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Ayrton Senna won the 1990 Italian Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1990 Italian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Alain Prost and Gerhard Berger at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
September 9, 1990
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
33
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

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

Andrea de Cesaris from P25 to P10 (+15), Nicola Larini from P26 to P11 (+15), and Alex Caffi from P21 to P9 (+12) 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 5 Finished, 4 DNQ, 4 Engine, 3 +1 lap, and 3 +2 laps. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.254 on lap 46. 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 SennaMcLaren1:17:57.8789
2Alain ProstFerrari1:18:03.9326
3Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:18:05.2824
4Nigel MansellFerrari1:18:54.0973
5Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:19:23.1522
6Satoru NakajimaTyrrell+1 lap1
7Nelson PiquetBenetton+1 lap0
8Alessandro NanniniBenetton+1 lap0
9Alex CaffiArrows+2 laps0
10Andrea de CesarisDallara+2 laps0
11Nicola LariniLigier+2 laps0
12Michele AlboretoArrowsSpun off0
13Philippe AlliotLigier+3 laps0
NCYannick DalmasAGS+8 laps0
DNFIvan CapelliLeyton HouseEngine0
DNFAguri SuzukiLolaElectrical0
DNFOlivier GrouillardOsellaWheel bearing0
DNFMaurício GugelminLeyton HouseEngine0
DNFStefano ModenaBrabhamEngine0
DNFThierry BoutsenWilliamsSuspension0