1990 Alternate Formula One season

1990 Formula One season
Season
Races	17 16
Start date	11th March 1990
Start Event	Template:USA Iceberg United States Grand Prix
End date	4th November 1990
End Event	Template:AUS Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Championship Leaders
Driver's Championship	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger
Constructor's Championship	Template:GBR McLaren-Honda
Awards
Driver's Champion	TBA
Constructor's Champion	TBA
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1989	1991
Junior Categories
Tier 1	1990 International F3000 season

The 1990 Formula One season was the 41st Formula One World Championship season.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Driver	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC [?]	Ferrari	Ferrari 641	Ferrari 035/5 3.5 V12	Template:Goodyear	1	Ayrton Senna	1-
					2	Template:GBR Nigel Mansell	1-
Template:GBR Rothmans Tyrrell Racing Organisation [?]	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 019	Ford DFR 3.5 V8	Template:Goodyear [?] Template:Pirelli [?]	3	Template:FRA Jean Alesi	1-14
						Mauricio Gugelmin	15-16
					4	Template:GBR Martin Donnelly	1-
Template:GBR Canon Williams Renault Team [?]	Williams-Renault	Williams FW13	Renault RS2 3.5 V10	Template:Goodyear	5	Template:FRA Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	1-
					6	Template:FRA Alain Prost	1-
Template:GBR Honda Marlboro McLaren [?]	McLaren-Honda	McLaren MP4/6	Honda RA109E 3.5 V10	Template:Goodyear	7	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger	1-
					8	Alessandro Nannini	1-14
						Template:USA Brendon Cassidy	15-16
Template:GBR Benetton Arrows Grand Prix International [?]	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A13	Ford HBA4 3.5 V8	Template:Goodyear	9	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	1-
					10	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	1-
Template:GBR Camel Team Lotus [?]	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 102	Ford DFR 3.5 V8	Template:Goodyear	11	Template:FRA Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	1-
					12	Template:USA Brendon Cassidy	1-14
						Template:FRA Jean Alesi	15-16
Template:GBR Leyton House March Racing Team [?]	March-Honda	March CG901	Honda RA109E 3.5 V10	Template:Pirelli	15	Template:BEL Thierry Boutsen	1-
					16	Satoru Nakajima	1-
Osella Squadra Corse [?]	Osella-Judd	Osella FA1M	Judd EV 3.5 V8	Template:Pirelli	17	Nicola Larini	1-
					18	Template:BEL Bertrand Gachot	1-6
						Roberto Moreno	7-
Template:FRA Yeo's Larrousse F1 [?]	Lola-Lamborghini	Lola LC90	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	Template:Goodyear	19	Riccardo Patrese	1-11, 13-
						Mauricio Gugelmin	12
					20	Isabella Noriko	1-
BMS Scuderia Italia [?]	Dallara-Judd	Dallara F190	Judd EV 3.5 V8	Template:Pirelli	21	Emanuele Pirro	1-
					22	Alex Caffi	1-
Minardi Team SpA [?]	Minardi-Ford	Minardi M190	Ford DFR 3.5 V8	Template:Pirelli	23	Pierluigi Martini	1-2, 4-11, 13-
						Ivan Capelli	3, 12
					24	Michele Alboreto	1-
Template:FRA Ligier Loto Yamaha [?]	Ligier-Yamaha	Ligier JS33	Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12	Template:Pirelli	25	Template:FRA Éric Bernard	1-
					26	Template:FRA Yannick Dalmas	1
						Template:FRA Olivier Grouillard	2-
Barilla Subaru Coloni SpA [?]	Coloni-Subaru	Coloni C2	Subaru 1235 3.5 F12	Template:Pirelli	29	Paolo Barilla	1-
					30	Giovanna Amati	1-
Rial Racing [?]	Rial-Lamborghini	Rial ARC2	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	Template:Goodyear	31	Andrea de Cesaris	1-
					32	JJ Lehto	1-
Template:FRA Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives [?]	AGS-Judd	AGS JH25	Judd EV 3.5 V8	Template:Goodyear	33	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	1-
					34	Fabrizio Giovanardi	1-
Template:FRA Footwork Team Oreca [?]	Oreca-Ford	Oreca F90	Ford DFR 3.5 V8	Template:Pirelli [?] Template:Goodyear [?]	35	Template:FRA Érik Comas	1-
					36	Stefan Johansson	1-
Template:GBR Motor Racing Developments Ltd [?]	Brabham-Ford	Brabham BT56	Ford DFR 3.5 V8	Template:Pirelli	37	Template:GBR Mark Blundell	1-
					38	Template:AUS David Brabham	1-6
						Kazuki Fushida	7-10
						Template:GBR Robert Kagan	11-16
Life Racing Engines [?]	Life	Life L190	Life F35 3.5 W12	Template:Pirelli	39	Bruno Giacomelli	1-
					40	Leonhard von Gottorp	1-

Team Changes

Pre-season

• The Benetton family elected to sell their under-performing team in favour of reverting to conventional sponsorship, entering into a title sponsorship deal with Arrows which saw the Arrows cars run in Benetton livery and the official team name changed to "Benetton Arrows Grand Prix International". Benetton chose to sponsor Arrows due to their Ford works engine status, a deal which was renewed for 1990 and saw the Leafield-based team have exclusive rights to the Ford HB engine. The Benetton team was sold to French Formula 3000 outfit Oreca, who entered the sport with financial backing from the Japanese logistics company Footwork. The new team would be called "Footwork Oreca" and run Ford DFR engines.
• Larrousse gained a new title sponsor in the form of Singaporean company Yeo's.
• Zakspeed entered financial difficulty over the off-season after main sponsor Imperial Tobacco removed their sponsorship in the form of the West brand of cigarettes. The team elected to withdraw from Formula One to focus on their championship-winning World Touring Car Masters squad.
• The paddock saw another new entrant in the form of Life Racing Engines, the eponymous team of Ernesto Vita, after the eccentric Italian failed to find any customers for his unconventional W12 engines.
• Formula 3000 team Onyx Racing did apply to enter the season but had to cancel their entry plans after running into financial difficulty.
• Another Formula 3000 team, Middlebridge Racing, entered the season under the Brabham name, bringing it back to the sport for the first time since 1986.

Mid-season

• After competing in the first seven rounds using Pirelli tyres, Oreca switched to Goodyear rubber from the Mexican Grand Prix onward, after the team struggled with blistering on the Pirelli race compound.
• From the Mexican Grand Prix onwards, Tyrrell switched from Goodyear to Pirelli tyres, citing the difficulty of getting heat into the Goodyear qualifying compound as the reason for the switch. This meant that Oreca and Tyrrell had effectively swapped tyre contracts.

Driver Changes

Pre-Season

• Alain Prost would move from Ferrari to Renault-powered rivals Williams, ending a partnership with the Italian team dating back to 1987. His predecessor at Williams, Nigel Mansell, hence moved to Ferrari to partner world champion Ayrton Senna.
• New sponsors Benetton demanded that Arrows sign a World Champion, so Guillaume Gauthier moved from Lotus to partner Chris Dagnall. Brendon Cassidy would move to Gauthier's old seat at Lotus, marking the first time the British marque had signed an American driver since Mario Andretti.
• Satoru Nakajima moved to March from Tyrrell, taking his supply of Honda engines with him. Thierry Boutsen would also jump to the Bicester-based team from the defunct Benetton outfit.
• Intially, Christian Danner moved from Rial to Oreca. However, the German defaulted on his payments to the team, leading to Oreca signing another Rial driver from 1989 in the form of Stefan Johansson. Danner instead moved to the World Touring Car Masters with BMW.

• Michele Alboreto joined Minardi from fellow Italian midfielders BMS Scuderia Italia
• Bruno Giacomelli and Leonhard von Gottorp would both sign for Life, marking their return to Formula One in a full-time seat for the first time in over 5 years.
• Reigning F3000 champion Erik Comas moved up to Formula One with Oreca, the team with which he took the title. Fellow F3000 frontrunners graduating to F1 included runner-up Fabrizio Giovanardi partnering Jack Christopherson at AGS, Martin Donnelly moving to Tyrrell, Emmanuele Pirro at BMS Scuderia Italia and Mark Blundell at Brabham, while backmarkers Bertrand Gachot, JJ Lehto, Paolo Barilla and Giovanna Amati would also make their F1 debuts, for Osella, Rial and Coloni respectively.
• After making his debut for Zakspeed at the tail end of 1989, David Brabham would start his first full campaign with the team carrying his name, Brabham.
• Ligier handed sportscar racer Michel Ferte his Formula One debut, replacing Larrousse-bound Riccardo Patrese. However, Ferte would also default on payment to the team, leading to Ligier signing Éric Bernard.
• Martin Brundle, left out of a drive at AGS, took on the role of test driver at Williams
• A total of 15 drivers from 1989 would be left without a drive going into 1990 - of these, three (namely Robert Kagan, Harvey Jones and Valentino Nicchi) had chosen to retire from the sport.

Mid-Season

• After failing to pre-qualify for the United States Grand Prix Yannick Dalmas announced his retirement from Formula One, feeling that he could not perform to his best due to the effects of a bout of Legionnaire's disease he suffered in late 1988. He would be replaced at Ligier by Olivier Grouillard.
• Due to dangerous driving in the Brazilian Grand Prix, Pierluigi Martini was banned for one race. He would be replaced at Minardi for the Pacific Grand Prix by Ivan Capelli.
• Roberto Moreno replaced Bertrand Gachot at Osella following the Canadian Grand Prix, as Gachot failed to qualify for a Grand Prix in 6 entries.
• After a mutual disagreement between the Brabham team and David Brabham, the Australian elected to leave the team that bears his name following the Canadian Grand Prix. His replacement would be Kazuki Fushida, who reportedly brought a sizeable monetary package to the team.
• Kazuki Fushida was released from the Brabham team after the German Grand Prix, after a dispute with his mechanics and being accused of dragging the team down in terms of results. His replacement was Robert Kagan.
• Riccardo Patrese and Pierluigi Martini were both injured in similar crashes at the Hungarian Grand Prix, and would both miss the Belgian Grand Prix. Patrese's replacement at Larrousse would be Mauricio Gugelmin, whereas Martini would be replaced by Minardi test driver Ivan Capelli, who had previously stood in for Martini at the Pacific Grand Prix.
• On 12 October 1990, Alessandro Nannini was involved in a helicopter crash whilst flying over his Siera vineyard, suffering a severed right forearm. His replacement for the last two rounds of the season would be Brendon Cassidy, who jumped ship from Lotus, sparking a driver merry-go-round. Lotus bought out the remainder of Jean Alesi's contract at Tyrrell, with his seat being filled by Mauricio Gugelmin.

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Drive of the race	Reject of the race
1	Template:USA Iceberg United States Grand Prix	Phoenix Street Circuit	March 11	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Alessandro Nannini	Template:GBR McLaren-Honda
2	Nestlé Brazilian Grand Prix	Autodromo Hermano da Silva Ramos	March 25	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	Template:GBR Arrows-Ford
3	Yaname Electronics Pacific Grand Prix	Autopolis	April 15	Ayrton Senna	Template:GBR Nigel Mansell	Template:FRA Alain Prost	Template:GBR Williams-Renault
4	Kronenbourg San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	May 6	Ayrton Senna	Template:FRA Alain Prost	Template:FRA Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Template:GBR Williams-Renault
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	May 20	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Ferrari
6	Molson Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	June 3	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger	Template:GBR McLaren-Honda
7	Marlboro Mexican Grand Prix	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	June 17	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger	Template:GBR McLaren-Honda	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger	Template:BEL Thierry Boutsen
8	Template:FRA Rhône-Poulenc French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	July 1	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Ayrton Senna	Ferrari	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Template:GBR Nigel Mansell
9	Template:GBR Shell Oils British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	July 8	Ayrton Senna	Template:GBR Nigel Mansell	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	Template:GBR Arrows-Ford	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier
10	Mobil 1 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	July 12	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Ayrton Senna	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Template:GBR Arrows-Ford	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Michele Alboreto
11	Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	August 5	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	Template:GBR Nigel Mansell	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	Template:GBR Arrows-Ford	Ayrton Senna/Template:AUT Gerhard Berger	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier/Template:FRA Andrea de Cesaris
C	Gazprom Soviet Grand Prix	Bikernieki Circuit	August 12	Cancelled
12	Template:BEL Iceberg Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	August 26
13	Coca-Cola Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 9
14	Portuguese Grand Prix	Autodromo do Estoril	September 23
15	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	October 21
16	Template:AUS Foster's Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 4

Calendar Changes

• Japan held two Grands Prix for the first time with the addition of the Pacific Grand Prix at the newly constructed Autopolis circuit. The race would take place in the first half of the season.
• The United States Grand Prix would open the season for the first time with the race moving to an early March slot. This was due to the sweltering heat of the mid-June climate in Phoenix.
• The Mexican Grand Prix was moved from the end of the season to replace the United States Grand Prix's June slot.
• To avoid cold weather, the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix were swapped, and both Grands Prix moved a few weeks earlier to late August-early September, displacing the Portuguese Grand Prix which would instead take place on the last weekend of September.
• Following the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia on 4th May 1990 the future of the Soviet Grand Prix, held at the Bikernieki Circuit in the former Latvian SSR, was placed into doubt. With the new Latvian government not willing to host the race and the Soviet organisers unable to find a suitable replacement venue in time for the race's scheduled date of 12th August, the race was cancelled.

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1

Pos Driver USA Template:USA BRA PAC SMR MON CAN MEX FRA Template:FRA GBR Template:GBR GER HUN BEL Template:BEL ITA POR JPN AUS Template:AUS Pts 1 Template:GBR Chris Dagnall 3 1 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 1 5 1 51 2 Template:AUT Gerhard Berger 2 2 2 Ret 3 1 1 Ret Ret 2 3 50 3 Ayrton Senna 12† 7 3 Ret 1 5 3 1 Ret 6 Ret 29 4 Template:FRA Alain Prost Ret 3 1 3 Ret 7 6 Ret 2 4 4 30 5 Alessandro Nannini 1 5 4 Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 3 3 Ret 28 6 Template:FRA Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler Ret 6 5 1 2 6 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 7 Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier 4 4 7 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 19 8 Template:GBR Nigel Mansell Ret 8 6 16† 4 8 Ret 2 4 Ret 2 19 9 Isabella Noriko 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 4 Ret 8 6 10 10 Riccardo Patrese Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 9 Ret 3 6 Ret Ret INJ 8 11 Template:BEL Thierry Boutsen Ret 11 8 Ret Ret 16† Ret Ret 5 7 5 4 12 Template:FRA Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler 6 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 9 Ret DNQ DNQ 8 3 13 Template:USA Brendon Cassidy Ret 9 9 7 Ret 11 8 5 9 12 7 2 14 Emanuele Pirro Ret 10 10 5 8 10 14 Ret Ret 9 9 2 15 Template:FRA Erik Comas 10 13 Ret 13 14 Ret 10 6 12 DNQ DNQ 1 — Michele Alboreto Ret Ret Ret 8 7 Ret 12 7 10 15 12 0 — Stefan Johansson 11 Ret 16† 14 13 17† 11 8 7 13 Ret 0 — Template:FRA Jean Alesi 7 12 Ret 11 10 Ret 17† Ret 13 Ret 10 0 — J.J. Lehto 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 0 — Template:GBR Martin Donnelly 8 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 15 10 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Andrea De Cesaris Ret Ret 15 9 11 Ret Ret DNQ 14 Ret 11 0 — Satoru Nakajima Ret Ret 12 Ret 9 14 Ret 11† Ret 17† Ret 0 — Fabrizio Giovanardi DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 9† DNPQ 14 DNPQ 0 — Alex Caffi Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 0 — Template:GBR Jack Christopherson Ret DNQ Ret 10 16† DNQ DNQ Ret DNPQ 11 DNPQ 0 — Nicola Larini Ret Ret 14 12 DNPQ Ret 16 DNQ 11 Ret DNQ 0 — Pierluigi Martini Ret DSQ EX 15† Ret 15 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret INJ 0 — Template:FRA Éric Bernard DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 13 0 — Template:FRA Olivier Grouillard DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 14 0 — Template:GBR Mark Blundell DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 15 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Roberto Moreno Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 0 — Ivan Capelli Ret 0 — Template:BEL Bertrand Gachot DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNQ 0 — Template:AUS David Brabham DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ 0 — Kazuki Fushida DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ 0 — Paolo Barilla DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Giovanna Amati DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Leonhard von Gottorp DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Bruno Giacomelli DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Template:FRA Yannick Dalmas DNPQ 0 — Template:GBR Robert Kagan DNPQ 0 Constructor's Championship Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Driver # USA Template:USA BRA PAC SMR MON CAN MEX FRA Template:FRA GBR Template:GBR GER HUN BEL Template:BEL ITA POR JPN AUS Template:AUS Pts 1 Template:GBR McLaren-Honda 7 2 2 2 Ret 3 1 1 Ret Ret 2 74 8 1 5 4 Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 3 3 2 Template:GBR Arrows-Ford 9 3 1 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 1 5 63 10 4 4 7 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 3 Template:GBR Williams-Renault 5 Ret 6 5 1 2 6 7 Ret Ret Ret 46 6 Ret 3 1 3 Ret 7 6 Ret 2 4 4 Ferrari 1 12† 7 3 Ret 1 5 3 1 Ret 6 42 2 Ret 8 6 16† 4 8 Ret 2 4 Ret 5 Template:FRA Lola-Lamborghini 19 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 9 Ret 3 6 Ret 17 20 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 4 Ret 8 6 Template:GBR Lotus-Ford 11 6 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 9 Ret DNQ DNQ 5 12 Ret 9 9 7 Ret 11 8 5 9 12 7 Template:GBR March-Honda 15 Ret 11 8 Ret Ret 16† Ret Ret 5 7 2 16 Ret Ret 12 Ret 9 14 Ret 11† Ret 17† 8 Dallara-Judd 21 Ret 10 10 5 8 10 14 Ret Ret 9 2 22 Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 9 Template:FRA Oreca-Ford 35 10 13 Ret 13 14 Ret 10 6 12 DNQ 1 36 11 Ret 16† 14 13 17† 11 8 7 13 — Minardi-Ford 23 Ret DSQ Ret 15† Ret 15 13 Ret Ret Ret 0 24 Ret Ret Ret 8 7 Ret 12 7 10 15 — Template:GBR Tyrrell-Ford 3 7 12 Ret 11 10 Ret 17† Ret 13 Ret 0 4 8 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 15 10 Ret Ret — Rial-Lamborghini 31 Ret Ret 15 9 11 Ret Ret DNQ 14 Ret 0 32 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 8 Ret — Template:FRA AGS-Judd 33 Ret DNQ Ret 10 16† DNQ DNQ Ret DNPQ 11 0 34 DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 9† DNPQ 14 — Osella-Judd 17 Ret Ret 14 12 DNPQ Ret 16 DNQ 11 Ret 0 18 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNQ Ret Ret Ret 16 — Template:GBR Brabham-Ford 37 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 15 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ 0 38 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ — Template:FRA Ligier-Yamaha 25 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 26 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ — Coloni-Subaru 29 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 30 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ — Life 39 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 40 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ