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Ayrton Senna won the 1990 United States Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1990 United States Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Jean Alesi and Thierry Boutsen at Phoenix Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Jean Alesi, and Thierry Boutsen
Race date
March 11, 1990
Pole
Gerhard Berger
Fastest lap
Gerhard Berger
Classified drivers
35
Circuit
Phoenix Street Circuit

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Jean Alesi is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Thierry Boutsen 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Michele Alboreto from P21 to P10 (+11), Alessandro Nannini from P22 to P11 (+11), and Maurício Gugelmin from P25 to P14 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Gerhard Berger started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 DNPQ, 5 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, and 3 DNQ. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:31.050 on lap 34. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:52:32.8299
2Jean AlesiTyrrell1:52:41.5146
3Thierry BoutsenWilliams1:53:26.9094
4Nelson PiquetBenetton1:53:41.1873
5Stefano ModenaBrabham1:53:42.3322
6Satoru NakajimaTyrrell+1 lap1
7Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap0
8Éric BernardLola+1 lap0
9Riccardo PatreseWilliams+1 lap0
10Michele AlboretoArrows+2 laps0
11Alessandro NanniniBenetton+2 laps0
12Bernd SchneiderArrows+2 laps0
13Roberto MorenoEuroBrun+5 laps0
14Maurício GugelminLeyton House+6 laps0
DNFPaolo BarillaMinardiPhysical0
DNFAguri SuzukiLolaBrakes0
DNFNigel MansellFerrariClutch0
DNFGerhard BergerMcLarenClutch0
DNFGregor FoitekBrabhamAccident0
DNFOlivier GrouillardOsellaCollision0