1990 French Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 7 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 8 July 1990 | ||
| Official name | Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France | ||
| Location |
Paul Ricard France |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.813 km (2.369 mi) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 305.04 km (189.543 mi) | ||
| Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:04.402 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nigel Mansell
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:08.012 on lap 64 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Leyton House-Judd | ||
| Third | McLaren-Honda | ||
The 1990 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 8 July 1990. It was the seventh race of the 1990 Formula One season. It was the 68th French Grand Prix and the 14th and last to be held at Paul Ricard. It was held over 80 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 305 kilometres. This race was held the same day as the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final in Rome, Italy, but that event took place later in the day from this Grand Prix.
The race almost saw one of the most remarkable upsets in Formula One history with the Leyton House Racing team of Italian driver Ivan Capelli and Brazilian driver Maurício Gugelmin running first and second for an extended period of the race in their Leyton House CG901s. French driver Alain Prost claimed the lead late in the race to take the win in his Ferrari 641 by eight seconds over Capelli. Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna finished third in his McLaren MP4/5B.
The win, Prost's third for the season, closed the gap to championship points leader Senna to just three points.
Nigel Mansell took pole position from Gerhard Berger and Ayrton Senna being followed by Alain Prost, Alessandro Nannini fifth, Riccardo Patrese sixth, Ivan Capelli seventh followed by Thierry Boutsen in eighth, Nelson Piquet in ninth and Maurício Gugelmin tenth.
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