Round 3 of 16 · Imola · 13 May 1990, Sunday
San Marino Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
61
laps
13
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1:30:55.478 | 9 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | +5.117 | 6 |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +6.240 | 4 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | +6.843 | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | +53.112 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | Clutch | |
| DNF | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | Wheel | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | Engine | |
| DNF | Stefano Modena | Brabham | Brakes | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | Wheel | |
| DNF | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | Electrical | |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | Engine | |
| DNF | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | Clutch | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Wheel | |
| DNF | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | Spun off | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | Collision | |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | Collision | |
| DNF | Roberto Moreno | Euro Brun | Throttle | |
| WD | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Accident | |
| DNQ | Alex Caffi | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | David Brabham | Brabham | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Claudio Langes | Euro Brun | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Bruno Giacomelli | Life | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify
- WD
- Withdrew