1990 Season - Round 15 - 1990-10-21
Nelson Piquet won the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix for Benetton, with Roberto Moreno (Benetton) second and Aguri Suzuki (Larrousse) third. The win came from P6 on the grid.
Philippe Alliot (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 6 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Riccardo Patrese |
| Williams |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 14 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 23 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 25 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 19 | Alternator | 0 |
| 16 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 13 | Ignition | 0 |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | David Brabham | Brabham | 21 | Clutch | 0 |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 22 | Collision | 0 |
| 26 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 7 | Withdrew | 0 |