1990 Brazilian Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 2 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One season. | ||
| Date | March 25, 1990 | |
| Official name | XIX Grande Prêmio do Brasil | |
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.687 mi / 4.325 km |
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| Distance | 71 laps, 190.807 mi / 307.075 km | |
| Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | |
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:17.277 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Gerhard Berger |
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:19.899 (on lap 55 of 71) | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Alain Prost |
Ferrari |
| Second | Gerhard Berger |
McLaren-Honda |
| Third | Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda |
The 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 25, 1990 at Interlagos.
[edit] Race summary
The rebuilt Interlagos circuit which hosted the race for the first time since 1981 had been dramatically altered, but without losing any of its challenges. Local hero Ayrton Senna took his 43rd career pole position and led from the start. At the first corner, Jean Alesi, Alessandro Nannini and Andrea de Cesaris tangled, requiring the Benetton driver to stop for a new nosecone. On lap 8 Thierry Boutsen passed Gerhard Berger for second place, and Alain Prost took the Ferrari past the McLaren driver on lap 17. Nigel Mansell pitted on lap 27 for new tyres and also to inspect a broken rollbar. He rejoined in 9th place. Boutsen's pit stop on lap 30 went disastrously wrong. With failing brakes, and a tricky bump in the pitlane, the Williams was unable to stop and crashed into the wheel and tyre equipment stacked in the garage. This required a new nosecone and when he rejoined, he was down in 11th position.
Prost was piling on the pressure - by lap 35 he had climbed to second within 10 seconds of Senna, and was now ahead of Riccardo Patrese, Berger and Nelson Piquet. When Senna came up to lap backmarker Satoru Nakajima, there was contact and the McLaren had to pit for a new nosecone. He rejoined and challenged hard, but the reduced downforce levels made the car difficult to drive. On lap 66, Patrese retired with a broken oil cooler.
Prost took his 40th victory, and his first for Ferrari, from Berger and the recovering Senna. Mansell finished an excellent 4th, having driven through the field with a broken rollbar. Boutsen finished a creditable 5th and Piquet claimed the final point in front of his home crowd after passing Jean Alesi - who was suffering severe tyre wear after attempting to run non-stop - on the last lap.
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[edit] Notes
- Lap Leaders: Ayrton Senna 38 laps (1-32 & 35-40); Gerhard Berger 2 laps (33-34); Alain Prost 31 laps (41-71)
- First Grand Prix start: Gianni Morbidelli
| Previous race: 1990 United States Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship, 1990 season |
Next race: 1990 San Marino Grand Prix |
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| Previous race: 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Brazilian Grand Prix | Next race: 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix |
