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1990 Mexican GP
1989 French GP

1990 French GP

1990 British GP
1991 French GP
 LXXVI  Rhone-Poulenc Grand Prix de France

Event Overview • Sessions • Entry List
Qualifying Pre-Qualifying • Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 8 July 1990
Start time14:00
Event French GP
Circuit Paul Ricard
Event FormatRace of 80 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#7 of 16 in 1990
#491 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps80
Circuit Perimeter3813 m
Race Distance3813 × 80 = 305.040 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Hot, Dry
Participants
Entries35
Qualifiers26
Finishers18
DebutantsNone
MilestonesScuderia Ferrari SpA – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
 Lola – 200th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
 Pierluigi Martini – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
 Riccardo Patrese – 200th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 18th Place Finishes –  Ferrari (4),
2. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify –  Coloni (35),
3. Most Poles –  Ferrari (108),
4. Most 4th Place Qualifications –  Alain Prost (22)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (408),
2. Most Podium Finishes –  Ferrari (346),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (540),
4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Alain Prost (101),
5. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Alain Prost (101),
6. Most Podium Finishes –  Alain Prost (83),
7. Most Race Wins –  Ferrari (101),
8. Most Race Wins –  Alain Prost (42),
9. Most 4th Place Finishes –  Nélson Piquet (17),
10. Most 11th Place Finishes –  Lotus (28),
11. Most Fastest Laps –  Ferrari (116),
12. Most Races Led –  Ferrari (245),
13. Most Races Led –  Alain Prost (66),
14. Most Laps Led –  Ferrari (6700),
15. Most Laps Led –  Alain Prost (2142),
16. Most Race Entries –  Lotus (1186),
17. Most Race Entries –  Riccardo Patrese (200),
18. Most Perfect Weekends –  Ferrari (42),
19. Most 4th Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (114),
20. Most 16th Place Qualifications –  Lotus (63),
21. Most 17th Place Qualifications –  Lotus (45)

World Championship standings
1  Ayrton Senna 35 
2  Alain Prost 32 
3  Gerhard Berger 25 
4  Nélson Piquet 16 up
5  Jean Alesi 13 up
6  Nigel Mansell 13 up
7  Thierry Boutsen 11 
8  Riccardo Patrese 10 
9  Alessandro Nannini 7 
10  Ivan Capelli 6 
11  Stefano Modena 2 up
  Alex Caffi 2 up
13  Derek Warwick 1 up
  Éric Bernard 1 up
  Satoru Nakajima 1 up
1  McLaren / Honda 60 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 45 
3  Benetton / Ford 23 up
4  Williams / Renault 21 up
5  Tyrrell / Ford 14 
6  Leyton House / Judd 6 
7  Brabham / Judd 2 up
  Arrows / Ford 2 up
9  Lola / Lamborghini 1 up
  Lotus / Lamborghini 1 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 2Car 2
EntrantScuderia Ferrari SpAScuderia Ferrari SpAScuderia Ferrari SpA
Driver Alain Prost Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell
Car Ferrari F1-90-2 Ferrari F1-90-2 Ferrari F1-90-2
EngineFerrari 3.5 V12Ferrari 3.5 V12Ferrari 3.5 V12
Time1:33'29.6061'04.4021'08.012
Speed195.761 km/h213.142 km/h201.829 km/h