Pit Lane F1
1990 Season - Round 1 - 1990-03-11
Ayrton Senna won the 1990 United States Grand Prix for McLaren, with Jean Alesi (Tyrrell) second and Thierry Boutsen (Williams) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Michele Alboreto (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1990 United States Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Benetton |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 10 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 2 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Roberto Moreno | Euro Brun | 16 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 25 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 14 | Physical | 0 |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 18 | Brakes | 0 |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 17 | Clutch | 0 |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 1 | Clutch | 0 |
| 19 | Gregor Foitek | Brabham | 23 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 7 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 26 | Electrical | 0 |
| 24 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 24 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 25 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 13 | Throttle | 0 |
| 26 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 27 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 0 | Disqualified | 0 |
