1990 Portuguese Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Previous race
At Monza, Senna achieved a Grand Slam — pole, win, fastest lap, and every lap led. Derek Warwick went off hard at the Parabolica on the opening lap, his Lotus flipping upside down at around 140 mph; he climbed out unhurt and took the spare car. The race was red-flagged and restarted. Senna extended his championship lead to 16 points with four races remaining.
Championship standings
Senna leads Prost by 16 points, 72 to 56, with four races to run.
Between-race developments
The Life team has finally abandoned their W12 engine and fitted the L190 chassis with a Judd CV V8. The modification took ten days and has shed 80 kg from the car’s weight, though the engine cover no longer fits properly.
Entrants
Satoru Nakajima qualified 20th but withdraws after crashing in Sunday morning warm-up, suffering from influenza.
Qualifying
The Ferraris locked out the front row — Mansell on pole, Prost second — for the first time this season.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1990 Portuguese Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 15 Jul | 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix | Mansell | Prost | Boutsen | Senna |
| 9 | 29 Jul | 🇩🇪 German Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Nannini | Berger |
| 10 | 12 Aug | 🇭🇺 Hungarian Grand Prix | Boutsen | Boutsen | Senna | Piquet |
| 11 | 26 Aug | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Prost | Berger |
| 12 | 9 Sept | 🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Prost | Berger |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 72 | 6 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 56 | 4 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 37 | 0 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 24 | 0 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 6 | 0 |