Round 15 of 16 · Suzuka · 21 October 1990, Sunday
Japanese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
53
laps
10
finishers out of 25
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1:34:36.824 | 9 |
| 2 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | +7.223 | 6 |
| 3 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | +22.469 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +36.258 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | +46.884 | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | +1:12.350 | 1 |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | Transmission | |
| DNF | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | Alternator | |
| DNF | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | Engine | |
| DNF | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | Spun off | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | Ignition | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | Spun off | |
| DNF | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | Engine | |
| DNF | David Brabham | Brabham | Clutch | |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | Spun off | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Collision | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Ferrari | Collision | |
| DNF | Stefano Modena | Brabham | Collision | |
| WD | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | Withdrew | |
| DNQ | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- WD
- Withdrew