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Ayrton Senna won the 1990 Belgian Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1990 Belgian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Alain Prost and Gerhard Berger at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
August 26, 1990
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
33
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Gerhard Berger 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Michele Alboreto from P26 to P13 (+13), Martin Donnelly from P22 to P12 (+10), and Alex Caffi from P19 to P10 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 4 DNQ, 3 +2 laps, and 3 DNPQ. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:55.087 on lap 38. 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 SennaMcLaren1:26:31.9979
2Alain ProstFerrari1:26:35.5476
3Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:27:00.4594
4Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:27:21.3343
5Nelson PiquetBenetton1:28:01.6472
6Maurício GugelminLeyton House1:28:20.8481
7Ivan CapelliLeyton House+1 lap0
8Jean AlesiTyrrell+1 lap0
9Éric BernardLola+1 lap0
10Alex CaffiArrows+1 lap0
11Derek WarwickTeam Lotus+1 lap0
12Martin DonnellyTeam Lotus+1 lap0
13Michele AlboretoArrows+1 lap0
14Nicola LariniLigier+2 laps0
15Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+2 laps0
16Olivier GrouillardOsella+2 laps0
17Stefano ModenaBrabhamEngine0
DNFDavid BrabhamBrabhamElectrical0
DNFAndrea de CesarisDallaraEngine0
DNFThierry BoutsenWilliamsTransmission0