Round 16 of 16 · Adelaide · 4 November 1990, Sunday
Australian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
81
laps
13
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1:49:44.570 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | +3.129 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | +37.259 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | +46.862 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | +1:51.160 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | +4 Laps | |
| 13 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | +7 Laps | |
| DNF | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | Engine | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Spun off | |
| DNF | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Engine | |
| DNF | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | Clutch | |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | Spun off | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | Throttle | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | Brakes | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | Electrical | |
| DNF | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | Gearbox | |
| DNF | David Brabham | Brabham | Spun off | |
| DNF | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | Transmission | |
| DNQ | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Alex Caffi | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify