Round 2 of 16 · São Paulo · 25 March 1990, Sunday
Brazilian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
71
laps
14
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 1:37:21.258 | 9 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | +13.564 | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +37.722 | 4 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | +47.266 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | Puncture | |
| 11 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +3 Laps | |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | Oil pressure | |
| 14 | Gianni Morbidelli | Dallara | +7 Laps | |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Arrows | Clutch | |
| DNF | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | Spun off | |
| DNF | Stefano Modena | Brabham | Spun off | |
| DNF | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | Engine | |
| DNF | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | Suspension | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | Electrical | |
| DNF | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | Suspension | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | Suspension | |
| DNF | Gregor Foitek | Brabham | Transmission | |
| DNF | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | Collision | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | Collision | |
| DNQ | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Roberto Moreno | Euro Brun | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Claudio Langes | Euro Brun | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Gary Brabham | Life | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify