1990 Season - Round 9 - 1990-07-29
Ayrton Senna won the 1990 German Grand Prix from pole position, leading Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) and Gerhard Berger (McLaren) home for McLaren.
Jyrki Järvilehto (Onyx) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1990 German Grand Prix, completing round 9 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 | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 9 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Alain Prost |
| Ferrari |
| 3 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 6 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 8 | Transmission | 0 |
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 25 | Not classified | 0 |
| 13 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 12 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 14 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 11 | Clutch | 0 |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 4 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 20 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | David Brabham | Brabham | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 20 | Clutch | 0 |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 17 | Clutch | 0 |
| 25 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 23 | Collision | 0 |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 24 | Disqualified | 0 |