French Grand Prix
1990 · Round 7 · Le Castellet, France · Jul 8, 1990Race summary
Victory went to Prost (from 4th on the grid), with a 8.626s margin. Brabham made the biggest gain, from 25th on the grid to 15th (up 10 places). Mansell had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 18th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 4 | 80 | 1:33:29.606 | 9 |
| 2 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 7 | 80 | +8.626 | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 80 | +11.606 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 9 | 80 | +41.207 | 3 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 80 | +42.219 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 80 | +1:09.351 | 1 |
| 7 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 14 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 11 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 12 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 18 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 19 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | David Brabham | Brabham | 25 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 5 | 75 | Electrical | 0 |
| 17 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 26 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1 | 72 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 21 | 78 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 15 | 63 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 10 | 58 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 40 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 13 | 23 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 22 | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 8 | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 24 | 7 | Brakes | 0 |