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Nigel Mansell won the 1990 Portuguese Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1990 Portuguese Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, and Alain Prost
Race date
September 23, 1990
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Riccardo Patrese
Classified drivers
33
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Nicola Larini from P22 to P10 (+12), Michele Alboreto from P19 to P9 (+10), and Pierluigi Martini from P16 to P11 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nigel Mansell started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 DNQ, 3 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, and 3 DNPQ. Riccardo Patrese holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.306 on lap 56. 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
1Nigel MansellFerrari1:22:11.0149
2Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:22:13.8226
3Alain ProstFerrari1:22:15.2034
4Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:22:16.9103
5Nelson PiquetBenetton1:23:08.4322
6Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:23:09.2631
7Riccardo PatreseWilliams+1 lap0
8Jean AlesiTyrrell+1 lap0
9Michele AlboretoArrows+1 lap0
10Nicola LariniLigier+2 laps0
11Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+2 laps0
12Maurício GugelminLeyton House+2 laps0
13Alex CaffiArrowsCollision0
14Aguri SuzukiLolaCollision0
15Emanuele PirroDallara+3 laps0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLigierAccident0
DNFDavid BrabhamBrabhamGearbox0
DNFIvan CapelliLeyton HouseEngine0
DNFThierry BoutsenWilliamsEngine0
DNFÉric BernardLolaGearbox0