1990 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 2 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 25 March 1990 | ||
Official name | XIX Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
Location |
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.325 km (2.687 miles) | ||
Distance | 71 laps, 307.075 km (190.808 miles) | ||
Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
Time | 1:17.277 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | |
Time | 1:19.899 on lap 55 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
Third | McLaren-Honda | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos, São Paulo on 25 March 1990. It was the second race of the 1990 Formula One World Championship. It was also the first Brazilian Grand Prix to be held at Interlagos since 1980, following the renovation and shortening of the circuit and the ascendancy of São Paulo driver Ayrton Senna.
The 71-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a Ferrari. Senna took pole position in his McLaren-Honda and led until he collided with Satoru Nakajima in the Tyrrell-Ford, allowing Prost through. Prost took his 40th Grand Prix victory, and his sixth and final Brazilian win, with Senna's teammate Gerhard Berger second and Senna himself recovering to third.