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Nelson Piquet won the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix for Benetton, ahead of Roberto Moreno and Aguri Suzuki at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Benetton
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Roberto Moreno, and Aguri Suzuki
Race date
October 21, 1990
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Riccardo Patrese
Classified drivers
30
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Benetton. Roberto Moreno is listed 2 for Benetton, with Aguri Suzuki 3 for Lola.

Grid to finish

Alex Caffi from P23 to P9 (+14), Nicola Larini from P17 to P7 (+10), and Philippe Alliot from P20 to P10 (+10) 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 6 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 4 DNQ, 4 Engine, and 3 Collision. Riccardo Patrese holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:44.233 on lap 40. 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
1Nelson PiquetBenetton1:34:36.8249
2Roberto MorenoBenetton1:34:44.0476
3Aguri SuzukiLola1:34:59.2934
4Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:35:13.0823
5Thierry BoutsenWilliams1:35:23.7082
6Satoru NakajimaTyrrell1:35:49.1741
7Nicola LariniLigier+1 lap0
8Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap0
9Alex CaffiArrows+1 lap0
10Philippe AlliotLigier+1 lap0
DNFDerek WarwickTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFJohnny HerbertTeam LotusEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoArrowsEngine0
DNFNigel MansellFerrariHalfshaft0
DNFEmanuele PirroDallaraAlternator0
DNFÉric BernardLolaEngine0
DNFGianni MorbidelliMinardiSpun off0
DNFIvan CapelliLeyton HouseIgnition0
DNFAndrea de CesarisDallaraSpun off0
DNFMaurício GugelminLeyton HouseEngine0