The British Grand Prix 1990 was the 8th round of the 1990 F1 season, and took place at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, UK, on July 15th.

Alain Prost won the race after starting in the 5th position, followed by Thierry Boutsen, and Ayrton Senna completing the podium.

Nigel Mansell started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he experienced issues with the gearbox, and had to retire on lap 55th.

Final results

1
4
Alain Prost
Ferrari
1:18:30.999
Finished
2
2
Thierry Boutsen
Williams
+39.092
Finished
3
1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
+43.088
Finished
4
4
Éric Bernard
Larrousse
+1:15.302
Finished
5
6
Nelson Piquet
Benetton
+1:24.003
Finished
6
3
Aguri Suzuki
Larrousse
+1 Lap
7
10
Alex Caffi
Arrows
+1 Lap
8
2
Jean Alesi
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
9
11
Stefano Modena
Brabham
+2 Laps
10
11
Nicola Larini
Ligier
+2 Laps
11
8
Emanuele Pirro
Dallara
+2 Laps
12
12
Paolo Barilla
Minardi
+2 Laps
13
9
Philippe Alliot
Ligier
+3 Laps
14
11
Gerhard Berger
McLaren
Throttle
15
14
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
Gearbox
16
6
Ivan Capelli
Leyton House
Fuel leak
17
3
Martin Donnelly
Team Lotus
Engine
18
2
Derek Warwick
Team Lotus
Engine
19
7
Gabriele Tarquini
AGS
Engine
20
5
Michele Alboreto
Arrows
Engine
21
14
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
Chassis
22
10
Satoru Nakajima
Tyrrell
Electrical
23
10
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
Collision
24
1
Andrea de Cesaris
Dallara
Fuel system
25
7
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Alternator
26
11
Maurício Gugelmin
Leyton House
Fuel pump
27
27
Olivier Grouillard
Osella
Did not qualify
28
28
David Brabham
Brabham
Did not qualify
29
29
Jyrki Järvilehto
Onyx
Did not qualify
30
30
Gregor Foitek
Onyx
Did not qualify
31
31
Roberto Moreno
Euro Brun
Did not prequalify
32
32
Yannick Dalmas
AGS
Did not prequalify
33
33
Claudio Langes
Euro Brun
Did not prequalify
34
34
Bertrand Gachot
Coloni
Did not prequalify
35
35
Bruno Giacomelli
Life
Did not prequalify
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Race evolution

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Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 18 drivers out of the original 35 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Gerhard Berger, who had a throttle issue on lap 60, Nigel Mansell, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 55, Ivan Capelli, who had a fuel leak on lap 48, Martin Donnelly, Derek Warwick, Gabriele Tarquini, and Michele Alboreto, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Riccardo Patrese, who experienced problems with the chassis of the car on lap 26, Satoru Nakajima, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 20, Alessandro Nannini, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 15, Andrea de Cesaris, who had a fuel system failure on lap 12, Pierluigi Martini, who had a problem with the alternator on lap 3, Maurício Gugelmin, who had a fuel pump failure on lap 0, and Roberto Moreno, Yannick Dalmas, Claudio Langes, Bertrand Gachot, and Bruno Giacomelli, all of whom did not prequalify.

Throttle

  • Gerhard Berger
    Lap 60

Gearbox

  • Nigel Mansell
    Lap 55

Fuel leak

  • Ivan Capelli
    Lap 48

Engine

  • Martin Donnelly
    Lap 48
  • Derek Warwick
    Lap 46
  • Gabriele Tarquini
    Lap 41
  • Michele Alboreto
    Lap 37

Chassis

  • Riccardo Patrese
    Lap 26

Electrical

  • Satoru Nakajima
    Lap 20

Collision

  • Alessandro Nannini
    Lap 15

Fuel system

  • Andrea de Cesaris
    Lap 12

Alternator

  • Pierluigi Martini
    Lap 3

Fuel pump

  • Maurício Gugelmin
    Lap 0

Did not prequalify

  • Roberto Moreno
    Lap 0
  • Yannick Dalmas
    Lap 0
  • Claudio Langes
    Lap 0
  • Bertrand Gachot
    Lap 0
  • Bruno Giacomelli
    Lap 0

Qualifying

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