1990 Season - Round 8 - 1990-07-15
Alain Prost won the 1990 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Thierry Boutsen (Williams) second and Ayrton Senna (McLaren) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Paolo Barilla (Minardi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1990 British Grand Prix, completing round 8 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 | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Éric Bernard |
| Larrousse |
| 8 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 11 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 3 | Throttle | 0 |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 10 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 17 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 7 | Chassis | 0 |
| 22 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 12 | Electrical | 0 |
| 23 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 13 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 23 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 18 | Alternator | 0 |
| 26 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 15 | Fuel pump | 0 |