1990 British Grand Prix

The 1990 British Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XLIII Foster's British Grand Prix, was the eighth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, UK, on the 15 July 1990.'British GP, 1989', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr492.html, (Accessed 29/06/2019) The race, which marked the halfway point in the 1990 campaign, would see Alain Prost claim his fourth victory of the season, and hence move to the top of the Championship.
Qualifying would see Nigel Mansell secure a popular pole position in front of his home fans, defeating quali-star Ayrton Senna. Gerhard Berger was third in the second , while Thierry Boutsen put his ahead of Prost's in fifth.
A huge crowd gathered for the race start, although they were to suffer some early disappointment when the Mansell was beaten off the line by Senna. Mansell would, however, try to challenge the Brazilian into Stowe, but had to back down, while Berger and Boutsen watched on in third and fourth.
Senna and Mansell quickly eased clear at the head of the field, with Senna pushing hard to try and escape the Brit's attentions. That, ultimately, proved impossible for the Brazilian, with Mansell squeezing back ahead of the McLaren-Honda to prompt huge cheers from the home crowd.
Senna's attempts to retaliate were ultimately ended by a spin a few laps later, prompting the Brazilian to make an early stop after rejoining down in fifth behind Prost. Mansell, meanwhile, would continue to build his advantage at the head of the field, only to lose a lot of pace during lap 22 due to a glitch with his semi-automatic gearbox.
Mansell would briefly drop behind Berger, before his gearbox seemed to reset and allow him to catapult himself back past the #28 McLaren. However, both were beginning to come under pressure from Prost in the sister Ferrari, with the Frenchman duly cruising past Berger on lap 31.
Prost would sit in behind Mansell for several laps, waiting until Mansell's pace dropped off again as his gearbox issue returned. A simple move on lap 43 saw the #1 Ferrari move into the lead, with Mansell left to wait for his gearbox to completely fail a few laps later.
Ivan Capelli, meanwhile, was once again causing a stir in the , catching and passing Berger to inherit second, only for a split fuel pipe to end his race. Mansell, meanwhile, would walk back to the pits before announcing to a group of journalists that he would retire at the end of the season, just as the race entered its final throes.
Ultimately there would be no major on-track action to overshadow Mansell's announcement, although Berger would drop out of the race with a broken throttle. Prost, meanwhile, would cruise home to claim victory ahead of Boutsen, while Senna recovered to third ahead of Éric Bernard, Nelson Piquet and Aguri Suzuki.
==Background==
A third win of the season for Alain Prost last time out in France had ensured that the Frenchman was solidly in title contention, having left Paul Ricard just three points off the lead. Indeed, Ayrton Senna had seen his Championship effectively cleaved in two in France, with his arch-rival bearing down. Gerhard Berger, meanwhile, had lost ground in third ahead of Nelson Piquet, while Ivan Capelli was up in the top ten after becoming the fifteenth scorer of the season.
 would, as ever, leave France at the head of the Constructors Championship hunt, heading into the former's home race with a fifteen point lead. were still their closest challengers, moving onto 45 points, with clear air between the Scuderia and third placed . and completed the top five, while had rocketed up to sixth from thirteenth after their maiden podium finish.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Alain Prost 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA 	 	641 	 	036 3.5 V12 	
2 	Nigel Mansell 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA 	 	641 	 	036 3.5 V12 	
3 	Satoru Nakajima 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	019 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
4 	Jean Alesi 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	019 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
5 	Thierry Boutsen 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW13B 	 	RS2 3.5 V10 	
6 	Riccardo Patrese 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW13B 	 	RS2 3.5 V10 	
7 	David Brabham 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT59 	 	EV 3.5 V8 	
8 	Stefano Modena 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT59 	 	EV 3.5 V8 	
9 	Michele Alboreto 	Footwork Arrows Racing 	 	A11B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
10 	Alex Caffi 	Footwork Arrows Racing 	 	A11B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
11 	Derek Warwick 	Camel Team Lotus 	 	102 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
12 	Martin Donnelly 	Camel Team Lotus 	 	102 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
14 	Olivier Grouillard 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1ME 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	Leyton House Racing 	 	CG901 	 	EV 3.5 V8 	
16 	Ivan Capelli 	Leyton House Racing 	 	CG901 	 	EV 3.5 V8 	
17 	Gabriele Tarquini 	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives 	 	JH25 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
18 	Yannick Dalmas 	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives 	 	JH25 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
19 	Alessandro Nannini 	Benetton Formula Ltd. 	 	B190 	 	HB 3.5 V8 	
20 	Nelson Piquet 	Benetton Formula Ltd. 	 	B190 	 	HB 3.5 V8 	
21 	Emanuele Pirro 	BMS Scuderia Italia 	 	190 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	BMS Scuderia Italia 	 	190 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
23 	Pierluigi Martini 	SCM Minardi Team 	 	M190 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
24 	Paolo Barilla 	SCM Minardi Team 	 	M190 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
25 	Nicola Larini 	Equipe Ligier Gitanes 	 	JS33B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
26 	Philippe Alliot 	Equipe Ligier Gitanes 	 	JS33B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
27 	Ayrton Senna 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/5B 	 	RA109E 3.5 V10 	
28 	Gerhard Berger 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/5B 	 	RA109E 3.5 V10 	
29 	Éric Bernard 	ESPO Larrousse F1 	 	LC90 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
30 	Aguri Suzuki 	ESPO Larrousse F1 	 	LC90 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
31 	Bertrand Gachot 	Subaru Coloni Racing 	 	FC189B 	 	1235 3.5 F12 	
33 	Roberto Moreno 	EuroBrun Racing 	 	ER189B 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
34 	Claudio Langes 	EuroBrun Racing 	 	ER189B 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
35 	Gregor Foitek 	Monteverdi Onyx Formula One 	 	ORE-1B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
36 	JJ Lehto 	Monteverdi Onyx Formula One 	 	ORE-1B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
39 	Bruno Giacomelli 	Life Racing Engines 	 	L190 	 	F35 3.5 W12 	
Source:'Britain 1990: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Pre-Qualifying===
====Pre-Qualifying Results====
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap
1 	29 	Éric Bernard 	 	1:10.254 	
2 	30 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:11.128 	+0.874s
3 	17 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	1:11.516 	+1.262s
4 	14 	Olivier Grouillard 	 	1:11.953 	+1.699s
DNPQ 	33 	Roberto Moreno 	 	1:12.554 	+2.300s
DNPQ 	18 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	1:12.653 	+2.399s
DNPQ 	34 	Claudio Langes 	 	1:15.059 	+4.805s
DNPQ 	31 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:19.230 	+8.976s
DNPQ 	39 	Bruno Giacomelli 	 	1:25.947 	+15.693s
Source:'1990 British GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1990&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 28/06/2019)	Source:'1990 British GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1990&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 28/06/2019)	Source:'1990 British GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1990&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 28/06/2019)	Source:'1990 British GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1990&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 28/06/2019)	Source:'1990 British GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1990&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 28/06/2019)	Source:'1990 British GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1990&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 28/06/2019)
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	2 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:08.336 	1:07.428 	
2 	27 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:08.071 	1:09.055 	+0.643s
3 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:08.246 	1:08.674 	+0.818s
4 	5 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:09.102 	1:08.291 	+0.863s
5 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	1:09.110 	1:08.336 	+0.908s
6 	4 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:09.147 	1:08.370 	+0.942s
7 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:08.677 	1:08.864 	+1.249s
8 	29 	Éric Bernard 	 	1:09.560 	1:09.003 	+1.575s
9 	30 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:09.243 	1:09.865 	+1.815s
10 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1:10.691 	1:09.308 	+1.880s
11 	20 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:09.684 	1:09.407 	+1.979s
12 	3 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	1:09.937 	1:09.608 	+2.180s
13 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:09.782 	1:09.641 	+2.213s
14 	12 	Martin Donnelly 	 	1:10.786 	1:09.741 	+2.313s
15* 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	1:11.167 	1:10.044 	+2.616s
16 	11 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:10.552 	1:10.092 	+2.664s
17 	10 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:10.480 	1:10:110 	+2.682s
18 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:10.568 	1:10.303 	+2.875s
19 	21 	Emanuele Pirro 	 	1:11.413 	1:10.847 	+3.419s
20 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	1:11.070 	1:11.600 	+3.642s
21 	25 	Nicola Larini 	 	1:11.942 	1:11.180 	+3.752s
22 	26 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:12.483 	1:11.215 	+3.787s
23 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:11.705 	1:11.234 	+3.806s
24 	24 	Paolo Barilla 	 	1:11.498 	1:11.387 	+3.959s
25 	9 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:11.562 	1:12.644 	+4.134s
26 	17 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	1:12.506 	1:11.681 	+4.253s
DNQ 	14 	Olivier Grouillard 	 	1:12.179 	1:11.710 	+4.282s
DNQ 	7 	David Brabham 	 	1:11.741 	1:13.016 	+4.313s
DNQ 	36 	JJ Lehto 	 	1:12.712 	1:12.631 	+5.203s
DNQ 	35 	Gregor Foitek 	 	1:13.413 	1:13.271 	+5.843s
DNPQ 	33 	Roberto Moreno 	 	1:12.554 	1:12.554 	1:12.554
DNPQ 	18 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	1:12.653 	1:12.653 	1:12.653
DNPQ 	34 	Claudio Langes 	 	1:15.059 	1:15.059 	1:15.059
DNPQ 	31 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:19.230 	1:19.230 	1:19.230
DNPQ 	39 	Bruno Giacomelli 	 	1:25.947 	1:25.947 	1:25.947
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*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
** Gugelmin was unable to take the start after a fuel pump failure.
===Grid===
** Gugelmin was unable to start the race due to a fuel pump failure.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	64 	1:18:30.999 	5 	9
2 	5 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	64 	+39.092s 	4 	6
3 	27 	Ayrton Senna 	 	64 	+43.088s 	2 	4
4 	29 	Éric Bernard 	 	64 	+1:15.302 	8 	3
5 	20 	Nelson Piquet 	 	64 	+1:24.003 	11 	2
6 	30 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	63 	+1 lap 	9 	1
7 	10 	Alex Caffi 	 	63 	+1 lap 	17 	
8 	4 	Jean Alesi 	 	63 	+1 lap 	6 	
9 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	62 	+2 laps 	20 	
10 	25 	Nicola Larini 	 	62 	+2 laps 	21 	
11 	21 	Emanuele Pirro 	 	62 	+2 laps 	19 	
12 	24 	Paolo Barilla 	 	62 	+2 laps 	24 	
13 	26 	Philippe Alliot 	 	61 	+3 laps 	22 	
14* 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	60 	Throttle 	3 	
Ret 	2 	Nigel Mansell 	 	55 	Gearbox 	1 	
Ret 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	48 	Fuel injection 	10 	
Ret 	12 	Martin Donnelly 	 	48 	Engine 	14 	
Ret 	11 	Derek Warwick 	 	46 	Engine 	16 	
Ret 	17 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	41 	Engine 	26 	
Ret 	9 	Michele Alboreto 	 	37 	Electrics 	25 	
Ret 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	26 	Accident 	7 	
Ret 	3 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	20 	Electrics 	12 	
Ret 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	15 	Collision 	13 	
Ret 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	12 	Gearbox 	23 	
Ret 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	3 	Alternator 	18 	
DNS 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	14 	Olivier Grouillard 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	7 	David Brabham 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	36 	JJ Lehto 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	35 	Gregor Foitek 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	33 	Roberto Moreno 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	18 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	34 	Claudio Langes 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	31 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	39 	Bruno Giacomelli 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Britain 1990: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)	Source:'Britain 1990: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Berger was still classified despite retiring was he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 200th Grand Prix start for Riccardo Patrese.'8. Britain 1990', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1990/grande-bretagne.aspx, (Accessed 29/06/2019)
* 25th race entry for Aguri Suzuki.'1990 British GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1990&gp=British%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 29/06/2019)
* Gregor Foitek entered his twentieth Grand Prix.
* Éric Bernard secured his tenth Grand Prix entry.
* entered their eighth and final race as an engine supplier.
* 43rd career victory for Alain Prost.
* registered their 101st win as both a constructor and engine supplier.
* Maiden points finish for Suzuki.
==Standings==
It had taken until the halfway point of the season but there was finally a new name atop the Championship table, with Alain Prost moving to the top of the Championship. Ayrton Senna, former leader, slipped to second and two points behind his arch-rival, with those two set to duel for the title over the rest of the season. Gerhard Berger was next, sixteen off the lead, while Nelson Piquet and Thierry Boutsen completed the mid-season top five.
 would head into the second half of the season still in command of the Constructors Championship, although their advantage had been chipped away again on home soil. Indeed, would enter the second half of the season just ten off the leaders, while also holding double the number of points of third placed . were next ahead of , with ten constructors on the board with half the season gone.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Alain Prost 	41 	1
2 	Ayrton Senna 	39 	1
3 	Gerhard Berger 	25 	
4 	Nelson Piquet 	18 	
5 	Thierry Boutsen 	17 	2
6 	Jean Alesi 	13 	1
7 	Nigel Mansell 	13 	1
8 	Riccardo Patrese 	10 	
9 	Alessandro Nannini 	7 	
10 	Ivan Capelli 	6 	
11 	Éric Bernard 	4 	3
12 	Stefano Modena 	2 	1
13 	Alex Caffi 	2 	1
14 	Derek Warwick 	1 	1
15 	Aguri Suzuki 	1 	2
16 	Satoru Nakajima 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	64 	
2 	 	54 	
3 	 	27 	1
4 	 	25 	1
5 	 	14 	
6 	 	6 	
7 	 	5 	3
8 	 	2 	1
9 	 	2 	1
10 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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