1990 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Piquet | 7 | 26 | 3.129 | 81 | 306.2 | Nigel Mansell |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | Ford | 81 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | Ferrari | 81 | ★ | +3.129s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | Ferrari | 81 | +37.259s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | Honda | 81 | +46.862s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | Renault | 81 | +111.160s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | Renault | 80 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 19 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | Ford | 80 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | Ford | 80 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 10 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Ford | 79 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 12 | 25 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | Ford | 79 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 19 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | Ford | 78 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 17 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | Judd | 77 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 22 | 14 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | Ford | 74 | +7 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 21 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | Ford | 68 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 1 | 27 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Honda | 61 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 26 | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Ford | 58 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | Lamborghini | 57 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 13 | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | Ford | 53 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 14 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | Judd | 46 | — | Throttle | ||
| — | 11 | 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | Lamborghini | 43 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 16 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | Judd | 27 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 15 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | Ford | 23 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 23 | 29 | Éric Bernard | Lola | Lamborghini | 21 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 20 | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | Ford | 20 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 25 | 7 | David Brabham | Brabham | Judd | 18 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 24 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola | Lamborghini | 6 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | — | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 18 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 10 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | Ford | — | Not classified |