Round 1 of 16 · Phoenix · 11 March 1990, Sunday
United States Grand Prix
Key highlights
Berger
pole position
72
laps
14
finishers out of 27
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:52:32.829 | 9 |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | +8.685 | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | +54.080 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | +1:08.358 | 3 |
| 5 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | +1:09.503 | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Roberto Moreno | Euro Brun | +5 Laps | |
| 14 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | +6 Laps | |
| DNF | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | Physical | |
| DNF | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | Brakes | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | Clutch | |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | Clutch | |
| DNF | Gregor Foitek | Brabham | Accident | |
| DNF | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | Collision | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | Engine | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Ferrari | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | Electrical | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Nicola Larini | Ligier | Throttle | |
| DNF | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | Gearbox | |
| DSQ | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | Disqualified | |
| DNQ | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Gianni Morbidelli | Dallara | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Claudio Langes | Euro Brun | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Gary Brabham | Life | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify