1990 Season - Round 7 - 1990-07-08
Alain Prost won the 1990 French Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Ivan Capelli (Leyton House) second and Ayrton Senna (McLaren) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
David Brabham (Brabham) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P15 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1990 French Grand Prix, completing round 7 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 7 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Benetton |
| 9 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | David Brabham | Brabham | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 5 | Electrical | 0 |
| 17 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 26 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 21 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 20 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 15 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | Electrical | 0 |
| 23 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 13 | Differential | 0 |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
| 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 24 | Brakes | 0 |