Australian Grand Prix
1990 · Round 16 · Adelaide, Australia · Nov 4, 1990Race summary
Victory went to Piquet (from 7th on the grid), with a 3.129s margin. Grouillard made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 13th (up 9 places). Alesi had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 7 | 81 | 1:49:44.570 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | 81 | +3.129 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 4 | 81 | +37.259 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 81 | +46.862 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 9 | 81 | +1:51.160 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 80 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | 80 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 5 | 80 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 10 | 79 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 12 | 79 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 19 | 78 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 17 | 77 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 22 | 74 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| – | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | 68 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 61 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 26 | 58 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 18 | 57 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 13 | 53 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 14 | 46 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 16 | 27 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 15 | 23 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 23 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 20 | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | David Brabham | Brabham | 25 | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 24 | 6 | Transmission | 0 |