1990 Japanese Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | October 21, 1990 | ||
| Official name | XVI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.859 km (3.64 mi) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 310.548 km (192.966 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:36.996 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Riccardo Patrese
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Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:44.233 on lap 40 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Second | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Third | Lola-Lamborghini | ||
The 1990 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 October 1990 at Suzuka. It was the fifteenth and penultimate round of the 1990 Formula One season. It was the 17th Japanese Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Suzuka. The race was held over 53 laps of the six kilometre circuit for a race distance of 310 kilometres.
The race is best remembered for the first corner collision between World Championship rivals Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna and French driver Alain Prost, the second consecutive year the two had collided at this race with heavy championship repercussions. It immediately put both cars out of the race and secured for Senna his second World Championship. The race saw a best result to that point for the Benetton Formula team with their drivers, Brazilian veteran Nelson Piquet and his protégé Roberto Moreno finishing first and second in their Benetton B190s. It was back to back wins for Benetton in Japan after the team's win the previous year. Japanese driver Aguri Suzuki scored a career best result for himself and the Larrousse team, finishing third in his Lola LC90 in the only podium driver and team would achieve.
With Ferrari scoring no points after Nigel Mansell's retirement, the McLaren team secured their sixth and third consecutive constructor's championship.
As of 2016[update], this race marks the only time a Lamborghini powered car finished on the podium in Formula One.
There were many announcements prior to the race, Brabham announced they would use Yamaha engines for 1991, Footwork also announced a Porsche engine deal for 1991 and they also retained both drivers in Alex Caffi and Michele Alboreto. Prior to the race, the Life Racing Engines and EuroBrun teams withdrew from the sport. EuroBrun's Roberto Moreno joined the Benetton team replacing Alessandro Nannini, whose F1 career ended in a helicopter crash after the Spanish Grand Prix.
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