- 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.