Japanese Grand Prix
1990 · Round 15 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 21, 1990Race summary
Piquet won the race from 6th on the grid, 7.223s ahead of Moreno. Alliot was the standout mover, climbing from 25th to 10th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 6 | 53 | 1:34:36.824 | 9 |
| 2 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | 53 | +7.223 | 6 |
| 3 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 9 | 53 | +22.469 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 7 | 53 | +36.258 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 53 | +46.884 | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 14 | 53 | +1:12.350 | 1 |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 23 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 25 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 38 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 24 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | 26 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 19 | 24 | Alternator | 0 |
| – | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 18 | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 20 | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 13 | 16 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 26 | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 16 | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| – | David Brabham | Brabham | 21 | 5 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 4 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 22 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 7 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |