.541 | 1:28.228 | +5.008 |
| 24 | 18 | Yannick Dalmas
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AGS-Ford | 1:28.564 | 1:27.673 | +5.140 |
| 25 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris
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Dallara-Ford | 1:27.772 | 1:27.749 | +5.216 |
| 26 | 25 | Nicola Larini
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Ligier-Ford | 1:28.626 | 1:27.937 | +5.404 |
| 27 | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini
|
AGS-Ford | 1:28.107 | 1:28.256 | +5.574 |
| 28 | 24 | Paolo Barilla
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Minardi-Ford | 1:28.258 | 1:28.521 | +5.725 |
| 29 | 7 |  David Brabham
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Brabham-Judd | 1:28.382 | 1:30.446 | +5.849 |
| 30 | 31 | Bertrand Gachot
|
Coloni-Ford | 1:28.952 | 1:30.140 | +6.419 |
Race
Lap leaders
- Lap Leaders: Ayrton Senna 53 laps (1-53);
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-08-05.