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| Race 9 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One season | ||
| Date | July 29, 1990 | |
| Official name | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland | |
| Location | Hockenheimring near Heidelberg, West Germany |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 6.802 km (4.2265 mi) |
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| Distance | 45 laps, 306.090 km (190.195 mi) | |
| Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:40.198 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:45.602 on lap 31 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| Second | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford |
| Third | Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda |
The 1990 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on July 29, 1990. It was the ninth round of the 1990 Formula One season. The race was the 52nd German Grand Prix and the 14th to be held at the Hockenheimring. It was the 39th and last Formula One Grand Prix to be held in West Germany prior to its re-unification with East Germany. The race was held over 45 laps of the seven kilometre circuit for a race distance of 306 kilometres.
The race was won by 1988 World Champion, Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna driving a McLaren MP4/5B. He took a six second victory over Italian driver Alessandro Nannini driving a Benetton B190 who was just two second in front of Senna's Austrian team mate Gerhard Berger.
Senna's win put him back into the championship points lead, four ahead of Ferrari driver Alain Prost.
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The circuit's fast nature resulted in several engine failures, although the four big teams of the era took all six points-paying positions.
Before the race, the Coloni team ended their involvement with the uncompetitive Subaru engine. Bertrand Gachot's modified Coloni FC189C arrived at the circuit with a customer Cosworth V8 and would remain so until season's end. Unlike Gachot, both Onyx Grand Prix team mates JJ Lehto and Gregor Foitek both got their renamed Monteverdi ORE-2's into the race, the last time either car would qualify for a race prior to the team's dissolution in August.
Philippe Alliot was disqualified because marshals helped his Ligier JS33B rejoin the race after being blocked by the spinning Dallara 190 of Emanuele Pirro. Fastest lap of the race was set by Thierry Boutsen in his Williams FW13B, his first such achievement.
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| Previous race: 1990 British Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1990 season |
Next race: 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1989 German Grand Prix |
German Grand Prix | Next race: 1991 German Grand Prix |
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