1990 Japanese Grand Prix

Race details
Race 15 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One season.
Date	October 21, 1990
Official name	XVI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.64 mi / 5.859 km
Distance	53 laps, 192.966 mi / 310.548 km
Weather	Sunny
Pole
Driver	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda
Time	1:36.996
Fastest lap
Driver	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault
Time	1:44.233 (on lap 40)
Podium
First	Nelson Piquet	Benetton-Ford
Second	Roberto Moreno	Benetton-Ford
Third	Aguri Suzuki	Larrousse-Lamborghini

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Summary

This race is most famous (or rather infamous) for its first corner incident involving world championship contenders Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. Senna secured the pole, but was unhappy with the side of the track it was situated on, claiming that pole should always be on the racing line. He then went to Jean Marie Balestre to request a change the position of pole but was rejected. After this he vowed that if Prost (starting second) got the advantage into the first corner, which most were sure he would, he would act as if there was no car there, inciting a crash. This was exactly what happened, with the two flying off the track at break-neck speeds. The crash meant that Senna had won the drivers' championship for a second time. Alain Marie Pascal Prost, OBE (born 24 February 1955) is a French racing driver. ... Ayrton Senna da Silva (pronounced / /, March 21, 1960 – May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian three-times Formula One world champion. ... Jean-Marie Balestre was president of FISA from 1979 to 1991 and of the FIA from 1986 to 1993. ...

The two discussed the event afterwards^[1] with Senna claiming it was not how he wanted it but how it had to be, with many others accepting his actions as a solution (or revenge, to an extent) to the incident the year before^[2]. Prost was infuriated by this and almost retired from the sport instantly.

The pair went on to win one more championship each and eventually reconciled their differences in their final grand prix together^[3]. Results from the 1993 Formula One Australian Grand Prix held at Adelaide on November 7, 1993. ...

Aside from this there were many announcements prior to the race, Brabham announced they would use Yamaha engines for 1991, Footwork also announced their engine deal and they would use Porsche power for 1991 and they also retained both drivers in Alex Caffi and Michele Alboreto. In other news the Life and Eurobrun teams withdrew from the sport. Eurobrun's Roberto Moreno joined the Benetton team replacing Sandro Nannini who was injured in a helicopter crash after the Spanish Grand Prix.

Nigel Mansell also announced a u-turn on his decision to retire by making public his agreement to join Williams-Renault for 2 years from 1991 after being given assurances from Frank Williams, Patrick Head and Renault that they could deliver him a car in which he could win a world championship.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	20	Nelson Piquet	Benetton-Ford	53	1:34:36.824	6	9
2	19	Roberto Moreno	Benetton-Ford	53	+7.223	8	6
3	30	Aguri Suzuki	Larrousse-Lamborghini	53	+22.469	9	4
4	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	53	+36.258	7	3
5	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	53	+46.884	5	2
6	3	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell-Ford	53	+1:12.350	13	1
7	25	Nicola Larini	Ligier-Ford	52	+1 Lap	17
8	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	52	+1 Lap	10
9	10	Alex Caffi	Arrows-Ford	52	+1 Lap	23
10	26	Philippe Alliot	Ligier-Ford	52	+1 Lap	25
Ret	11	Derek Warwick	Lotus-Lamborghini	38	Gearbox	11
Ret	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Lamborghini	31	Engine	12
Ret	9	Michele Alboreto	Arrows-Ford	28	Engine	24
Ret	2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	26	Transmission	3
Ret	21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara-Ford	24	Alternator	19
Ret	29	Éric Bernard	Larrousse-Lamborghini	24	Engine	18
Ret	24	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi-Ford	18	Spun Off	20
Ret	16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House-Judd	16	Ignition	14
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara-Ford	13	Spun Off	26
Ret	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House-Judd	5	Engine	16
Ret	7	David Brabham	Brabham-Judd	5	Clutch	21
Ret	28	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	1	Spun Off	4
Ret	27	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	0	Collision	1
Ret	1	Alain Prost	Ferrari	0	Collision	2
Ret	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham-Judd	0	Collision	22
DNS	4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell-Ford		Driver Unwell	7
DNQ	14	Olivier Grouillard	Osella-Ford
DNQ	17	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS-Ford
DNQ	18	Yannick Dalmas	AGS-Ford
DNQ	31	Bertrand Gachot	Coloni-Ford

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Notes

• Lap Leaders: Gerhard Berger 1 lap (1); Nigel Mansell 25 laps (2-26); Nelson Piquet 27 laps (27-53)
• Alesi did not start due to a neck injury during Friday's practice. His grid position was left empty.

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References

• Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.