1990 Hungarian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 10 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 12 August 1990 | ||
| Location | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.968 km (2.466 mi) | ||
| Distance | 77 laps, 305.536 km (189,851 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:17.919 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:22.058 on lap 63 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Third | Benetton-Ford | ||
The 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hungaroring on 12 August 1990. It was the tenth round of the 1990 Formula One season. The race was the sixth Hungarian Grand Prix and the fifth to be held at the Hungaroring. It was held over 77 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 305 kilometres.
Belgian driver Thierry Boutsen driving a Williams FW13B took his third and final Grand Prix win after leading the entire race. Italian driver Alessandro Nannini driving a Benetton B190 challenged for a while, before being eliminated in a collision with Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna. Senna, driving a McLaren MP4/5B survived the incident and finished inches behind Boutsen with Brazilian three time world champion Nelson Piquet driving a Benetton B190 finishing third. With Alain Prost retiring just before half-distance, these were six points gained in the championship for Senna.
Report
The race was the 10th round of the 1990 Formula One season with Ayrton Senna leading the drivers championship by four points from his Ferrari rival Alain Prost.[1]
Classification
Pre Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Nicola Larini |
Ligier-Ford | 1:21.518 | — |
| 2 | 26 |  Philippe Alliot |
Ligier-Ford | 1:21.710 | +0.192 |
| 3 | 18 | Yannick Dalmas |
AGS-Ford | 1:23.227 | +1.709 |
| 4 | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini |
AGS-Ford | 1:23.406 | +1.888 |
| 5 | 14 | Olivier Grouillard |
Osella-Ford | 1:23.582 | +2.064 |
| 6 | 31 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bertrand Gachot |
Coloni-Ford | 1:23.670 | +2.152 |
| 7 | 33 |  Roberto Moreno |
EuroBrun-Judd | 1:24.386 | +2.868 |
| 8 | 34 | Claudio Langes |
EuroBrun-Judd | 1:26.514 | +4.996 |
| 9 | 39 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Life | 1:41.431 | +19.913 |
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen |
Williams-Renault | 1:19.691 | 1:17.919 | — |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Renault | 1:19.419 | 1:17.955 | +0.036 |
| 3 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
McLaren-Honda | 1:18.127 | 1:18.703 | +0.208 |
| 4 | 27 | Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda | 1:20.389 | 1:18.162 | +0.243 |
| 5 | 2 |  Nigel Mansell |
Ferrari | 1:18.739 | 1:18.719 | +0.800 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean Alesi |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:19.042 | 1:18.762 | +0.843 |
| 7 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini |
Benetton-Ford | 1:19.300 | 1:18.901 | +0.982 |
| 8 | 1 | Alain Prost |
Ferrari | 1:20.309 | 1:19.029 | +1.110 |
| 9 | 20 | Nelson Piquet |
Benetton-Ford | 1:21.109 | 1:19.453 | +1.534 |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Dallara-Ford | 1:21.675 | 1:19.675 | +1.756 |
| 11 | 11 | Derek Warwick |
Lotus-Lamborghini | 1:21.154 | 1:19.839 | +1.920 |
| 12 | 29 | Éric Bernard |
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:21.692 | 1:19.963 | +2.044 |
| 13 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro |
Dallara-Ford | 1:21.070 | 1:19.970 | +2.051 |
| 14 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ford | 1:21.242 | 1:20.197 | +2.278 |
| 15 | 3 |  Satoru Nakajima |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:21.449 | 1:20.202 | +2.283 |
| 16 | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
Leyton House-Judd | 1:21.512 | 1:20.385 | +2.466 |
| 17 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin |
Leyton House-Judd | 1:22.198 | 1:20:397 | +2.478 |
| 18 | 12 | Martin Donnelly |
Lotus-Lamborghini | 1:21.324 | 1:20.602 | +2.683 |
| 19 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki |
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:21.577 | 1:20.619 | +2.700 |
| 20 | 8 | Stefano Modena |
Brabham-Judd | 1:22.024 | 1:20.715 | +2.786 |
| 21 | 26 | Philippe Alliot |
Ligier-Ford | 1:22.701 | 1:21.003 | +3.084 |
| 22 | 9 | Michele Alboreto |
Arrows-Ford | 1:22.909 | 1:21.758 | +3.839 |
| 23 | 24 | Paolo Barilla |
Minardi-Ford | 1:22.784 | 1:21.849 | +3.930 |
| 24 | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini |
AGS-Ford | 1:23.827 | 1:21.964 | +4.045 |
| 25 | 25 | Nicola Larini |
Ligier-Ford | 1:22.584 | 1:22.078 | +4.159 |
| 26 | 10 | Alex Caffi |
Arrows-Ford | 1:22.986 | 1:22.126 | +4.207 |
| 27 | 18 | Yannick Dalmas |
AGS-Ford | 1:23.116 | 1:22.263 | +4.344 |
| 28 | 7 |  David Brabham |
Brabham-Judd | 1:23.923 | 1:22.488 | +4.569 |
| 29 | 36 |  JJ Lehto |
Onyx-Ford | — | 1:22.647 | +4.728 |
| 30 | 35 |  Gregor Foitek |
Onyx-Ford | 1:24.361 | 1:24.863 | +6.442 |
Race
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ Murray Walker, James Hunt (12 August 1990). Grand Prix (Television Production). London, England: BBC. Event occurs at 01:21-01:36.
Showing of Drivers Championship Table
- ↑ "1990 Hungarian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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