1990 Australian Grand Prix
The 1990 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Adelaide on 4 November 1990. It was the sixteenth and final race of the 1990 Formula One World Championship, and the 500th race to contribute to the World Drivers' Championship since the series started in 1950. The race was the 55th Australian Grand Prix, and the sixth to be part of the Formula One World Championship. It was held over 81 laps of the 3.78-kilometre (2.35 mi) circuit for a race distance of 306 kilometres (190 mi).
| 1990 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 November 1990 | ||
| Official name | LV Foster's Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.780 km (2.349 miles) | ||
| Distance | 81 laps, 306.180 km (190.251 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:15.671 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:18.203 on lap 75 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Second |
| Ferrari | |
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Benetton-Ford. Briton Nigel Mansell finished second in a Ferrari, with French teammate Alain Prost third. The win, Piquet's second in succession, secured third place for himself in the Drivers' Championship and the same position for Benetton in the Constructors' Championship. Compatriot Ayrton Senna took pole position in his McLaren-Honda and led until he suffered a gearbox failure on lap 62.