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Ayrton Senna won the 1990 Monaco Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1990 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Jean Alesi, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
May 27, 1990
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
35
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Jean Alesi is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Gerhard Berger 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Éric Bernard from P24 to P6 (+18), Alex Caffi from P22 to P5 (+17), and Gregor Foitek from P20 to P7 (+13) 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 DNPQ, 5 Gearbox, 4 DNQ, 3 Finished, and 2 +2 laps. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:24.468 on lap 59. 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 SennaMcLaren1:52:46.9829
2Jean AlesiTyrrell1:52:48.0696
3Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:52:49.0554
4Thierry BoutsenWilliams+1 lap3
5Alex CaffiArrows+2 laps2
6Éric BernardLola+2 laps1
7Gregor FoitekOnyxCollision0
DNFDerek WarwickTeam LotusSpun off0
DNFNigel MansellFerrariBattery0
DNFPaolo BarillaMinardiGearbox0
DNFJJ LehtoOnyxGearbox0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLigierGearbox0
DNFRiccardo PatreseWilliamsDistributor0
DNFAndrea de CesarisDallaraEngine0
DNFSatoru NakajimaTyrrellSpun off0
DNFAlain ProstFerrariBattery0
DNFAlessandro NanniniBenettonGearbox0
DNFDavid BrabhamBrabhamTransmission0
DNFIvan CapelliLeyton HouseBrakes0
DNFNicola LariniLigierDifferential0